I was going through my DVR and happened upon a new episode of Top Gear. The hosts took a Porsche GT3 RS, Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and an Aston Martin Vantage N24; in search of the best driving roads in Europe.
This was a great episode. Aside from two breaks to detail a Monster Golf GTI with 640+ HP (short wheel base and too much HP = crappy handling car) and Helen Mirren... the whole episode was scene after scene of them driving the best roads in the Alps, northern Italy.
They drove through the following:
"Col De Turini
32 km rally stage starting from Sospel to La Bollène. It is the highest point in the stage standing at 1607 metres. This stretch of road is one of the most difficult and dangerous but also exciting stages in the WRC.
San Bernardino Pass
High mountain pass at an elevation of 2065 meters in the Swiss Alps connecting the towns of Hinterrhein and Misox.
Davos to Stelvio via Bormio
At 2757 meters it is the second highest paved mountain road in the alps. Regarded by the motorists as one of the most challenging roads in the world, it has 60 hairpins with 48 of them on the northern / eastern ramp. With the roads narrower on the northern side and the hairpins ridiculously tight, this is the toughest part. Roads are very steep on this side of the pass and the ascent is even more tougher with almost zero visibility to oncoming vehicles."
The only experience I had in Europe was driving along the Almalfi Coast of Italy in a rented Fiat.... beautiful roads along the coastline but all the traffic including the suicidal bus drivers made the experience memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Sooo.... what are some of the best driving roads you have been on? I have moved to the Chicago area just recently and I cannot find a single stretch of blacktop that is remotely exciting to drive.
I guess it is the crappy weather but I cannot help but daydream about taking the Porsche out for a long drive.
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