Davos->Stelvio->...

[1560]

hi, from my hotel on the Austrian side of the StelvioPass (Timmelsjoch they call it here)

some (not all) pictures of today
will make some more tomorrow
vids is for the next week-end I'm afraid

how did the car behave:
well: the short chassis, the M3underpinnings and the torqy engine make it a real delight to drive it here, steering is fast/accurate (close to the Porsche)
traction controle intervenes (?) to much, like the Porsches,
but I'm on my very own, so don't want to risk anything!!!
still got to improve braking/downshifting, got to much used to the Aeromaxes auto-box

it is less stressfull compared with doing this with my Aeromax
and more fun than with the Porsche (carrera4) which lacks torque

pics:
the first of the day: Fluela,

I like the Fluela a lot, often some nice snow up there
strange though, every time I'm in the mountains, the passes/roads seem shorter than I remeber (or do I go faster)


the very fast Ofenpass,



umbrail, one of my favorites!!!



down the stelvio


haven't decide which road to take tomorrow,
over the Stelvio in to Bormio (fast downhill), then to Livigno (tax-free-fuel)
then check the time
back to Davos is fastest, over the SanBernardino etc. the most fun,
we'll see how I feel when arriving in Livigno, got a tough week at the office from monday on

[KIYO]

Nice road with some snow.
I was expecting some snow but there were no snow when I went there.



My route was like this.


The next day I went to Verzasca.

[SiN55]

Huh, perfect roads for Bimmers.

[Dackelone]

I was also in Stevio two weeks ago. It was a nice weekend getaway. I prefer the Gross Glockner Pass though. Setvio had a lot of 1st gear and tight round about turns. Plus there was that GRAVEL section!!! lol

I hope to post my pics sometime this week.


Dackel

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

I was also in Stevio two weeks ago. It was a nice weekend getaway. I prefer the Gross Glockner Pass though. Setvio had a lot of 1st gear and tight round about turns. Plus there was that GRAVEL section!!! lol

I hope to post my pics sometime this week.


Dackel

no doubt... that gravel section was a little harrowing... especially with a NEW car! Essentially.. if you come up the back side of the mountain.. you will come up to an area that is gravel... Keep going though .. to get to the top and see the picturesque side... If you manage to get to the top of Stelvio and don't encounter gravel.. then simply turn around and go back down the way you came.. because YOU DID IT RIGHT!

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

no doubt... that gravel section was a little harrowing... especially with a NEW car! Essentially.. if you come up the back side of the mountain.. you will come up to an area that is gravel... Keep going though .. to get to the top and see the picturesque side... If you manage to get to the top of Stelvio and don't encounter gravel.. then simply turn around and go back down the way you came.. because YOU DID IT RIGHT!

That gravel section is on the Swiss(CH) side. I drove from the North (Austrian(A)) towards the Italian side. I drove thru Nauders (that old stone mountain fort) in Austria. I still had a blast though.

[b33g33]

Nice BSM pics!

The one thing I will regret when I get mine in Dec(?) is not doing ED.

My fiancé's family have a holiday place in Zell Am See and we hit the Glockner pass everytime we're there (and the road is not closed). I've flogged their A6 3.0 up and down that road but to have the 1M on that road ...

Ah well ... guess I'll save the ED for that Tri-Turbo M3 in 5 to 6 years.

[1560]

all pictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/4618683...7627631168877/

Austrian side of the Stelvio

Bormio-side of the Stelvio

Albula-pass


the gravel road, mentioned a few posts above is not on the Stelvio,
but on the Umbrail-pass, which ends on the road from Bormio to the Stelvio-summit, with bigger cars this "route" is preferable,
there are hairpins, but fewer, my Porsche-buddy prefers this over the Stelvio (Austrian side)


route:
saturday
http://maps.google.be/maps?saddr=Dav...ra=ls&t=m&z=11
sunday
http://maps.google.be/maps?saddr=Gom...a=1,3&t=m&z=10

[1mGator]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

I was also in Stevio two weeks ago. It was a nice weekend getaway. I prefer the Gross Glockner Pass though. Setvio had a lot of 1st gear and tight round about turns. Plus there was that GRAVEL section!!! lol

I hope to post my pics sometime this week.


Dackel

Glad you made it there Dackel .... completely different experience than Glockner.

[///M1]

Great pics, thx for sharing! If only I had more time during ED :-(

[1560]

sound/noizes : no good
just an impression of the week-end

[marcel b]

hmmmm.... most of the roads are really narrow which spoil the fun IMO.
I can recommend you e.g. Grimsel, Nuffenen and Susten. (all in Switzerland)
Only tricky thing here is that you really have to take care you are not driving too fast. The fines are crazy.

[1560]

Originally Posted by marcel b

hmmmm.... most of the roads are really narrow which spoil the fun IMO.
I can recommend you e.g. Grimsel, Nuffenen and Susten. (all in Switzerland)
Only tricky thing here is that you really have to take care you are not driving too fast. The fines are crazy.

Grimsel=fun, although I did it once on the snow...in JUNE
Nuffenen= imho best in that region
Susten=got height-feever on that one
Furka=up:fine, down (to Andermatt): to narrow

that region is indeed nice, but more crowdy on sunny week-ends

Simplon=hyperfast, D.Lovett had a client with an Enzo when I met them over there: finaly the ENZO could use that V12
SanBernardino: huge fun
Timmelsjoch: fine for austria side, italy side narrow

Izoard: BIG FUN, beautiful area
Turini: THE most fun for me
Bonette: very high
...

[marcel b]

Originally Posted by 1560

Grimsel=fun, although I did it once on the snow...in JUNE
Nuffenen= imho best in that region
Susten=got height-feever on that one
Furka=up:fine, down (to Andermatt): to narrow

that region is indeed nice, but more crowdy on sunny week-ends

Simplon=hyperfast, D.Lovett had a client with an Enzo when I met them over there: finaly the ENZO could use that V12
SanBernardino: huge fun
Timmelsjoch: fine for austria side, italy side narrow

Izoard: BIG FUN, beautiful area
Turini: THE most fun for me
Bonette: very high
...

agree, Nuffenen is also my favorite

[1560]

Originally Posted by marcel b

agree, Nuffenen is also my favorite

we should do an 1M-meeting in the Alps

GrossGlockner => Col du Turini

[Grey Dove]

Originally Posted by 1560

we should do an 1M-meeting in the Alps

GrossGlockner => Col du Turini

Can I join? the Albula pass brings back some sweet memories

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by gs/e60/1m?

Can I join? the Albula pass brings back some sweet memories

Me too! Lets do it before the snow starts to fall!

[1560]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

Me too! Lets do it before the snow starts to fall!

next year, used all my "credits" at home

[Dackelone]

^^What about the rest of you boys?

[Grey Dove]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

^^What about the rest of you boys?

Sorry David I also had next year in my mind. Have to sell it to my other half

and she aint sheap