Favorite roads to drive on?

reelbigfish241 · 10-03-2006, 07:20 PM

ok, so I had the idea to post up satellite pictures of my favorite roads to drive on.

Even though the northwest suburbs of Chicago are pretty boring and pretty much all flatlands, you can sometimes find a good road or two. here are my favorites:

Bluff road that runs from Lemont Road to Joliet Road. This picture doesn't do too much justice, there's a lot of hills and such. It's a lot of fun and beautiful because of the forest preserve that it goes through.

"The Death Curve" in chicago on Lake Shore Drive. I drive it twice while going to my girlfriend's. Once on the way there and once on the way back. I only take it fast when I'm the only car though, which is rare in Chicago.... But when you see accidents on that curve it really makes you think twice about going fast around it

If I had the time/money to go to a track, let alone know where one is, I'd be there whenever I could.

Well, anyone else have some favorite roads?

***eugenekim.net*** · 10-03-2006, 07:42 PM

http://www.mapquest.com/apart/loadti...000&rand=23988

it's my secret road in ca...

reelbigfish241 · 10-03-2006, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eugenekim.net

http://www.mapquest.com/apart/loadti...000&rand=23988

it's my secret road in ca...

dang, that's the kind of road I want!!

8thgenuser · 10-03-2006, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eugenekim.net

http://www.mapquest.com/apart/loadti...000&rand=23988

it's my secret road in ca...

It's not so secret when the coordinates are pasted right into the URL!

Code:

latul=34.285765&lngul=-117.325466&latlr=34.234655&lnglr=-117.251839

**Cookstar** · 10-03-2006, 07:56 PM

Tail of the Dragon

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trials-online · 10-03-2006, 07:59 PM

hahahaha^^

reelbigfish241 · 10-03-2006, 08:04 PM

Stupid Illinois and its flatlands...

When I visited California over the summer it was a blast to drive everywhere (except for the highways of course, but I drive that traffic all the time in Chicago)

But my girlfriend and I rented a car and we got stuck with a Chevy HHR. Not exactly a car that turns on rails....

8thgenuser · 10-03-2006, 08:14 PM

Stewarts Point Skaggs Spring Road north of Healdsburg, CA. Roughly 40 minutes of pure iVTECing in the twisties. Pop it second gear and leave it alone.

Watch for those damn bikes. They're fast in the straights, but uber slow around the corners.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...692139&iwloc=A

10-03-2006, 07:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
reelbigfish241 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Darien, Illinois Age: 22 Posts: 1,925 Jason dSLR Squad #27 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Favorite roads to drive on? ok, so I had the idea to post up satellite pictures of my favorite roads to drive on. Even though the northwest suburbs of Chicago are pretty boring and pretty much all flatlands, you can sometimes find a good road or two. here are my favorites: Bluff road that runs from Lemont Road to Joliet Road. This picture doesn't do too much justice, there's a lot of hills and such. It's a lot of fun and beautiful because of the forest preserve that it goes through. "The Death Curve" in chicago on Lake Shore Drive. I drive it twice while going to my girlfriend's. Once on the way there and once on the way back. I only take it fast when I'm the only car though, which is rare in Chicago.... But when you see accidents on that curve it really makes you think twice about going fast around it If I had the time/money to go to a track, let alone know where one is, I'd be there whenever I could. Well, anyone else have some favorite roads?

10-03-2006, 07:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
*eugenekim.net* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: huntington beach, ca Age: 21 Posts: 1,795 captain obvious iTrader: 0 / 0%	http://www.mapquest.com/apart/loadti...000&rand=23988 it's my secret road in ca... __________________ http://iamnotabookofanswers.blogspot.com

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8thgenuser Webby's Minion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 7,070 Nikon Squad Member #8 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Stewarts Point Skaggs Spring Road north of Healdsburg, CA. Roughly 40 minutes of pure iVTECing in the twisties. Pop it second gear and leave it alone. Watch for those damn bikes. They're fast in the straights, but uber slow around the corners. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...692139&iwloc=A