Summer Roadtrip to "Davos to Stelvio" and Nürburgring Nordschleife

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 8:37 PM

I'm planning to take this course in July. It's approximately 3000 kms and it would include two of the greatest pieces of tarmac in the world. The road from Davos to Stelvio and the Nordschleife.

Now i'm posting this, because i'd like more than myself to go. A week long trip like this would be up ANY petrolhead's alley and it doesn't matter if there are no GT3 RS's or Superleggeras. I'm even thinking of designing special decals for all the attending vehicles. Walkie Talkies would be a must, and so would plenty of petrol, hehehe.

So, there's plenty of time (and the details of the course are negotiable (apart from the ring and davos to stelvio), to make them shorter or more accessible for certain people to join. It would of course be utterly stupid for for intance myself to travel all the way to the Ring, if that's where the starting point would be, etc...

http://files.73634.com/summer_roadtrip.jpg

MXM · October 15th, 2007, 8:39 PM

What's so good in Paris?

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 8:43 PM

I dunno, just a suggestion. That's one of those things i would be willing to forego. Nothing wrong with just going north to the Ring from Davos.

Adunaphel · October 15th, 2007, 9:00 PM

Ring i can manage. The rest, well my kid will be around 2 months old by then, you guess images/smilies/tongue.gif

Speedtouch · October 15th, 2007, 9:24 PM

Perhaps visit the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart if you missed out Paris. Amazing load of cars set over a seven floor building...

Also, when you are in Liechtenstein, don't worry about trying to find the round-about the TG boys went round, and the car park they used. Worry about missing them. That country is smaller than you think. (The car park they were in was next to the Bus station) images/smilies/lol.gif

M3lover · October 15th, 2007, 9:42 PM

Great idea!

Why not go a bit further south after Stelvio to Modena with Ferrari, Masserati Lamborghini and Pagani in the area?

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 10:02 PM

Ooh, yeah, loving the ideas! This is the updated route: Approximately 2550 km:

http://files.73634.com/summer_roadtrip_2.jpg

Donington · October 15th, 2007, 10:12 PM

If I wasn't worried about driving a RHD car on my own abroad I'd be up for this!

Don't have enough dough to just go and hire something for a very long trip too. Erm, maybe I could buy a rusty old Renault 4 off a farmer in Calais and join up!

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 10:16 PM

You could hitch a train ride and join someone else, i'm sure there'll be room!

Alok · October 15th, 2007, 10:16 PM

Ice, for all the Photoshop joy you have given me, since you might be passing via Karlsruhe, I offer to cook something Indian if you drop by images/smilies/smile.gif

A mini finalgear dinner anybody?

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 10:29 PM

OOOH!!! How hot can you make it? >:D

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 10:32 PM

Also: the GF wants to go to Venice and Gardaland!

IceBone · October 16th, 2007, 1:53 AM

I added the San Bernardino pass. Total distance now 2800 kms-ish (cause google maps can't calculate through Slovenia).

http://files.73634.com/summer_roadtrip_3.jpg

hooray for tripple posts!

pfrocker · October 16th, 2007, 5:17 AM

No Monaco?

IceBone · October 16th, 2007, 1:47 PM

That's a bit far off for me :/

EDIT:

http://files.73634.com/summer_roadtrip_4.jpg

3200 km-ish including Col de Turini.

un-dee · October 16th, 2007, 6:55 PM

Looks like a really neat idea. But avoid the A3 from Würzburg to Frankfurt at all costs, its one big traffic jam since they are rebuilding it completely atm. Can easily cost you several hours.

M3lover · October 16th, 2007, 10:01 PM

^Hmm, maybe go by Ingolstadt with the Audi factory then?

IceBone · October 16th, 2007, 10:34 PM

Not a huge detour, but seeing as this would be a multi start/end trip, we wouldn't be able to visit that together. For instance, some people in Germany would meet at the ring, or not even that, drive down to the audi museum, continue to slovenia, i'd join (and possibly others as wel), we'd go to italy, then up to switzerland, and the ring, after the ring, germans go home wherever it is, and then i go home, stopping by the audi museum.

If we all met up at the ring and then did a circle, it'd be too much in fuel and quite tiring for some of us.

No Boss · October 16th, 2007, 11:49 PM

Since you guys are detouring so much, could one of you loop by Pennsylvania and pick me up?... BlaRo's only two hours north of me so maybe we could make it a two-fer.

IceBone · October 16th, 2007, 11:54 PM

It's planning, not detouring. images/smilies/tongue.gif

October 15th, 2007, 8:37 PM	#1
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	Summer Roadtrip to "Davos to Stelvio" and Nürburgring Nordschleife I'm planning to take this course in July. It's approximately 3000 kms and it would include two of the greatest pieces of tarmac in the world. The road from Davos to Stelvio and the Nordschleife. Now i'm posting this, because i'd like more than myself to go. A week long trip like this would be up ANY petrolhead's alley and it doesn't matter if there are no GT3 RS's or Superleggeras. I'm even thinking of designing special decals for all the attending vehicles. Walkie Talkies would be a must, and so would plenty of petrol, hehehe. So, there's plenty of time (and the details of the course are negotiable (apart from the ring and davos to stelvio), to make them shorter or more accessible for certain people to join. It would of course be utterly stupid for for intance myself to travel all the way to the Ring, if that's where the starting point would be, etc... __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Last edited by IceBone; January 26th, 2009 at 10:55 PM.

October 15th, 2007, 8:43 PM	#3
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	I dunno, just a suggestion. That's one of those things i would be willing to forego. Nothing wrong with just going north to the Ring from Davos. __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

October 15th, 2007, 9:24 PM	#5
Speedtouch Joined: Jul 30th, 2006 Last Online: 7:35 PM Location: Kent, England Age: 17 Posts: 4,130 Car: '99 Kangoo 1.4 (Parents) Rep Power: 86	Perhaps visit the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart if you missed out Paris. Amazing load of cars set over a seven floor building... Also, when you are in Liechtenstein, don't worry about trying to find the round-about the TG boys went round, and the car park they used. Worry about missing them. That country is smaller than you think. (The car park they were in was next to the Bus station) __________________ ^My Flickr^

October 15th, 2007, 9:42 PM	#6
M3lover Joined: Nov 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 10:30 AM Location: The milkyway, Earth, Denmark, Copenhagen Age: 23 Posts: 982 Car: Pedalpower for now... Rep Power: 18	Great idea! Why not go a bit further south after Stelvio to Modena with Ferrari, Masserati Lamborghini and Pagani in the area? __________________ Mmmhh, gotta love living in Denmark. We have 180 % tax on cars. Yep, an M3 cost about the same as a 997 Turbo does in Sweden, and sadly i'm not kidding!

October 15th, 2007, 10:02 PM	#7
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	Ooh, yeah, loving the ideas! This is the updated route: Approximately 2550 km: __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Last edited by IceBone; January 26th, 2009 at 10:55 PM.

October 15th, 2007, 8:39 PM	#2
MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 27 Posts: 3,059 Car: 7, 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 63	What's so good in Paris?

October 15th, 2007, 9:00 PM	#4
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 7:15 PM Location: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] Age: 29 Posts: 4,629 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 153	Ring i can manage. The rest, well my kid will be around 2 months old by then, you guess

October 15th, 2007, 10:12 PM	#8
Donington Joined: Jan 26th, 2007 Last Online: 6:31 AM Location: Now in Plymouth, Englandshire Age: 20 Posts: 4,263 Rep Power: 176	If I wasn't worried about driving a RHD car on my own abroad I'd be up for this! Don't have enough dough to just go and hire something for a very long trip too. Erm, maybe I could buy a rusty old Renault 4 off a farmer in Calais and join up! __________________ I live in Botswana, saving lives. DO YOU!?

October 15th, 2007, 10:16 PM	#9
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	You could hitch a train ride and join someone else, i'm sure there'll be room! __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

October 15th, 2007, 10:16 PM	#10
Alok The TomTom did it. Joined: Apr 1st, 2005 Last Online: 11:34 AM Location: Bruchsal, Deutschland Age: 22 Posts: 3,665 Rep Power: 87	Ice, for all the Photoshop joy you have given me, since you might be passing via Karlsruhe, I offer to cook something Indian if you drop by A mini finalgear dinner anybody? __________________ Click me not!

October 15th, 2007, 10:29 PM	#11
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	OOOH!!! How hot can you make it? >:D __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

October 15th, 2007, 10:32 PM	#12
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	Also: the GF wants to go to Venice and Gardaland! __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

October 16th, 2007, 1:53 AM	#13
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	I added the San Bernardino pass. Total distance now 2800 kms-ish (cause google maps can't calculate through Slovenia). hooray for tripple posts! __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Last edited by IceBone; January 26th, 2009 at 10:56 PM.

October 16th, 2007, 5:17 AM	#14
pfrocker Joined: Jan 22nd, 2006 Last Online: 6:55 PM Location: San Francisco, California, USA Age: 21 Posts: 2,137 Rep Power: 45	No Monaco? __________________ "The following program contains British accents, if you don't understand what the bloody hell we are talking about please turn on your closed captioning." -BBC America Top Gear Introduction narrated by John Oliver

October 16th, 2007, 1:47 PM	#15
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	That's a bit far off for me :/ EDIT: 3200 km-ish including Col de Turini. __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Last edited by IceBone; January 26th, 2009 at 10:57 PM.

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October 16th, 2007, 6:55 PM	#16
un-dee I hate your sig! Joined: May 21st, 2004 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Age: 25 Posts: 1,482 Car: Mazda MX-3 Rep Power: 35	Looks like a really neat idea. But avoid the A3 from Würzburg to Frankfurt at all costs, its one big traffic jam since they are rebuilding it completely atm. Can easily cost you several hours.

October 16th, 2007, 10:01 PM	#17
M3lover Joined: Nov 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 10:30 AM Location: The milkyway, Earth, Denmark, Copenhagen Age: 23 Posts: 982 Car: Pedalpower for now... Rep Power: 18	^Hmm, maybe go by Ingolstadt with the Audi factory then? __________________ Mmmhh, gotta love living in Denmark. We have 180 % tax on cars. Yep, an M3 cost about the same as a 997 Turbo does in Sweden, and sadly i'm not kidding!

October 16th, 2007, 10:34 PM	#18
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	Not a huge detour, but seeing as this would be a multi start/end trip, we wouldn't be able to visit that together. For instance, some people in Germany would meet at the ring, or not even that, drive down to the audi museum, continue to slovenia, i'd join (and possibly others as wel), we'd go to italy, then up to switzerland, and the ring, after the ring, germans go home wherever it is, and then i go home, stopping by the audi museum. If we all met up at the ring and then did a circle, it'd be too much in fuel and quite tiring for some of us. __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

October 16th, 2007, 11:49 PM	#19
No Boss Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 8th, 2009 Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 24 Posts: 6,859 Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 86	Since you guys are detouring so much, could one of you loop by Pennsylvania and pick me up?... BlaRo's only two hours north of me so maybe we could make it a two-fer. __________________

October 16th, 2007, 11:54 PM	#20
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,301 Rep Power: 186	It's planning, not detouring. __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

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