La Mille Miglia, Part 3 Rome to Brescia
By Graham Earl
Photography by
Hugues Vanhoolandt
© 2014 Rene’ collection Cars Official Photographer 1000 miglia
© 2014 Giorgio Borgonovo – Ag. Archimede
When we arrived in Rome, we were marshaled into a car park, from where we were led in convoy by a Police escort to our hotel on the far side of the city. This was another 3.30am arrival, met with chaos and confusion while the hotel staff attempted to place all the crews in the correct rooms. By now tempers were frayed and the odd altercation broke out between staff and competitors. We had covered half of the route, driving in very difficult conditions for very long periods and we were all very tired, so it’s no surprise that some people were not in the best of spirits when told they were in the wrong hotel.