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Highway 58 - San Luis Obispo/Kern County

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

HWY 58, Kern County, CA
15-100mph; 2-5+gears; 1-1.45hr; last drive 09-09-07

5 Overall
5 Technical Difficulty
5 Road Condition
5 Traffic
5 Wow Factor

Comments:
One of the best roads in California!!! Simply perfect!
High speed and low speed areas divided into 3 sections, a high speed sweeper section near Santa Margarita, CA, a high speed straight section through the California Valley, and a very twisty section near McKittrick, CA.
The best road to go to Buttonwillow Raceway on, practically practice for the track.
Little habitation along the route and no cell signal, best in groups or driven carefully.
All that you could ever want in a road.
Beautiful views especially in the twisty section (the TougePhoto.com welcome photo in fact)

Location:
Connector between HWY 5 in Buttonwillow, CA and HWY 101 near Santa Margarita, CA.

Map:
GMap

Last Drive Data:
09-07-07
Total Time: 1:15
Average mpg: 12mpg
Average Speed: 65mph