anyone driven the Grossglockner ?

[mrh1275]

as soon as this re-opens in may taking the spyder here..
anyone been ?

http://www.grossglockner.at/en/hochalpenstrasse/

[keep it lit]

indeed a few times in a golf rallye, impreza 22b & 6.1 gt3...
fantastic road & big anchors are essential !!

ade

Edited by keep it lit on Tuesday 17th January 07:16

[Lox]

Just the once...so far. It's stunning and well worth it.

[sneakybear]

I've never driven it but my parents used to have a place in Zell am See and I've been a passenger as a boy many times. Always faster when it was just my dad and me for some reason...

Epic road. My only advice is to leave it a bit later than opening day as the meltwater can be quite prolific for a while - which makes the road icy in the morning and aquaplane-tastic in the afternoons.

So many good roads round there, head East to Obertauren and on to Murau...

[cayman-black]

Went up there with the Turbo in 2002, was thick fog. It is also a toll road.

[Slippydiff]

keep it lit said:

in a impreza 22b & 6.1 gt3...
fantastic road & big anchors are essential !! ade

Excellent choices there Ade !



Still miss my UK B

[f1ten]

arrggg my nemissis

I didnt get to go on it due to bad weather and fog in August and had to sale past it to Graz, Austria.

Its Known as the High Alpine Road if you see the pics on google.
Hoping to get out there this year.
please post photos if youve done it!

[keep it lit]

Slippydiff said:

keep it lit said:

in a impreza 22b & 6.1 gt3...
fantastic road & big anchors are essential !! ade

Excellent choices there Ade !



Still miss my UK B

oooh type uk 22b.. now thats a rare car Henry!.. probably the finest all weather handling car i have had the honour of driving.






..ste engine though!

[dazren]

Three times, three different climatic challenges: Rain. Fog and rain. Fog and then light snow at the peak. All three times fantastic. Worth doing if in the area. It's a toll road/area so allow time for doing it in both directions....

[March2008]

It's an epic drive, even better on a push bike!

I could quite easily spend the rest of my life around Zell Am See.

[MDahmen]

sneakybear said:

I've never driven it but my parents used to have a place in Zell am See and I've been a passenger as a boy many times. Always faster when it was just my dad and me for some reason...

Epic road. My only advice is to leave it a bit later than opening day as the meltwater can be quite prolific for a while - which makes the road icy in the morning and aquaplane-tastic in the afternoons.

So many good roads round there, head East to Obertauren and on to Murau...

ah Obertauern, thats where I had to hand my drivers license to a nice policeman, who decided to keep it .... good memories

[keep it lit]

2006 euro tour..

[all2ofme]

Ade!

[Stevorocket]

Vertigo.

Other than that a great road, apart from the lycra clad cyclists who weave about from one side to the other at 20mph while following a support van.

June was perfect with no snow and only a few bits of melt water.

Manufacturers testing cars too.

[Trev450]

Stevorocket said:

apart from the lycra clad cyclists who weave about from one side to the other at 20mph while following a support van.

Thats no way to speak of Klushy!