Derestricted autobahn recommendation

[pikey]

Hello all!

I'm planning a trip through Europe and have the tail end of the week allocated to Germany (starting Austria, heading up to Adenau, stopping at a few nice hotels in between).

Does anyone have experiences of bits of derestricted autobahn between the bottom and top that's good as a super highway blat.

I know that not all autobahns are derestricted and would feel a right plonker to get on one with a speed limit. Alternatively, can someone point me in direction of a resource that can provide this information?

Cheers

Pikey

[dazren]

The A7, Between Wurzburg and Fussen is fantastic early in the morning.

Trust you're taking in the Grossglockner whilst in Austria?

DAZ

Edited by dazren on Friday 11th August 11:33

[jeremyc]

Patrick's Autobahnatlas should give you all of the information.

[pikey]

dazren said:

The A7, Between Wurzburg and Fussen is fantastic early in the morning.

Trust you're taking in the Grossglockner whilst in Austria?

DAZ

Cheers Daz. Have also been advised the A81 is mostly derestricted and not too bad if you can't get to it early.

[pikey]

jeremyc said:

Patrick's Autobahnatlas should give you all of the information.

Thanks JC, however the lack of ability to interpret anything in German negates the value of this site (to me) somewhat!

[pikey]

dazren said:

Trust you're taking in the Grossglockner whilst in Austria?

My answer was "No", then I thought a bit, then I looked at this, now the answer's "YES"!

[perscott]

pikey said:

jeremyc said:

Patrick's Autobahnatlas should give you all of the information.

Thanks JC, however the lack of ability to interpret anything in German negates the value of this site (to me) somewhat!

Click the Union Jack!!!!!!!!!

[pikey]

Holy thread ressurection Batman!!

[chrisr29]

Stuttgart to Adenau is mostly deristricted.....plus you can take in the Mercedes and Porsche museums.

[Stu R]

I think he might have been by now

[chrisr29]

Stu R said:

I think he might have been by now

Well there's always the zoo, hear it's the largest in Europe....

[flemke]

I'd concur that A7, and A81 (S of Stuttgart) are nice.

Another spot that can be quite good is A5, between Darmstadt and F'furt, specifically between J 23 and 25, in front of the airport. Yes, often the traffic makes real progress difficult. However...for the stretch bet 23 & 25 it is 4 lanes/side, and effectively dead-flat and dead-straight for 5 miles. I went at dawn on a June Sunday and was able to do quite a few Vmax runs untroubled.
This is the site where, in '38, Rosemeyer and Caracciola went at it for the (public road) land speed record. Hitler had ordered the road closed for the day for this purpose.
First up, RC, did 432 clicks in his M-B (which nowadays is usually on show at M-B Museum). Then it was Rosemeyer's turn. Nearing Vmax, his car was caught by a crosswind or other aerodynamic problem, went into the air, and that was that.
At the northbound service area near J 24, there is a memorial to him.

[davepoth]

My favourite bit is on the A9 going from Nuremberg to Munich. I had my van at the redline in top gear for a good half an hour along there (and needed one hell of an aero tow to do it...)

[AdamT]

dazren said:

The A7, Between Wurzburg and Fussen is fantastic early in the morning.

Trust you're taking in the Grossglockner whilst in Austria?

DAZ

Edited by dazren on Friday 11th August 11:33

Filmed on the A7 4 weeks ago.

It is bliss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_RZr7PSQpQ&fea...

[pikey]

Stu R said:

I think he might have been by now

In 4 years?

I might dither sometimes, but not *that* much!!