From Liège to Brescia and Back

In July 1958, 54 pioneers in 27 tiny cars set out from Liège in Belgium to prove that the new microcars were not just toys but could do everything their bigger sisters could do. The schedule was staggering. Cars would leave Belgium on Thursday evening, travel all night through Germany, cross the Alps via Austria then head east through the Dolomites into Yugoslavia. Still without stopping except for fuel and snatched refreshment, they would turn around at Ljubljana and return through the Dolomites to tackle Europe’s most challenging mountain pass, the Stelvio, descending south to Brescia. There, the cars went into parc fermé for eight hours before heading back to Liège, arriving Sunday evening. That’s over 2000 miles of flat-out driving, averaging well over 30mph through three nights in tiny cars with engines as small as 250cc. Just 13 of the 27 starters made it...
In 2008 and 2010 the rally was repeated with huge success and promises to be even better for 2011. There’s just one more place left, but you’ll have to be quick. The rally starts July 15th!

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