I went over the Snake Pass (A57) from Glossop to Sheffield and back again. The road is great, with enough long straights to let you enjoy the picturesque hills somewhat and enough tight twisty bits to let your Cappuccino enjoy the shape of the hills too! I've driven that road a few times but the weather was great today, nice and hot but a bit cooler high up.
The only downsides were not having enough "oomph" to safely overtake a Mondeo for quite a while on the return trip and the fact that now I REALLY want to do something with my brakes! On the way back into Glossop the road goes into a long descent with quite a few tight 90 degree corners separated by fast straights so it gives your brakes quite a workout if you're doing much more than pootling along. They were fading somewhat by the end of it giving me that bum-clenching "oh no, the pedal's gone all squishy" feeling.
To top the drive off, on the way home fairly near my house there is a set of traffic lights before a clear 50mph stretch of road. I pulled up next to a BMW 3-series (probably a 316 but I don't know because it had no badge) driven my a mother with her young daughter in the passenger seat. Just before the lights went amber I heard the kid say "mummy, race that car!" We had a bit of a giggle with each other at the next set of lights
