Mid Atlantic Driving Loops
 

One of the discussions yesterday during our Starbucks get together, made me think about sharing one of my favorite "short" driving loops. It's only ~11.5 miles but is a great "Sunday morning attitude adjustment" drive.

To avoid "trouble", I won't share my PR for this loop (which OBTW was in an MX-5), but I look forward to improving it in the ZR!

Henderson Loop - Google Maps

I remember this! I had a friend who lived down in Clifton years ago and I used to think even then how fun the road was! :tup:

Personally I think the "Clifton Road" segment is a little better than Henderson, but still not a bad short loop -- I've not been on it since all the weather, should probably do a "pot hole" check in my truck before I do my next "Z Run"...:icon17:

Chapel Rd is insane if you like roller coasters.

I've encountered a number of police checkpoints on Henderson Road before so try not to go tooo fast just in case. They are usually right around a blind bend (the really tight switchbacks).

Yep the fact that both Henderson & Clifton Rds are "favorites" among us sports car bubbas is not lost on our local law enforcement officials. :driving:

We just need the police officer who stopped by Saturday to give us a little leeway....hahaha! I still that was pretty funny....he shows up and flips the lights on and goes "Nah, just messin'!" :icon17:

Yeah, that was cool to see. Its like last summer at the Annapolis meet at Gordon Biersch. Remember the cop that stopped by then?

OK, I should probably know this, but what do you mean by share your PR? ;-) Dumb question probably, but me no get it...

Not a dumb question and I probably should have been less "evasive"

PR = Personal Record (in this context it is a time based reference)

At the risk of being "sterotypical", I think a lot of police officers ARE gear heads to some degree -- they ride in them, chase 'em, stop 'em, etc....:icon17:

Not in the Mid-A but out in Nor Cali this is where my Z stretches her legs every weekend:
Salmon Falls Rd, CA to Auburn, CA - Google Maps

Hmmm.....no, I musta forgotten about that part after I backed my car up and almost crushed my exhaust pipes while Lance sat there and said "Watch this....he's gonna hit the curb!" :roflpuke2:

I figured that's what you meant, but interestingly enough when I hovered over PR a popup came up with Google Page Rank, LOL! Page Rank (PR). ;-)

Markham Road. Exit 44 off of 66 heading west from DC.

Regarding the cop thing, I think it was amusing. He probably saw the tire tracks in the parking lot that looked like they were made by a Civic LX, and thought, "These could be the jackasses." :D

I think a lot of cops are gear heads. A few of my colleagues at my last place of employment enjoyed cars just as much as the next dude.

In CA, a few higher-end tuners hooked up cops who brought in their cars for tuning and modifications. I don't know if there were additional perks included.