1. General remarks

This will be the first tour under the aegis of MB Coupés Europe. It is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of SEC launch and aims at an appreciation and compliment for this milestone in Mercedes-Benz Coupés' history from our international community of SEC owners being the one and only free union of real enthusiasts of this classic of all classics in the world.
Since we are no club, no company and no travel bureau, neighter accomodation nor sightseeing will be booked in advance but must be organized operationally in the course of the tour and by the common effort of the touring team. So some experience in free tourism would without doubt be of advance for the participants.
The dayly stages of the drive range from about 400 km to about 700 km and will depend on the common condition of the team as well as on the weather, location of camping sites (or hotels) for break, objects of interest along the route etc. You should feel that this joint adventure more resembles a relatively hard touristy rallye than a Sunday excursion! A little fittness is required, may be more psychological than physical one but even so. It's not Paris-Dakar (9000km) yet and not 600 km offroad with maximum speed a day but you also have to accept long distances mainly caring on yourself, to look about your route, to plan your personal routine of the day, to manage your overnight stay, to take care of your vehicle and last but not least to be a clear-sighted and save driver because it goes without saying that the attendance is on your own risk and you cannot count neighter on a well-equipped service team nor on a pastor! Just be among us and play your role for generation of a good atmosphere, then you will gather comradeship.
Our route to North Cape is about 150 km longer than the shortest one but it has been chosen with respect to road conditions and for the purpose to regularly touch larger towns for the case of necessary service. We plan to move quickly from Copenhagen, our meeting point, to North via Sweden and Finland and want to reach North Cape (71° North) within four days right at summer solstice, i. e. on June 21.
Northerly from Rovaniemi (SF) where we will cross the Arctic Circle the sun will not set during our entire stay. So have a good night's rest afore at home to be fit for this spectacle! We will spend our first day of rest in Hammerfest, the northernmost town in the world.
The route back to South is led through Norway along the West Coast (E6) with its famouse fjord landscape. Insiders claim that the average driving speed there will hardly be higher than 60 km/h but we hope to find enough time for visiting this or another interesting place at the roadside. Therefore, the stages are a little bit but not substantially shorter, typically 400 km a day. Optionally, the second day of rest we plan to spend in Trondheim.
At our arrival in Oslo (N) on Thursday, June 29, 2006 we will meet our friends of the Norwegian W/V/C126 Community. The tour will end in Copenhagen on Friday evening, so you can plan your drive home for Saturday.
One should also be aware that we will not drive in line but come to an agreement among the touring team on successive meeting points during the dayly stages of the tour. Contact with the team must be held by means of mobile phone!