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Part of the enjoyment we derive from owning these cars has to do with the character of the roads we travel. Do you have a favorite TR road. Where? When? Why?

Here's an interesting road. Ever have that "heart in your mouth" feeling. This from a recent business trip to Bolivia.

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ok, I gotta ask.........

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]This from a recent business trip to Bolivia.
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what the heck kinda business are you in ? You're not hanging around with Pablo Escobar's friends are ya?
 
I'm convinced that the Roads Engineer who laid out the roads in Vermont owned a TR. The roads in Britain are also a delight. These roads were laid out by a farmer chasing a rabbit.
 
Frank, that is just crazy.

It reminds me of a road that runs between Thousand Oaks, California and the Pacific Coast Highway... Twisty, turney, up and down, and you feel like you could drop off the mountains at any moment. (Rt 23, I think it is, for anyone who lives out there)

But it's not one lane, nor does it cut through mountains like that!
 
Lots of good twisties to be had around here.
There's one stretch in perticular that I really enjoy.
It's about 2 miles of REALLY twisy hill on Rt 223. Known locally as Swartwood hill. I'd love to do an official hill climb there. It's like my own 2 mile stretch of "the tail of the dragon".
 
WidespreadPanic said:
The one, the only, The Blue Ridge Parkway.
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I agree! I did the whole thing both directions including the Skyline Drive in the TR3. What a great trip! Took nine days.
 
i like highway 101 in oregon between florence and newport
 
Have you taken the road up to the summit of Pikes Peak? They race to the top every year and hit speeds over 100mph. All dirt and no guard rails either. I would love to take someone elses TR up that road.
 
Last June on the way to TRA in Ohio, we took a road that looks like about 20 miles on the map "as the crow flys" and we measured it during our run. It was 62 miles from start to finish. That crow was way ahead of us.
 
Any of the two lane twisties between the Valley and Pacific Coast Hwy through the Santa Monica Mountains: Mulholland Highway, Decker Canyon, Encinal Canyon, Topanga Canyon, Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon, Piuma Road, Tuna Canyon, Schuren Road, Saddlepeak Road, Las Flores Canyon, Old Topanga Road, Fernwood Pacifica Road, and Yerba Burna Road.
Bob Muzio
VTR SW Region Chapter Coordinator
President, Triumph Register of Southern California
 
Any of the two lane twisties between the Valley and the Pacific Coast Highway: Mulholland Hwy, Encinal Cyn, Decker Cyn, Topnaga Cyn, Las Virgines/Malibu Cyn, Piuma Rd, Schueren Rd, Saddlepeak Rd, Old Topanga Rd, Fernwood Pacifica Rd, Yerba Buena Rd, Stunt Rd, and more!
Bob Muzio
VTR SW Region Chapter Coordinator
President, Triumph Register of Southern California
 
Yes. It has received quite a bit of coverage on the Discovery Channel. Known as la carretera de la muerte or road of death. We spent a couple of weeks in the region during the start up and commissioning of a large mine project. I did not shoot these photos. These are from a Bolivian web site, but we did run this road in a Ford pickup.
 
For a good "quickie" I like taking Hwy 17 from San Jose to Santa Cruz (provided there's not too much traffic) and then up the coast on Hwy 1 to Half Moon Bay, then Hwy 92 to Skyline boulevard and back to Hwy 9 (okay, I guess that didn't sound like a quickie.) Picking up fresh crab in Half Moon Bay sweetens the deal a little as well.
My wife's family lives in Coalinga, so when we go to visit during the holidays, rather than inch along in the parking lot that is I-5, we take Hwy 25 south from Hollister--2 lanes, lots of twistys and scenery, and no traffic! Great fun and a good secret shortcut during the holiday rush.
I'm still waiting to do something like tdskip's Route 74!
 
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