Montee Ballon d’Alsace for sniffing up atmosphere

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You could go to the Nürburgring this weekend for the German Oldtimer Grand Prix, where you will find some awesome racers. But you’ll find long cues anywhere near the legendary racing track. You'll also find it hard to buy a sausage or beer here with 60,000 more visitors joining you.

You could also try and find an event not so packed with people. How about the Montee Ballon d’Alsace, some 400 kilometres further south in Europe, on the French-German border? This is a historical hill climb on a breathtaking stretch of road that took first place in 1906 but that’s been given a new lease of life more recently. It looks to us a typical relaxed and very French event, with some splendid cars attending never the less. We can see drivers of classic Alpines, Matras and Fournier-Marcadiers standing at the starting line with a Gauloise casually in the corner of their lips, with people sitting on a little table metres away from that sipping from a coffee or Pernod.

But perhaps we shouldn’t give away tip-offs like this and keep them for ourselves..?

(Words editor, pictures Montee d'Alsace)       

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