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Thundercrawl
About Thundercrawl
A driving tour that won’t cost you a fortune but will give you a trip to remember, driving on some of Europe’s finest roads (in some of Europe’s worst cars!).
Diamonds might be forever but your car certainly won’t last that long as you can only spend up to £200, so it is really a bit of an endurance event.
Thundercrawl Route
The Thundercrawl Rally is themed loosely on the Bond films, and so the route takes in some of the more memorable locations from several of the the films.. and plenty more besides.
Taking place over a long weekend our route will start in Reims and pass through France, overnighting in Thun, Switzerland, and then off to Italy and onto the fabulous city of Venice, the final location from the film “Casino Royale”. On the way we’ll be visiting several of the most famous film settings including Blofeld’s mountain lair (now the revolving restaurant at Piz Gloria) from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, the dam where Bond performs the world’s highest bungee jump in “Goldeneye”, the mountain passes where “Goldfinger” is chased in the DB5, and the Italian Lakes location from “A Quantum of Solace”.
Day 1: Boulogne to Spiez
The first days route is a long one (approx. 560 miles) but it takes us through France to Swizerland, ending by the picturesque lakeside aptly named Spiez.
Day 2: Spiez to Lake Maggiore
On the second day we head into the Alps, stopping off at Blofeld’s mountain-top lair from on “Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, now a famous revolving restaurant, before driving over the stunning Furka pass, where Goldfinger was chased in the the iconic DB5, onto the scenic shores of Lake Maggiore in Italy.
Day 3: Verzasca Dam to Venice
Starting the day by the Verzasca Dam, scene of the death defying bungee jump at the beginning of Goldeneye (now the highest permanent public bungee jump in the world). Anyone who wants to be “shaken and steered” on this event is welcome to have a go, before getting back in the car to head through the Italian Lakes towards Venice, scene of Casino Royale and the powered gondola chase from Moonraker. For those who make it this far, where better to enjoy a Martini at the awards presentation and party!