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This is mine. (Tapp Wood Rd) Its the closest to driving in the mountains around here. has loads of hills, a good straight away and sich. I suggest if you're up this way for road atlanta to hit it, its short but sweet. Coming 85N exit 129, turn right and drive about 5 miles until you come to it on your left just before a hole in the wall BBQ place on your right.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/Cowbell123/tappwoodrd.jpg
Any local roads near you that you love to drive?
simontibbett
03-05-2009, 07:13 PM
I have lots, one is like the Nurburgring, you catch air on some corners and stuff, really hilly, real sharp hard braking areas, etc.
mustangtomiata
03-05-2009, 11:01 PM
Temple Johnson
Jack-MX5ATLanta.com
03-05-2009, 11:06 PM
post up google map pics!
iJohnnyC.
03-06-2009, 09:10 AM
This is mine. (Tapp Wood Rd) Its the closest to driving in the mountains around here. has loads of hills, a good straight away and sich. I suggest if you're up this way for road atlanta to hit it, its short but sweet. Coming 85N exit 129, turn right and drive about 5 miles until you come to it on your left just before a hole in the wall BBQ place on your right.
Any local roads near you that you love to drive?
:clap::clap: Dude, I run this road EVERY time I go to RD ATL! Bust a left on Jackson Trail, and it dumps you right back out onto 53. Short it is, but the Downhill Left is worth the detour!
simontibbett
03-06-2009, 10:43 AM
Fitts Davis Rd. can't tell from the map but it's AWESOME, crazy turns, I have even had close encounters lol.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&jsv=148e&sll=34.212991,-83.242872&sspn=0.008535,0.013819&ie=UTF8&geocode=FSIcCgIdH7sJ-w&split=0
Doppelgänger
03-06-2009, 11:21 AM
I love to time my laps around 285.
iJohnnyC.
03-06-2009, 11:41 AM
For you Athens guys!
This is Macedonia Road. When heading down Highway 15 from Watkinsville toward Greensboro, it is the second road on the left after passing the "Iron Horse" (the first road is the Oconee River Boat Ramp.
This little Gem runs from Highway 15 to Highway 77 In Maxeys and is around 9-10 miles of good 2nd-4th sweepers/switchbacks.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=macedonia+road,+greene+county,+GA&sll=33.712774,-83.275938&sspn=0.03427,0.067377&ie=UTF8&ll=33.733048,-83.22607&spn=0.068525,0.134754&t=h&z=13&iwloc=addr
Once in Maxey's, Left will take you to Lexington, and another left leads you back to the East Side of Athens. But, I suggest turning around at Hwy. 77 and heading back toward Hwy 15 to run the course backwards:rolleyes:
:clap::clap: Dude, I run this road EVERY time I go to RD ATL! Bust a left on Jackson Trail, and it dumps you right back out onto 53. Short it is, but the Downhill Left is worth the detour!
Awesome! It is quite the fun little ride.
Jecht
03-08-2009, 10:53 AM
These are two of my favorites. Windsor Drive and Covered Bridge Road. They are both in the same area so it makes it easy to have fun all at once.
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1290/coveredbridgeroad.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6131/windsor.jpg
miataspeed69
03-08-2009, 01:38 PM
Temple Johnson
what?? thats my favorite road too man i didnt know any one else lived where everyone is someone in snellville. or around there
mustangtomiata
03-09-2009, 06:16 PM
around temple johnson?
miataspeed69
03-09-2009, 10:09 PM
yea i live right down the road that road is awsome haven't been on it in a while tho
scandmx5
03-09-2009, 10:11 PM
running the silver comet trail at 80mph is pretty intense
MeFryRice
03-09-2009, 10:43 PM
Give Mike some time, I'm sure he could publish a novel containing the best roads in the south east. :D
JennB
03-10-2009, 04:36 AM
Hey... but then we've had too much traffic on them all. We do the north GA loop a good bit but a couple of years ago, we started taking occasional trips up to NC (not right by the dragon but east of there) and found some fabulous roads. I can't wait to go up to the mountains when I get back. We tend to do a lot of wandering. We just drive and drive and find what we can. I honestly don't even remember the names of a lot of really nice roads we've found.
caseyfoster
03-10-2009, 09:30 AM
Mt paran road, pretty fun.
http://www.caseyfoster.net/Pictures/mtparr.JPG
Jecht
03-10-2009, 09:47 AM
running the silver comet trail at 80mph is pretty intense
:lol:
caseyfoster
03-10-2009, 09:49 AM
Oh ya watch out for turn 3 on mt paran road, its a doosy. This is possible.
http://www.caseyfoster.net/Pictures/jackscar.jpg
http://www.caseyfoster.net/Pictures/jackscar2.jpg
iJohnnyC.
03-10-2009, 10:04 AM
Oh ya watch out for turn 3 on mt paran road, its a doosy. This is possible.
http://www.caseyfoster.net/Pictures/jackscar.jpg
http://www.caseyfoster.net/Pictures/jackscar2.jpg
This is wrong on so many levels! :cry: I didnt know that was where this happened.
MeFryRice
03-10-2009, 10:10 AM
Hey... but then we've had too much traffic on them all. We do the north GA loop a good bit but a couple of years ago, we started taking occasional trips up to NC (not right by the dragon but east of there) and found some fabulous roads. I can't wait to go up to the mountains when I get back. We tend to do a lot of wandering. We just drive and drive and find what we can. I honestly don't even remember the names of a lot of really nice roads we've found.
I wasn't saying it's a bad thing...
Doppelgänger
03-10-2009, 10:31 AM
Mt paran road, pretty fun.
Too goddamn bumpy... there are some BAD pothole on there..but a fun road none the less.
I had a "loop" that was a couple miles long out in Dacula I used to run. It's probably way too populated out there now..but I used to go out on Sunday evenings and run a few laps on it.
jzilla
03-10-2009, 11:09 AM
Dalrymple road to Riverside Drive to Heards Ferry. cant really tear it up, just like mt. paran... a good speed.... maybe steady 50 is still fun.
FlameProofCandle
03-10-2009, 11:18 AM
For you Athens guys!
This is Macedonia Road. When heading down Highway 15 from Watkinsville toward Greensboro, it is the second road on the left after passing the "Iron Horse" (the first road is the Oconee River Boat Ramp.
This little Gem runs from Highway 15 to Highway 77 In Maxeys and is around 9-10 miles of good 2nd-4th sweepers/switchbacks.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=macedonia+road,+greene+county,+GA&sll=33.712774,-83.275938&sspn=0.03427,0.067377&ie=UTF8&ll=33.733048,-83.22607&spn=0.068525,0.134754&t=h&z=13&iwloc=addr
Once in Maxey's, Left will take you to Lexington, and another left leads you back to the East Side of Athens. But, I suggest turning around at Hwy. 77 and heading back toward Hwy 15 to run the course backwards:rolleyes:
this is a fantastic road. a bit of a drive to it, but well worth the time.
and if you're feeling a bit adventurous there are some choice dirt roads off of macedonia in the oconee national forest. gravel is never good for a nice paint job, but who doesn't wish they were a wrc driver?
iJohnnyC.
03-10-2009, 11:42 AM
this is a fantastic road. a bit of a drive to it, but well worth the time.
and if you're feeling a bit adventurous there are some choice dirt roads off of macedonia in the oconee national forest. gravel is never good for a nice paint job, but who doesn't wish they were a wrc driver?
I have never ventured off...maybe I should invest in the mudguards I have had my eye on and give this a shot:D
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