Upper Middle Petrol Head:

  I've covered Club Motori Italia's excellent Lufra hill climb for three years now and am yet to tire of the magnificent spectacle that it is, thanks to its wonderful historic and performance cars, truly beautiful backdrop and very enjoyable festive feel.  However, I worry that I might be repeating myself a bit with the competition photos, so this year I concentrated on the colours and sights of the main staging area and start line.        As usual, the entry list included a wonderful mix of classic, sports and performance cars including Italian, Aussie, British, German and Japanese marques.  As commentator David Rose put it, there was everything from the highly-desirable through to what were, quite literally, sh*t-boxes.   The competition cars weren't the only ones worth a look, either ; the car park and surrounding areas had more than a few nice vehicles sprinkled around them, as you'll see later on.  There was an elegant vintage tourer, a couple