Best roads with twisty bits in NZ

[ps165]

Another great road is the twisties from Greymouth out past Punakaiki then pretty much to the Westport turnoff. Dad was born and raised round those parts, he says good times were had . From the limited experiences I've had on the roads (with rest of family in a big 4WD) it looks like a hell of a road to drive on, so next time we go there for a holiday I'll worm my way into driving it

YES!! a "must do" for anyone travelling round those parts...i lived over on the coast a year or so ago, and had a friend i visited alot in puni, and drove out most days...great road + amazing views

[Cahuna]

My personal favs are:
* Rimutaka Hill (going South) - chased a Zephyr from Targa over it whilst following the event (doing Results) in 2002.
* Mangamukas (outside Kaitaia), and the alternative road through Broadwood is pretty nice too.
* The Gentle Annie road from Hawkes Bay across to Taihape. Just watch out for mad logging trucks on the 15km of gravel in the middle of it (but don't let the gravel put you off!) Drove it in August 2003, fine day + dry road + no cars = heaven on wheels.
* Awakino Gorge - Feb 2005, Mokau-Piopio, fine day + dry road + no cars = heaven on wheels, part 2
* SH22, from Pokeno down through Waingaro Springs to Ngaruawahia - perfect country for the Sentra, I try to drive it for fun a couple of times a year
* Akatarawa and Moonshine Rds - insanely twisty and tight, I had to reverse twice to let cars coming the other direction past...
* Any road used by Targa NZ - but please don't go out and drive any of them as the residents don't like it (yes, they do notice you ) and prevent car clubs from closing them for organised competition.

And there are countless others around the Auckland area that are used for R&R but don't make my top picks list

[Meadzy]

theres a great little road out the back of pukekohe called cameron town road, god its a nightmare, its two lanned but you can only fit one car on it at a time, twisty as hell, and has a massive inverted drop - its my touge run

[Snoozin]

Summit road....
The road to Arthurs Pass
Paekak Hill Rd
Inland route from Kaikoura to Chch
Lockwood Loop near Palmy
Saddle Road

[vvega]

kawiha to narawhahia road
little short cut road from hamilton to te awamutu i took xyrath down
back road from kihikihi to taupo
napier to taupo road was better befor they straightened it up
dyres pass road both ways over
daneverk to akatea road (its also a rally road )

hmmm so many more
we are spoilt fro choice of great roads in nz

personally i find the kaimis a little boring.....kawaha rd has raised the bar for me

[86_rolla]

well its not really a road. But the gravel carpark at the back of the manuakau district courthouse im told is fun

[XERO]

Kyle Road in Albany If you know it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

I know excatly what your talking about...

And the road from Riverhead to Waimaku, its 100kph, you can take all the corners as fast as you want to, mega camber, smooth as aswell...

so from camberd left hander to camberd right hander... its sooooooo much fun

[Elmendorf]

Brynderwyn Hills in Northland, heaps of windy bits on that hill and when heading south its double lanes all the way up so you can easily take the racing line. Its a 100km zone but I usually average around 130 going up the north side

Mungamoka's in far north has some awesome corners as does Paekok Hill down here and you cant go past Ohariu Valley

[Boosted_162]

Brynderwyn Hills in Northland, heaps of windy bits on that hill and when heading south its double lanes all the way up so you can easily take the racing line. Its a 100km zone but I usually average around 130 going up the north side

HELL YES! Im glad im not the only one who loves these hills North side is best, but south side is good as long as you arent stuck behind someone slow!

Pity i never got the chance to drive my old ST185 up there

[Loudtoy]

Well tea creek road over between masterton ways is pretty good - but i wouldn't recomend driving it unless you like gravel, theres another one out the back of daniverk as well - another dead end road which is also gravel. Heaps of fun if you have either road closed while your on it and can go just as fast as you like.
For sealed stuff without the road being closed try the forgotten highway between wanganui and new plymouth - bout 45 mins of corners back to back as fast as you like although much over 80 is just unachiveable and don' take anyone who gets car sick oh and a side note you pass out of new zealand into the republic where the primeminister of the little country is a goat - apparently the last elections were pretty tight tho, which has a pub and a handfull of people. It's a good pub must say and i can't for the life of me remember what it's called

[V8MOFO]

Kyle Road in Albany If you know it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

I know excatly what your talking about...

Better than any damn roller coaster I've ever experienced

[XERO]

Kyle Road in Albany If you know it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

I know excatly what your talking about...

Better than any damn roller coaster I've ever experienced

The caldie seems to get alot hevier and bigger going through there, lol

The Th old fxgt was fun as tho... heheheeh...

What about ridge road in the same sorta area???

[Xyrath 86]

little short cut road from hamilton to te awamutu i took xyrath down

Hehe, its the only way to get to TA now .



SHW25/Whangamata downhill is always good.

[V8MOFO]

Kyle Road in Albany If you know it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

I know excatly what your talking about...

Better than any damn roller coaster I've ever experienced

The caldie seems to get alot hevier and bigger going through there, lol

The Th old fxgt was fun as tho... heheheeh...

What about ridge road in the same sorta area???

haha awesome, Ridge Road, is that the one of Scnapper Rock road? (sp?)

[XERO]

What about ridge road in the same sorta area???

haha awesome, Ridge Road, is that the one of Scnapper Rock road? (sp?)[/quote]

No its the one off State Highway 16 on the way from west no the north shore... It used to be all gravel and stupid drops on the inside of corners... so much fun...

Also the road out to bethals is good

[Bridget]

Christchurch to Little River

[mr2_t]

Birdwood road , Swanson
Ohinewai to Morrinsville
Creamery rd , Mangere Bridge
Auckland Airport to Ihumatao (sp?)

[Quint]

That road into Kaitaia with like 82 consecutive turns

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Otherwise known as the Mungamukas (spelling excused :/) and its 13km from one side to the other, Smokeing tyres = fun.

Whanaki pass is another good one,
The pass going from hams over to tuaranga (forgot its name :/)
The brendowyns are always fun,
Road going from whangas to Dargiville, not so much tight slow corners, but fast open ones (120through corner acclerate up to 160 through stragiht and into another corner)
Road between McClouds bay and Urquits, tho u'd have to be insane to try it at decent speed, anything over 40 and you start wetting urself.

pretty sure everyone else has taken the rest.

[Quint]

Brynderwyn Hills in Northland, heaps of windy bits on that hill and when heading south its double lanes all the way up so you can easily take the racing line. Its a 100km zone but I usually average around 130 going up the north side

Mungamoka's in far north has some awesome corners as does Paekok Hill down here and you cant go past Ohariu Valley

Opps didn't read ur post :/ Raced my father up the brenies on the way back from auckland, kept up with him tho, mainly cause my mother was probably screaming at him to slow down .
1998 R34 skyline vs. 1986 Supra
Not really fair match O_o

[deaf_rattle]

the road out to bethels is pretty sweet.
been for many a thrash out there.

When Malcolm (all_fours) was looking at buying his gtfour, the woman that owned the gtfour told us her time from the chicken feed place to her house in the gtfour.

Later that night he blitzed her time in the fwd corona.

i should really take the fxgt out there sometime once its going again.