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I'm a very lucky boy - this is going to be my ride on the Mille Miglia this year...

 

The JD Classics' ex-Fangio C Type Jaguar that is probably worth well over $4M - gulp!

 

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http://www.jdclassics.co.uk/fangio-c-type-overview.asp

 

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/jaguar/c-type/1952/147447

 

Whilst I've navigated or co-driven a few continental stage and road rallies in the past I've never been involved in anything as top-drawer as this before.

 

From a competition aspect it's not the toughest event, but it is an endurance event nonetheless and will still be very tiring.

Chris Ward who is a well respected Historic racer and now works full time for JD Classics has been entrusted with not playing bumper cars with any of the locals and its down to me to keep him on the right route, at the right time. The car has done the Mille Miglia a few times before but I get the impression that JD's are keen to get the car's highest placing yet. So no pressure then!

 

 

 

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An extremely hot, tiring and exhilarating experience is now over.

Playing to thousands of spectators all through the countryside, encouraged by the local police at roundabouts and even within villages meant the exhaust note of this fabulous car could be heard for miles around.

Officially every car had to obey the traffic laws but the reality is that most of the route ran to period rules - ie no speed limits, no traffic lights....

'kin excellent!

 

https://www.facebook.com/andyelcomb/videos/vb.1167530768/10205226679324360/?type=2&theater

 

 

 

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Sorry, didn't carry a GoPro and it wasn't really practical to use the phone out on the road at speed so i don't have any decent video.

However they were making a bit of a film of the event for JD Classics so hopefully I'll have some clips available in due course.

 

The guys that were running as support crew said that they knew where we were at all times because they could hear us for miles!

 

Surprisingly though I didn't suffer from any hearing problems despite the exhaust exiting on my side and up into the air but we did use intercom cans some of the time when we needed accurate comms.

 

You'll be pleased to know that whenever we were in the thick of the crowds we always kept the engine at idle whenever we passed a dog, but at other times gave it full beans in 1st which went down extremely well.

 

The fuzz didn't mind the noise either...

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