The picture above is on top of a mountain in northern California. The drive to the top is one of the greatest religious experiences a sportscar driver can have. Once you have driven the 30 minutes of constant hairpins and switchbacks to the top, not only will you will be met with a sunset like this, but there is usually a bevy of sportscar drivers and bikers awaiting the return trip to the bottom. Want to know where this road is? Join one of our convoys and we will show you, or you can just check below.
As you can probably see for yourself, one of Bluemaxx Racing’s biggest passions is driving. Sometimes this journey takes us on roads that are even better than the track event we are traveling to. Wherever we go, we love to convoy with as many sports cars as possible. Not only does it make long trips go by quickly but we always take the most interesting routes. At Bluemaxx Racing, one thing is for sure; none of us care for highway driving (unless it is on the Autobahn, of course). We would much rather take the "scenic route" instead. Sometimes, this may take a little longer than the most direct route, but most of the time the rewards are nothing less than spectacular! For most of our trips, we try to plan exciting journeys on roads that are full of switchbacks, hairpins and deserted straight-aways, perfect for those of us who are driving good handling cars.
Sometimes, we take roads that are not recommended for the faint of heart too! These roads need to be driven ONLY with a 4WD vehicle. When we take these roads we bring a lot of extra water and safety equipment in case we get stranded or something worse happens. These trips are always the most fun because they are rarely planned and always take us through extremely adventurous territory that is not always passable.
CALIFORNIA:
Route 32 east of Half Moon Bay south to Saratoga.
The road from Glen Ellen to Oakville (when driving from Sonoma Valley to Napa Valley)
Route 49 from Sattley south to Oakhurst.
Route 1 from Pacifica south to Santa Barbara.
The road from Mill Valley up Mt. Tamalpias (pictured above).
COLORADO:
Highway 40 from Empire to Steamboat Springs.
Route 72 from Estes Park to Black Hawk.
Route 145 from Placerville to Dolores.
Route 149 from Gunnison to South Fork.
Connecticut:
Highway 15 (Merritt Parkway) from NY/CT border north to Hamden.
Highway 7 from Norwalk north to Lime Rock.
Route 1 from Greenwich to Pawcatuck.
Delaware:
Route 9 from Odessa to Little Creek.
Florida:
Route 609 from Palm City west to Route 710.
Highway 98 from Okeechobee to Sebring
US Highway 1 from Florida City to Key West.
Georgia:
Route 60 from Dahlonega to Morganton
Route 180 from Suches north to Route 17/75.
Route 106 from Dillard to Highlands, NC.
Indiana:
Route 135 from Salem north to Route 46 west of Columbus
Massachusetts:
Route 8A from Windsor north to VT border.
Route 2 from Greenfield west to North Adams.
Michigan:
Highway 31 from Muskegon north to Ludington
Minnesota:
Route 61 from Two Harbors north to Grand Portage (Second Picture above)
New Hampshire:
Route 112 from Swiftwater east to Conway.
Route 16 from Rochester to Berlin.
New Jersey:
Route 47 from Bricksboro to Cape May.
New York:
Route 97 from Hancock south to Port Jervis.
Route 86 from Saranac Lake to Jay.
Route 30 from Speoulator to Moody.
North Carolina:
Blue Ridge Parkway from NC-VA border to Waynesville.
Highway 64 from Rossman to Callasaja.
Route 215 from Rossman to Woodrow.
Highway 70 from Beaufort to Cedar Island.
Route 12 from Ocracoke to Nags Head.
Ohio:
Highway 52 from Cincinnati to Portsmouth.
Oklahoma:
Original Route 66.
Oregon:
Highway 101 from Harbor to Warrenton.
Pennsylvania:
Highway 6 from Warren to Scranton.
Route 928 from Big Cove Tannery to Plum Run.
South Dakota:
Highway 16 from WY/SD border to Custer.
Most of the road around Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments.
Route 40 from Keystone south to Oglala
Route 44 from Rapid City through the Badlands Nat'l Park to Cactus Flat.
Route 240 from Wall through the Badlands Nat'l Park to Cactus Flat.
Tennessee:
Natchez Trace Parkway from Fairview south to the TN/AL border near Cypress Inn.
Route 32 from Crosby to exit 451 off I40.
Route 73 from Townsend to Gatlinburg.
Utah:
Bonneville Salt Flats (western UT off I-80).
Vermont:
Route 100 from Wilmington north to I89.
Route 30 from Brattleboro to Middlebury.
Route 9 from Brattleboro to Bennington.
Virginia:
Blue Ridge Parkway!
Highway 250 from Staunton to VA-WVA border.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
West Virginia:
Highway 250 from VA-WVA border to Fairmont.
Route 28 from Judy Gap to Thornwood.
Wyoming:
Highway 287 from Rawlins to Muddy Gap.
Route 220 from Muddy Gap to Casper.
For additional information on great driving roads in America, go to the National Scenic Byways Online.
Here are a few thumbnails of our favorite signs we have run across over the years:
Below is a picture of the single greatest driving road we have ever driven on. Do you think you know where it is? Email us at Bluemaxxracing@aol.com if you would like to know where it is.
