The 928 is a trans-continental express, and we cement its reputation by driving 928 miles from Silverstone to the Nürburgring and back in a 928 GT. There’s a bonus ball: Hans Stuck gets reunited with his 928 CS, too.
Would you believe it’s 928 miles from Silverstone to the Nürburgring and back? Let’s do the distance in a 928 and see if we can verify it! I’ve picked up this gleaming white 928 GT, courtesy of Gmund Cars of Knaresborough, and met up with my oppo at showery Silverstone, where we bookmark the circuit before heading for Dover. We check in with DFDS Seaways at Dover docks and ease the Great White Shark on board the good ship ‘Dunkerque Seaways’ for the two-hour crossing to Dunkirk. No evacuation procedure here – though I can’t speak for my colleague in this instance – and we relax in the Premium lounge watching the yachts bobbing up and down on the briny. Dunkirk places us a few miles further east than Calais, and we set the compass for Spa-Francorchamps to bookmark the circuitous route to The ’Ring.
This story is from the October 2017 edition of 911 & Porsche World.
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