a slot car version of the Mille Miglia.
In aid of the Alzheimer's Research Trust.

I live in Umbria with my wife, two cats and an assortment of small livestock.  In 2000, we bought and restored an old three-storey villa that had not been lived in for 35 years.  Correction, there were four pigs living in the ground floor when we looked round it!

My interests are slot racing (of course), DIY, cooking, gardening, keeping small livestock (chickens, rabbits, ducks and guinea fowl), reading, and dining out.

I used to race very seriously 35 years ago but gave up after a bitter incident.  My interest in slot racing was rekindled about two years ago when I discovered it had gone digital while I was away.  I spent two months designing my track and two years building it so far with the aim of hiring it out for events.  Following the inspiration I have received from this forum I have now decided to extend the track with a 'rally valley'...now well underway.  I'm now organising the first Mini Mille Miglia for July 2009.

Work-wise I am the director of a property business (www.laportaverde.com) with my wife and two staff.  We have just started franchising.

We also run B&B here in our villa and have recently bought a pretty little two-bedroom cottage to let as a holiday home.