So where do ppl like to run? Here's my picks and pans for Cleveland (Cuyahoga County).
Top Running Spots:
-- 480W after clearing the ValleyView bridge. Once you see down the little hill, if there's no pork in the median, you have a REAL NICE little hill down into about 4 miles of straight away. 4 lanes.
-- 480E but before the 271/422 split. When you get to the Broadway exit and the right lane merges, you can actually stay in the lane and blast down for a good mile or two. Almost never are there cops between there and the 271/422 split. 4 lanes.
-- 71N after passing W25th. Run it all the way into downtown until you hit deadman's curve. Watch for changing traffic patterns. It keeps it interesting. 2-4 lanes.
-- 71N, Scranton/W.25th exit ramp. Get on the ramp, stay full throttle, get off the ramp at the other end. Blow by all the slow-azz traffic still travelling north. 1-2 lanes.
-- 480E, once you are on the bridge across from NASA (Clague Rd exit is on the other side 480W) you can pretty much run that all the way up to Tiedeman, and sometime even as far as Ridge. If you are completely nuts, run from the bridge (Fairview Park) ALL THE WAY to 77. THAT'S A CRAZY RUN! Not many cops, but PLENTY of places for them to hide out. Plus, keeping on 480 near the 71 split merges into 2 lanes for 480E traffic. May be a solid brake check there, but it opens up very quickly after that.
-- Test your cars handling. 480E to 71S on ramp. You'll veer off right to the 71N/71S ramp. Pick a lane as you hit the left hand curve under the bridge, move into the right lane and take the 71S ramp up & to the right. Watch the first 1/3 of the ramp. There's a slight inclination that if you're not careful, will understeer you smack into the wall. (It happens to be one of Newton's Laws at work!)
On the "handling test" I managed exactly 70mph on everything stock. My tires were BFG Euro T/A's @ 225/50/15. Great tires for the price. My new tires (Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Positions @ 225/45/17) are screming to got through theree once the weather warms up. I'm expecting damn near 80mph if the suspension hold out (as well sa my balls.) As we all know, come out of the power on FWD, and you can kiss it (the wall, that is...)
