To mark the 50th anniversary year of Paddy Hopkirk's famous victory on the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, 43 members of the Mini Cooper Register re-traced parts of his route to Monaco in September. They embarked on a 2250km drive over many of the classic French roads used on the rally. The run began in Lenham, in Kent, a location regularly used as a time control for British entrants on past Monte Carlo rallies. After an overnight stay in Troyes the serious motoring began with a long haul south to Neuchatel, a control on the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. From there the route led to Aix-les-Bains, in the foothills of the Alps, which was the base for two days of motoring in the region. En route from Aix-les-Bains to Gap, cars and crews tackled the Col d'Espreaux, another Monte Carlo Rally special stage in the 1960s. After an overnight halt at Gap the Minis scaled the heights of the 1607 metre Col de Turini, the steep and twisting sting-in-the-tail of every Monte Carlo Rally. The tour ended beside the Mediterranean in Monaco.
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机译：为了纪念帕迪·霍普柯克（Paddy Hopkirk）在1964年蒙特卡洛（Monte Carlo Rally）上的著名胜利50周年，Mini Cooper Register的43名成员在9月重新追踪了他前往摩纳哥的路线。他们在集会上使用的许多经典法国道路上进行了2250公里的行驶。奔跑始于肯特郡伦纳姆（Lenham），该地点通常用作英国参赛者过去蒙特卡洛集会的时间控制。在特鲁瓦过夜后，从1964年蒙特卡洛拉力赛的纳沙泰尔向南行驶了很长一段路，开始了严重的机动车行驶。从那里到阿尔卑斯山脚下的艾克斯莱班（Aix-les-Bains），这是该地区进行为期两天的汽车行驶的基础。从艾克斯莱班（Aix-les-Bains）到盖普（Gap）的途中，汽车和工作人员驶上了1960年代蒙特卡洛拉力赛的又一个特别赛道d'Espreaux。在峡湾（Gap）一夜之间停下来之后，小伙伴们调整了1607米的Tur de Colini的高度，这是每个蒙特卡洛拉力赛的陡峭而扭曲的尾巴。这次旅行在摩纳哥的地中海旁结束。
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