{"id":460407,"date":"2005-02-01T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2005-02-02T03:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=91744"},"modified":"2023-12-16T15:37:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T15:37:54","slug":"aint-it-grand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/aint-it-grand\/","title":{"rendered":"Ain\u2019t It Grand"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great things about the growth of historic racing over the past decade is the wide variety of events in which an owner can now participate. In addition to the enormous (and growing!) selection of historic race events, there are now more and more fantastic non-racing events open to historic racecars as well. Of particular interest are the many internationally renowned driving events, such as the Mille Miglia, Tour Auto and California Mille, which not only allow owners to run their racecars on beautiful public roads, but let them take their husbands or wives along as well!<\/p>\n

Last August I was invited by Peter Spieth, director of Mercedes Benz\u2019s Classic Center, to join him on the 2004 running of the Colorado Grand, a five-day, 1,000-mile trek through the Rocky Mountains. The Grand was founded by historic racer and Colorado native Bob Sutherland 16 years ago as a low-key driving tour for friends that would also raise money for various Colorado charities, including the Highway Patrol Widows & Orphans Fund.<\/p>\n

Having never done one of these \u201ctours\u201d before, I was eager to see what so many other historic racers have been raving about. As if I needed any more reason to take him up on his offer, Spieth also let me know that I\u2019d be splitting my time between three cars from the factory\u2019s collection. The first was a beautifully restored 190 SLR racecar, which looked like a miniature version of Mercedes\u2019 famous 300SLR racecar Stirling Moss drove to victory in the 1954 Mille Miglia. The second car was a 500 SLC rally car, which was one of two cars built for Bj\u00f6rn Waldeg\u00e4rd and Hannu Mikkola to race in the 1980 FIA Rally championship. This car is a serious racecar and a real beast, with a booming V-8 engine, locked rear end, full cage and a quirky three-speed automatic transmission that slams through the gears with neck-wrenching force. Could there be any greater wish fulfillment than getting to legally drive a full-spec, fire-breathing FIA rally car on deserted, twisty mountain roads? The last car of the trio was a lovely original 300 SL \u201cGullwing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2004 running of the Colorado Grand started in Vail on Monday, September 13, and featured four days of driving, broken down into two legs per day with a lunch stop in between. Covering\u2014on average\u2014250 miles per day, the tour goes from Vail to Walden and then Estes Park on Day 1 and then on to Dillon and Steamboat Springs on Day Two. From Steamboat Springs, Day Three sees the tour stop in Meeker before heading on to Grand Junction, and the final driving leg on Day Four goes from Grand Junction to Hotchkiss, finishing up back in Vail.<\/p>\n

The driving and the scenery are as beautiful and varied as you\u2019ll find anywhere in the United States. One day we were 12,183 feet up at the top of the Rocky Mountain National Park, where it was a frigid 22 degrees, and then the next day we found ourselves driving across a scorching hot desert mesa where the temperature was in the 90s.<\/p>\n

Though the scenery was pretty spectacular, it couldn\u2019t compete with the incredible collection of historic machinery that took part in this year\u2019s tour\u2014several prewar Alfa 8Cs, a Maserati 6C-34, Jaguar D-types and C-types, a Maserati 450S, Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, Shelby Cobra, the prototype ex\u2013Le Mans Mercedes Benz 300SL racecar and a wide variety of Ferraris including a 340 MM, 212 Barchetta and no fewer than five 250 SWBs. With the possible exception of the Mille Miglia, this was one of the finest collections of sports and racing cars to be found on any road tour.<\/p>\n

One of the many great things about these types of tours is that the hotels and all the meals are included in the entry fee, with the organizers making all the necessary arrangements. It is truly \u201carrive and drive\u201d; all you have to do is drive where they tell you to drive and eat when they put the plate down in front of you! The accommodations were all top-notch and included modern luxury resorts like the Vail Marriott and the Steam Boat Springs Sheraton. Also included were quaint, historic hotels like the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, built by Freelan and Francis Stanley, who invented (amongst other things) the Stanley Steamer and a photographic dry-plate process sold to George Eastman of Kodak fame.<\/p>\n

In the end, I found the Colorado Grand to be one of the most enjoyable historic events that I\u2019ve ever participated in. Now the problem is figuring out a way to be invited back!
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Day 1 \u2014 Vail to Walden to Estes Park (255 mi)<\/h1>\n
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Start and end point for the 2004 Colorado Grand was the Vail Marriot.
Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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John & Heather Mozart cruise along Colorado Hwy 131, from Wolcott to Tonopas, in their drop-dead gorgeous 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B.
Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A menacing view in your rearview mirror\u2014the Mercedes Benz Classic Center\u2019s ex-Waldeg\u00e4rd\/Mikkola 500 SLC FIA rally car. Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Culture clash. Terry &\u2008Noel Hefty\u2019s 1956 Maserati 200S sits in front of the turn of the century Jackson County Courthouse in Walden, Colorado. Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dick &\u2008Matilda DeLuna\u2019s 300 SL roadster takes a break on Colorado 134, just outside of Walden.<\/p>\n

Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Day One\u2019s lunch stop in Walden included Elk burgers made by the local Kiwanis club! Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Day 2 \u2014 Estes Park to Dillon to Steamboat Springs (256 mi)<\/h1>\n
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Historic racer Tom Armstrong prepares for a chilly morning drive at the wheel of his 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300.
Photo: Bob Dunsmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our Mercedes Classic Center team pose in 22-degree weather at the top of Rocky Mountain National Park, elevation 12,183 feet!
Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View from the summit of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Early morning preparations for Day 2 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Opened in 1909, the Stanley Hotel was, amongst other things, the inspiration for Stephen King\u2019s \u201cThe Shining.\u201d Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Classic Center\u2019s 300 SL Gullwing rests atop Douglas Pass (Elevation 8,240-feet) The Gullwing ran all 1,000 miles needing nothing more than gas. Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Indy car champion and avid historic racer Bobby Rahal enjoys a laugh with Bruce McCaw at the Dillon lunch stop.<\/p>\n

Photo: Bob Dunsmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Beautiful rolling green hillsides line Hwy 131 on the approach to Yampa and the Flat Tops Wilderness Area.<\/p>\n

Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Day 3 \u2014 Steamboat Springs to Meeker to Grand Junction (256 mi)<\/h1>\n
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The author (behind the wheel) and British journalist Tim Slade bundle up for a frigid morning run from Steamboat Springs to Meeker in the 190 SLR.
Photo: Bob Dunsmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lunch stop in Meeker. Malcolm Welford & Miles Morris\u2019 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce is joined by Bruce & Raylene Meyer\u2019s 1960 Ferrari 250 SWB and Eddy & Susan O\u2019Brien\u2019s 427 Cobra. Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The 1951 Hudson Hornet of Bud & Thelma Lyon make their way over Hwy 139 between Meeker and Grand Junction.<\/p>\n

Photo: Bob Dunsmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Day 4 \u2014 Grand Junction to Hotchkiss to Vail (234 mi)<\/h1>\n
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View out over the 500 SLC rally car\u2019s hood on the ascent up Grand Mesa Mountain, the world\u2019s largest flat-topped mountain.<\/p>\n

Photo: Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Bobby Rahal and VRJ Market Guide Editor Mark Leonard streak up Grand Mesa in Rahal\u2019s 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB.<\/p>\n

Photo: Bob Dunsmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A train of Grand participants, led bythe Ferrari 212 Barchetta of Bill Jacobs, wind their way from Grand Junction to Hotchkiss.<\/p>\n

Photo: Bob Dunsmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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