The Alpine International Classic Car Rally

摘要

"How would you like to go to a classic car rally in Austria?" That question posed by my husband set in motion one of the most unique trips that we have ever taken. Truthfully, I only heard the word Austria. "Car rally" - I hadn't the slightest idea what that was all about. Let me assume that many of you are like me and do not know what a car rally is. First and foremost, it is a test of the car, driver and navigator's abilities. All three must function as a smoothly running team. A rally is a race which is NOT primarily about speed. It has everything to do with accuracy. Every day, rally participants are given a card, a map of the local roads, and a route. For instance, on the first day of the race we were given a route which was to take 3 1/2 hours to complete. The classic cars, all 118 of them, started at one point, one minute apart.