WinterRAID - Lancia Stratos - Porsche356- LAgonda- L.Fulvia
 

On the 14th of January, there was the final stage of the WINTER-RAID, the winter version of the RAID-SUISSE-PARIS
http://www.raid-suisse-paris.ch/winter/home.php
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on a sunny morning, 9am (why they start that early?, it was freezing cold -20°C, the start preparations took place infront of the Kempinsky Hotel

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heating up the engines
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Lancia - Fulvia HF Rallye Coupé (1974) :!: and 3 rivals, No8 is a Alfa Romeo - Giulia Super (1969)
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the oldtimer in the starting field, :shock: Lagonda - M35 Rapide Le Mans (1934)
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according to the start list, this is a Triumph TR6 :? :lol: , anybody knows the exact type ?
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Lancia Stratos (1973) :drool: :drool:
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The the rally started, I went to the Julierpass and waited for the cars ...
racing the Julierpass

Renault Champs Elysées, 1961
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MG - A Mk II , 1962
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Porsche 356 A, 1955 :D , one of my fav.
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chasing the Renault to get to my next picture point :wink:
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Fiat - 124 Abarth, 1973 passing by
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a 1974 Triumph - Dolomite Sprint and a 1974 BMW -2002Turbo
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Lotus Elan SE (1991) and Porsche 911ST GR4 (1969) , Lagonda - M35 Rapide Le Mans in action
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BMW - 3.0 Si (1971) and Triumph - Mk II Estate FF Prototype (1072) ! and BMW - 3.0CSI (1973)
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the driver was really pushing his Porsche, what a nice sound :D
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finally, the Stratos came
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with some delay, a Land Rover - 88 Serie II arrived :wink:
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quite a short event, but amazing to see some oldtimers driving on the winter roads
few impressions of the Julierpass, driving back to the Engadin valley
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8)

Not many amazing cars to be honest, but the Stratos alone is enough to make the trip! :D

I love the pictures with the cars driving on the edge with the mountains in the background, thanks alot!

Awesome landscape coupled with that Stratos legend , really makes your heart beat faster :P

Thanks for the pics StMoritzer

Nice report, the Stratos seems to be the one that took part to last year's RAID :)

As the others, I had eyes for the Stratos only :D and it's really a shame they didn't do it a bit later in full sunlight! Still, to see a Stratos deep in the Alps covered in snow is priceless! Thanks!

LOL! Classy cars! The Porsche's are wonderful!

^, yes, it was too early to have the sun on the road :cry: :bah:

The Stratos and the Porsche 356 are the best ones in the field, the Renault Champs Elysées a funny one, never saw it before

wow, some really rare cars...!
The Stratos is fantastic..

Loved the pictures Stmoritzer :D Thanks. I've never really been down with going to see a rally in the cold, but looks like you had fun. :D

^ well it's not a real rally like the MonteCarlo rally, these "vintage" cars have to drive "normal" speed, the goal is to reach a certain average speed along the way... so no rally-action as Dani has seen last week ...

and dani, I guess you no what it mean, standing in the cold beside a curved road :wink:

LOL, 50kmh average, on the Col du Turini , I guess they set a speed-prediction for each stage

Uf it was freazing -20, brrrrrrr.....

I just hope that the wind didnt blow? :(

Thanks for the pics like all other the stratos is :drool: :D

Wow 8) love the pics stmoritzer :shock: . The cars are awesome. The lancia stratos is amazing :D and also the old jags. I am a big fan of classic cars and the Lagonda - M35 Rapide Le Mans (1934) must have been awesome to spot :wink: . Thanks again for an awesome update and thanks loads for these pictures 8)

sorry, these are the only ones.

I hate some of you "photographer" guys :roll: :mrgreen: jk no you know I love you :lol:

MAAAAAN what a sights!!!! Fulvia! Stratos! proper old 911!!! 2002turbo!!! 356!!!!!!! :faint:

Thanx ALOT Stmoritzer :P Even dark not very good(normally) pics are astonishing!(930turbo or 2002 with happy looking guy inside :P )