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[Mick A]

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[alfagtv58]

Mick, are you serious??  How did all this come about? Where was my invitation?  And more importantly who is crazy enough to lend you their car 

I am insanely jealous.

[vin sharp]

Hey Mick,
I'm glad you decided to follow it up........it sounded there for a while you had put it in the 'some other time' basket.
As I said, everything I've ever read about it has been positive, and in a familiar type of car is a bonus.
Try to have fun (I reckon that won't be hard).

[Gary Pearce]

What a fantastic experience. Can you video it and give us all a presentation of your drive at a future club meeting?

[Sir Lancelot]

Mick, what on earth!? Where are you now and when are you back in Australia? We'll have to catch up on all this over a ride some time!

[alfagtv58]

I DID IT! AND SURVIVED! AND GOT PICS AND VIDEO!

Thats all we get

You have just driven the most famous track in the world and all we get is "I did it".......I want more Mick

[Sir Lancelot]

I DID IT! AND SURVIVED! AND GOT PICS AND VIDEO!

You clown, now post some details already!! Damn the Stelvio Pass looks fun - it also looks really narrow! DO IT! Also... I may have something to keep up with your R6 now!

[alfagtv58]

Great stuff 

670 euro isnt cheap.....but hey, look at what you got to do, it's pretty good value for all that I rekon.

[jimnielsen]

Amazing! I'd love to do that! - but I'd demand to experience the 'ring' in a 90 ~

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Amazing! I'd love to do that! - but I'd demand to experience the 'ring' in a 90 ~

I agree!  So it's not true what they say about you Jim, you do have some taste.

I was just reading about the 75 experience recently actually.  Apparently the chap has 40 Tsparks and only 5 V6s for those people that 'insist' on taking the V6.  The V6 is slower, and needs new brake pads every 3 days, as opposed to the TS which will go at least 5 months between changes.    A lap time of 8 minutes 20 seconds is possible in Ron Simons' hands.   That's very fast.

Nice one Mick, I think we're all very jealous.  I'm sure it was well worth it.

[Sir Lancelot]

Mic that's freaking incredible, can't believe you almost passed up the opportunity! I'll definitely have to see the vid you got - was it in car or something? Definitely expensive, but for what you get, that's pretty sweet! Love the pics. So how long did it take you to lap the circuit? Many cars at any one time on the circuit? And the pic with all the Alfas belongs to the "75 experience"? That's a lot of 75s. So many questions... I'll have to wait till you get back!

Oh my god. You are a luck man - Grimsel Pass/Furka Pass looks absolutely incredible. View alone would be worth it let alone the roads... Was it cold? and what bike did you hire? 1098?!

Also, I'm the proud owner of a GSXR600
Suddenly the weekend isn't getting here quick enough. See you when you get back mate.

[Scott Farquharson]

Well done Gumby!

[Gary Pearce]

Hey Mick whats the go with the ticket machine that the lotus drive is feeding?
Is that your timing card? if so give us your time.

[Simon Aarons]

Hi Everyone!

Mick has already told you how great the whole experience was so no point in me repeating what he as already wrote! But i did take some photos of the front suspension set up while one of the cars was on a hoist. Its pretty cool how they still use the standard torsion bars but have incorporated coil overs and a massive sway bar on the front! The rear was untouched but just had springs and a sway bar i believe!

Overall the car was the best handling alfa i have driven..it was so responsive and sat so flat through corners.

[Sir Lancelot]

Wow, that's spectacular. Is it not too expensive to hire the bike + gear? I'm going to have to see some more of those photos when you get back. Like the suspension shots there Simmo, good reporting.
See you guys when you get back!