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      02-01-2008, 07:27 PM   #1
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Best place to take a drive?

If you could go anywhere in the world, just to drive, where would it be? Leave out tracks for now, I just wanna know if there's a certain place that you guys have been to or want to go to in the future.

Honestly, I don't know of many places, but the show Top Gear seems to praise the Isle of Man (sp?) for its lack of speed limits.

I always see these amazing European roads in car mag photoshoots, especially in BMW's press release videos & photos. I just want some ideas for the future.
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That one road in the Top Gear episode where they went looking for the best road in the world. That was pretty freaking sweet!!
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+1 on that too.
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Watch out for jumps in north wales though. It could take out your sump. Only seen it happen though.
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Well, I was trying to find places other than tracks, but ya that'd also be nice. I plan on going there one day. That, and Laguna Seca, Sebring (real close), and another place I can't think of atm.
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The Col de Turini in France.
The Stelvio Pass in Italy.

Both from the Top Gear episode [10x01].

I know there are so many other places that would be great, I just need to find out where they are...
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Well, I was trying to find places other than tracks, but ya that'd also be nice. I plan on going there one day. That, and Laguna Seca, Sebring (real close), and another place I can't think of atm.
TECHNICIALLY, the North Loop of the ring isn't a race-track. It is a 1-way toll road with no speed limit for a majority of the drive.
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The Col de Turini in France.
The Stelvio Pass in Italy.

Both from the Top Gear episode [10x01].

I know there are so many other places that would be great, I just need to find out where they are...
I like the stevio pass but its just so twisty I don't think its that good in the M3.

I'm gonna take the M to Millau and Reims for some photos before it gets shipped off back to the US.
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