The Collection - Motor Racing & Self Drive Tours
Among the average Italian's biggest passions you will find family, food, wine, soccer and auto racing. The legacy left to us by geniuses like Michelangelo and Da Vinci is mirrored in those of Ferrari and Nuvolari. Nothing stirs the emotions like seeing a blood red Ferrari scream down a straightaway. Italy is the only country to host two Formula 1 races each year: San Marino in the spring, Monza in the fall. Then there are the historic races each year that retrace the routes of the fabled Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. There are the car museums of marques like Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, and Maserati. (Sorry, tours of the Ferrari factory are now limited to Ferrari owners only - and we can't help you there). Then there are the things you can do instead of watch. Imagine taking over Monza racetrack for the day, just you and your group, racing around the same circuit that Michael Schumacher does! Or, how about attending a high performance driving school? How about a self-drive tour? Cars and Italy go together like tomato and basil.
Suggested
Itinerary: Motorsports Tour Of Italy
Day
1 - Arrive Milan airport, transfer to the hotel.
2
- Tour of Milano, followed by lunch. Afternoon visit the Alfa Romeo museum outside
of Milano.
3 - Full day at
Monza racetrack at disposal. Rental cars for the day (or the whole program from
this point forward can be self- drive) let you experience the track from a racers
perspective. Picnic lunch in the vast Monza Park.
4
- Transfer (or drive) to San Marino. Lunch in San Marino, followed by visit of
the Maranello Rosso collection of Ferraris. Continue on to Modena.
5
- Visit of Maserati and Lamborghini factories. Lunch en route.
6
- Visit Imola racetrack. Continue to Torino.
7
- Visit FIAT factory and museum. Afternoon visit the Stanguelini Museum.
8
- Transfer to Stresa and hotel. Attend a one-day driving school near Novara.
9 - Transfer (or drive) to Milan airport for flight home.
Other tours can be arranged to coincide with the following major motorsport events in Italy:
GP of San Marino -
Held at Imola race track near Bologna/Modena.
GP of Italy - Monza race track
near Milano, usually in the first week of September.
Mille Miglia - Historic
automobile race, Brescia-Ferrara-San Marino-Florence-Brescia, usually held in
April/May
Targa Florio - Recently revived historic auto race held in Siciliy.
Dates vary.
Note: The above itineraries are only a sample of the many and varied possibilities that TR International can offer in Italy for your special interest tours, incentives and meetings. The itineraries are intended to assist you when discussing tours with group organizers. TR International can design any kind of itinerary with different arrangements. Net quotations will be provided upon request since rates are affected by services required, size of the group, period of the year, exchange rate at the time, etc.
