tour auto optic 2000 voiture eligible

Join the Family

Sign up to receive the weekly newsletter featuring the very latest from Petrolicious. Don’t be left out—join the ranks of those who Drive Tastefully.

Already a member? Log in

How was the drive?

We're glad you're back.

Not a member yet? Sign up

Reset Your Password

We'll get you back on track.

GALLERY: The Palatial Beauty Of The Tour Auto Optic 2000

Photography by Maxence Massaro

The 26th running of the Tour Auto came to conclusion yesterday after over 200 vintage sports and race cars spent a week of romping around Europe. 2017’s Tour Auto Optic 2000 is the latest iteration in a string of events that have been organized since 1992 in honor of the defunct Tour de France Automobile. While you’d need a time machine or a worrying powerful sense of memory to experience the original race and the factory-backed teams run ragged over the course of the competition, attendance at the contemporary version of the Tour will reward you with the types of cars and locales that transport you not through time, but to another world entirely. A world where the expansive volumes of Paris’s Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées are filled with cars of varied but pedigreed breed.

The cars aren’t just candy either. Over the week-long event, the once-gleaming machines are subjected to a barrage of trials in which to test the potential of the cars and the gumption of those behind their wheels. Past runnings have descended upon such places as the Nürburgring, and Spa, and this year saw the addition of two night stages to complement the race’s usual daytime running. For over 2,500 km, the participants were also treated to postcard-esque vistas from coiled mountain switchbacks to charming towns during the road stages, and to hallowed race tracks like Le Mans. This is an example of true variety.

Viewing the compiled collection of cars as they awaited the start of what is surely a paragon of modern road rallies, one is led to simple wonder and awe. Even if you’re lucky enough to count the lines of vintage cars that make up the entrant list as things you’ve seen before, it is unlikely that seeing them here and for this purpose will ever lose its ability to instill raw amazement. Maybe not at any particular piece of it, perhaps not any solitary vehicle or track or story will yield this reaction, but the challenge to resist the spectacle of the Tour Auto as a whole is one we don’t mind falling short of. Because where else can a single snatched moment include a Parisian palace full of the sights and scents and raucous noise of hundreds of history’s most beautiful and brutal cars? In celebration of the end of another running of the Tour Auto, enjoy our gallery of the event’s beautiful beginning.

Over the week-long event, the once-gleaming machines are subjected to a barrage of trials in which to test the potential of the cars and the gumption of those behind their wheels.  Mike

Lordy, I espied a pair of Renault 12 rally cars. I owned a 12 for a (thankfully) short time and sold it to a crazed Algerian ex-taxi driver in Seattle. There’s always a weird tale attached to French cars for me, but I love ’em.

Good to hear about classic cars being driven, instead of being burried in a private museum…

Petrolicious Newsletter

Petrolicious.

• Privacy Policy
• Terms and Conditions

duPont REGISTRY Group

• Sotheby’s Motorsport
• FerrariChat
• duPont REGISTRY
• Ferrarichat

Be the first to know about new listings!

Tour Auto Optic 2000 : les inscriptions sont ouvertes !

Communiqué de presse : Les inscriptions au Tour Auto Optic 2ooo (du 30 avril au 5 mai 2019) sont ouvertes. Attention, les places sont limitées !

Chaque année, Peter Auto célèbre un constructeur ou un type de voitures ayant participé à l’histoire du Tour de France Automobile. A l’occasion de la 28ème édition, ce sont les marques anglaises disparues qui bénéficieront de toutes les attentions. Et elles sont nombreuses à avoir été alignées au départ de l’épreuve originelle ! La priorité sera donc donnée aux modèles les plus exotiques, comme ceux des marques Frazer-Nash, Jowett, Sunbeam-Talbot, Fairthorpe, etc. Parmi ces modèles, le comité en sélectionnera 15 qui bénéficieront de 10% de réduction sur leur engagement.

De la même façon, afin de favoriser les voitures les plus anciennes, le règlement de la section Régularité évolue. Ainsi, comme pour la section Compétition, seules les voitures homologuées avant le 31 décembre 1965 pourront concourir pour le classement général Régularité. Les voitures postérieures pourront prétendre aux différentes victoires de classe en fonction de leur période, G, H ou I.

Les équipes de Peter Auto reçoivent de nombreuses candidatures au Tour Auto Optic 2ooo, les obligeant à faire des choix pour se limiter à 240 voitures. Le comité de sélection s’efforcera, comme à l’habitude, d’assurer un maximum de diversité avec des modèles de marques et d’époques différentes ( liste des modèles éligibles ). Il va sans dire que les modèles intéressants et les dossiers arrivés les premiers seront privilégiés…

L’inscription par voiture pour un équipage de deux personnes s’élève à 9.950 euros (tarif minoré à 9.350 euros jusqu'au 15 novembre 2018). La clôture des inscriptions est fixée au 1er janvier 2019. Les assistances bénéficient elles aussi d’un tarif minoré pour toute inscription avant le 15 janvier 2019 ; au-delà de cette date, l’inscription se fera au tarif normal et dans la mesure des places disponibles.

L’engagement comprend :

• L’hôtellerie – cinq nuits en chambre twin ou double (du 1er au 4 mai inclus)

• La restauration pour deux personnes (petit déjeuner, déjeuner, dîner) à partir du déjeuner du départ jusqu’au brunch de l’arrivée de l’épreuve

• Un road book

• Trois jeux de numéros

• Deux plaques de rallye

Le départ de cette 28ème édition sera donné du Grand Palais à Paris ; mais nouveauté cette année, ce n’est pas vers le Sud de la France que se dirigera la caravane du  Tour Auto … Les circuits empruntés, la destination d’arrivée et les villes-étapes traversées par l’édition 2019 du Tour Auto Optic 2ooo vous seront révélés prochainement.

Pour s'inscrire, c'est ICI .

Commentaires

Connectez-vous pour commenter l'article

• Se connecter

À lire aussi

Les courses de Masters font vibrer la foule au Festival de Silverstone 2024 !

La Chrysler Viper GTS-R 'Equipe de France' récompensée à Monterey

Plus de 5 millions d'euros pour une Porsche 911 GT1 version '993'

Partenaires.

Cars, Speed, Ego: Inside France's Tour Auto Optic 2000

Some years ago, my friend Sam was based in Munich, revamping a magazine. One morning in early June, he called me in New York with a command: “We’re taking a road trip in my car.” If you’ve seen *The Graduate,*you know Sam’s car: a 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto, that glistening two-door convertible with a rear-view mirror the size of a butter knife which Dustin Hoffman races through the streets of L.A. in a desperate bid to find Elaine.

I bought the cheapest Lufthansa ticket I could find. Two hours after landing, Sam and I were speeding toward the Brenner Pass, climbing toward Italy. We spent the first night in the Alps, near St. Jodok am Brenner, on the Italian-Austrian border, in a friend’s rustic chalet, cooking spaghetti and draining a bottle of pinot nero. Come morning, we barreled into Italy where, for the next two weeks, we rambled through the country, spinning our way from Lake Como to Siena to the Cinque Terre. The Alfa Romeo, I learned on that trip, was like the most-perfect guide—a chrome-accented native who not only was comfortable on the back roads but seemed to have connections wherever we went. Every time we parked in front of a café or bar, the reaction was the same: Smiling locals wandered over to gaze at the car and take a photo of their kids beside it.

It was at a café in Noli, a small town on the Riviera, that an older man told me why Italians were so enamored with our ride. In the 1960s and ’70s, the Alfa Ro- meo and other sexy Italian roadsters and racers of that era—the Ferraris and Fiats—were seemingly everywhere. Brilliant machines in racer red, British green, and cobalt blue, all buzzing the back roads and autostradas. “But,” he said, “we took them for granted.” He went on to explain that one day, models like the Duetto were gone, no longer in production. “Seeing this car, it’s like seeing the most gorgeous girl from your youth. And she has re- turned. But she is still as perfect as the day you last saw her. You have aged. She has not.”

A drivers stops to greet spectators. Each car in the rally must have both a driver and a navigator—and some have a team following close behind, prepared to service the vehicle.

On that vacation, I discovered a crucial distinction between road trips: Any car can be transportation, but only a few cars can truly transport you—to a state of mind, to romance. I saw that truth on display this April when I walked into the Grand Palais in Paris and found more than 200 masterpieces of mid-century auto de- sign, all shipped there by their owners from the United States, the U.K., Italy, and elsewhere in France in ad- vance of the Tour Auto Optic 2000, an annual (and exclusive) five-day road rally that takes drivers through some of France’s most spectacular countryside and down some of its most remote roads. Everywhere I looked, I saw beauties from the 1920s through the 1980s, all the storied bloodlines of European motoring: Porsche, Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, Lotus, Jaguar. (Here’s the truth about the Optic 2000: It’s like any club in that it’s open to everyone—if you meet the requirements. To drive in the Optic 2000, drivers must own a model manufactured between 1951 and 1973. Which leads to another fact: Many of these cars now sell at auction for what some people spend on Picassos.)

Most Americans are unfamiliar with European-style rallies like the Optic 2000, Goodwood in the U.K., and Italy’s equally storied Mille Miglia, which trace their lineage back to the early 20th century. In the United States, we like to watch our cars go round and round really fast on closed courses; in Europe, these heritage events are more refined. Drivers compete in three segments: Two timed-stage categories held on a race track and on a closed course at different points along the route, and straight-up driving on open public roads. And the spectatorship along the routes mirrors the glamour of the cars. The crowd is a mashup channeling the Royal Ascot, a British fox hunt, and Steve McQueen in Le Mans. As Steven Read, the owner of a gleaming red Ferrari 250 LM, told me, “We like to think of it as competitive tourism.”

A 289 AC Cobra hardtop leaving the grounds of the château.

Because the Optic 2000 is limited to classic cars, or what the French call VHCs (véhicules historiques de compétition), there is an inherent exclusivity: Some esti- mate the total number of qualifying cars worldwide at just 3,500. The appeal of the race, however, is not just in watching the cars spin through small villages and towns (as with the Tour de France bike race, the course is altered every year to take drivers on a new route). For the com- petitors, it is about the camaraderie. Each team consists of a driver and a navigator. Some teams this year were first-timers, but others have been doing it for decades, like the British/American duo of Fred Hampton and John Logan, who were driving a 1972 orange Porsche 911.

“What we love,” Logan told me, “is that it goes on open roads. It’s the best of its kind and the last of its kind.” And then there was Jon Pinösch and Michel Buzzi, two white-haired Swiss gents in their 60s who have been best friends since boarding school. Here they were in their tenth year in the rally, driving a 1965 Lotus Elan, a car that is impossibly chic (and made famous by Emma Peel in the original Avengers )but no bigger than a tray table. And since it is a roadster, it also has no roof. So what happens when it rains? “We get wet,” said Pinösch. “But that’s all part of it. For us, it’s about the bonds we form together and with the other people we see at each of these. I only wish I had more than two arms and two feet so I could drive more than one car at a time.”

Which is not to say the driving doesn’t get competitive. Cars. Speed. Ego. Beautiful roads. Wealth. Can one concoct a more potent mix of ingredients? There are prizes (not money, just bragging rights), and people take it all very seriously—studying not just the course for days beforehand but also how they travel. The hard-core take pride in what they call “arrive and drive”—wearing one pair of clothes and a jumpsuit for the whole trip. Since many of the cars have small trunks and the goal is to re- duce the weight they carry, stripping down the wardrobe to the minimum is something to boast about—and a connection with the heritage of long-ago drivers. On the road, days fall into an intense, precise schedule, where every minute adds up. Teams set off by 7 A.M., and the driving day is often 12 hours, broken up by a 30-minute lunch at an abbey or château nobody has time to admire. Sometimes drivers who are less experienced get a dose of what the vets call “red mist”—where your competitive nature makes you drive beyond your skill set. If you are lucky, you miss a turn. If you’re not so fortunate, you run the risk of wrapping your investment around some ancient oak tree in the Dordogne.

Classic Porsche and Jaguar models fill the halls of Paris’s Grand Palais, which had its first motor show in 1901. At the Tour Auto Optic 2000 exhibition, the public is invited to view the 223 cars that will compete in the rally.

But that seemed far away in the early-morning light of Paris, as I watched a sparkly string of gasoline-powered masterpieces make their way out of the Grand Palais, cheered on by café-toting spectators. As the cars headed along the Seine and out into the countryside, the ever-cranky and give-no-quarter drivers of Paris had their royalist roots awakened; suddenly, they were yielding to these monarchs of the highway.

The allure of this world was epitomized by Macha Vananty, a 27-year-old fashion executive from Switzerland. It’s not enough that she looks like Audrey Hepburn in *Two for the Road:*Her grandfather had raced in Europe in the '30s, and this year she drove for the first time with her father, Dominique, in his 1965 Porsche 911, serving as his navigator. As she told me in the days after the rally, what she loves about this race—and the concentrated amount of time with her dad—is the rarity of the experience. “I spent seven days traveling nearly 1,200 miles in a tiny space. It was true happiness. I had so many father-daughter moments, but I was touched most of all by the lovely people we saw, smiling and waving at us along the route. Friends having a glass of wine by the road, kids dreaming about these old-fashioned beauties roaring through their streets.”

This story was updated to correct the name of Macha Vananty.

By signing up you agree to our User Agreement (including the class action waiver and arbitration provisions ), our Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement and to receive marketing and account-related emails from Traveller. You can unsubscribe at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

• Premium Dealerships
• Cars For Sale
• Investment Guide
• Off-Market Car Sales
• Newsletter Subscription
• Newsletter Archive
• Event Calendar
• Perfect Marketing Solutions
• Copyright Policy
• Privacy Policy
• Glorious Motorcycles
• Gasoline And Magic

After many uncertainties and ups and downs due the global health crisis context and postponed to early September, the Tour Auto Optic 2000 cars were finally displayed at the Grand Palais on Monday 31 August. They officially hit the road on Tuesday September 1 from the Linas Montlhéry circuit. Definite feat of the Peter Auto organization, but above all courage of the participants, including those arriving from afar, taking turns and detours to participate in this… Tour! They had to trust, but even if for some of them the adventure ended before the final finish, they were rewarded. This crazy week will indeed have allowed its participants to finally find their beautiful mounts again to cover 1986 km through the most beautiful French landscapes. A unique moment paced by encounters, emotions but above all passion, that of the automobile.

On Saturday 5th September after a special road stage at Mont Ventoux and a circuit session on the Paul Ricard layout, the competitors crossed the finishing arch. The 29thTour Auto Optic 2ooo was over and time for truth had come. Who were the winners?

In the Regularity section, a family duo was on the topmost step of the podium. Aboard a Ford Mustang, Jean-François and François Nicoules , who had already racked up three victories in the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo (Jean-François’ first win in 2012 and victories together in 2013 and 2015). They formed a redoubtable pairing, the father-son alliance proving to be a winning combination that gave them a fourth victory to add to their Tour Auto Optic 2ooo’s laurels. – congratulations! Complete general classifications here .

“Thank you time has arrived: to all participants in the event 29th staging who answered the challenge in this very special context, as well as to our partners faithful partners for their loyalty. We will neither forget the French authorities –prefectures and town halls, whose help enabled this rolling open air museum to cross the whole of France while respecting the health measures in force. An amazing caravan which, judging by the public along the roads, remains very successful.”

Report by peterauto.peter.fr Photos by Mathieu Bonnevie

RELATED ARTICLES MORE FROM AUTHOR

collectorscarworld #happymotoring

collectorscarworld CLASSIC LIFESTYLE MEDIA GROUP GmbH Max-Keith-Strasse 66 45136 Essen, Germany

Contact us: [email protected]

If you believe that any content of this Website violates your copyright, please see our Copyright Policy for instructions on sending us a notice of copyright infringement.

LATEST POSTS

Top categories.

• Lifestyle 1226
• Cars For Sale 1046
• Events & Auctions 786
• Supercars 343
• Getaways 229

NewsclassicRacing

Tour Auto Optic2000 : le parcours 2019

• NewsClassicRacing
• Publié le 11 dé 2018

La 28ème édition du Tour Auto Optic 2000 se déroulera du 29 avril au 4 mai 2019 . Les 240 concurrents s’élanceront du Grand Palais (Paris) en direction de Deauville, via cinq étapes.

Comme le veut la tradition, l’édition 2019 du Tour Auto Optic 2000 commencera le lundi 29 avril par une exposition des voitures au Grand Palais à Paris. Le lendemain (mardi 30 avril) les 240 concurrents quitteront la capitale dès les premières heures de la matinée pour se lancer sur les routes de France et se mesureront lors d’épreuves chronométrées (Compétition ou Régularité) sur 4 circuits (Dijon-Prenois, Magny-Cours, Charade, Le Mans) et 10 épreuves spéciales sur routes fermées.

Le parcours du Tour Auto Optic 2000, chaque année renouvelé, fera étape à Dijon, Lyon, Vichy, Tours et Deauville où les concurrents seront attendus samedi soir. L’itinéraire détaillé, avec les horaires de passage dans les communes, sera communiqué le mardi 2 avril 2019.

Parcours 2019 :

LUNDI 29 AVRIL GRAND PALAIS PARIS Contrôles techniques et administratifs Ouverture au public de 10 heures à 17 heures

MARDI 30 AVRIL PARIS - VAUX-LE-VICOMTE - DIJON (environ 400 km) + Circuit Dijon-Prenois + 1 Épreuve Spéciale

MERCREDI 1ER MAI DIJON - LYON (environ 500 km) + Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours + 2 Épreuves Spéciales

JEUDI 2 MAI LYON - VICHY (environ 400 km) + 3 Épreuves Spéciales

VENDREDI 3 MAI VICHY - TOURS (environ 530 km) + Circuit de Charade + 2 Épreuves Spéciales

SAMEDI 4 MAI TOURS - DEAUVILLE (environ 430 km) + Circuit du Mans + 2 Épreuves Spéciales

-> Le parcours détaillé

Organisation : Peter Auto

-> Liste des modèles éligibles -> S’inscrire

photos : JM Biadatti - www.photoclassicracing.com

-> Les éditions précédentes

Les engagés 2019

Voici la liste des 211 premiers équipages sélectionnés au Tour Auto Optic 2000 2019. Ils seront 240 au départ du Grand Palais (Paris) le 29 avril.

-> Liste des engagés provisoire

-> Liste des engagés définitive 2019

Documents joints

Right sidebar, tabs widget, left sidebar.

Sub-Footer Section

Eligible models

< RETURN

According to the eligibility rules, any car having participated in the Tour de France Automobile between 1951 and 1973 (plus some exceptions), is admitted. The year featuring after the model is the year of its participation in the event. The same type from another year is accepted.

The fame of the event has always been attracting major car manufacturers but also many small workshops looking for sporting success. These cars are from popular cars at the time such as the Citroën 2CV or the Renault 4CV, to the most desired Ferraris via race prototypes.

Moscow Tours & Travel Packages 2024/2025

Our 60 most popular moscow trips. compare tour itineraries from 45 tour companies. 308 reviews. 4.7/5 avg rating., popular moscow tours.

Lower Volga Voyage

• Visit magnificent Red Square and Kremlin and examine the collection at theKremlin’s State Armory.
• Experience Russia’s diverse musical traditions at lively folk music performances
• Explore Volgograd, the site of the decisive battle of World War II’s eastern front

St Petersburg & Moscow in Style - Winter

• Explore the majestic St Petersburg & Moscow on private city tours
• Admire the rich Russian history, art and architecture
• Travel to Moscow on a highspeed train
• Enjoy the local cuisine in stylish restaurants

Volga Dream Russian River Cruise

St Petersburg & Moscow in Style - Summer

White Russian - 7 days

• Discover Moscow's UNESCO-listed Red Square, home to spectacular St Basil’s Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum and the historic GUM Department store
• Explore the grounds of Moscow's mighty Kremlin, with its numerous governmentbuildings, gold-domed cathedrals and the giant tsar bell
• Celebrate New Year's Eve in Moscow!
• Take in the highlights of St Petersburg including a guided tour of the exquisite Church on Spilled Blood, Peter & Paul Fortress and Cathedral
• Take a guided tour of the remarkable Hermitage Museum at the Winter Palace

Vodka Shot - 6 days

• Explore the beautiful city of St Petersburg, including the exquisite Church on Spilled Blood, Peter & Paul Fortress and Nevsky Prospekt
• Marvel at the dazzling array of art and exhibits in the world-famous Hermitage Museum, at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg
• Discover a lavish residence of the tsars on a day trip to Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo (winter: mid-October to April) or Peterhof Palace and gardens (summer: May to mid-October)
• Take in the highlights of the capital on a walking tour, visiting Moscow's famous Red Square, home to the historic GUM Department Store, Lenin’s Mausoleum and spectacular St Basil’s Cathedral
• Take a guided tour of the Moscow Kremlin, Russia’s political power house. Stroll around the grounds of this fortified complex, visit the Kremlin's cathedrals and see the mighty Tsar Bell

Route of the Romanovs - 10 days

• Learn about the last days of the Romanovs in Yekaterinburg, visiting the sites where Tsar Nicolas II and his family were assassinated and buried
• Straddle two continents at the famous obelisk Europe/Asia border marker in Yekaterinburg
• Experience the Trans-Siberian railway on an overnight train journey from Moscow to Yekaterinburg

New Year's in Moscow - 9 days

• Visit Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo on Christmas Day and marvel at the incredible Amber Room
• Spend a night in Novgorod, an ancient city by the Volkhov River - explore the kremlin, cathedral and other sights and enjoy a traditional Russian banya (sauna)

All Moscow , expedition cruises, self guided adventures and vacation packages. Find the best guided and expert planned vacation and holiday packages. Read more about Moscow

Small Group Moscow Tours

Back in the USSR - 7 days

Russian Revolution - 9 days

• Visit historic Novgorod, an ancient city which straddles the Volkhov River. Explore the attractive riverside kremlin and experience a traditional Russian banya (sauna)

The Snowball - 6 days

• Visit Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo and marvel at the incredible Amber Room

Mood for Moscow - 4 days

• Head underground to visit a Stalinist-era Soviet Bunker on an optional excursion
• Stroll to the vibrant Izmailovo Market, which lies behind the walls of an ancient Kremlin, and shop for an array of souvenirs

Best Moscow Tours by Duration

Tours, Cruises & Private Trips

Best Moscow Tours by Price

Top Moscow Attractions

Moscow Tours & Travel

Moscow Attractions & Landmarks Guide

Trip reviews, capitals of the north.

some hotels could have been better

It was jam packed with every place I wanted to go and see. I especially love my photo of us setting out on the night time river cruise in St Petersburg and the Peter...

I really did not buy much and what I did buy was small gifts for others .

Johanna-Marie

Good hotels, some better than others. Interesting itinerary

Too rushed. Optional tour rather too short

See all Moscow reviews

Moscow Tours FAQ

1. Does Travelstride have all the tour operators?

2. How does the Member Savings program save me money?

3. Can I trust the tour operator and trip reviews on Travelstride?

4. What does ‘Stride Preferred’ mean?