After a week of hard driving and lots of experiences, and much organizing, it felt wery good to slow down a bit. While 3 of the tourcars already had to leave for home, 2 others left to enjoy holiday in Italy, and Toni and Mari in the Porsche and Jani and Marco in the BMW , choosed to keep on speeding autobahn and enjoy shopping in Basel, we choosed, to stay one more night in romantic old Nevers. Risto and Virpi, with Celica, who originally had planned to leave for Austria, also thought it was a good idea, to slow down, and in the morning we choosed everything but the big motor roads, we choosed the small roads of France to head North. To enjoy driving theese roads You need to not be in a hurry, instead it´s good with some extra time for pauses to stop in the small beautifull villages for a cup of cappuccino or experiencing old churches and castles, and the atmosphere of the old village..

Between the small villages, we experienced breath taking views from never ending fields to massive woods. Here, in the middle of nowwhere, You can really get a grip on all You have experienced on the way, and still with a hunger enjoy to see what You will find over the next hill, after next little turn and what to see and experience in next little village. It feels in a way, like time has stopped, stress has lost its meaning. You do not need to watch out for the trucks on the road, or watch Your tail, when somebody passes You in 200 kilometers or more. Here, if You park along the road, it´s completely quit, not a sole in sight, except in the villages, where life usually is found around a restaurant, or at the market place.

Our matt black Spicy ( New Beetle ) and Ristos and Virpis shiny Celica made their way through the backroads of France in to city of Verdun, where to our surprice, we found more than old historic sights. Our dear friend, our Magellan navigationsystem, found the optimal place for to end the touristic day and spend the evening; a Texas Grill Bar and a good hotel. In the morning, we found out, the city has played a major roll in frensh history, not only in old times, but also in World War One. Despite bombing and destruction, a big part of the town had been saved, and now the historical bridges and roads lead the way for two Viking Tuning cars to pass by. It was fun, where ever we stopped in the villages, Risto always put on a show with his neat Celica, who got lots of interest, both by Young and old people.

Before moving on, we found this old church, Notre Dame, where we lighted a candle a gave a thought for the dead and sick, and everything going on, home in Finland. We also found the authentic bict chairs, that we had to test and where we got our consious cleared about slightly speeding elsewhere than on German autobahns..... and making so many U-turns, on our way.

We continued in to the woods of Luxembourg, where we managed to find a place we wanted to visit. We met Christophe, who is quite experienced and specialized in special cars lowering technique. We saw interesting solutions of hydraulics and airsuspension with huge chrome wheels, making of special aluminium parts and for the moment, it will not be said, what future ideas where discussed. But it is likely, that we have reason to return to Luxembourg, not only for cheap gasoline, food and other shopping items ? At this point , we where to choose our next road, based on our upcoming timeschedule. We wanted to visit a racetrack in Belgium, but becuase of the tight schedule, we entered Germany again, and found our way to an really legendary track, the Nurnburg Ring. We where lucky to be so in time, that we got a feeling of the track and the atmosphere, as the factory teams in the sunset, where building up the pit village for next weekends DTM racees. Because of the DTM, Bonn area Hotels where so full, we had to drive to Essen, to find a hotel for the night.