ADAC eRallye Tag 2 – Sellaronda
Day 2: The Sellaronda
Monday, 24.09.2012/147,5 km
Bozen - Kastelruth – Panidersattel - Wolkenstein - Grödnerjoch - Passo Campolongo - Passo pordoi - Sellajoch - Wolkenstein – Bolzano
To 06:30 the new blow to the neck, this time with an even bigger and colder fish and even more emphasis. However, it was somewhat mitigated by the turn sensational breakfast experience at the hotel . During the briefing we were redone attention, that this stage does have its pitfalls and all those responsible are already slightly strained, if we all do it, without a participant remains lie with waidwundem battery.
From about 8:15 it all kicked off on the Sella Ronda. Matthias drove the first stage. He had bad and much too short slept and spent the day in a trance. It went over Castelrotto and Siusi, the place Nives in Selva to reload. There is a similar picture, as in Bolzano: It has carted the current for the e-carts from several corners, since there is no infrastructure, by over 25 To charge electric vehicles at a time.
In Selva there should be a small hike to Vallelunga for Ciampac hut according to plan ((http://www.baitaciampac.com)) give or eBike tour there. The short hike or. but the e-bike tour was only a short run to a mountain hut with – who would have thought it! – Tasting! There was again South Tyrolean specialties. Speck, Graukäse, Hugo. The cottage was right next to a ski lift and was probably reserved for us. Unfortunately, the entire day was rather cloudy and wet at the end. We have seen very little of the Dolomites.
Now it may be considered again, that the exceptionally rich buffet would have been to the mountain hut our lunch. But we could have made it almost imagine, that this was only a small morning snack. After a short walk we returned to Nivesplatz and lunch at the Hotel Nives. Kürbiscremesupee, Risotto. It was much, it was delicious and the tiramisu for dessert indispensable simply divine. The very clear cautionary signals from the stomach it could not really be, to enjoy it all to the end with due reverence.
After lunch we went on, we made the change of drivers for special stage and the rest of the Sella Ronda tour – back to Bolzano. The time trial was long, about 52 km. In the end, all the teams were very close to each other, which made us a bit suspicious, since one on such a long route actually larger deviations expected. Unfortunately, Matthias had a problem with his stopwatch on his smartphone. I was very proud, that we 3 Passes are purely electrically driven, when suddenly by Matthias came a frantic message. Content: We are much too slow on the road. That meant so, I had to increase the average significantly, However, Sella was only more uphill than distance left. From this point, the Ampera the right car for us was exactly. Due to the low-lying heavy batteries of the car has a very good neutral handling, especially the neutral position in the turns and the extremely spontaneous arrival of the electric motor were the pure joy. It was all, what standing around in the way, overtaken with a kick on the pedal immediately silently, when two buses were both one after the other were just driving overhauled at once.
This silent elemental force pushes a forward, yes presses, seems so very different, that one can imagine being in a space ship, speeding silently through space.
The gasoline engine had very good energy pumped into the empty battery and howled tortured – Although well insulated, but still clearly audible – onto. We passed in front of us started all but one Ampera. Oben am Sellapass hielt Thomas Kroher, the director of test and technology of ADAC, again a very touching speech. Könnte man förmlich Spuren, and how proud he was relieved, that no one was left lying. After a group photo we went back to the hotel to Bolzano. The rain was slightly stronger, but with a sporty driving style we had then so also our fun.
The day tour might have been past, the day itself was still far from finished. To 18:45 picked us up from the bus and took us to Laimburg. We were from the Governor (comparable with the Prime Minister in the German federal states) wine tasting in the basement rocks (( http://www.laimburg.bz.it/)) invited. Sagte Us, that you can not rent the basement rocks, but will only be allowed to enter, if the Governor wants it.
The challenge this time was that circumstance, that this time we on virtually empty stomach at high speed 8 Were presented wines, 4 white and 4 red.
Included are such well-sounding names like "South Tyrolean Gewürztraminer “Elyònd” DOC”
"The color of a strong golden yellow. Rosen, Lavender sugar and fig dominate the scent picture. The pleasant accompanying acid oozes elegance and finesse. Opulent and balanced; . dry "
Elyònd = bold mountain princess with golden hair
Or the red wines of the Alto Adige Lagrein Riserva “Barbagòl” DOC
"The color of a sparkling garnet. The bouquet cherry and oak are indicated and well integrated. Soft on entry, compact and strong in the central region. Long-lasting
and fine-grained forth in the finish; . dry "
Barbagòl = Warlock, enchants the senses
After we had been made by the sommelier in poetic sentences acquainted with the wines, gave the Governor a "short" lecture on the state of South Tyrol, and economic performance, especially in the wine and fruit-growing.
I do not have to mention well-, that we were out after the wine tasting at a very extensive buffet, which also kept very tasty dessert variations for our palates ready. After a tour of the various tunnel vault, that were hewn into the rock, then to serve as a reservoir for the barrels, ging es one ca 22:00 Clock the bus back to the hotel Laurin.
There we already packed our things back together, since the move to Merano imminent.
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