"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
10/11/2018 at 04:00 • Filed to: Europpomeet, oppo meet, oppomeet 2018
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"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
10/11/2018 at 04:00 • Filed to: Europpomeet, oppo meet, oppomeet 2018 | 12
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The view from the foot of the Großglockner, including a bit of 505
Two weeks ago a bunch of Europpos were hooning across central Europe for the Alpine edition of the 2018 Europpomeet. I will be doing a multi-part write-up of the events and stuff we came across during the meet. Today part 2!
Luckily you can stop for pictures! Never been so happy to see this sign ;p
Up to this point, the Alpine edition of the Europpomeet included many things, like
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(part 1 and 2). We were lacking true alpine passes though. That was going to change on day 5, as this day would see us loop all the way from the middle of Austria, through Slovenia and into Italy!
Lets go!
Day 5 started off at the foot of the Großglockner, the highest mountain of Austria, which is blessed a few great stretches of asphalt (and cobble stones) running over its flanks. Perfect for a drive with a view!
Such amazing views
The two snowplows could join without making the mix of cars much weirder
Great day for a drive!
Having scraped the ice of the windows, filled up the cars (with petrol, and a bit of oil for schaefft), and paid the toll it was time to head up! Sadly the road wasn’t completely empty, so we had to restrain ourselves a bit. But well, at least that allowed us to do plenty of stops to check out the scenery!
One of the many peaks you can see from the Edelweißspitze. (Possibly the Großglocker)
Panorama shot on top of the Edelweißspitze, the 505 was getting a bit hot
Rustholes-are-weight-reduction checking if his 505 still has an engine
After driving all the way up the cobble stones of the Edelweissspitze, we headed down the other side of the Großglockner, and continued on the Helmut Pfeifhofer Porsche museum in Gmünd. On the way down we did start to notice the brakes of the Twingo, 505 and Lincoln started to smell a bit. Ah well, that’ll fix itself...
TIme for a lunch break, to eat some Austrian food and let the brakes cool. Look how tiny the RF looks next ot the MKVIII!
This looks like it’s the right place
356 evolution, form a wooden buck to a speedster
More 356 evolution, they have a lot of different 356 types
It’s just a small collection of Porsches, and doesn’t compare in any way to Porsche’s own museum in Stuttgart. However, what makes it special is that it was there in Gmünd where the first car was built 70 years ago. Ferdinand Porsche moved part of the company there in 1944, disguised as a sawmill, so that they could continue engineering without risking everything being lost to an airstrike.
Being a small museum...
....doesn’t mean...
...that they don’t have awesome cars!
It’s a bit cramped, but definitely worth the visit
Having spent some time there, it was time to move on, as we still had to drive to Slovenia, and from there into Italy. So to the Austrian-Slovenian border it was (without using highways of course, what would be the fun in that?) Having crossed the border (there was still a, presumably Russian, tank sitting there) we climbed the Vrši pass, a road with 50, cobbled, hairpins through the Julian Alps, which was built in WO I by Russian POWs.
I got separeted from the rest before the Vrši, so I decided to use the opportunity to stop at this stunning lake
The Julian Alps are completely different again! So cool to see this variety of mountains within a day
It’s an absolutely stunning road, with amazing views, be it a bit too bumpy though where the cobble stones transition into asphalt, causing the cars to handle a bit iffy. Also the steep descent wasn’t that good for the Twingo’s brakes, which had decided they needed a smoke break... I decided to keep going though, as the wind would probably cool them down again.
More of the very peaky Julian alps
At the top of the Vrši pass
Following the Vrši pass, we drove a few other smaller passes to cross the border to Italy, followed by what probably was world’s narrowest road. It’s a shame the Lincoln was driving in another group, because I would have loved to see it manoeuvre through all those turns. (Sadly no pictures, because we didn’t stop, and it was slowly getting dark.) After the sketchy descent of that road in the dark, we arrived at our overnight hotel. Because it is Italy, we treated ourselves to a good 4 course meal, with some wine, because why not?
Join again next time, when we start in Italy, for a dash to the Austrian border during sunset!
DutchieDC2R
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
10/10/2018 at 14:28 |
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This is getting me very excited about next year! Awesome pictures, awesome views.
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> DutchieDC2R
10/10/2018 at 14:38 |
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Looking back through the pictures I can’t wait to go on next year’s trip either!
William Byrd
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
10/11/2018 at 09:25 |
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That’s awesome! I love that part of the world. I flew into Munich in 2015 and drove down to Venice via Austria. Some of the most amazing scenery I’ve ever come across. I think that was the topic of
my
very first Oversteer article
. I want to go back, and maybe move to Italy...
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> William Byrd
10/11/2018 at 10:21 |
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Yeah, it really is a lovely part of the world! It definitely was a great choice to go there this year. We’re still deciding what to see next year: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/oppomeet-europe-2019-when-and-where-we-need-suggestio-1829503303 let us know in case you have any suggestions or might want to join us.
duurtlang
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
10/16/2018 at 15:32 |
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Keep up the good work, these articles are great!