| Author | Message | ||
| dave wilson (Dlwilson)
New member Username: Dlwilson Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2003 |
John, What i find great about some of our roads is one can get a lot of thrills w/o speeding a lot. One road that is good is 62 west of eureka. you just have to be careful of oncoming tourists or truckers taking up both lanes going around the hairpins! i see you are also a 911 fan. Awesome website! | ||
| John Christopher (Johncj8989)
New member Username: Johncj8989 Post Number: 18 Registered: 7-2003 |
Sorry that Eureka Springs..... Yeah Dave I live about 20 minutes south of Eureka. | ||
| John Christopher (Johncj8989)
New member Username: Johncj8989 Post Number: 16 Registered: 7-2003 |
Highway 23 south from Eureke Springs to Ozark Arkansas. Road and track listed it in the top 5 in the U.S. back in the 80's. And I live right on it baby! | ||
| David A. Ward (Davidgt4)
New member Username: Davidgt4 Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2003 |
Great shot of the Furka pass, Jay... Brings back happy memmories of doing that fabulous circuit of passes in the middle of Switzerland - Grimsel,Furka,Schollenen and Susten passes all in one crazy loop. Of couse you can always do a brief detour and take in the Nufenen and Klausen passes as well. Most of my laps were on my trusty old Yam FJ1200 - what a great bike! Another classic is the Mont Ventoux hillclimb route near Carpentras in southern France - one of the old European Hillclimb championship courses. It's just awesome... I last did it aboard a Ducati 900SL and the sound of the V twin reverberating off the rock walls is a great "road trip" memory. While you're down in the South of France don't forget to do the road from Bandol up to Circuit Paul Ricard - probably the best circuit approach there is! Great to read all the US roads - sadly my US experience so far amounts to a spongy rental car full of family in Florida .... must do better! | ||
| Dave Burch (Merlyn)
Junior Member Username: Merlyn Post Number: 127 Registered: 8-2002 |
The Nordschleife, especially when you have the track on an exclusive basis for three days.  | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 773 Registered: 6-2002 |
US Highway 128, either East (into the Napa Valley) or West (all the way to Mendocino and the Pacific Coast.) one of the best drives on the planet. US 1 (PCH) up and down the coast a few hundred miles in either direction is pretty cool too. Lucas Valley Road is fun. So is the run between Larkspur and Indian Valley. Too many to count! There's a 2 mile "test course" a friend of mine and I use to torture-test our suspensions on a bumpy, and curvy road. Fun because I know it so well, and great to test car's behavior. Hey, those lines are just a sugestion! http://www.cartsys.com/fiero/movie/fiero-testcourse-RF.mov http://www.cartsys.com/fiero/movie/fiero-testcourse-RR.mov | ||
| Anthony Cheng (Acheng)
New member Username: Acheng Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2003 |
For pure terminal velocity, I like to nominate I-90, starting from the state of Minnisota to the Idaho/Montana border. An Autobahn in our very own back yard. | ||
| dave wilson (Dlwilson)
New member Username: Dlwilson Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2003 |
Glad to see my areas roads mentioned here. Any of you live around the ozarks? I am close to eureka springs, arkansas (it has been called "little switzerland") | ||
| Brad-Mo (007)
Junior Member Username: 007 Post Number: 77 Registered: 2-2003 |
US Alt 89A, Sedona AZ to Flagstaff AZ US 1 PCH, Dana Point CA to Newport Beach CA (not a great road for a spirited drive, but a good chance to see other F-Cars) US 60, Globe AZ to Show Low AZ US 6 to US 375 to US 93, Tonopah NV to Las Vegas (The extraterresterial loop, wide open desert!!) CA 330, San Bernardino to Big Bear CA (Rim of the World Drive) | ||
| rob guess (Beast)
Junior Member Username: Beast Post Number: 224 Registered: 5-2003 |
Tim; I think you are talking about US 180 from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. Rob | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 3359 Registered: 6-2001 |
Arizona. I forgot the highway name but it was on the way to the grand canyon via flagstaff i think. | ||
| Guillaume (Vancooper)
Junior Member Username: Vancooper Post Number: 100 Registered: 10-2002 |
-the road up to the Mount St Helens Windy ridge lookout point in Washington state -Pacific coast highway 1 from north of SF to Bodega Bay -All those little twisty roads in Northwestern Arkansas in the area of Hot Springs, Harrison and Branson, MO -Autostrada del Fiori (is that right) between Monaco and Genova | ||
| BB (Bb1)
New member Username: Bb1 Post Number: 7 Registered: 6-2003 |
Another good one in Washington State is the drive to Mt. Baker (which is an active volcano). The drive upto the top is filled with many switch backs (as you can see from one of the pictures) as well as lots of beautiful mountain scenery.    | ||
| BB (Bb1)
New member Username: Bb1 Post Number: 6 Registered: 6-2003 |
Chuckanut Drive in WA state. The corners are so numerious and tight with non-existant sholders that you feel like you're in a slot car.  | ||
| Waldo Aikema (Forzarossa)
New member Username: Forzarossa Post Number: 12 Registered: 7-2003 |
Love the roads nearby Maranello, Italie. Nice twisty roads in the mountains. Also the bigger highways in Germany are good fun (like to one going to the Brennerpas (Austria)... but I also loved some of the roads already mentioned here...like the ones going to Las Vegas...just drive and don't see anybody for hours :D (drove there with a rental Pontiac GrandAm 3.0...for me a nice car since they don't have them in The Netherlands | ||
| Chris (Ecsplosive)
Junior Member Username: Ecsplosive Post Number: 101 Registered: 7-2003 |
Andreas, Ross, and Rich, Your pics are amazing, I'd love it if you could send me some more at [email protected] being as I live in PA and don't find many views like that! C | ||
| rob guess (Beast)
Junior Member Username: Beast Post Number: 209 Registered: 5-2003 |
Patrick; Dont forget AZ 89 from yarnell to Presscott and 89a thru oak creek canyon Rob | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 1799 Registered: 12-2002 |
Mullholland Drive is amazing!! Especially fun in a Ferrari | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 555 Registered: 4-2003 |
The road up to torilla flats in Apache Junction Arizona... About 15 miles of twisties going up hill with sheer drops on the side in a maxima, saw people riding pedal bikes there and thought they were crazy. | ||
| rich stephens (Dino2400)
Member Username: Dino2400 Post Number: 539 Registered: 10-2001 |
There are many fine roads in California but I'm partial to Highway 1. The stretch between Hearst Castle and Monterey is hard to beat but I also like the stretch between Pacifica and Santa Cruz. The "devil's slide" road that goes around the Point in the background of this photo and on towards half moon bay is a road on which you want to be failry precise - lest you end up off the cliff and into the pacific, ha! At night it is quite fun.  | ||
| rob guess (Beast)
Junior Member Username: Beast Post Number: 206 Registered: 5-2003 |
a few of my personal favorites: US 82 Between Alamogordo NM and Elk NM NM 78 Between US 191 and US 180 AZ and NM US 60 thru the salt river canyon AZ NM 152 between Hillsboro and Kingston NM 165 Between Cedar Crest and the Sandia Crest If you feel like WRC driver take 165 to Placitas (dirt Road) US 160 between Pagosa Springs Co and Southfork (wolfcreek Pass) US 50 Over Monach Pass Co. CO 141 between Dove Creek and Whitewater Rob | ||
| Wade Nunez(FortuneMotors) (308nut)
Member Username: 308nut Post Number: 268 Registered: 7-2002 |
State Hwy 65 between Little Rock Ak. and Branson Mo. wow twisties and hills. Just loved them Wade www.fortunemotors.com www.308qvregister.com | ||
| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Intermediate Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 1276 Registered: 1-2002 |
SS13 autosrtada from genova to modena. | ||
| wayne skiles (Bad_tt)
New member Username: Bad_tt Post Number: 40 Registered: 8-2002 |
Phillip That should be...THE STRETCH OF ROAD LEAVING YOUR GARAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 381 Registered: 3-2002 |
I've driven most of the roads in Colorado... paved and unpaved... and love them dearly... Independence Pass from Twin Lakes to Aspen is just one of my many favorites. But they don't match the Road to Hana on Maui... early in the morning before there's too much traffic. The constant drive to push it on those addicitive twisties is constantly countered by the drive to slow down and take in the amazing scenery. I want to go back to Maui and make that drive every morning before breakfast! | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 818 Registered: 2-2003 |
I have to agree with Ryan on New Zealand. The North island has some incredible roads, though I didn't spend much time driving them. I was either lounging or partying in Island Bay or flying to Auckland to do the same... the roads from overhead were beckoning my name and I think I will retire there, travelling where there are good roads outside of NZ or keep So Cal as my base and do the same. Sunny | ||
| Dave Janes (Sparetireless)
Junior Member Username: Sparetireless Post Number: 151 Registered: 1-2003 |
Jay Ross nice shot! | ||
| philip (Fanatic1)
Member Username: Fanatic1 Post Number: 366 Registered: 2-2003 |
I don't have a picture, but I'd have to say the little stretch of road leading up to MY GARAGE!!! | ||
| Bryan Phillips (Bryanp)
Junior Member Username: Bryanp Post Number: 155 Registered: 8-2002 |
New Mexico - Santa Fe to Taos - state highway 84 to 285 to 64. good straights, twisties and views | ||
| Jay P. Ross (Eilig)
Junior Member Username: Eilig Post Number: 240 Registered: 8-2001 |
Here's a shot parked along the roadside of Grimsel Pass in Switzerland, looking toward the back side of Furka Pass (i.e. you can see the road carved into the side of the mountain, with lots of switchbacks). You should hear the sound of the Modena's engine echo through the canyon! The sites and sounds are breathtaking!  | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 995 Registered: 5-2002 |
Nice Shots.. | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 972 Registered: 12-2001 |
highway 64 from St. Louis, MO to Lexington, KY. The turnpike from Charleston, WV to Bluefield. Highway 14 from Fort Collins, CO to Walden. Highway 550 from Durango, CO to Montrose. | ||
| Pat Pasqualini (Enzo)
Member Username: Enzo Post Number: 885 Registered: 2-2002 |
Ryan, You are right about New Zealand. I was on the south island a couple of years ago and the alps were fantastic! | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 1913 Registered: 10-2002 |
Brilliant thread btw. I'll print this out and will put it into my travel file for future trip planning. Some road magazines have similar articles once in a while (I remember one with Ben Affleck driving a 355 ? on the East Coast) and they're always a good source for fun. | ||
| wayne skiles (Bad_tt)
New member Username: Bad_tt Post Number: 38 Registered: 8-2002 |
The BEST section is where the speed limit is only determined by safety equipment on board and some high speed experience....SILVERSTATE..Hgwy 318 about 90 miles of it. Too bad only 1,2 or maybe 3 F cars are there out of 200 entrants! | ||
| Ryan Alexander (Ryalex)
New member Username: Ryalex Post Number: 39 Registered: 8-2003 |
Oh, I forgot to mention New Zealand. All of it. I swear there's no road going for more than 100 yards without a twist or turn. Beautiful green mountains/hills on the North island, Alps and plains on the south. Go the the Bay of Islands, Coromandel, and the alps if you go. Drive anywhere! | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 94 Registered: 5-2003 |
andreas, but only after driving, i know where one gets the real "juicy" ones ;-) trevi | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 93 Registered: 5-2003 |
jay, the first version of the tremola was built in 1826, the actual version was built before WW II trevi | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 1910 Registered: 10-2002 |
Trevi, we gotta hook up next time I'm coming 'home'. Nice Mondial. Need some Zuger Kirschtorte... | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 92 Registered: 5-2003 |
andreas, i'm swiss by birth and italian by temperament and desire ;-) trevi | ||
| Jay P. Ross (Eilig)
Junior Member Username: Eilig Post Number: 238 Registered: 8-2001 |
Hey Trevi! You're right, that "tremola" old highway that winds through St. Gotthard is really cool. It's amazing how well the old granite cobblestones have held up over the years. I especially like how the road line-markers were designated using slightly different color of granite. So cool. Do you happen to know how old this section of road might be? I've often wondered when it was built.... | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 1909 Registered: 10-2002 |
The lonely desert roads around Las Vegas:    Doesn't matter, that the Ferrari is 'only' a rental. No cops, that's what matters. | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 91 Registered: 5-2003 |
jay, what the hell i'm telling you, you already know everything ;-) trevi | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 1908 Registered: 10-2002 |
Trevi, that used to be my car. I'm Swiss by birth, American by choice. My beloved CRX before I left for the States. Luckily my current car is red too... | ||
| Jay P. Ross (Eilig)
Junior Member Username: Eilig Post Number: 237 Registered: 8-2001 |
Furka Pass and Grimsel Pass in Switzerland ain't bad either:   | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 90 Registered: 5-2003 |
andreas what are you doing in car with a "z�rcher" license plate? trevi | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 2399 Registered: 7-2001 |
Tennessee Pass:  | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 2398 Registered: 7-2001 |
Both in Colorado. Tennessee Pass, and Highway 165, South of Pueblo about 30 miles from I-25 to McKenzie Junction, then back down 96 through Hardscrabble canyon. Ran both roads in the Ferrari. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 5772 Registered: 8-2002 |
The Northern State Parkway West and then coming back East, all the way to the end; the LIE late, late at night; the Southern State Parkway deep west... All late at night when no one's around... Sweet Briar road lasts about 10 minutes but is a sure thrill for any Ferrari owner; night time only, though... Anyone one near the Suffolk/Nassau border might know what i'm talking about... If not, just ask and i'll tell you where it is... It's residential, though, so it's only good for a late-at-night thrill... Really dark, very twisty... Suicide Hill was fun on my brother's mountain bike when i was a kid... | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1457 Registered: 8-2001 |
This one's pretty good. Highway 20 in Washington state. Didn't get a shot of the twisties as I was too busy driving the 360.  | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 1907 Registered: 10-2002 |
Swiss Alps and Rio coast line:   Neither sadly in a F car, but still good fun. | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 89 Registered: 5-2003 |
i forgot to mention the "tremola", the very old paving stone road down on the southern side of st. gotthard-pass in switzerland. but watch out, sometimes there are paving stones lying around. trevi | ||
| Ryan Alexander (Ryalex)
New member Username: Ryalex Post Number: 37 Registered: 8-2003 |
-I just did the Gotthard pass in Switzerland (towards Italy) a few weeks ago (the tunnel was under repair). Very fun, wish I had a better car than my friend's Peugeot... - the road along the water that goes from San Remo, Italy to Monaco - I miss Kamehameha ("Kam") highway on Oahu (just moved from the windward side a few mos ago after 4 years there - ever been to the Polynesian Cultural Center? That town is where I lived; that little college is my undergrad) -the main drag in Maranello, passing the factory, Fiorano, and two mean, rumbling Enzos on their pre-delivery break-in runs. -currently reading the AAA guide trying to find some good New England drives for Fall leaf change... | ||
| Jay P. Ross (Eilig)
Junior Member Username: Eilig Post Number: 236 Registered: 8-2001 |
Here is a sample of Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse:  | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Advanced Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 2657 Registered: 1-2002 |
A tie between the road from Silverton/Ouray (Colorado) & Durango (ironically, I think it is route 550, IIRC), and route 7 between Hot Springs & Harrison, Arkansas. | ||
| Jay P. Ross (Eilig)
Junior Member Username: Eilig Post Number: 235 Registered: 8-2001 |
Definitely the Austrian Grossglockner HochAlpenstrasse. Smooth as silk, plenty of curves and switchbacks, and high Alpine scenery. Plus, since it's a pretty expensive toll road, there's not much traffic to impede the fun. Hit it during off-peak tourist season for maximum enjoyment. Oh yes, and be driving a 360! | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 1903 Registered: 10-2002 |
- Swiss Alps (Spluegenpass e.g. as Trevi said) - German Autobahn, especially in the North (Friesland), where there is little traffic and regulations - Coast line along Rio de Janeiro and its beaches - Lake Shore Drive in Chicago | ||
| Michael C. James (Mjames)
Junior Member Username: Mjames Post Number: 93 Registered: 6-2003 |
Pacific Coast Highway, Rodeo Drive (for exotic-car watching) and the road to Hana on Maui, or the road to the summit of Mt. Haleacala on Maui. | ||
| Steve Smith (Steve308)
Junior Member Username: Steve308 Post Number: 84 Registered: 2-2002 |
Chris - Definitely agree with your two: And if you haven't already, nip up the M6 and try the road from Penrith to Alston and on to Haydon Bridge. It's been voted one of the 10 best drives in the World... | ||
| Lee Hamner (Tennlee)
Junior Member Username: Tennlee Post Number: 178 Registered: 2-2002 |
"Deal's Gap" aka the Dragon. 318 turns in 11 miles, over a mountain through a national forest. The only strip of public road I know of that has two websites dedicated to it: Tail of the Dragon website Deal's Gap website | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 87 Registered: 5-2003 |
many different roads in the alps (Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria). the narrowest and twistiest one i made was "spl�gen-pass", there is one turn on the italian side, which I really could not make in once, despite of using the full width of the road. also very beautiful roads are in the black forest, germany. and sometimes, german highways without speed limits and low traffic such as A81 or A7. trevi | ||
| Chris Seeley (Chrisdataclinic)
New member Username: Chrisdataclinic Post Number: 15 Registered: 2-2003 |
UK - Here in the UK - the best roads I've driven are (a) the road from Betsw-y-coed to Bangor - very straight for half of it and then very twisty (b) A57 Snake Pass. These are all based in NW England as that's where I live. | ||
| nickm........ (Nickm)
Member Username: Nickm Post Number: 264 Registered: 8-2001 |
The road to Hana, Maui. 50+ miles of constant, and seriously twisted road. | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 817 Registered: 2-2003 |
The 2 can be fun as well, Deer Creek Canyon off PCH, Stunt Road (almost ran this tonight again), Solvang and back roads to Ojai and Filmore. The first and last are definitely long, the other two not so much, Stunt Road being the shortest. | ||
| Dave Janes (Sparetireless)
Junior Member Username: Sparetireless Post Number: 150 Registered: 1-2003 |
Mine are the entrance to Yosemite Park, Mulholland drive in the hills above LA, Ortega Hwy in Orange County and Angeles Crest Hwy crossing over the Sierra Madre Mountains above LA>, (all roads around So. Cal.) I would appreciate knowing your favorite sections in your area. (The ring around Munich is also fun but I only had a BMW 325 rental at the time, still fun.) I want to set up a "parade" with the local authorities and I am looking for a fun area. |