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March Motoring Highlights
Cars and Coffee Meeting. Credit: Ian Giles
March for the Classic & Sportscar Club was a great success with a really good run at the beginning of the month, finishing in Puerto de la Torre, Malaga, a great turnout for the Cars and Coffee meeting in Puerto Banus at YANX American diner and then to finish the month, an amazing weekend comprising two days of car runs and two nights with fabulous dinners at the beautiful Lake Vinuela Hotel.
The March Classic & Sportscar Run
The March car run and lunch started with breakfast just outside Malaga. The route then headed for the mountains that border the City and went through Casabermeja, Colmenar, the Montes de Malaga, Villanueva and a coffee stop in Comares. That before descending past the lakes of Almogia and on in towards Malaga where the Finish lunch was at Restaurant Las Navas in Puerto de la Torre. All agreed that it had been a super route, and the reward was an excellent lunch!
The Lake Vinuela Weekend
The Hotel base for the Lake Vinuela Weekend is quite stunning and has recently been refurbished to a high standard. With the lake now full of water and looking quite resplendent, it was the perfect backdrop for a weekend of fun and frivolity, cars, food, wines and stunning countryside.
The two days of routes, which started from the Hotel Tamisa Golf in Mijas Costa took in such places as Alfarnate to the oldest Inn in Andalucia, the spectacular climb up and out of Periana with its stunning views out over the coast and Lake Vinuela, a skirting of the amazing rock formations of the Torcal and much more spectacular countryside and quiet roads that are so enjoyable and plentiful in Andalucia.
On Day 1 the route headed out towards the lakes of El Chorro with a coffee stop by the lakes. A lunch stop followed at an old Venta in Villanueva de la Concepción, on the edge of the Torcal, which was much enjoyed before heading past Rio Gordo and an afternoon arrival at Lake Vinuela in time for some bar snacks and a bit of a rest. Soon after, the Cava was served as a prelude to a most enjoyable dinner with all participants sat together in the beautiful dining room at the Hotel. The Bar stayed open late…!
Saturday’s run started after a relaxed breakfast at 11.00 AM and headed to Alfarnate via the Periana Climb, which is spectacular, and the aforementioned Alfarnate Inn, the oldest in Andalucia, for a coffee stop. A run through the Zaffaraya pass led to a lunch stop at RioFrio, which was most enjoyable, before a gentle return to the Vinuela Hotel, bar snacks awaiting. Then, the boat was really pushed out with a spectacular dinner in the hotel that night and, of course, the Bar was open late…
As most participants agreed, what a perfect weekend!
Cars and Coffee meeting
The Club continued with it’s run of monthly ‘Cars and Coffee’ meetings at YANX American Diner in Centro Plaza, Puerto Banus mid-month. Again the event was very well supported, with a huge turnout of very interesting cars on each occasion. Thankfully, warm sunshine was enjoyed on each occasion and the chances are good for similar weather at the next gathering, which will be on Sunday, April 19th in the same venue. No booking is necessary for these events, just turn up with your chosen steed between 10.00amand 1.00pm and enjoy the cars, the coffee and the company! An Entry fee of €15 per car gets €10 of vouchers to spend in YANX American Diner for coffees and breakfast etc.
April Classic & Sportscar Run
Coming up in April, on the 11th, the Club has another fantastic car run and lunch planned. The event will be based at the InMood Hotel in San Roque Golf Club. The Run will Start there on Saturday morning where breakfasts will be available. There will be a gentle, easy Run that will incorporate a Cava and a Coffee stop and some fast roads with very easy navigation. The event will then Finish at the InMood Hotel where we have an excellent lunch planned. Cost of lunch will be €50pp including a ‘Copa de Bienvenida’ on arrival, three-course lunch and wines/beers/ waters included.
There are a number of people going to stay at the Hotel on the Friday and/or the Saturday nights. Rooms can be booked directly with the Hotel Make a weekend of it! Have a look at their website!
The best way to book rooms in this super 5-Star Hotel is through their website: https://www.inmoodsanroquehotel.com/, Tel: 856 92 48 96, or you can email to: recepcion.sanroque@inmoodhotels.com.
TRACK DAY at Circuito Guadix
I am taking a group to Circuito Guadix for a Track Day on Sunday, April 12th. Always a terrific day out with an open pit lane from 09.30am to 5.00pm. It’s a marvellous circuit, busy but very safe, plenty of run-off areas and nothing to hit! Usually run in the sunshine, there is a cafeteria, helmets can be borrowed and there will be a couple of instructors (including me) on hand to help you through this. You can do unlimited laps in complete safety so. If you’d like to join the fun please give me a call or drop me an email. It’s a great way to exercise your chariot and find out what it’s and your limits are, in safety! This is a very inexpensive, fun day out and will cost only €250 per person.
Email me at csccspain@gmail.com.
Formula 1 news
After a great start to the season in Australia and China and this last weekend in Japan, the F1 circus is forced into a break of over a month due to the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Grands Prix which should have been run in April.
The Drivers’ championship has Britain’s George Russell currently on top in his works Mercedes but Ferrari and McLaren are not far behind. Mercedes lead the prestigious constructors’ championship at this point, with the young Italian, Kimi Antonelli performing way above expectations and contributing much of the team’s points haul so far. It’s really too early to make any predictions! The one-month lay-off may also help the team’s workload in developing these cars as this takes place at a frantic pace at the best of times!
More from me next month…