What an emotional year: Move into a new home with stunning lake views in the spring. The wedding comes in the summer. At the wedding, our young team surprised us with the 50-year-old red Alfa Romeo Spider 1600, the bride’s dream car. On the best day of their life, what could be more depressing than a newlywed person driving their boyfriend around the lake in a convertible vintage car and then celebrating together under the gazebo of friends, acquaintances and family?
drifting along the slope
Happy moments again soon after: Toyota unveils the revised Toyota GR86 at a Spanish racetrack. The technicians of Gazoo-Racing, the Toyota sports subsidiary responsible for development, proudly point out the new dynamic features of the sports coupe. A Japanese engineer thinks I have to convince myself of the drift characteristics of the two-seater upgraded to 234 hp. Something that, as a former rally journalist, he didn’t have to tell me twice, despite my advanced age. Soon, I’m speeding down the slope with smoking tires, a wagging tail, and a wide grin on my face. And with the knowledge that you don’t need outrageously expensive super sports cars for fun driving. A 38,900-franc rear-wheel drive car with ideal weight distribution, a manual gearbox and a high-revving engine is also sufficient.