Last Sunday nearly fifty Fiat 500 owners' gathered at the Buga Ital Auto dealership at Wijnegem in Belgium for a special and unique rally quest, the Buga 500 Miglia.

Last Sunday nearly fifty Fiat 500 owners' gathered at the Buga Ital Auto dealership at Wijnegem in Belgium for a special and unique rally quest, the Buga 500 Miglia. The event was held in collaboration with Mare Tours Thomas Cook and all the participants had to search the area in order to find several pictured waypoints and answer the questions listed in their special roadbook .

The first of the Fiat 500s left the dealership at Wijnegem at 9.00 AM and the route took the participants through idyllic scenery, passing several places to stop to eat and gather, before they all arrived between 15.00 and 16.30 PM at Buga Westerlo, which was the 'secret' finishing destination revealed by the clues, and passed through a large finishing arch made up of red, white and green balloons. The warm and sunny Belgian countryside that day seemed full of 500s of all colours and finish schemes, and the Car of the Year 2008 award winner attracted just as much attention from passers by in the area as it ever does.

Three crews answered their questionnaire faultlessly and a winner had to be chosen through a tie break; with the victory being selected for at trip to Rome offered by Mare Tours Thomas Cook. The second placed participants recieved an exclusive Fiat 500 CarMouse along with several bottles of Fiat-branded wines, while the third placed crew also received wine. All the participants enjoyed Italian food and beverages supplied by Buga Ital Auto, both at the departure and the finish line.

The inaugural Buga 500 Miglia event was deemed a big success with everyone thoroughly enjoying the day and the plan is to hold the event again next year when the 'rally quest' will once again be reserved for the little Fiat 500, although this time the entry will be bolstered by the powerful Abarth versions. However the arrival point will be in a different place as Buga Westerlo will no longer be a secret destination.