F-Body Europe

Ok, I tried driving this last May, but the pass was still closed. I was gone all summer and I recently returned, so I tried the pass again before the winter weather hits.

I left on a beautiful day in my Firebird, only to have my fuel pump fail on the Austrian border. I was stuck in a two hour jam and I think my muffler heated up the fuel tank, which caused the pump to fail (only 12K miles on it). So after hours of waiting, I finally endured a long trip home on a tow truck.

I was determined to make the pass, so I left again the next day in the Z4. There was rain in Austria, but it was nice and clear when I made it to the Italian Alps. The trip up the north side is a blast! There isn't much traffic this time of year, so I only passed a few cars going the opposite way. The bottom half of the pass isn't much different than other mountains, it's the upper half that has all the switch-backs. It's not fast, but definitely sporty and a lot of fun!

Looking up at north pass:


Finally at the top!


Looking down at the north pass:


A little break on top of the pass:






South side pass. This has several short tunnels only wide enough for one car! I'd hate to try this in the summer:


I'm glad I finally made it! I'm tempted to try it again in the Firebird, I just want to hear it echo up the valley

Sounds like it would be a cool thing to do for a cruise Imagine something like 10 V8 rumbling up and down

That sounds like a winning plan Garry.

Johnny , those are awesome pictures even without the bird inthem.

Awesome!

I want to drive that pass! Maybe next year...

Any US Holidays coming up in the late May range? Long weekend or something ... could try to get some other V8 muscle together for a three day cruise or so ...

Here are its google coordinates:

http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&q=46.52 ... 14591&z=16

That would be an easy weekend cruise. Leave early on a Sat and spend the night in Bormio Italy, then you can drive it again on the way home!

I would wait until June to try and plan it, I went around 27 May this year and it was closed. The spring and summer are supposedly busy with a lot of traffic, so a fall trip may be better. Kind of a last hurrah! It should stay open until the first snow/freeze storms hit.

It would be cool to hear the V8's running up there, and the torque would make it fun too! But they are tight turns, so it'll be a little tougher with the bigger cars.

Thanks I'd love to try it with the Bird, but I'm worried something else will break!