5th Mille et Une Nuits Classic Tuscany October 12th to 19th 2014

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1 5th Mille et Une Nuits Classic Tuscany October 12th to 19th 2014 Mille et Une Nuits Classic drove us in Tunisia (2010), Catalonia (2011), Agentina/Chile (2012) and Andalusia (2013). This time we will go to Tuscany. Why Tuscany? Privileged by gods, Tuscany invented this sweet European way of living which perfectly matches with antic grand tourer cars. Marrying Henry II, Catherine de' Medici brought her fork and her napkin along with tableware unknown to France at this time. Etruscan introduced the wine there and later the famous Chianti of Tuscany was born, softly infatuating people. One whispers it is not unrelated to the Tower of Pisa tilt. Tuscany is nowadays the most extraordinary open sky museum, aligning churches, cathedrals, palaces, villas, monasteries, castles, antic farmhouses, hamlets with squared pigeonholes, medieval villages, jumping from the Etruscan golden age to Romans one, from gothic to Renaissance. And there is nature. There is this verdant countryside in the woodiest region of Italy which goes through subtropical trees and Alps conifers. And what a diversity! The Apennine Mountains chain which crosses Italy in its center slowly descend over 250 km of Mediterranean coasts sprinkled with vines and cypress, umbrella and maritime pines, corks, holm oaks, rank maquis, olives and with an exceptional ornithological wildlife. At last, there are extraordinary roads winding along the Arno and its tributaries, on the mountainsides, between hills on which wonderful mansions had been erected. This is a place of dreams to organize an antic cars rallye.

2 Where about in Tuscany? Our headquarters which will be the departure and the end of the rallye couldn t be anywhere else than Florence, heart of Tuscany ideally served by plane. Worldwide capital of arts, the Medici city is a museum by itself, as well as a shrine for fashion, shopping, goldsmithing, coffeehouses, restaurants and for this famous Tuscany cuisine allying simplicity, sobriety and refinement. In Florence we ll be staying at Villa San Michele the equivalent of Cipriani in Venice, a jewel of the prestigious Orient Express chain on Sunday October 12th (scrutineering) and then on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th for the final ( You can arrive there sooner if you wish, to breath peacefully and go down to the city with a shuttle of the hotel, a cab or your car. Associating with the Mille et Nuits Classic, the Villa San Michele, whose renovation will be finished this spring, offered us privileged conditions. Erected in a wide and marvelous monastery, surrounded by terrace-gardens, arbors, secret alcoves and gifted with rooms steeped in history, our villa owns an incredible panoramic view over Florence situated 5 km below. Our itinerary isn t totally defined yet, but we can promise you the most beautiful of Tuscany in a loop of approximately 1600 km with countryside, mountains, see and stages ending sometimes in a city, sometimes in the middle of nature. Our forecast itinerary (subjected to possible modifications which wouldn t change the spirit of the rallye) Sunday October 12th scrutineering in the gardens of Villa San Michele of Florence. Welcome dinner and night at the hotel. Monday October 13th Firenze/Lucca (290 km) first start at 10:00. Lunch at km 150. Arrival in the domain La Villa Volpi, privatized for the rallye, in the afternoon. Touristic excursion in Lucca for those who are interested. Dinner and night at the hotel. Tuesday October 14th Lucca/Castiglione della Pescaia (300 km) first start at 09:00. Optional touristic stop at the Tower of Pisa. Dinner and night at the Andana, enchanting resort and spa owned by Alain Ducasse. Its name comes from the long access alley bordered with cypress and maritime pines in the middle of the very well preserved natural Park.

3 Wednesday October 15th - Castiglione della Pescaia/Sienna (195 km) half day free to tour between land and see. Visit of the village of San Gimigniano, one of the most beautiful villages of Tuscany. Dinner and night at hotel & spa Castel Monastero. Thursday October 16th Sienna/Perugia (290km) Chianti road. Night at hotel Brufani. Friday October 17th Perugia/Firenze (280 km) Stop in the famous village of Gubbio. Open dinner in Florence. Night at Villa San Michele. Saturday October 18th Firenze/Firenze (160 km) narrow sinuous roads. Half day free. Gala candlelight dinner and awards ceremony at Villa San Michele. Spirit of the Mille et Une Nuits Classic Tuscany 2014 Faithful to our concept, we strive to ideally mix motorsport, time for discoveries and pleasure to laugh and share moments with friends. Our two to three daily regularity trials, each of them including three to eight timings, will be rigorous. Liaisons won t be hard and the ones leading to lunch or arrival of the stage won t generate penalties. There will also be an optional hill acceleration trial on 100 m which will be measured by a speed gun and which will be used to decide between ex æquo. Organization of the Mille et Une Nuits Classic Those who already participated will recognize our usual team: Blunik timing, race direction (Fenouil, Thierry Poujouly, René Boubet and Sébastien Morellet), emergency medic (Petrick Dahlet), star mechanics who never sleep (Jérôme Gilet and Jean-Luc Grasser) and the smile of Puce and Dominique taking care of relationships with participants and accommodation. There will also be of course a van to transport your pieces of luggage, a sweeper car with medical and mechanical assistance and a sweeper truck able to load and carry a car until the end of the stage in case of a breakdown not repairable on the spot.

4 How much? Price for two people and one car = 7.400,00 including Seven nights in double rooms with breakfast in premium hotels. Every meals except two lunches and one dinner which are opened. Medical security directed by Doctor Dahlet. Mechanical assistance (one car and one truck). Comfort insurance: (optional) transport of your pieces of luggage from one hotel to the other. Road book, maps, logbooks, speed tables, race number, rallye plate, timing, ranking, etc. Surveillance and security of the parking lots in which the cars are. Insurances adding to yours. Gifts, Awards ceremony, Trophies, etc. Pre-entrusting = 2,500 (to be deducted from the final price) Second payment = 2,500, not later than April 15th 2014 Balance of your registration = not later than July 1st 2014 Payments by check or bank transfer, with order being SABLES CHAUDS or with the following details: Code Banque : Code Guichet : N de Cpte : N020 - Clé RIB : 91 Domiciliation : LA BANQUE POSTALE PARIS IBAN (International Bank Account Number) = FR N BIC = PSSTFRPPPAR You can also use our secured online payment system on in the rubric Mille et Nuits Classic. Cancellation conditions Until April 15th we keep 800 of administrative fee Until June 15th 30% of owed amount Until July 15th 50% of owed amount Until August 15th 80% of owed amount Until August 20th 100% of owed amount

5 Hotel rooms options Additional nights at Villa San Michele before the start of after the end of the rallye. Deluxe room and breakfast = 445 per night (official price with the same conditions = 755,10 ) Suite all along the rallye = +1,875 Single: please contact us. Vehicle transportation option From your place to Florence and return, by our specialized carrier. Our mechanics come to pick your vehicle and deliver it to you, cleaned, on the scrutineering place. They will bring it back to your place after the rallye. From Paris, Lille, Grenoble, Lyon, Dijon, Rouen, Nice, Marseille, Bordeaux, Anvers, Geneva or from other places. We will give you the price in the next ten days. Registration don t waste time! Be careful, beautiful hotels fill very fast in Tuscany for next October. For reasons of availability and quality, we won t take more than forty teams. So if you wish to come and book your seat, please don t delay and send us your registration sheet and the pre-entrusting. See you soon, hopefully for new adventures within the geniality of a fall in Tuscany 2 Chemin Creux Berchères sur Vesgre - France Tel +33 (0) (0) sableschauds@sableschauds.com Fenouil, Puce & l équipe de Sables Chauds