Belgrave Nine

The collection

Nine cars, in the order they joined. Run along the line.

All nine cars
A deep red mid engine V12 supercar photographed on a white studio cycloramaITrediciVaresi, ModenaVaresi TrediciThe last of the naturally aspirated twelves.Mid engine, 819 bhp£2,400A pearl white open top supercar on wet cobblestones in a London mews at duskIILampo SpiderVaresi, ModenaVaresi Lampo SpiderThe one that goes out on the first warm weekend.Mid engine, 710 bhp£1,650A liquid silver electric hypercar in a dark studio lit by a single long light stripIIIElettraVaresi, ModenaVaresi ElettraSilent, and the most violent thing here.Electric, 1,340 bhp£2,800A deep racing green front engine grand tourer on wet gravel before a Cotswold stone houseIVRavenscourtCastellan, WarwickshireCastellan RavenscourtThe one we would take across France.Front engine, 690 bhp£1,850A storm silver open top grand tourer with its roof down, seen from behind on a wet coastal road under grey cloudVWindroseCastellan, WarwickshireCastellan WindroseEight layers of roof, sixteen seconds.Front engine, 528 bhp£1,500A pale ice blue rear engine sports coupe inside a bright aircraft hangarVIR9Reiter, StuttgartReiter R9Three pedals, and the lightest car we own.Rear engine, 502 bhp£1,250A chalk white track focused coupe with a tall black carbon rear wing in an empty pit laneVIIKessel GTReiter, StuttgartReiter Kessel GTA homologation car that never left the paddock.Rear engine, 641 bhp£1,450A satin black quad turbo hypercar on wet asphalt in a city street at nightVIIIVent NoirAnselme, MolsheimAnselme Vent NoirSixteen cylinders, and remarkably calm about it.Mid engine, 1,578 bhp£3,600A supercar with a bare exposed carbon fibre body in a dimly lit industrial workshopIXType 12Thorne, HethelThorne Type 12Twelve were built. This is the fourth.Mid engine, 986 bhp£1,950

Drives

Three routes we have driven enough times to know where the surface changes and which pub opens early.

All drives
An empty Cotswolds road curving between drystone walls in low golden morning lightThe EvenlodeOut before six, home before the traffic.One day · 140 milesA single track mountain pass switchbacking up a bare rocky Highland glen under heavy cloudThe BealachThe hardest road in Britain, and the emptiest.Three days · 480 milesA sweeping alpine road carved into a limestone hillside with snow capped peaks beyondRoute NapoleonGeneva to the Mediterranean, the interesting way.Five days · 900 miles

The club

Sixty eight members, nine cars and a set of rules short enough to read in a minute.

Membership
A dark anodised key fob and brushed steel card on grained leatherMembershipThree levels, from occasional days to thirty a year.From £2,400 a yearAn unmarked grey enclosed transporter with its ramp down on a quiet street at dawnHow it worksDeposits, insurance, mileage and delivery, explained plainly.Before you bookAn immaculate private workshop bay with a car raised on a four post liftThe atelierFourteen points of preparation before any car leaves.Enstone, Oxfordshire
All nine carsIndex Varesi Tredici£2,400Varesi Lampo Spider£1,650Varesi Elettra£2,800Castellan Ravenscourt£1,850Castellan Windrose£1,500Reiter R9£1,250Reiter Kessel GT£1,450Anselme Vent Noir£3,600Thorne Type 12£1,950
All drivesIndex The EvenlodeOne dayThe BealachThree daysRoute NapoleonFive days
MembershipFrom £2,400 How it worksBefore you book The atelierEnstone
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An empty Cotswolds road curving between drystone walls in low golden morning light
Cotswolds

The Evenlode

One day 140 miles March to October

Out before six, home before the traffic.

The Evenlode exists because a member asked whether it was possible to do something worthwhile with a car and still be back in London for lunch. It is. You leave Motcomb Street at half past five, you are on the good roads by seven, and the whole thing is over before most people have finished breakfast.

The route

01Stage

Belgravia to Burford

The empty hour

Out through Hyde Park Corner while the city is still deciding whether to wake up, onto the A40 and west. This part is not the point, but at that hour it is quiet enough to be pleasant, and you will be at the top of Burford High Street before the shops open.

02Stage

Burford to Northleach

Drystone country

The B4425 is the reason for the whole exercise. Twelve miles of open, sighted, beautifully surfaced road between honey coloured walls, with almost nothing on it before eight. Third gear, occasionally fourth, and no need to go anywhere near a licence.

Damp English country road tarmac at dawn beside a mossy drystone wall
03Stage

Bibury and the Coln valley

Breakfast, then the slow part

Down into the Coln valley for breakfast at a pub that starts serving at eight and does not mind muddy boots or expensive cars. Afterwards the valley road runs narrow and shaded for nine miles, which is the part everyone photographs.

04Stage

Evenlode to home

The long way back

North to pick up the Evenlode itself, then east on roads that get progressively duller until you rejoin the motorway near Oxford. You will be back in Belgravia by two, and you will have covered 140 miles that felt like more.

We hand the car over at Motcomb Street the evening before at no extra cost, so nobody is fumbling with keys at half past five.

What we would take

Any of the nine will do it. These two will do it best.

The Evenlode, when it suits you

Tell us a month and we will find the weekend with the best chance of weather and the least chance of traffic.

Other drives