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Post by CARRisma » Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:06 pm

Furka Pass was amazing. My best driving experience ever. I was lucky with the weather as I had perfect driving conditons - I went nearly two weeks after @Sailor on 24/06/16. Here's my videos which I've just uploaded to YouTube:

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(Listen out for the tyre screeching at about 58 seconds).

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Post by CARRisma » Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:22 pm

Here's Fluela Pass on 25/06/2016. Sadly the video ends just as it was getting exciting. What made this a fantastic experience for me was chasing a new shape Audi RS6 Avant. I established that on the straights, the Audi was able to put distance between us (not surprising seeing as I think they have over 500 bhp) but the driver just could not shake me off along the twisty bits and I was able to close up the gap. Either the Prelude is better handling than the Audi or the driver wasn’t very good. That was such an amazing experience, loved it. My 16 year old Honda made me proud.

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And here's the famous Stelvio Pass which Top Gear voted it the best road in the world. I'd say Furka Pass and Fluela Pass were much better. This was recorded during the evening of 25/06/2016.

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Post by Sailor » Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:23 pm

Good stuff @CARRisma. Your shots of the scenery show off the terrain so much better than my fixed dashcam could. Note to self re our next trip?

It looks like you did the Stelvio in the opposite direction to us - that section's quicker uphill if you have someone looking round the hairpins and up the slopes via the side window! I agree with you regarding the Furka and Fluela. The Stelvio's not even in my top 5.

Our version of the RS6 was a twin-turbo Legacy. Same thing: he caught us up on the straights - and had to keep doing it. An RS4 we followed on the Albula Pass was a different matter: he left us well behind after only half a dozen bends.
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Post by Sailor » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:26 pm

After the Grimsel, we headed west. Grindelwald was a disappointment, complete with a misty Eiger. We drove on to the next valley. The sun had already disappeared behind the Jungfrau as we pulled into Launterbrunnen, but we put off looking for a hotel. We wanted to play “spot the waterfalls”.

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