Hi,

i planning to go back to Dubai.. for 2 months on Nov. & Dec 2007... already have some MINI plans lol

am planning of renting a MINI S for couple of days.. and try some twists (the Jabal Hafeet Road)

here are pictures of the place to enjoy some twists







info about the road:
The Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the greatest driving road in the world. Stretching for 7.3 miles and climbing nearly 4,000 feet, it boasts 60 corners and a surface so smooth that it would flatter a racetrack. It could easily be described as the eighth wonder of the world, but almost nothing is known about its creation.

The road is cut into the Jebel Hafeet mountain, the highest peak in the United Arab Emirates, the oil-rich Persian Gulf state. The mountain spans the border with Oman and lies about 90 minutes' drive southeast of the thriving city of Dubai. It looks down upon a dusty, desert landscape that belies a nation of astonishing wealth.(edmunds.com)

 

They lied to me. They told me that road spelled "ZOOM-ZOOM".

 

lol there is a ZOOM ZOOM road here in California.. they will have the C&C event by that place on the 22 sept i think so.. not sure

 

Umm, I want to go to Dubai someday.

-Cody

 

Very nice, take some pictures of your MINI adventures on the winter break.

Looks like a great road for a fast drive in the MINI.

 

Dubai is sounding more cool every day! :smile:

 

Yeah but the road surface on Ortega is terrible, especially at the moment where they are tearing it up :(

 

Awesome looking road!
Does it come with cops?

 

I wonder that too. Whats the speed limit?

 

i dunno exactly but that road is mostly empty.. no one pass by that place.. its far away from the city... but cops over there are cool.. so no worries

 

Forget the dragon, let's go to Dubai!!!

 

That looks amazing! Let's hear it for MOTJHMR 2008!!

 

I thought this road was an access road to the sheiks main residence !. Can't confirm but pretty sure that's why it's never that busy

If so, some drive way eh !

 

Remember, you are from "Canada."
The middle east dont take kindly to americans...

 

Sign me up! Does the road have a purpose other than to just be damn fun and they had a few million laying around getting all dirty.........

 

Its a great road, especially if attacked early in the morning!

Even when temps soar to around 45C in the summer (that is around 115F), the mountain top is in the low 20C in the mornings...Very nice drive and Super Smooth Roads!

I usually take my bike there. Now Cooper S just joined me and will be going up and down also.

 

Actually the UAE is very friendly with Americans at least the last time I was there. Unfortunatley I was not able to do any driving. But I did some sand-boarding, that was a lot of fun.

 

How's the construction on the world going? And the rest of the sites for that matter. I was watching stuff last night on building Dubai, as I have before. I like watching construction shows like that...it's interesting!

-Cody

 

Construction is hell in here!
It never ends and there are new roads every day. From week to week, we have many changes on the roads.
However, day by day, all kinds of shops from around the world are opening in Dubai. It makes us feel that everything is available in here (thus, less shopping when travelling!)

The tallest building in here is called Dubai Tower (Burj Dubai). It has already surpassed other buildings in the world (>550 meters high)

Hope you make it here someday to see the rapid change!

 

Yea, isn't it the tallest and isn't even done yet? And aren't they working on another tower to surpass that? Edit* I believe it's called the Al Burj. Oh...along with the: The World, Burj al Alam, Dubailand, Dubai Sports City, Dubai Marina, The Dubai Mall, Ski Dubai (which is already completed), and the UAE Spaceport. More info here: http://dubai.isnuts.googlepages.com however sometimes the pictures do not show up.

-Cody

 

I couldn't see the thumbnail to well. That is a cool shot.

 

^That is a view that I could never get tired of.

 

Looks cool but you all know you can't have a beer swap at the end like the Dragon.

 

My cousin lives in Oman. Maybe I'll have to go visit.