The key to a good route is to get a good balance of roads. Street Safaris are about driving, after all. CRX2006 will take in a couple of Swiss passes and the superb Stelvio Pass in Italy.
Most days there will be a challenge. These challenges are currently being dreamt up by those cunning people at Street Safari. Usually in alcohol fueled drinking sessions. Things seem so much easier to work out after four pints. Or so.
The rally starts in Calais on 1st September 2006 and finishes outside Prague on the 4th September 2006.
Check-in of pre-registered teams takes place on Thursday 31st August 2006 in the evening.
We're staying in the delightful Calais Formule 1 Hotel which looks like it's a high-class establishment by anyone's standards!
The warm up is the run down to the beautiful town of Annecy in France. We will be staying in Le Rochers Blanc mountain top hotel for the night.
Annecy borders Switzerland and is called the French Venice due to the canals that run through the middle of the town.
This is a long run of around 520 miles, so don't hang around.
The challenge may well be an observation challenge so that you don't stop too much.
The key is to get to the end of the day in decent time.
Today you get to see Switzerland, heading over Simplon Pass. The day will be very hard going on the cars. On a scale of 1 out of 10 (10 being the hardest) this day will be 7. Plan accordingly.
Today you get to climb over the one and only Stelvio Pass.
This is very hard on your car. We are talking 10/10 on the difficulty scale.
The east side of Stelvio will be very hard on the brakes.
Check out this video of a loon tackling the pass from 2003.
If you are having any problems at this point consult with the organisers to find an alternate route.
The day ends just outside Salzburg.
Easy day today taking the back roads of the former Czechoslovakia into Prague. This promises to be a very different day as we will be driving through old towns. Create a free website at Webs.com