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

[stmoritzer]

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



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



heating up the engines



Lancia - Fulvia HF Rallye Coupé (1974) and 3 rivals, No8 is a Alfa Romeo - Giulia Super (1969)


the oldtimer in the starting field, :shock: Lagonda - M35 Rapide Le Mans (1934)


according to the start list, this is a Triumph TR6 , anybody knows the exact type ?



Lancia Stratos (1973)






The the rally started, I went to the Julierpass and waited for the cars ...
racing the Julierpass

Renault Champs Elysées, 1961


MG - A Mk II , 1962


Porsche 356 A, 1955 , one of my fav.




chasing the Renault to get to my next picture point


Fiat - 124 Abarth, 1973 passing by


a 1974 Triumph - Dolomite Sprint and a 1974 BMW -2002Turbo


Lotus Elan SE (1991) and Porsche 911ST GR4 (1969) , Lagonda - M35 Rapide Le Mans in action


BMW - 3.0 Si (1971) and Triumph - Mk II Estate FF Prototype (1072) ! and BMW - 3.0CSI (1973)



the driver was really pushing his Porsche, what a nice sound



finally, the Stratos came




with some delay, a Land Rover - 88 Serie II arrived



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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[dingo]

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

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

[RAMMIUS]

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

Thanks for the pics StMoritzer

[Darkel]

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

[TT]

As the others, I had eyes for the Stratos only 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!

[vakpemil]

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

[stmoritzer]

^, 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

[Polouser]

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

[Stikz]

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

[stmoritzer]

^ 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

[stmoritzer]

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas Seems easy - but I've been talking with people who have done the Montecarlo Historique... and if the average required speed is about 50kmh... it's almost impossible to get it since in the Col du Turini you can't hardly go faster than 10kmh

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

[Pehtren]

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

I just hope that the wind didnt blow?

Thanks for the pics like all other the stratos is

[MC12]

Wow 8) love the pics stmoritzer :shock: . The cars are awesome. The lancia stratos is amazing 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 . Thanks again for an awesome update and thanks loads for these pictures 8)

[stmoritzer]

Originally Posted by everso fantastic pictures man! have you got any more pictures of that Fulvia HF or the BMW 3.0 CS?

sorry, these are the only ones.

[ARMAN]

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

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

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