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The 2023 Tour Sierras Filabres, the Classic & Sportscar Club of Andalucia
thoroughly enjoyed it all! This was the general response to the Tour Sierras Filabres organised by Ian and Carol Giles of the Classic & Sportscar Club of Andalucia.
The event started last Monday with a party in Nerja before the start proper from the Parador in the town.
The route pottered out through the morning traffic heading for the old N340 coast road to the beach of Salobreña for the first coffee stop of the Tour. A most enjoyable break in warm sunshine, taking coffee and ‘tapitas’ on the beach. A lot of Jaguars were entered so some super photos were taken of these cars, especially the three FType models which garnered a lot of attention parked in a line outside the restaurant. Suitably refreshed, crews headed along the coast to take lunch in La Rabita. Liz and Graham Ross had to leave the event to return to the UK but all appreciated their beautiful Granadabuilt Hurtan, a motorcar that is quite rare and new to most enthusiasts.
The route continued along the coast to finish Day 1 at the fabulous 5Star Envia Golf Hotel near Almeria where a sumptuous banquet was organised giving everyone a chance to relax and let their hair down as the Cava arrived.
The following day, the route got serious! A blast up and over the Sierras de Gador was perhaps one of the most enjoyable sections of the trip. The Jaguars flew, all of them switched into ‘Dynamic Mode’ to get the best out of the cars and the mountain!
Things just got better and better, the route traversing the Alpujarras and the Sierra Nevadas at Puerto de la Ragua, over 2,000 metres high. Fabulous roads that were a delight to drive and no sign of snow and on to Guadix where a lunchstop at Hotel Zenete was arranged.
Here the Jaguar XJ of Jan
Alvemark stopped with a red warning light, but a technical inspection by his two lady navigators, Jane Jackson and Alison Gunn, showed that this was due to the boot not being closed properly. All three FTypes were running perfectly with very happy crews, as was the beautiful Jaguar XJS Cabrio of Phil and Lynne Collins.
After lunch and a run in to Granada with the following day off to enjoy the city and its culinary delights. Dinner was arranged for the Thursday night with the entire entry all together to share experiences and a glass of wine or two.
The ‘piece de resistance’ on the last day, Friday, was a spectacular drive down the old goat route from Granada, over the Sierras de Tejeda to the Finish lunch in the picturesque Harbour of Marina del Este.
The next CSCCA Tour will go via Jerez to Portugal at the end of April. Anyone interested in joining these Tours can contact Ian Giles, csccandalu cia@gmail.com
The Club meets on the first Tuesday of every month for lunch at La Sierra Restaurante in Cerros del Aguila. Nonmembers are welcome.
