Mille Miglia Adventure: Race Day 2- Imola- Rome: 13 hrs

Race Day 2- Imola- Rome: 13 hrs

The race up the spectacular ancient mountain top town of San Marino was unbelievable! They practically closed the road and it was wide road and we hauled ass! By now we have the hang of the nearly 500Hp car and the F1 paddle shift transmission- awesome machine! We now understand why the others have driving gloves. We nailed the two time trials and were driving with confidence. Rick was making steady passes of slower Ferrari’s- we must have passed 25 cars. When we thought it could get any better- Terminillo region- great winding roads through the snow covered mountains- breathtaking! Our pictures don’t do it justice!

Day two had a fitting end. We drove into the Olympic stadium in Rome, then a police escort parting the sea of the famous Rome traffic, on to the podium that was 400 meters from Saint Peters Basilica to thousands cheering. The biggest crowd yet. We were even interviewed by Sky TV and got a police escorted evening tour of Rome! This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. We were at our hotel by 8pm and had a Ferrari group dinner. No late night- up at 4:30 for an early morning 6 am start for the longest day-nearly 17 hours!