Your favorite bit of road near your house for your 718?
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it could be worse you could be in a 997 GT3 ... the clutch on that was SO heavy you'd be able to kickstart a Bradley Fighting Vehicle and you'd walk around in clockwise circles with an enormous left leg "calf" muscle.
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You guys are lucky. Not even the tracks around here are decent. Tales some driving to find any modest elevation or decent bends. I lived in the Durhole-NC area and at least the drives there were decent.
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Not exactly near my house but the trip to my Son’s former college starting in Albany through Adirondack Park up to Canton, NY, just shy of the Canadian Border. Fantastic windy driving roads through forests, along lakes, and farmland with next to no police presence.
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I drove the Cherohala Skyway when I recently bought my Spyder out of the Knoxville area. Started with it in the morning followed by the Dragon. I enjoyed the Spyder much more on the Cherohala than I did on the Dragon since it had runway to use more of the power & much less crowded. Stopped for lunch at the Tapoco Tavern between the two which was a great spot along the river. I’d also do the Foothills Parkway if you’re in the area.
I live in Dallas and the roads out here are not remotely as fun!
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Funnily enough, this popped up on a BAT auction yesterday and is my favorite stretch of road in Austin. There are some other great roads out of town, but this is close in. In the 27 years I've lived here, I've driven it many hundreds of times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu6128phjWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu6128phjWY
#24
Wolf creek pass UT, is my favorite local road. Todd and Paul our fellow daily triple zealots film a bunch of drives for everyday driver YouTube channel on wolf creek pass It’s legit fun. Flows well. So many great and empty roads in Utah. Blissful driving, our neighboring states are great too.
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These are all great. Theres also Mines Rd and whatever road leads up to the observatory.
The main downside of NorCal however is that as good as some of these roads are, they are also susceptible to traffic and therefor are not ideal to drive at all hours or just on a whim which sucks. Early morning is usually the best for weekends or mid-day during a work day. Other than those the traffic sucks so much in the Bay Area that its hard to enjoy the car just around town which is a shame.
The main downside of NorCal however is that as good as some of these roads are, they are also susceptible to traffic and therefor are not ideal to drive at all hours or just on a whim which sucks. Early morning is usually the best for weekends or mid-day during a work day. Other than those the traffic sucks so much in the Bay Area that its hard to enjoy the car just around town which is a shame.
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To get to the Cherohala from the bottom of the Dragon on the NC side, take Hwy 129 south about 16 miles to Hwy 143, which turns into the Skyway after about 10 miles or so. Those first 10 miles are slow w houses & businesses, but once you hit the Skyway its driving heaven!
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Completely jealous of you guys with great roads near home. I'm in Dallas and there's nothing here but pothole filled straight roads laid out like a sheet of graph paper.
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I have a couple good country roads near me but Hocking Hills (southern Ohio) is only about 45 minutes away, rt 180, 678, 375, triple nickel, etc. down there are all a ton of fun with great scenery.
Today's loop was a lengthy one
Today's loop was a lengthy one
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