Hey Guys,
With all the bozo postings we've seen here lately I thought I'd post a dream thread! Why do I call it a "dream thread" - cause it's probably a dream to think that anyone would actually strike out across the country in an NSX to see the sights for an extended period of time. Not that we all wouldn't want to but there is a practical side to travel that perhaps the NSX just might not provide.
So what made me think of this thread topic is the Ken Burns Special on all the National Parks here in the USA. I know we'd all love to take our cars thru Yosimeti National or up the Pacific Coastal Hwy into the giant redwood forests, or many other great parks and national monuments too. Many of you guys may actually do this and may have driven your cars on other great, cool drives on the great roads of the USA. We do have the best roads in the world. Some local and some not so local.
Here's your chance to tell your story of great drives you've taken in your NSX. Here's our chance to be the audience and cast in this "play" of driving the NSX around the roads and great spots in this great land of ours. So let's hear your stories and perhaps see your pictures of great spots you've visited in your NSXs! Where are the best twisties in your neck of the woods?
Maybe this will inspire us all to drive out more or further from the home front or visit one another in places across the country where the driving is particularly good - right? This could be a fun thread - let's make it so.
I'll start - with a drive that is particularly cool and close to Atlanta. Hwy. 60 right out of Dahlonega is one great drive that branches off at one point onto Hwy. 180 and is full of tight twisties and is loads of fun if you have clear sailing. My trip started out by driving into the mountains of North Georgia into Dahlonega from Atlanta, a trip that takes about an hour to get to Dahlonega. Then out of Dahlonega on Hwy 60 the fun starts - in my case no sooner did my friend and copilot turn onto 60 than we realized we were in a string of 6 or 7 cars and a LOG TRUCK!!!!! Oh sh_ _t! What were the chances, thinking that the whole excursion was about to be ruined, I settled in behind the mess and then there was a straight away just before the twisties came and the incline into the mountains - well as fortune would have it - it was winter and I could see way around the left hand sweepr thru the trees up the road and said to my bud - it's now or never. I dropped it down into second floored it and blasted around all 6 or 7 cars and the log truck in the nick of time to a PERFECTLY clear road for the remainder of the day. Not one other car in front the whole day!!!!! Twisties all to ourselves and just a super great drive for hours. Check out this site for a detail of the area on a map - http://www.unicoistatepark.org/driving.html You'll see when enlarged how twistie the roads are! It was a blast and if you know tight twisties that are banked in the mountains when you ride thru the corners it's actually more like going up and down a series of short little hills. It was just great and the view up there is really wonderful. Lot of nice creeks and streams - great places to stop for lunch etc. Just in case some of you may not know the first gold was found in Dahlonega and there are still working mines there and that's where the gold came from that adorns the capitol in Atlanta. Full of history and a great down home restaraunt - The Smith House - great food. Stop in, you won't be dissappointed.
There you have it, my little blast - short but sweet. Let's hear from the rest of you on your favorite jaunts and trips. Hope this turns out to be a great thread. Cause guys after all isn't it about the driving experience and seeing the land and meeting the folks that enjoy our passion - driving sports cars! Please include pictures if you have em! :wink:
With all the bozo postings we've seen here lately I thought I'd post a dream thread! Why do I call it a "dream thread" - cause it's probably a dream to think that anyone would actually strike out across the country in an NSX to see the sights for an extended period of time. Not that we all wouldn't want to but there is a practical side to travel that perhaps the NSX just might not provide.
So what made me think of this thread topic is the Ken Burns Special on all the National Parks here in the USA. I know we'd all love to take our cars thru Yosimeti National or up the Pacific Coastal Hwy into the giant redwood forests, or many other great parks and national monuments too. Many of you guys may actually do this and may have driven your cars on other great, cool drives on the great roads of the USA. We do have the best roads in the world. Some local and some not so local.
Here's your chance to tell your story of great drives you've taken in your NSX. Here's our chance to be the audience and cast in this "play" of driving the NSX around the roads and great spots in this great land of ours. So let's hear your stories and perhaps see your pictures of great spots you've visited in your NSXs! Where are the best twisties in your neck of the woods?
Maybe this will inspire us all to drive out more or further from the home front or visit one another in places across the country where the driving is particularly good - right? This could be a fun thread - let's make it so.
I'll start - with a drive that is particularly cool and close to Atlanta. Hwy. 60 right out of Dahlonega is one great drive that branches off at one point onto Hwy. 180 and is full of tight twisties and is loads of fun if you have clear sailing. My trip started out by driving into the mountains of North Georgia into Dahlonega from Atlanta, a trip that takes about an hour to get to Dahlonega. Then out of Dahlonega on Hwy 60 the fun starts - in my case no sooner did my friend and copilot turn onto 60 than we realized we were in a string of 6 or 7 cars and a LOG TRUCK!!!!! Oh sh_ _t! What were the chances, thinking that the whole excursion was about to be ruined, I settled in behind the mess and then there was a straight away just before the twisties came and the incline into the mountains - well as fortune would have it - it was winter and I could see way around the left hand sweepr thru the trees up the road and said to my bud - it's now or never. I dropped it down into second floored it and blasted around all 6 or 7 cars and the log truck in the nick of time to a PERFECTLY clear road for the remainder of the day. Not one other car in front the whole day!!!!! Twisties all to ourselves and just a super great drive for hours. Check out this site for a detail of the area on a map - http://www.unicoistatepark.org/driving.html You'll see when enlarged how twistie the roads are! It was a blast and if you know tight twisties that are banked in the mountains when you ride thru the corners it's actually more like going up and down a series of short little hills. It was just great and the view up there is really wonderful. Lot of nice creeks and streams - great places to stop for lunch etc. Just in case some of you may not know the first gold was found in Dahlonega and there are still working mines there and that's where the gold came from that adorns the capitol in Atlanta. Full of history and a great down home restaraunt - The Smith House - great food. Stop in, you won't be dissappointed.
There you have it, my little blast - short but sweet. Let's hear from the rest of you on your favorite jaunts and trips. Hope this turns out to be a great thread. Cause guys after all isn't it about the driving experience and seeing the land and meeting the folks that enjoy our passion - driving sports cars! Please include pictures if you have em! :wink:
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