Unfortunately the weather wasnt exactly brilliant at saturday and we didnt manage to take pictures of everything so this is merely a selection of impressions collected along the way - there really was a lot more to see...
Start was at 7.30 saturday morning (yay), we arrived just in time to register and check out the starting grid. There were two classes (cars older/younger than 24 years), represented by a diverse selection of Porsches, BMWs, Minis, Jags, Opels, Alfas, Mercs, Elises, i think 3 MX-5s and some exotica. Over all a loud and colorful mixture of automotive history:
The start was done with a blind folded driver and required precise timing as well as good communication...
We arrived at the first checkpoint and had a good start with a respectable score at the first task:
(That wasnt our attempt :) )
The second checkpoint was hidden behind a farm ...
On of the checkpoints turned out to be a automobile museum that actually had a nice collection with more than a few cherries:
The last checkpoint of the day took us to an airfield - the only task where the speed of the car actually mattered:
Unfortunately this was more of an acceleration test than anything else (there would be room for improvement) - still, a surprising high number of drivers missed the turning point or even the finish.
Thankfully the weather turned out to be great on sunday, the sun greeted the participants at 8 a.m with warmth and blue skies...the first parcours already awaited:
Lunch checkpoint at a beautiful "authentic Schwarzwald" mill:
Later in the afternoon the route got a bit confusing due to overlapping road diversions...
Still, everyone arrived at the finish at the "Pitstop-Museum" in Tübingen...
One day I'm gonna have to have a set of those:
The last race of the day:
After a gourmetesque dinner in Tübingen at the river Neckar, we set sails for our 300km journey home and into the sunset:
At 1.00 a.m. monday night, we arrived after a proper driving weekend and ~1300km on the roads. In the end we scored 27th place out of 80 - not too bad considering that we were listed 50th after saturday but certainly not brilliant, so there's room for improvement should we decide to take part again some time :)
Over all i think the Starmaxx is a nice event for the car enthusiast and passionate driver although the actual driving tests fell a bit short (but then, it's germany after all) - the Schwarzwald scenery and the amount of nice cars, nice people and good food made up for that.
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