VIDEO: Lotus Elise On The Stelvio Pass

[Richard A]

Excellent!

When I went up there in my S1 111S (in 2002 - still have the car), as I approached the top the tank venting system reed valve started singing in my ear. When I got to the top and stopped, I opened the fuel filler and I could hear the fuel boiling!

[longintheleg]

Love the Stelvio Pass.

No offence meant and I'm sure your not just trundling along but your speed seems very slow.

Again, no offence.

[longintheleg]

Love the Stelvio Pass.

No offence meant and I'm sure your not just trundling along but your speed seems very slow.

Again, no offence.

[Hoofy]

Sounds fantastic!

[Bodged]

longintheleg said:

Love the Stelvio Pass.

No offence meant and I'm sure your not just trundling along but your speed seems very slow.

Again, no offence.

Surely that's a good thing so he wont get hauled over the coals by the pisonheads holier than thou.

[longintheleg]

Bodged said:

Surely that's a good thing so he wont get hauled over the coals by the pisonheads holier than thou.

It doesn't look like he's even at the speed limit, let alone over it.

[Turtle head]

Cool video but 1999 wants it video camera back.

[otolith]

Turtle head said:

Cool video but 1999 wants it video camera back.

[saaby93]

Did the video jump or what happened to the Mbikes at 4:07?

[andy tims]

Why so slow?

[Talksteer]

andy tims said:

Why so slow?

1: Lotus Elise ;-)

2: The camera is zoomed in too much with a narrow viewing angle, you don't see the terrain flashing by at the side contributing to a perception of speed.

[Ed Straker]

What does anyone see in driving these sort of roads?
Especially on a Bike?
It's a goat track.

Big, fast, ballsy sweepers with good visibility so you can commit early, that's where it's at.
Leave these sort of roads to the tourists......

[annsxman]

Ed Straker said:

What does anyone see in driving these sort of roads?
Especially on a Bike?
It's a goat track.

Big, fast, ballsy sweepers with good visibility so you can commit early, that's where it's at.
Leave these sort of roads to the tourists......

Quite. It has to be ridden/driven but as a riding/driving experience it's not that good. There are miles better roads out there.

[pingu393]

What date did you do it? I went there after the Monaco GP (end of May 2010) and it was shut at the hotel just after the edit-cut where the truck was coming down the hill (4:25ish).

I didn't get to see the view after 4:25. I assume the bikes stopped at the hotel.

I was in a Smart car and could only hill-start by facing across the road to reduce the gradient. I'd have had no chance of hill-starting after 4:25.

Next time, I'll do it in a car with some ooomph .

[996TT02]

annsxman said:

Ed Straker said:

What does anyone see in driving these sort of roads?
Especially on a Bike?
It's a goat track.

Big, fast, ballsy sweepers with good visibility so you can commit early, that's where it's at.
Leave these sort of roads to the tourists......

Quite. It has to be ridden/driven but as a riding/driving experience it's not that good. There are miles better roads out there.

Very true. It's just shoot - brake to a near standstill - shoot - brake to a near standstill ad infinitum. Very tight hairpins. Probably only fun in a Yank bruiser where you can at least get round them by rear end steering...

IMHO Tuscany offers some very nice proper driving roads even though it's not the first place one would think of, in fact it's probably no-where compared to most of the well known mountain passes. But some passes are good, very good, too.

Timmelsjoch is nice, Fluela, Passo della Raticosa further south, and quite a few others.

In Tuscany the Chianti region and south of offers more than its fair share of stunning roads.

Not so brilliant road surface wise in places, in Sicily the old Targa Florio route is amazing, and also the several hillclimbs on Mt Etna.

[JMF894]

annsxman said:

Ed Straker said:

What does anyone see in driving these sort of roads?
Especially on a Bike?
It's a goat track.

Big, fast, ballsy sweepers with good visibility so you can commit early, that's where it's at.
Leave these sort of roads to the tourists......

Quite. It has to be ridden/driven but as a riding/driving experience it's not that good. There are miles better roads out there.

Sorry but I have to very strongly disagree. Driving pleasure comes in many forms and I don't simply mean the type of road but car as well. I've done the Stelvio Pass in a MK1 Skoda vRS at modest to brisk speed (family on board) and it was magnificent. If you don't get this type of driving experience then you probably are more interested in pub bragging................." I did the Nurburgring in under 9 minutes" bks.

[Disastrous]

JMF894 said:

annsxman said:

Ed Straker said:

What does anyone see in driving these sort of roads?
Especially on a Bike?
It's a goat track.

Big, fast, ballsy sweepers with good visibility so you can commit early, that's where it's at.
Leave these sort of roads to the tourists......

Quite. It has to be ridden/driven but as a riding/driving experience it's not that good. There are miles better roads out there.

Sorry but I have to very strongly disagree. Driving pleasure comes in many forms and I don't simply mean the type of road but car as well. I've done the Stelvio Pass in a MK1 Skoda vRS at modest to brisk speed (family on board) and it was magnificent. If you don't get this type of driving experience then you probably are more interested in pub bragging................." I did the Nurburgring in under 9 minutes" bks.

I don't even think it's that good an example of that type of driving. Many many passes that are better surfaced, smoother to drive and more rewarding IMO.