Greatest Driving Road In Or Around Sydney

[Twister0423]

+1 on organizing a cruise - moved here recently from the states, would love to get to know the area and you punks a bit better

Roads not perfect but the ride through the national park down to wollongong with a shot up Mt. Keira is great. Nice little restaurant/lookout at the top of Mt. Keira too.

[N1GTR]

The club has the annual Putty Rd cruise coming up soon

[CeJay]

I'd probably be keen on a cruise, at least through macquarie pass.

[33drifter]

I'd probably be keen on a cruise, at least through macquarie pass.

+1

[raps86]

Bathurst to Mudgee via Sofala

+1 for this road. Great mix of sweapers tight corners and 2 hill runs 1 at wagdon and the other 1 just on the mudgee side of sofala.Highly recomend this run 2 people for a cruise but make sure u have ur wits about u specially if ur out on the road after 4.30 can be a little bumpy and alot of roos lately dodged 10 last week on 2 trips and im not talkin litle roos these things r big like 5 foot sitting down

Edited August 26, 2008 by raps86

[GTR-N1]

I'd probably be keen on a cruise, at least through macquarie pass.

When I last organised a cruise there, we started off from Penrith Autobarn at 6am and rendezvoused with some others at the base.

At 7.30am we had 7 Skylines & NSX & FPV in convoy; all of us from lower Mtns and Penrith.

To avoid traffic, we had a pair of 7Km rated 2-ways so that one could talk from the top and say that no trucks were coming downhill;

or other obstacles! If a 10 tonner is coming down the hill it has to take up both sides of the road on a left hand hairpin... etc, etc

Breakfast at 8am was at Ranelagh House and we had booked the lounge for introductions and banter. $15/head though.

Robertson Pie Shop can be a viable alternative as a breakfast site; but it doesn't open till 9

We had intended to proceed thru Kangaroo Valley and then come back via Kangaroo Valley Rd where the EVO Club goes:

but it was foggy & drizzly that day so we came slowly down Cambewarra Mtn instead.

Had a camera car for dvd work and it all worked out like a treat! Cars arranged to sequentially pass the camera car to get footage.

I still have the plan on M'soft Word. Kangaroo Valley Rd or Jamberoo Mtn Pass Rd will be more private on a downhill run.

A future cruise can be easily arranged; and I'm glad to advise a leader to do it. I can't voluteer to lead as my wife is ill atm.

I can volunteer to be a camera car though. DVD+R disks allow for copies to be made without 'finalising'

Cheers,

Tez

[GoldZilla]

There's a good little road near Goulburn that I like known as Wakefield Park.

There is also a good road around Cobbity....Oran Park I think its called?

It has 3 different layouts too!

There's also a good one just off Sutton Road near Queanbeyan, right on the border of NSW and the ACT. I'll be heading down there for a drive on September 14th...

[Cassbo]

McCarrs creek Road is good, as long as people driving skylines dont out brake themselves and hold up the traffic...

*waits for Cassbo to see this thread *

LOL, the only traffic I held up was the cars that stopped and helped me out.

If I had to choose one bit of road to be opened up for a targa rally hillclimb thingy it would have to be Old Pacific Highway. It does suck though when you're going around a corner at 80km/h only to be suddenly confronted with a cyclist going snail pace around said blind corner

[evil_weevil]

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[scathing]

a place in NSW (preferrably around sydney) where you could unleash some of your car's potential.

Somewhere with minimal traffic, great views, the curvy bends, the long straights and the smooth roads.

Eastern Creek Raceway

It has everything you want, and is cop free!

I thought SAU frowned on these "potential unleashing on public roads" shenanigans?

[GTR-N1]

Hiya,

I've been PM'd a few times for Mac Pass details & agenda that was implemented February last year on our Cruise - so here goes...

Agenda: Initial briefing at Penrith Autobarn Carpark at 6am SHARP and depart at 6.05

Other than earlybirds introducing themselves then (in the dark), formal introductions will happen after breakfast so that we can get a relatively free run up the Macquarie Pass first.

a) The round trip from Penrith > Kangaroo Valley > Penrith will be 360Km

Driving time overall is about 4.5 hours plus stops. So fuel tank should be full.

b) Arrival at the base of Macquarie Pass should be 7.30. This is the first stop after 1.4 hours via Northern Rd > M5 > Picton Rd > Princes Hwy > Roundabout to Albion Park > Illawarra Hwy #48

c) It is best to stop at the base for as long as possible (>3 mins) with no traffic going by, and then this gives us a free run to proceed up the mountainside.

d) Macquarie Pass consists of 130 apexes up the escarpment before the first (minor) road comes in from the RHS and then twists are not as sharp. Sweepers involving another 50 apexes are negotiated up to Robertson Pie Shop (opposite Jamberoo Mtn Rd).

The run up to there is 14Km.

e) 2nd stop will be at 8am for a full buffet breakfast (hot & cold for $25/head) 1.5 Km up the road on the LHS at Ranelagh House.

Plenty of Parking at the rear. DVD and photos of you cars can be taken underneath the archway at the front door after B'fast.

f) After B'fast, we've booked the huge lounge across the hall for introductions via a networking questionnaire. LOL

This will take up about half an hour.

g) From Robertson, it's 13Km to Sheepwash Rd and turn left towards Nowra Rd.

h) Turn left at Nowra Rd #79 and proceed 25Km down to Kangaroo Valley

i) 3rd stop will be Kangaroo Valley for morning tea. DVD can be taken of cars going across the stone bridge designed by Francis Greenway. Take your own pics here too if you like, because we'll stop in the township 1 Km further on

j) After morning tea, and 1 Km further east of Kangaroo Valley, turn left onto Kangaroo Valley Rd.

It's 15Km to Berry via sealed but at times narrow road up and then down the mountainside

The asphalt can be a bit crumbly in spots, so don't tailgate lest you want stone chips.

Turn left at the Princes Hwy speed trap and this is now Berry township.

2 more speed traps are located just north of Berry and another at Wollongong

k) Farewell lunch can be had at Picton. A first floor cafe is located in the middle of Picton with a first floor balcony overlooking the main intersection. You can watch or take pics of your cars from here.

Warnings and Recommendations....

These were printed off for attendees with regard to sections of road devoid of shoulders, usage of 2-way radio, bringing your camera and making sure you pass the camera car regularly to have your car spotted on DVD. Once the camera car was passed by all cars, the camera car was then to overtake all the cars (with care) and the DVD+R disk filming resumed once again.

Hope this helps, Terry

[Twister0423]

Filling out the form now

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[FloydWestwood]

Terry, you must smash the springwood rd all the time!? (i remember you telling me at envy dyno day your round that area)

[Sheng]

george street sydney

its heaps sick aye

Its heaps sick aye

haha

arse face

+1 Old pac

[nuclear_skyline]

I thought SAU frowned on these "potential unleashing on public roads" shenanigans?

I thought the title of this thread was "Greatest Driving Road In or Around Sydney" I dont see how a awesome driving road automatically implies shenanigans... Agree - people should not be proliferating the idea that speeding or any other dangerous behaviour on public roads, but I did not think that was the point of this thread.

[FloydWestwood]

i have a pretty mad cruise plan. ill post later when i work out distances and stuff, i think there might a refuel involved, not sure.

[GTR-N1]

Terry, you must smash the springwood rd all the time!? (i remember you telling me at envy dyno day your round that area)

Hiya Dave,

Yes, Springwood Rd is very good for warm-ups with as you know, 3Km of twisties & tights. Sweepers are at the base of this escarpment for the benefit of other readers. The friendly Police have been regularly patrolling the sweepers from Hawkesbury Hts to Agnes Banks. As you know the bikies get us a bad reputation!

Sunday mornings are still best, but one needs to watch out for all types of bikes.

Cruising along the Putty? Grab hold of me then eh?

Terry.

[DRD-00F]

I like old pac... I miss the last section, I don't even remember it

The reasons I like it are:

i) it can be quite scenic

ii) it doesn't put you to sleep like driving on the freeway does at midnight on Thursday

iii) it actually takes me to where I'm going on Thursdays

iv) the 80 km/h speed zones are fair for anyone with a normal head on their shoulders

v) WAY less road works then the freeway

Other then that, the national park down to the gong is VERY scenic on a nice sunny day but then you end up in the gong

[NYTSKY]

National Park to Wollongong fails. It used to be good about 5-6 years ago but now the rd is that bad ie: potholes, cracks and poor barriers i wouldnt call it a great rd to drive on. Mc Pass is ok(uphill). But Putty rd is the winner.

Me personally i like the new widened and resurfaced part of the M5 and onto the M7

[Haysey]

Go bells line of road you pansies, much faster, lots better corners, quite senic and theres maccas at the end yo