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Old 10-29-2007 | 09:01 PM
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How bad do you want to drive your 8 on this road?

Old 10-29-2007 | 09:03 PM
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OMG where the hell is that! that looks like sooooooo much fun
Old 10-29-2007 | 09:06 PM
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i mean, kind of? you'd get up to 40mph then have to brake. turn left. accelerate to 40mph. turn right.

rinse, repeat.

screw that.
Old 10-29-2007 | 09:12 PM
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you joking !?!? would be doing 50 round the corners easy
Old 10-29-2007 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by velociti
i mean, kind of? you'd get up to 40mph then have to brake. turn left. accelerate to 40mph. turn right.

rinse, repeat.

screw that.
I think you meant, 'refuel, repeat'
Old 10-29-2007 | 09:30 PM
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it would be fun until you hit one of those piles of dirt and flew off the freakin mountain
Old 10-29-2007 | 09:32 PM
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it would be fun until you hit one of those piles of dirt and flew off the freakin mountain
There's no snow in the desert, so the 8's achilles tendon will still be in tact.
Old 10-29-2007 | 09:34 PM
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That's the Stelvio Pass. That region has some nice roads. IIRC it's around the Swiss/Italian area. It was also featured in the Top Gear's world best driving road. I rate it an 11 for my desire to drive the 8 on that road.
Old 10-29-2007 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by velociti
i mean, kind of? you'd get up to 40mph then have to brake. turn left. accelerate to 40mph. turn right.

rinse, repeat.

screw that.
after 40 our car doesn't get any faster anyways, it looks more fun than a straight away!

i'd love to takcle that road. psh, i'd even love to drift on that road. i give it a 20 easy.
Old 10-29-2007 | 10:16 PM
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Old 10-29-2007 | 10:20 PM
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on a 1 to 10, my desire is a 647 Looks like it was designed for the 8
Old 10-29-2007 | 10:54 PM
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It would be my luck to hit it on a day that has all the traffic that the picture shows. If it was wide open, it would be a blast.
Old 10-29-2007 | 10:58 PM
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looks like a dirt road. 1.
Old 10-29-2007 | 11:00 PM
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Can I drive there ?
Old 10-29-2007 | 11:09 PM
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I would have to say that it is an 11. It looks like skiing for the Rx-8 Definitely a road I would love to drive.
Old 10-30-2007 | 12:51 AM
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That looks like some very old shot and its b&w. If its dirt=no.
Old 10-30-2007 | 08:34 AM
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Old 10-31-2007 | 11:51 AM
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I'd rather hit it with an atv..
Old 10-31-2007 | 10:05 PM
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I have a turn like one of those on my commute. It comes right after a stoplight. Sometimes an suv will break speed limit to get in front of me, only to wait with me at the red light. Why do they do that when they know they will only hinder me on the turn ahead, as they will be going 15 when I should be going 45? Thus, in the photo, you are likely to catch up to some schoolbus or something and then have to drive in 1st gear the rest of the way down.

With any luck you can generate enough speed to jump every other track and cut the turns in half.

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Old 11-01-2007 | 08:41 AM
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i hate people like that, just want to take a gun to their tire.
Old 11-01-2007 | 09:13 PM
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the road is now paved



the problem with it is .. of course... traffic. just like skyline drive in the shenadoah mountains. which would be a blast at 70mph, there is way to much traffic to go that fast. not to mention the speed limit is 35mph.

the answer is ... 49.
Old 11-01-2007 | 09:41 PM
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Reminds me of the challenge Top Gear did when they found that last road...Would be nice to drive on any of these :D
Old 11-01-2007 | 09:42 PM
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That's still awesome! It looks better paved (at least from what I can see in that pic)

ditto on the 49 8-)
Old 11-02-2007 | 08:20 AM
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