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  • B
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    Gran Turismo 6 will have something really amazing.

    http://www.gtplanet.net/gt6-course-maker-gps-data/

    A mobile app which you can log elevation and position as you drive your own car either on a local track that isnt in the game, or your favorite road, you can then upload it to the game and drive it. 

    What are some of your favorite roads/drives either here in WI or other places you have driven?

    I am certainly looking forward to making a trip back home to hit up some canyon drives with this app.

    I grew up at the base of the mountains and was able to enjoy some incredible canyon drives. One of my favorite spots is the S-curve in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT 

    https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d2515!2d-111.7248824!3d40.6341432!2m1!1e3&fid=7

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    I still have yet to drive through the Kettle Moraine. 

    My favorite drive here in WI so far is on the backroads around Devils Lake. They aren't particularly technical corners, but you do get some elevation change, they are nicely paved, have little traffic, generous speed limits, and you get some surprisingly steep bank angles on some of the corners which allow you to feel some g's in pretty much any car you are driving.

    https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d59189!2d-89.6762165!3d43.4130796!2m1!1e3&fid=7

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    • EarlE
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      Earl
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      The kettle moraine is wonderful besides a slew of terribly weather beaten roads

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      • KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRolls
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        US-129 (Tail of the Dragon)

        318 curves in 11 miles.

        Most fun I've ever had on a supermoto

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        • teatoe993T
          teatoe993T
          teatoe993
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          If one ever gets to visit Maui, the Hana Highway is a must. 68 miles, over 600 curves on a 1.5 lane road through the rainforest. By far the most intense public road I've ever driven. Driving it in a rented Focus made me carsick. It puts the best stretches of the PCH to shame. And once you get to Hana, continue on the southwest coastal road (Hwy 330 & 31) to make a full circle for an even more intense experience as the tarmac disappears and you wish you were in a full rally car or a Jeep.

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          • Ryan...R
            Ryan...R
            Ryan...
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            snap (*_*) said:

            My favorite drive here in WI so far is on the backroads around Devils Lake. They aren't particularly technical corners, but you do get some elevation change, they are nicely paved, have little traffic, generous speed limits, and you get some surprisingly steep bank angles on some of the corners which allow you to feel some g's in pretty much any car you are driving.

            +1 for Devil's Lake area. There are some roads about 35 minutes southwest of Madison, near the snowboarding hill Tyrol Basin, that are pretty nice. Roads arent in perfect condition, but lots of elevation and blind corners. Haven't hit any traffic the 5 times I brought the bike down there, but gravel can be an issue from the trucks and tractors.

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            • Ryan...R
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              Ryan...
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              teatoe993 said:

              If one ever gets to visit Maui, the Hana Highway is a must. 68 miles, over 600 curves on a 1.5 lane road through the rainforest. By far the most intense public road I've ever driven. Driving it in a rented Focus made me carsick. It puts the best stretches of the PCH to shame. And once you get to Hana, continue on the southwest coastal road (Hwy 330 & 31) to make a full circle for an even more intense experience as the tarmac disappears and you wish you were in a full rally car or a Jeep.

              That sounds incredible, especially the last line!

              2021 Gladiator Willys -- 6 speed manual, 33" Falken AT, 3/4" level

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              • I love my E39I
                I love my E39I
                I love my E39
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                Hwy 12 from sauk to middleton downhill at night.

                -Because Racecar-

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                • NarcosisN
                  NarcosisN
                  Narcosis
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                  teatoe993 said:

                  If one ever gets to visit Maui, the Hana Highway is a must. 68 miles, over 600 curves on a 1.5 lane road through the rainforest. By far the most intense public road I've ever driven. Driving it in a rented Focus made me carsick. It puts the best stretches of the PCH to shame. And once you get to Hana, continue on the southwest coastal road (Hwy 330 & 31) to make a full circle for an even more intense experience as the tarmac disappears and you wish you were in a full rally car or a Jeep.

                  This was the absolute worst road I'd ever driven.

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                  • straight6pwrS
                    straight6pwrS
                    straight6pwr
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                    thats really sweet for gran turismo.  my favorite roads around here are definitely west of madison, twisty and not much traffic. 

                    most fun road i've driven on was in Colorado. it was a mix of curves with some wide open stretches along the colorado river that you could blast because you could see 1/2 mile ahead there were no cars. at the end it was gravel so you could do some sliding. 

                    https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-6+E%2FColorado+River+Rd&daddr=Sweetwater+Rd&hl=en&ll=39.715902,-107.050781&spn=0.186712,0.363579&sll=39.789215,-107.145624&sspn=0.046628,0.090895&geocode=FRz-XAId7U2e-Q%3BFaFIXwIddeuc-Q&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=14&t=m&z=12

                    i drove the e30 out there so I couldnt have had a better car for it either.

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                    • YoungCRY
                      YoungCRY
                      YoungCR
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                      Yup anywhere west/northwest of Madison. Especially taking the back roads out to Spring Green. Can't wait to get back in the car and blast around those hills.

                      Chris Young
                      BMWCCA #458972
                      1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                      • The Full BananaT
                        The Full BananaT
                        The Full Banana
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                        CYoung said:

                        Yup anywhere west/northwest of Madison. Especially taking the back roads out to Spring Green. Can't wait to get back in the car and blast around those hills.

                        This. There are some truly fantastic roads out there...

                        Tom - I have a few BMWs, an overworked Volvo 242, and now a YouTube channel called Drive, Revive, Tinker

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                        • jc43089J
                          jc43089J
                          jc43089
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                          CYoung said:

                          Yup anywhere west/northwest of Madison. Especially taking the back roads out to Spring Green. Can't wait to get back in the car and blast around those hills.

                           I second this, HWY 60 between Sauk City and Spring green is great.

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                          • B
                            B
                            B C
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                            Yes, that is a road I would like to go down again.

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                            • YoungCRY
                              YoungCRY
                              YoungCR
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                              Snap ( I ❤ M50) said:

                              Yes, that is a road I would like to go down again. 

                              It's been my plan for the next big Madison meet, maybe this is what we could do in the spring!

                              Chris Young
                              BMWCCA #458972
                              1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                              • B
                                B
                                B C
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                                Ive always thought a picnic at Devils lake would be awesome but its not worth the park fee just to hang out for an hour or so. 

                                Post up a map/link of the route you are thinking of and see if my favorite  bits are included. I would definitely be in on a nice drive out there

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                                • YoungCRY
                                  YoungCRY
                                  YoungCR
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                                  We should start documenting our favorite routes. I added in the county park as a starting point for a proposed meet. Once in Spring Green one could easily get lost in all the surrounding hills :D

                                  https://maps.google.com/maps?q=middleton+wis&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x8807a8df85a11de7:0x6a171d18f2442768,Middleton,+WI&gl=us&ei=Et6bUqmCH8flsATvvYGwAg&ved=0CKoBELYD

                                  Chris Young
                                  BMWCCA #458972
                                  1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                  • mkoeppM
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                                    mkoepp
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                                    Facebook BMW driving map. I used it a few times and really cool. The more people to get involved the better

                                    See if this works right....

                                    https://apps.facebook.com/theultimatedrive/?code=AQDDSkS0KolzFK11ljSDGhncqPy5kipM07I-iw3RkYI98g3EWUGuzzzvd8oOZ_dOFK3SaABB5kwId9_u3kqM6Dig2x4tEaBKxUqsEtP9Wks8AF_IEBS7qsyjQ4mhgOWtXA31hFn1c5QAX03C1HJOVXvXqrW8F_0r7-rKSj4iek2mrW3TgUjheuFDe98fyyfPS3Tz9COtfeIQwutC0KMCwgi2VoULcg3BefcldMHqKpvKUEkVy2WtDYXTNGcTW-9ta0eUPz72Ifni6gIkNg3JWBdZN-GCWIict9_bY_TvRTFzkw8h9Zi3p1qAmeAy9ztRkjg#_=_

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                                    • YoungCRY
                                      YoungCRY
                                      YoungCR
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                                      mkoepp said:

                                      Facebook BMW driving map. I used it a few times and really cool. The more people to get involved the better

                                      See if this works right....

                                      https://apps.facebook.com/theultimatedrive/?code=AQDDSkS0KolzFK11ljSDGhncqPy5kipM07I-iw3RkYI98g3EWUGuzzzvd8oOZ_dOFK3SaABB5kwId9_u3kqM6Dig2x4tEaBKxUqsEtP9Wks8AF_IEBS7qsyjQ4mhgOWtXA31hFn1c5QAX03C1HJOVXvXqrW8F_0r7-rKSj4iek2mrW3TgUjheuFDe98fyyfPS3Tz9COtfeIQwutC0KMCwgi2VoULcg3BefcldMHqKpvKUEkVy2WtDYXTNGcTW-9ta0eUPz72Ifni6gIkNg3JWBdZN-GCWIict9_bY_TvRTFzkw8h9Zi3p1qAmeAy9ztRkjg#_=_

                                      Just downloaded the app for my phone, this is awesome!

                                      Chris Young
                                      BMWCCA #458972
                                      1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                      • RamRod E28R
                                        RamRod E28R
                                        RamRod E28
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                                        Sneed creek road off 23 going into spring green amazing road watch out for the fresh pea gravel bit but a blast to drive and no traffic

                                        1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!

                                        1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?

                                        1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)

                                        1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)

                                        1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)

                                        1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)

                                        2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)

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                                        • RamRod E28R
                                          RamRod E28R
                                          RamRod E28
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                                          I was a speedee driver for the spring green sauk prairie merrimac plain and lodi areas I know some killer roads around there I smell a meet brewing?

                                          1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!

                                          1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?

                                          1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)

                                          1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)

                                          1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)

                                          1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)

                                          2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)

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