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Old 09-20-2007, 02:24 PM
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Real nordschleife with Derek Bell.

Fake nordschleife with some cyber dude in E60 M5
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Best public road - Houston, BW8 - south portion between I-45 and 288. Once you get on top of bridge, you can see all the way to the next bridge with very limited access.. About 2 miles. Let it rip if no cops are in sight. Go early Saturday or Sunday morning.
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this car is fast as hell!!
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Originally Posted by w84me' post='472394' date='Sep 20 2007, 06:32 PM
Best public road - Houston, BW8 - south portion between I-45 and 288. Once you get on top of bridge, you can see all the way to the next bridge with very limited access.. About 2 miles. Let it rip if no cops are in sight. Go early Saturday or Sunday morning.
Public roads in south florida suck, straight, flat, traffic filled & booooring.
Now, paces ferry road in Atlanta....now that's a nice piece of road, drove the baby on that last month, sweet!!!
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I used to drive my Z4 weekly across 60km of fantastic road called the "Sideling" to Scottsdale, Tasmania. The experience is just as much fun in my E60.

As far as favourite roads see the website for Targa Tasmania http://www.targatasmania.com.au/
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N?rburgring- from what I have read and seen in videos....that would be my ultimate driving experience with the Autobahn a close second for driving no limit speeds on a public roadway
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I agree with "the Ring", followed by the Autobahn and then the salt flats (where I couldn't hit anything).

For the Nurburgring (sp) I'd hope a new set of tires/brakes were part of the deal 'cause I'd turn off all the stability controls on a couple of the laps allowing me to do it sideways!!
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='472109' date='Sep 20 2007, 07:02 PM
Nordschleife -- that way each lap would last longer!
+1 Once driven it with my -90 520i24V - you need a lot of laps to learn it - I think a lot more than 20...

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Best public driving road : Sea to Sky Highway . Vancouver to Whistler.

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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='472695' date='Sep 21 2007, 11:42 AM
Best public driving road : Sea to Sky Highway . Vancouver to Whistler.

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I would love to do the Nurburgring but want more on-track experience before considering. The best track in SE USA is VIR with tight technical curves, long sweepers, and a long straight good for 150mph in a fast car (ie E60 M5).

For public roads, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a nice drive with curves, mountains, and great scenery but there's always slow pokes and increasing patrols. The Tail of the Dragon on the TN/NC border is an incredible road with 318 curves in 11 miles. Unfortunately it is also being heavily patroled on weekends.


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