What is this stretch of road called

zyran · February 17th, 2005, 3:56 PM

I took this off the pagani zonda S episode

http://img219.exs.cx/img219/6021/madroad3lv.jpg

Its in the french riviera, just wandering the name. Its been in many movies like johnny english!

Daniel · February 17th, 2005, 4:05 PM

I don't know dude, but I really want to take a car down there and play! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Viper007Bond · February 17th, 2005, 4:13 PM

I think the stretch of road that runs along the cliff face and has a bridge as well would be a great road too. They race the WRC on it and it I think it's Monaco.

zeffez · February 18th, 2005, 10:10 PM

Looks like the Stelvio Pass in the Alps.. notorious stretch of road..

http://zeffez.homeip.net/Iwannadrive-stelvio.jpg

Viper007Bond · February 18th, 2005, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by zeffez

Looks like the Stelvio Pass in the Alps.. notorious stretch of road..

My eyes just literally got watery. I wanna drive that road. images/smilies/love.gif

kanderson · February 18th, 2005, 10:27 PM

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My eyes just literally got watery. I wanna drive that road

You have a road that's fairly close to you that's pretty good. The end of Highway 1 heading across the mountains to the Redwoods in Northern California looks very much like the photo above.

Viper007Bond · February 19th, 2005, 1:05 AM

You mean 101 or is called 1 down there? 101 is the coast highway here.

And if you do mean that highway, yeah, my family and I drove the coast down to Crescent City and through the redwoods.

kanderson · February 19th, 2005, 1:53 AM

Take Highway 101 to Legget, then head SouthWest on Highway 1 toward the coast, passing through Hales Grove. The mountain road from Legget to Hales Grove is very much like the photo you posted above. ( see http://tinyurl.com/4kfcg for a map )

I drove my Cobra from Leggett to Rockport and back. (I dragged it to Leggett in a trailer.) The Cobra has no power steering, so I was stiff for a few days after the trip, but I made it from Legget to Rockport in about 20 minutes. It's only 15 miles or so, but usually about 60-70 minutes of normal driving.

My wife, who was in the passenger seat, had to get out and vomit when we got to the coast, so we took two hours to drive back to Leggett. images/smilies/lol.gif

I'm also proud to note that I used 20 gallons of fuel on that little trip, for an extraordinary 1.5 miles to the gallon. (Fuel efficiency is irrelevant with my car. When pushing it hard, the fuel is still burning for a foot beyond the end of the exhaust pipes.)

Mischief007 · February 19th, 2005, 3:00 AM

@ kanderson...nice... images/smilies/lol.gif

I would kill to drive on roads like that with a proper car.

zyran · February 19th, 2005, 4:33 AM

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Originally Posted by zeffez

Looks like the Stelvio Pass in the Alps.. notorious stretch of road..

An american car nightmare.

kanderson · February 19th, 2005, 4:42 AM

For once will you guys get off this American-European thing? Most of the "European" cars you tout as being so good for winding roads are made by American companies. Who cares? See http://forum.finalgear.com/viewtopic...=asc&start=489

Here is a European car nightmare.

http://files.backfence.net/images/nvfreeway.jpg

SiR_dude · February 19th, 2005, 5:05 AM

at kanderson's story.... images/smilies/bow.gif

to the mighty Shelby!! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

The_Finn · February 19th, 2005, 5:10 AM

well for all the east Coast North Americans we have

Tail of the Dragon in Deals Gap North Carolina

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps/postermap2003.gif

11 miles 318 curves....

images/smilies/drool.gif

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps/elevation.gif

and this is the elevation cross section

TF

andyhui01 · February 19th, 2005, 5:42 AM

we don't have any roads that are remotely close to those in Malaysia... we just have normal winding roads but not extreme ones like those.
Is the screenshot zyran posted a stage they cycle in the tour de france as well... it seems like its a popular road

jasonchiu · February 19th, 2005, 6:15 AM

theres a really cool strip of mountain pass in japan will loads of cornners even closer together than the pics above. the difference in height between each turn is a few meters and drifters tend to jump the cornners

kanderson · February 19th, 2005, 9:38 AM

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Tail of the Dragon in Deals Gap North Carolina

Amazing. It seems like it would be faster to go around that one.

zyran · February 19th, 2005, 3:01 PM

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Originally Posted by andyhui01

we don't have any roads that are remotely close to those in Malaysia... we just have normal winding roads but not extreme ones like those.
Is the screenshot zyran posted a stage they cycle in the tour de france as well... it seems like its a popular road

Ever been to Bukit Putus in Negeri Sembilan? It's like single lane road with u-turns and corners running everywhere for a couple of kilometers. And if you fail to execute a corner properly, a 100-200 meter fall is what you can expect. NOT and i repeat NOT for amatuers to drive fast. Anyway its busy most of the time so you can't really push the limits, not that you will anyway.

swek · February 19th, 2005, 3:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kanderson

For once will you guys get off this American-European thing? Most of the "European" cars you tout as being so good for winding roads are made by American companies. Who cares? See http://forum.finalgear.com/viewtopic...=asc&start=489

Why do you claim Daimler Chrysler to be american ? As far as I understood the principal office is in Stuttgart. Wouldn't that make it a German company ?
No bashing intended, I'm just curious since I've read it a few times on the board.

andyhui01 · February 19th, 2005, 3:35 PM

I would never dare to push the limits of a RWD car images/smilies/lol.gif

kanderson · February 19th, 2005, 3:38 PM

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Why do you claim Daimler Chrysler to be american

Their headquarters is actually split between Auburn Hills, Michigan and Stuttgart, Germany. The CEO and Board of Directors have offices in both places, and management uses a private Boeing 777 to get between the two whenevery they feel like it. The product design division has been moved completely to Auburn, while marketing and logistics have been moved completely to Stuttgart. Daimler-Chrysler is a merger of many brands, mostly American and German auto makers. 70% of their revenue comes from products manufactured in the United States, but many of the components for these products are made outside the United States, such as Taiwaan or Singapore. Their board of directors consists of an international team that meets half the time in Germany and half the time in Detroit. It's owned by people in 40 countries, half of which are not in Europe.

It's just as American or European as any other car maker. Look at who really owns Ford, GM or any other big corporation. Look at the Japanese car companies-- 90% of their cars are made outside Japan. Half of Ford's vehicles are made outside of the United States, and Ford and GM are also owned by shareholders from all over the world.

This is just support for the fact that the "American vs. European" distinguishment is ridiculous. We're part of the same planet, folks.

February 17th, 2005, 3:56 PM	#1
zyran Joined: Mar 21st, 2004 Last Online: August 31st, 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	What is this stretch of road called I took this off the pagani zonda S episode Its in the french riviera, just wandering the name. Its been in many movies like johnny english!

February 17th, 2005, 4:05 PM	#2
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Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 7:30 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	I think the stretch of road that runs along the cliff face and has a bridge as well would be a great road too. They race the WRC on it and it I think it's Monaco. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

February 18th, 2005, 10:10 PM	#4
zeffez Joined: May 30th, 2004 Last Online: April 19th, 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 64 Car: Opel Vectra A Rep Power: 0	Looks like the Stelvio Pass in the Alps.. notorious stretch of road.. __________________

February 19th, 2005, 1:05 AM	#7
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 7:30 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	You mean 101 or is called 1 down there? 101 is the coast highway here. And if you do mean that highway, yeah, my family and I drove the coast down to Crescent City and through the redwoods. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

February 19th, 2005, 1:53 AM	#8
kanderson Joined: Sep 26th, 2004 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Springville, Utah, USA Age: 41 Posts: 364 Car: AC Cobra 427 1965 restored Rep Power: 0	Take Highway 101 to Legget, then head SouthWest on Highway 1 toward the coast, passing through Hales Grove. The mountain road from Legget to Hales Grove is very much like the photo you posted above. ( see http://tinyurl.com/4kfcg for a map ) I drove my Cobra from Leggett to Rockport and back. (I dragged it to Leggett in a trailer.) The Cobra has no power steering, so I was stiff for a few days after the trip, but I made it from Legget to Rockport in about 20 minutes. It's only 15 miles or so, but usually about 60-70 minutes of normal driving. My wife, who was in the passenger seat, had to get out and vomit when we got to the coast, so we took two hours to drive back to Leggett. I'm also proud to note that I used 20 gallons of fuel on that little trip, for an extraordinary 1.5 miles to the gallon. (Fuel efficiency is irrelevant with my car. When pushing it hard, the fuel is still burning for a foot beyond the end of the exhaust pipes.)

February 19th, 2005, 3:00 AM	#9
Mischief007 Joined: Dec 3rd, 2004 Last Online: 1:53 AM Location: London, Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 4,525 Car: 2004 GP GTP CompG LFS Status: Rep Power: 29	@ kanderson...nice... I would kill to drive on roads like that with a proper car. __________________ 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG 71,464 km - 44,406 miles 14.4101 @ 94.67 mph

February 19th, 2005, 4:42 AM	#11
kanderson Joined: Sep 26th, 2004 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Springville, Utah, USA Age: 41 Posts: 364 Car: AC Cobra 427 1965 restored Rep Power: 0	For once will you guys get off this American-European thing? Most of the "European" cars you tout as being so good for winding roads are made by American companies. Who cares? See http://forum.finalgear.com/viewtopic...=asc&start=489 Here is a European car nightmare.

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The_Finn Joined: Feb 7th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Worcestersheshershire MA Age: 28 Posts: 3,415 Car: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX / 1997 Saab 900s Rep Power: 57	well for all the east Coast North Americans we have Tail of the Dragon in Deals Gap North Carolina 11 miles 318 curves.... and this is the elevation cross section TF __________________ Proud owner of a 1988 mazda 323 GTX: The ~~poor~~ rich mans evo... "My laptop has a webcam; if I wanted to make money while making a mess, I'd be all over the internet. Hell, you'd probably have videos of me bookmarked." ~Klutch~ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” ~Ernest Hemingway~ It's all about having the right priorities. You can sleep in your car but you can't race your house -\|- Basically i go accurately and on special lines

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	we don't have any roads that are remotely close to those in Malaysia... we just have normal winding roads but not extreme ones like those. Is the screenshot zyran posted a stage they cycle in the tour de france as well... it seems like its a popular road __________________

February 19th, 2005, 6:15 AM	#15
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	theres a really cool strip of mountain pass in japan will loads of cornners even closer together than the pics above. the difference in height between each turn is a few meters and drifters tend to jump the cornners

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	I would never dare to push the limits of a RWD car __________________

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