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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A sweeping alpine road carved into a limestone hillside with snow capped peaks beyond
French Alps and Provence

Route Napoleon

Five days 900 miles June to September

Geneva to the Mediterranean, the interesting way.

Five days from the Alps down to the coast, following the road Napoleon took north in 1815 in the opposite direction and considerably faster. Three high passes, one gorge that people fly to see, and a final morning that ends with the car parked above Cannes.

The route

01Day

Geneva to Chamonix, 58 miles

Into the mountains

A deliberately short opening leg to let you get familiar with the car and the fact that everyone drives on the other side. Up the valley to Chamonix, with Mont Blanc filling the windscreen for the last twenty minutes.

02Day

Chamonix to Annecy, 96 miles

Col des Aravis

The Aravis is the gentlest of the three passes and the prettiest. Wide, well surfaced, cambered properly, and quiet before ten. Lunch at the top, then down to Annecy for an afternoon doing nothing at all beside the lake.

A folded paper map and leather driving gloves on a dark walnut table
03Day

Annecy to Grenoble, 132 miles

The Chartreuse

Through the Chartreuse massif on roads that were cut into limestone cliffs by people who did not much care about guardrails. Tunnels, overhangs, and a series of third gear corners that go on for eleven miles.

04Day

Grenoble to Castellane, 186 miles

Route Napoleon proper

The long day, and the best one. The N85 runs south through Gap and Sisteron with mountains on both sides and traffic that thins out after Digne. Finish at Castellane, at the mouth of the Verdon.

05Day

Gorges du Verdon to Cannes, 118 miles

The gorge, then the sea

A morning on the Corniche Sublime above the Verdon, which is 700 metres of drop on your right and no barrier worth the name. Then down through Grasse, and the first sight of the Mediterranean somewhere around eleven.

Continental drives are included at Curator level and available to Keyholders for a supplement. We handle the carnet, the tolls and the transport both ways.

What we would take

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

Route Napoleon, 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.

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