Along with most of the other jobbers we have a five thirty start and a six thirty breakfast. We have a drive of 350 Miles to get to the eurotunnel by three pm or earlier for check-in. We have been sympathetically driving our little car at no more than 3,000 rpm, which is around 65 […]

The Italian Job officially finished last night and we now have to head home. We are breaking the journey in Dijon along with a number of other Jobbers. The journey was a long slog on the motorways but with great views of the mountains.We paid the 52 euros to traverse through the Frejus Tunnel, which […]

Today was a late start, which gave us a free morning. It’s not my idea of a free morning when I’m being dragged around various shops by my compatriot looking for presents to take home. Anyway, I did it silently carrying various bags and buying refreshments. The saving grace was the shops were within the […]

We started earlier than needed this morning and slowly made our way to the lunchtime meet-up up in the hills of Piemonte. We again need to arrive at a finish line at exactly 12:38:30. On this occasion we think we smashed it, but we will see what the timekeeper thinks when the scores are posted. […]

Today, the route book says to be at the Piazza Europe in La Spezia by 11:45 and use your satnav! Why can’t all days be like this? The first task is to wrestle the bags back into the mini. Secondly, join the 10 minute queue for coffee and breakfast. The satnav says our journey should […]

This morning starts with breakfast followed by an inspection of the exhaust system, which has developed a worrying rattle that is getting worse since being grounded a number of times. It is probably all those meals weighing the mini suspension down. A bit of brute forces gets it straight again thanks to the service team. […]

Early start to get ready for another timed section. We can choose our start time but have to arrive 70 kms away at exactly 10:28:30. Everyone has to arrive at 30 second intervals after 10:15 to control the entry into this rendezvous. Clear? No it isn’t for most jobbers. We left the hotel and after […]

The day started slowly after last night’s celebration of our scoreboard success of not being at the bottom. We are free running today and take the opportunity to visit the Santerno Valley War Cemetery near Montanara, where my compatriots uncle was buried while taking part in the Italian Campaign. This visit was not, as many […]

Today starts with another short special stage where we are driving against the clock. We manage to get the start time right but are too slow, so our finish time wins more penalty points, and points don’t mean prizes. Once out on the road, we are travelling through a beautiful landscape on narrow winding roads […]

Today starts with a special stage, which needs to be completed in 10 seconds and also ensuring you pass the start line at exactly your nominated start time. I did not think I would be doing maths to calculate this so early in the morning. However, after the calculations, due to a communication error in […]