Saturday 5th October - Menton - Nuit du Mentonnais

After the exhilirating 1000 mile plus drive arounf the Mille Miglia route and the trip back to Menton in France, the crews were beginning to tire. The celebrations on arrival meant a long lie in for some crews. 

After breakfast some decided that a trip to Monte Carlo, just along the coast, was in order to see the sights and perhaps drive the F1 track route. thers took time to admire the view from their balcony or go for a walk round Menton.

After lunch the cars gathered for the Nuit du Mentonnais, a tour for classic cars that ly routes up into Maritime Alps towards the Turini and calling in at places we visited on the way over from Florence, such as Sospel and Castillon. 

A fair range of cars, though mostly 1980's vintage, with a bit of added oomph under the bonnet to make the steep climbs more interesting. Thisd Ranaul alpine will take  the climbs in its stride as it did all those years ago when it was a favourite on the monte Carlo Rallies. Same cannot be said for the little Renaul Dauphine, which even in Gordini guise needed plenty of pedalling to keep it going. 

After the event it was time for dinner before our final night of the event.

Sunday 6th October - Menton - Home

The final morning when we say our goodbyes. Each of the crews have worked out their return trips to the UK. Some will head straight up towards Troyes before the final hop to board the ferry to England. Others have decided to take a more casual route and take in more of the sights in France. 

Everyone thought it was a great route and are already looking forward to what Trans ??? 2015 will look like. Thinking hats already on!

Checkout the early part of the tour, UK to Brescia  - click HERE

To follow the tour of the Mille Miglia route Click HERE