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The Ultimate ///M Euro Drive 2013

Take 5 BMW M's, 5 car enthusiasts, 6 European countries, 3100 miles, 81 hrs at the wheel, 18 alpine passes and a trip to the Nurburgring. 3 punctures, 1 speeding fine, temps ranging from 30 deg to zero, rain, shine and snow..... All done within 10 days with an average 300 miles per day = The Ultimate ///M Euro Drive.

What more is there to say other than let the many pictures do the talking!

Col de Turini
Col de la Bonette
Col d’Izoard
Col du Galibier
Col de l’Iseran (highest in the Alps at 2770m)
Col des Aravis
Grimsel Pass
Furka Pass
St. Gotthard Pass
San Bernardino Pass
Fluela Pass
Ofen Pass
Umbrail Pass
Stelvio Pass
Gavia Pass
Nockalmstrasse
Grossglocker High Alpine Road
Gerlos Alpenstrasse





The clean before the storm


Departed 0120 bound for France




First leg of the journey was a long one, some 800 miles from London to Nice, so an early morning stop and an 'attempt' at sleeping was required.







Encountering our first puncture onroute to Nice and some time out to find help with repairs





And still clean!

BMW was of little help with the repair and we ended up at an Opel dealership of all places


Repair done and Nice bound, and a very late arrival with head hitting pillow and out like a light so no further pictures but plenty of gopro footage to still go through.

Early morning Monaco run around the GP circuit French Alp bound



Col de Turini bound




















And further on we go









My shotgun and co pilot for the trip thanks to my wife but he wasnt the only one lol















The road that lays ahead






















Found some interesting accomodation on route




Meal times and alcohol, not sure what to say about that lol



And some great rooms with a view!





Early morning departures











And plenty of cows and bells













The mountain goat



And the many stops for the perfect mountain views. Did I mention the roads!!!!!!!!!!!!









And the magnificent scenery















































We had orders!













More accommodation found along the way



and a room with a morning view































































































Plenty of video footage to fill in the gaps on the alp climbs and descents

But anyways, here is our room with a view from the mountain hut castle in Stelvio

Early morning sunrise



















And our castle















Mountain goat































































The second puncture in Italy and help at hand within minutes













And on we go





Austria and another early morning room with a view shot





























Porsche museum Austria







































We have had some great rooms with a view along our travels and another early morning shot

























































photo bombing I heard is the new in thing







We then make our way into Germany and on to Munich, but not the best rooms with a view....























































































































Then it was on to Stuttgart and the Mercedes museum for Jono and I and the others on to Porsche






























Last edited by Aussie_in_London; 09-30-2013 at 06:41 AM..
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