Stelvio Pass

[atr_hugo]

Doing ED I figure to setup a Forward Operating Base at a Gasthof in Innsbruck. There are several day trips planned out of the FOB through the alps. One thing I've always wanted to do (since I saw the original Italian Job) was run the Stelvio pass. I love this vid I found on YouTube, it has a quirky soundtrack, an overheating POS, and a heckuva amateur editing job.

http://www.youtube.com/v/uonsBvmXkq0

[321]

damn... that just looks straight up nuts

[atr_hugo]

I didn't look hard enough - here's the downhill run. There's a good chuckle as the camera meets a couple of cyclists going the opposite direction (about 4:50 in). And why anyone would drive a caravan (RV) on that road is beyond me! GRRRR . . . frigging aluminum overcast.

[321]

LMAO that music is hilarious. I wonder how old that roadway is? I guess it wouldn't be too uncommon to lose a mirror..

[atr_hugo]

Looks like the road dates back to the 1820s or so - hence its narrowness. I've driven cars, with my wife as passenger, on some pretty twisty roads (the Berthoud pass, Trail Ridge road among others) and she doesn't look forward to them. I suspect she'll not enjoy the Stelvio pass at all. ; -)

[atr_hugo]

Here's a good overview of the north side of the pass (remarkably free of traffic). This is one spectacular road! I can't wait to drive it.

[Image shamelessly stolen from Wiki]

[321]

I grew up driving in Lake Tahoe, and have been all around it, so i am no stranger to mountain driving. But nothing quite like Stelvio...

[321]

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1616

Some great footage of Stelvio at the end of that topgear episode.

[imported_MPower]

Originally Posted by zba857

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1616

Some great footage of Stelvio at the end of that topgear episode.

If you dont want to download the whole thing, you can watch the last 10 minutes on youtube (Stelvio starts at the ending moments of Part 7 and goes through 8):

(Part 7/8)

(Part 8/8)

[atr_hugo]

Ah, here's the opening scene from, 'The Italian Job' - can't remember how old I was when I saw this the first time (probably a teenager).
Nice Lamborghini Miura:

[1ster]

Thanks, Hugo! That is near the top of my list of Things to Do Before I Die. :wink:

[inTgr8r]

here's Stelvio in a real car from one of my Z4M buddies :biggrin:

& here's the full Stelvio vid

[atr_hugo]

inTgr8r - what time of year was that taken?

[1ster]

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

here's Stelvio in a real car from one of my Z4M buddies

That's nuts! Look at all the snow (and ice?)!

[larryn]

I've done Brenner Pass a few times, and it was nutty. I like how the Renault driver made the film in double speed. It adds to it. That music was, erm, interesting. :wink:

[inTgr8r]

Originally Posted by atr_hugo

inTgr8r - what time of year was that taken?

He just ran it this year.... last week of October.

[atr_hugo]

Ah - phewww - was hoping that wasn't a normal appearance for a June/July timeframe.

[inTgr8r]

Originally Posted by atr_hugo

Ah - phewww - was hoping that wasn't a normal appearance for a June/July timeframe.

Oh...
definitely OK then.
From what he was saying... end of March it starts to clear out.
But April (especially first part of) can also bring snow & ice.
From May on, it's aces.

[remy117]

Originally Posted by atr_hugo

Ah - phewww - was hoping that wasn't a normal appearance for a June/July timeframe.

i bet it'll be fun on a miata!