Stelvio 2.0 - trip photos...

[YOYO1111]

Is that blue(Santorini?) 1M factory, re-paint, wrapped? Thank you.

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by YOYO1111

Is that blue(Santorini?) 1M factory, re-paint, wrapped? Thank you.

It is a wrap job - a very nice one!

[Grey Dove]

Originally Posted by Aussie_in_London

Great pics and great looking trip.

A small group of us from the UK (E92 M3, E90 M3, VO 1M. BSM 1M & AW 1M) are doing a Euro/Alp drive, departing late evening of the 05 Sept - Overnight drive (& day)from Folkstone to Nice via Granoble, then on to Monte Carlo, across into Italy, then hitting a majority of the alp passes between Italy and Switzerland (spending a night in a hut in Stelvio) and Austria taking in the pass at Grossglockner. Then we head up to Munich, Stuttgart and on to Nurburg.

All I can say is .... have a nice time guys... it looks awesome too.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Aussie_in_London

spending a night in a hut in Stelvio

To get an idea of the 48-hairpins-spaghetti of the Stelvio.

[Diver]

That's one sick looking road.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

Ok guys... post your BEST pictures from our Stelvio trip (here) in this thread...


What a great picture!!

tons of great photos.. Enjoyed revisiting stelvio through this thread!

[1mmaniac]

Originally Posted by Aussie_in_London

Great pics and great looking trip.

A small group of us from the UK (E92 M3, E90 M3, VO 1M. BSM 1M & AW 1M) are doing a Euro/Alp drive, departing late evening of the 05 Sept - Overnight drive (& day)from Folkstone to Nice via Granoble, then on to Monte Carlo, across into Italy, then hitting a majority of the alp passes between Italy and Switzerland (spending a night in a hut in Stelvio) and Austria taking in the pass at Grossglockner. Then we head up to Munich, Stuttgart and on to Nurburg.

Please, at least once make the drive from Bormio up to Stelvio; that one is SO much MORE fun than the actual 48-turn Stelvio itself if you ask me. We drove it twice around 1800 hrs.... low traffic, good weather and a few Akra's flying by...... I have a video of our group of 5 driving it (4x 1M, 1x 135) but it's huge (about 5,5GB)

Also the gavia pass was nice, but very narrow

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by Aussie_in_London

Great pics and great looking trip.

A small group of us from the UK (E92 M3, E90 M3, VO 1M. BSM 1M & AW 1M) are doing a Euro/Alp drive, departing late evening of the 05 Sept - Overnight drive (& day)from Folkstone to Nice via Granoble, then on to Monte Carlo, across into Italy, then hitting a majority of the alp passes between Italy and Switzerland (spending a night in a hut in Stelvio) and Austria taking in the pass at Grossglockner. Then we head up to Munich, Stuttgart and on to Nurburg.

When abouts will you guys be in Stelvio? Do you already have a hotel? Francesca's Alt Post hotel in Trafoi was quite nice and was very cheap. 55 euros pp including dinner and breakfast. She even closed off her parking lot in front of the hotel for all of us. PM me for her contact info. The hotel is literally at the base of the Stelvio Pass.

Alt Post Hotel
39029 Trafoi South Tyrol, Italy



Other passes to consider driving in the area...

Klausen Pass
Stelvio from Switzerland, namely from St. Maria, along the Umbrail Pass (2501 m).

Umbrail Pass
7536 Santa Maria Val Müstair, Switzerland ‎

Gavia Pass
Stelvio National Park, 25056 Ponte di Legno, Brescia, Italy ‎
Rambo Passo del Rombo (near Timmelsjoch, Austria)

Furka Pass, Oberwald, Switzerland

Oberalp Pass, 7189 Tujetsch, Switzerland
Grimsel Pass, Oberwald, Switzerland
Susten Pass, Gadmen, Switzerland

[1mmaniac]

I wanted to do this before but never got to it:

Day 1 (small group):
Bormio up to Stelvio was THE BEST . Nauders to Zernez is nice but there was more traffic and a lot of roadwork. If there were no roadworks it would've been a really nice drive to, now we had to stop for something like 5 times for traffic lights and then we were stuck behind traffic .
https://maps.google.nl/maps?saddr=Re...&sz=10&t=m&z=9

Day 1 (big group): *i think*
The connection road from ths SS41 to the top of Stelvio is actually a dirt road.
https://maps.google.nl/maps?saddr=Re...2&sz=9&t=m&z=9

Day 2:
Stelvio to Merano is boring with a lot of traffic.
Merano to Revo is really nice, fun roads. There was almost no traffic when we drove it, around 1400 it was i think.
The road to Ponte di Lego is again boring with a lot of traffic.
Then the Gavia pass ohh man, I was glad we had radio's and an Autrian guy up front we drove in bad weather, it was foggy, rainy and there was even some rumbling and lightning going on. And remember, if you run into traffic: somebody is going to have to back-up
https://maps.google.nl/maps?saddr=Pa...sz=11&t=m&z=10

Day 3:
Borring road again to Merano.
Timmelsjoch that was really fun.
From Solden down was nice but not really special.
https://maps.google.nl/maps?saddr=Pa...3&sz=9&t=m&z=8

[BlkD12agon]

Photos are beautiful. Looks like a great experience.

[Ringer]

Nice trip and nice pics! Thanks for sharing. Oh and what a beautiful baby blue 1M!!

[Stratus650]

What a fantastic trip! Unfortunately wasnt able to join this one.

Dackel its nearly a year since we did the swiss 1M meet, god how time flies lol

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by Stratus650

Dackel its nearly a year since we did the swiss 1M meet, god how time flies lol

YuP! I was thinking about that this last weekend, while I was driving thru Switzerland - driving some more Alpine Passes. Let me know the next time you come this way.

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by Ringer

Nice trip and nice pics! Thanks for sharing. Oh and what a beautiful baby blue 1M!!

You know where ever we all drove(together in a convoy)... people would first spot one of our 1M's, then another one.... AND THEN they would all POINT to Rudi's blue smurf 1M... and he was the hit of our convoy. Everyone just LOVES the color of his car. Including me!

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by 1mmaniac

Please, at least once make the drive from Bormio up to Stelvio; that one is SO much MORE fun than the actual 48-turn Stelvio itself if you ask me.(

Originally Posted by 1mmaniac

Bormio up to Stelvio was THE BEST .

+1 ...especially if the convoy driving at 70 km/h on a long downhill part is passed by a cyclist who's tired of life, riding downhill like a boss (merely standing on the bicycle pedals for minutes).

Here it is: leaving "Flies Valley" for the final Stelvio approach from the Bormio side, followed by a Stelvio downhill run (uh, trailing behind a van) with rain drops gently starting to trickle down:

• 03:34-05:18: a fine sequence of tunnels (the flatbed truck leaving the first tunnel carries a 911 Turbo)
• from 09:40 onwards: "The Long And Winding Road..."
• 21:13-21:15 + 24:32-24:36: hear the thunder rumbling in the Stelvio valley, just to add some drama to the experience.

Originally Posted by Dackelone

First video has finally loaded! All 34 minutes of it! Gotta love Sjors giving the thumbs UP!!!

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Aussie_in_London

A small group of us from the UK (E92 M3, E90 M3, VO 1M, BSM 1M & AW 1M) are doing a Euro/Alp drive, departing late evening of the 05 Sept - Overnight drive (& day)from Folkstone to Nice via Granoble, then on to Monte Carlo, across into Italy, then hitting a majority of the alp passes between Italy and Switzerland (spending a night in a hut in Stelvio) and Austria taking in the pass at Grossglockner. Then we head up to Munich, Stuttgart and on to Nurburg.

Have a blast and take care !

If you get the chance to squeeze the Silvretta Pass into your schedule, then go for it. It ranges amongst the very best Alpine roads. Sweetly winding with a bonus at the summit: the lake. And it's a toll road, so it's pretty calm compared to many other passes (cows might watch you whilst passing by - moooo...).
http://www.ischgl.com/en/silvretta-high-alpine-road
http://www.galtuer.com/en/active/adv...gh-alpine-road

[Aussie_in_London]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

When abouts will you guys be in Stelvio? Do you already have a hotel? Francesca's Alt Post hotel in Trafoi was quite nice and was very cheap. 55 euros pp including dinner and breakfast. She even closed off her parking lot in front of the hotel for all of us. PM me for her contact info. The hotel is literally at the base of the Stelvio Pass.

Alt Post Hotel
39029 Trafoi South Tyrol, Italy



Other passes to consider driving in the area...

Klausen Pass
Stelvio from Switzerland, namely from St. Maria, along the Umbrail Pass (2501 m).

Umbrail Pass
7536 Santa Maria Val Müstair, Switzerland ‎

Gavia Pass
Stelvio National Park, 25056 Ponte di Legno, Brescia, Italy ‎
Rambo Passo del Rombo (near Timmelsjoch, Austria)

Furka Pass, Oberwald, Switzerland

Oberalp Pass, 7189 Tujetsch, Switzerland
Grimsel Pass, Oberwald, Switzerland
Susten Pass, Gadmen, Switzerland

Monday 9th we will be in Stelvio and have booked a room at the Garibaldi Mountain Hut http://www.rifugiogaribaldi.it/en_rifugio.htm
Something different and Looks like a bit of a climb, but good exercise all the same lol


Enjoying everyones vids at the moment.

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by Aussie_in_London

Monday 9th we will be in Stelvio and have booked a room at the Garibaldi Mountain Hut http://www.rifugiogaribaldi.it/en_rifugio.htm
Something different and Looks like a bit of a climb, but good exercise all the same lol

WoW! That looks awesome but thats a bit of a hike! I thought some of our guys were nuts for climbing up the mountain! Looks like that "hut" is at the top of Stelvio where all the shops and big parking lot is at. Its gonna be dead quiet at night there. Looks amazing.

You guys should stop by Francesca's place for a coffee break. She makes a mean cup of espresso!!

Enjoying everyones vids at the moment.

Yea.. including me! I had not see everyone's videos. I know you guys are gonna have the time of your lives!

Dackel

[debadgedbmw1]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

It is a wrap job - a very nice one!

What color is that?? Very nice!!

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by debadgedbmw1

What color is that?? Very nice!!

Its a wrap job. It is a color very close to Santorini Blue.

Whats really cool is its so green and lush here in Germany/Austria/Swiss that Rudi's blue 1M really "pops" out in the wild. You should PM Rudi for more info on the wrap though: gs/e60/1m?


Dack

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by debadgedbmw1

What color is that?? Very nice!!

The color name of the wrap is "Avery Intense Blue Gloss":
see http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784074

[Elsabor67]

Here's one of the videos i did while at Stelvio. This was the 0600 run we did Saturday morning.

I have another one loading up now.