10-30-2010, 09:56 PM
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The Best Road.........In The World ah I mean United States
So I got this idea when I was reading about the TOD and the roads around Eureka Springs and the one in NC I believe called the Twisted Pickle. Where really is the best road in the US for spirited driving. I think that there should be some things that need to be tied to it to make it rule supreme. Like...
1. It just has to be a really good road. As in new or pristine blacktop. No holes or dips (that will take out oilpans) or cracked sections that you feel in your teeth as you drive over at speed.
2. It has to be "Drop Dead Gorgeous" After all this is the best road in the US. So when you drive this road anytime you drive this road you can't help but say this is just so beautiful.
3. It has to have times when there is no traffic. It does not matter if it is early in the morning or late on a Sunday evening. It does not matter how heavy the traffic is when there is traffic. It just needs times when you can be left alone with it.
4. And it has to have a good turnaround or stopping point. Someplace where 5-10 cars can pull off get something cold to drink and sit around and talk about the drive and the fun of heading back.
Also please make it possible for fellow enthusiasts to find it.
What we are looking for is something like this..."The Pig Trail" highway 23 in AR south of Eureka Springs.
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Last edited by yelojkt; 10-30-2010 at 10:31 PM.
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10-30-2010, 10:08 PM
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I would say the PCH and many of its tributaries and carmel valley road. both of which are in california much to every car enthusiasts chagrin. 
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10-30-2010, 11:53 PM
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I have no suggestions because I live in Florida. 
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10-31-2010, 02:11 AM
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Upstate NY doesn't have a million pluses but one it does have is great country roads through wooded hilly sweepers only fifteen minutes away. The 73 or so days each year you get to enjoy them are great...
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10-31-2010, 04:51 AM
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The finger Lake Are of Upstate NY didn't attract the road racers to Watkins Glen for no real reason.
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10-31-2010, 05:45 AM
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Maui has some of the best roads I've driven on. Upcountry area going out to Ulupalakua and in particular Crater Road going to to volcano. Excellent twisty road and very steep at times. An aerial view shows a ribbon like road laid alng the mountain slope and rewarded with a breathtaking sight at the summit. Going around the West side is great too but the blacktop gets neglected years at a time.
It goes without saying that the views are fantastic wherever you are on the island.
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10-31-2010, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Highlow
I have no suggestions because I live in Florida. |
This made me laugh out loud. I'm sorry.
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2000 New Beetle / in search of 03 986S triple black
Caractere kit seam sealed, Caractere rear wing, 1 3/4" drop on coilovers, 235/40/18 Kuhmo XS on 18x8 Millie Miglia Spider II's, H2sport spindles, H&R front Sway bar, O-bar rear torsion, VF Eng. motor mounts, G60 12# flywheel, Nuespeed P-flow intake, Forge DV, Samco IP, Custom K04 turbo and Upsolute chip, 4 bar fpr, TT 2 1/2" SS DP, 2 1/2" custom stainless exhaust no muffler, Peleguin LSD, B&M SS, Momo 14" wheel, R32 steering rack.
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10-31-2010, 03:09 PM
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This isn't so much a specific road but an area. I was coming back from south Jersey a few weeks ago (leaves just starting to turn), heading towards NE Ohio. Sometimes I take I80, sometimes the Pennsy Turnpike (I76). This time I took the pike as far as Harrisburg, but then got off and took back roads.
Went through Wertzville, PA (Mapquest it), then headed west on 944, then went NW on 850. Eventually (at Alinda), got on 74, then 75, again (generally) heading north and west (but occasionally not). Somewhere along the way I got totally lost, consulting with the GPS and Pennsy map, eventually getting onto I80 to continue the trip home.
BEAUTIFUL, pastoral farmland mixed with gorgeous woodsy areas, nice curvy country roads that had, almost without exception, what looked like nearly new asphalt. If you're trying to get from the Harrisburg area up towards State College, there are some beautiful back roads. I don't even think you need to take the specific routes I mentioned...I'm betting it's pretty much all scenic. 
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10-31-2010, 04:41 PM
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HWY 1 where it turns inland and meets up with 101 at the redwood forest. I traversed that section at about 8:30 at night which was still light out in July. I tore it up and only passed 1 car in 30 miles. I was on the bike not the Boxster, but you just can't loose.
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11-09-2010, 11:31 AM
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Washington HWY 20 is an amazing drive. Avoid the weekends and you'll have big stretches of the road to yourself. Alpine scenery, beautiful lakes, and a great zing-zag up'ndown drive.
Closed in winter due to elevation and local snowfall, so plan a summer or early fall trip and you won't be dissapointed !
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11-09-2010, 01:01 PM
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The best Boxster road is the one I'm driving at the time. 
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