Day 2 Alba to Como

Open Bentley getting away for the start

First .... results were posted from Day 1……we were placed 24 out of 38 cars;  not ideal to say the least.

The view from my room at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo over Lake Como

Now for Day 2.   It rained the entire day we were in the car….sometimes sprinkling; sometimes coming down hard.   We had five Speed Tests today on three separate race tracks (including the lovely Pirelli Test Track).   Racing (or time trials as we were doing) in the rain is difficult.   Even worse news is that forecasts say that it will rain all day on Days 3 and 4.   All our equipment gets wet and damp, but we have no complaints compared to the open pre-war cars.  The drivers and navigators in those cars look like wet rats…..but the Brits seem love driving in this soup.

Top of mountain as weather settles into Lake Como

At the end of the day,  we improved 6 places and are now up to 18th in the field.   Much of that advancement resulted from Brant’s lovely last session at the Pirelli Track where he improved his session time by 21 seconds; a really good job.

Off tomorrow into the downpour……