Swiss Photo Journal: CARS in Italy!!!!

After all that art, Sterling needed some speed and horsepower! Just a scenic drive away we found the Mugello Race Track. On weekends, the owners of those fabulous sports cars can drive as fast as they like on the race track for a huge fee, and spectators can watch for free.

We still haven't figured out what this one was....

The stig is Italian?

Sterling loved it, of course.

And the parking lot wasn't bad either.

Eventually we figured out that there was a ride service; all you had to do was sign away all liability for your life, pay a moderate fee, and a professional driver would take you around the track. Can you guess what happened next?

Fee paid, papers signed, Sterling awaits his turn after a very lovely Italian young lady fits him in a crash helmit.

E & J question their sanity as Sterling, happy as a clam, buckles in.

And he is off...lap one....

When Sterling returns, he is a happy boy. Parents are relieved. Time to go. Really, time to go.

Oh wait, the GPS seems to think that the best route back is to go around the track again!!!!! Silly GPS.....

The next morning we leave for Nyon via what else, the Lamborghini factory and museum near Modena. It is not far and does not take long if you have a fast car. We have a Jetta deisel wagon.