Trip report / 2026
The Italian job.
Les Leston, Monaco and Italy’s Motor Valley. A missed mountain route, another MX-5 failure, and the long way home through Germany.
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the long way.
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Trip report / 2025
More cars. More detours.
A bigger group, another Alpine drive and an unscheduled search for parts in France. The second Giro found its own way across Europe.
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Trip report / 2024
The first long way round.
The original Giro: Germany, the Swiss Alps, Lake Como and Monaco, with an MX-5 alternator failure just before the journey home.
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