Favorite roads/favorite drives
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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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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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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!
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Hwy 12 from sauk to middleton downhill at night.
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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.
This was the absolute worst road I'd ever driven.
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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.
i drove the e30 out there so I couldnt have had a better car for it either.
Dan
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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.
This. There are some truly fantastic roads out there...
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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.
I second this, HWY 60 between Sauk City and Spring green is great.
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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!
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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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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
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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....
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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....
Just downloaded the app for my phone, this is awesome!
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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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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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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?
You betcha Mike! Just gotta wait until this white stuff melts and the pavement is dry.
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Just gotta wait until this white stuff melts and the pavement is dry.
but why
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For once I agree with kaiser rolls why wait? Let's get some studded tires and ice race that shit!
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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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