I was lucky enough to have a chance to run the Mille Miglia this year with my friend David, who owns a 1929 Chrysler 75 LeMans Roadster. It was a hoot. Max speed 65 mph. Maybe 70 downhill. We did not break and we only ran out of gas once! We were pretty slow, so we were caught by many BMW 328s. They were spectacular. One was driven by American Scott Hughes, who owns one of those Bat race cars that was at Amelia etc.
Of course once we were caught by a 328 and passed then the red mist set in. We had to catch them. Soon I realized that they were about half the weight of our car and stopped a LOT better. While I did not rear end one, it was a little bit close. My co driver and I had a laugh--we did NOT want to become acquainted with the curator of the BMW collection as the result of such a collision.
Here is an auto week collection of photos of 328s at the Mille.
http://autoweek.com/article/classic-cars/gorgeous-photos-bmw-328-2015-mille-miglia
Of course once we were caught by a 328 and passed then the red mist set in. We had to catch them. Soon I realized that they were about half the weight of our car and stopped a LOT better. While I did not rear end one, it was a little bit close. My co driver and I had a laugh--we did NOT want to become acquainted with the curator of the BMW collection as the result of such a collision.
Here is an auto week collection of photos of 328s at the Mille.
http://autoweek.com/article/classic-cars/gorgeous-photos-bmw-328-2015-mille-miglia
