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TAR 20 Locations/Destinations **Spoilers**
Chateau d If:
--- Quote ---Of interest...Google Maps gives a 127 mile, 2 hour 27 min drive to LAX. Is this the longest start line drive we have ever had??
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Well, it's only 13 miles longer than the Start Line of TAR18 in the wind farm. :reindeer
mds1978:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on December 18, 2011, 12:51:25 PM ---Also means the teams had to drive through the mountains to get to LAX, right? Which could make an interesting filming montage either for Phil's opening stand-up or the teams racing to LAX.
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No, I live in LA and drive to Santa Barbara often. Most of the drive is along the coast (near Santa Barbara) which is definitely beautiful, but you don't drive through the mountains.
On a weekend afternoon with no traffic, you could easily get from Santa Barbara to LAX in an hour and a half, especially when you're in a hurry. When you drive through Oxnard and Camarillo, the roads are flat and straight and everyone's driving 80-90mph. I don't know if the race has rules about speed limits or not.
But like someone mentioned above, this is almost the same type of drive as the one between palm springs and LA, at least in terms of time in the car. It wouldn't surprise me if this trend continues and next season the race starts in the san diego/la jolla/torrey pines/carlsbad area. Many beautiful locations that are relatively close to LAX that haven't been used yet (to my knowledge)
Slowhatch:
--- Quote ---Most of the drive is along the coast (near Santa Barbara) which is definitely beautiful, but you don't drive through the mountains.
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You could save some time (unless production steers traffic to Hwy 101); San Marcos Pass road is shorter, a bit faster, more hilly and scenic but possibly not as safe.
mds1978:
--- Quote from: Slowhatch on December 18, 2011, 06:48:29 PM ---
--- Quote ---Most of the drive is along the coast (near Santa Barbara) which is definitely beautiful, but you don't drive through the mountains.
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You could save some time (unless production steers traffic to Hwy 101); San Marcos Pass road is shorter, a bit faster, more hilly and scenic but possibly not as safe.
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I've driven to Santa Barbara and back over 20 times in the last few years, and I have no idea what road that is...everyone takes the 101, especially cause the signage makes it very clear that if you want to leave Santa Barbara, you get on the 101S.
Dom:
Below is a map of the area surrounding the winery. The placemark is the address of Bridlewood while the red roads are the ones that the permit allows bikes and vehicles to film on. It seems like a strangely long and out of the way stretch of road to request, but the road names are sketchy and unclear around that area, so I may be wrong with my markings.
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