Great place to drive new Ferrari in Arkansas?

Arkansas Rt 7 is a really good driving road, especially the part near me from Hot Springs Village north to Ola. There was a big thread with Arkansas in the title a few months ago that might give you some ideas.

 

Second what Dale mentioned. Highway 7, any part south of Harrison, is fantastic driving. I did the shot from Russleville to Harrison on a Sunday morning once and it was the best (bar none) drive I've ever had.

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Like the drive to Eureka Springs AR.Nice twisty roads.

 

Leblanc727, what a great idea!!!! Congratulations on the new car. I believe we met when you were down looking at your car 2 weeks ago. It is an incredible 430. I really understand your pride in getting this car. The roads in this area are unbelievable. I think 5 of the top 10 roads to drive on in the US are in this area. If you are interested, I can get you the detailed directions we had for the Cresent Classic from this fall. This is a full long weekend of intense driving. I would love to come down and join you for a day. Would be a lot of fun to get your car and the SV/GT on the Pig Trail together. This particular road is a must - unbelievable. Send me an email ( slm@hvc-pc.com ) if I can be of any help.

Congratulations,

Steve

 

Mount Magazine is very scenic. I don't remember much about 309 for the driving experience.

If you do drive down Rt 7 be sure to make a slight detour on 154 and see Petit Jean park, especially the scenic overlook. I visited the overlook for the first time today and was blown away. The weather was good enough to go topless in my C6. Another nice stopping point on Rt 7 is Nimrod dam. You can walk out on top of the dam and if you're lucky you'll see the bald eagle that's been hanging around for the past month or so. Very pretty country in the Ouachita National Forest and Rt 7 iin that area is a fabulous road in a high performance car. I might try to post some pics this week if the weather is nice.

 

I posted about 20 pictures of a drive up Arkansas Rt7 on the Corvette forum. I tried putting them here but it won't let me post links to the hosting site. Here's the link if you want to see them.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1296899&page=1&pp=20

 

Super congrats on your over-the top choice of Fcars! Have lived in Arkansas most of my life and have driven my Alfa Romeos a lot during the fall months in Eureka Springs on HWY 62 and down 23 through Huntsville.Continue down 23 to I-40 and go east to Altus and tour Post and Weidehker wineries.Good Irish pub in the tiny town of Altus called Kelts.Guiness on tap.Try the bangers and mash or anything with the Hunter Sauce.Hotels are so-so in Russellville-Holiday Inn etc.You will then be able to get on Hwy 7 at Russellville and cruise north.Nice Loop.You will really like Eureka Springs,turn of the century everything.Some shops are closed for winter.Eat Italian at Ermelios.Get the spaghetti witht he Italian sausage.Get the baked garlic cloves and Focaccia.I'm shopping for my first F-car; a Mondial Coupe.Until then I hope I get a glimpse of your new Ferrari! Good luck.

 

I live in Fayetteville (NW). The drive from Huntsville on 23 South to I-40 is great! I've driven it my entire life.

Feel free to msg me for anything.

 

7 is a great road...... the first bit after Hot Springs Village isn't great but up towards Lake Nimrod and Ola is great with a lot of curves though it's not a super tight twisty. Except for a couple of the tight turns I run between 70 and 130 the whole way. The picture is ~15 miles north on 7 to Lake Nimrod.
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I drove it again today up to Ola with the top off. Very pleasant since it was 75. There are a few turns marked 25mph and 1 marked 20 but most are marked at 40 or above. Normally you can corner substantially quicker of course but I find the limiting factor isn't traction but forward vision. I don't like charging into a blind corner flat out. Sometimes the locals stray over the centerline. It's a neat road. Enjoyable driving slow for the scenery and thrilling driving fast. I haven't seen any bald eagles at Nimrod lately so I guess they've migrated to wherever they go in the spring.

So far I've chickened out at 120 in the straight sections.

Last week I drove the northern section of 7 from Harrison to Russellville. It is actually more scenic than the Nimrod area but overall not as good of a driving experience. I also tried Rt 23 from I-40 north toward Eureka Springs. It is much tighter and enclosed by the tree canopy. I liked the road but I didn't care for Eureka Springs.