Sevendays,morethan1,000miles,20cars,twoboats,amotorbikeandonedream...ThePerfectRoadTrip.
Theaim:toselecttheidealmodeoftransportforeachlegofapilgrimagefromVenice,ItalytoPauinFrance–hometoalegendarystreetcircuitandtheoriginsofGrandPrixracing.OnthewaywepreparebytakingtothetrackatMonza–thehomeofItalianFormulaOne.WetrytogetnoticedontheroadcourseinMonacoinaBugatti,aLamborghiniandaModelTFord.AftercruisingthecanalsinVenicewetaketothetarmacandthingslookgood-thankstotheFerrariF12BerlinettaandMercedesSLSBlack.ThrowinaPaganiHuayra,PorscheCaymanSandaGT3aswellastheAstonMartinVanquishcentenaryedition,BentleyV8convertible,RollsRoycePhantomcoupeandtheface-bendingBACMonoallseemsprettyperfecttous.
There’sculturetoo.Anall-outefforttogettheBirminghamburger-boytosavourtheculinarydelightsofItalyandFrance–includingoctopusandanoldbalcony.
Thenit’stimetoturnuptheheatevenmorewithaTopGearrace...andtheworstforfeitintelevisionhistory.
FinallyweheadtothehistoricroadcourseinPau.SurelynothingcouldspoilourPerfectRoadTrip...
Enjoy...!
JeremyClarkson&RichardHammond