On a recent trip to the Scottish Highlands I turned off the main road and onto the Tourist Trail from Creiff to Aberfeldy. This seemed the right thing to do after a 320 mile journey which we had made good time on.

What I was confronted with was the most amazing 25 miles stretch of road I have ever driven on.

The views were stunning, so dramatic with mountain views, trickling streams, beautifully still lochs, picturesque stone bridges and never-ending landscapes. It would be worth driving along it twice at sensible speeds just to take it all in….

However this is me, a guy who likes to drive.

With all this in mind and the long sweeping bends, room to overtake the holiday makers in their Honda Jazz’s and the locals in their old Defenders this turned into the most exciting drive I have ever had. Pushing the car to its limits and using the whole of the road (where safe to do so of course). Growing more confident with every turn and heart beating fast when confronted with a series of nice sweeping bends then one tight hairpin from out of nowhere. All exhilarating stuff.

The Honda Civic I was in did a really good job tackling the abuse I was asking it to do and never really felt off balance in any way shape or form. Towards the end of the blast my instincts were to turn around and go back and do it all again but the mild smell of heat and the distinct feel of brake fade told me that I would have to wait for another day to feel like I was on a stage of the WRC.

I want to go back up north and drive that road over and over again but this time in something with a little more power than a 1.8 petrol Civic – I don’t mean a Ferrari or Lamborghini as this route wouldn’t really suit this type of car and would you really want to get a £150,000 Ferrari that dirty in the Scottish Highlands? This WRC Special Stage deserves to be handed to a Hot Hatch like the Focus ST, Renaultsport Megane, Golf GTi or Astra VXR. (Or all four for a brilliant group test.)

If any of the boys from Top Gear happen to read this, please, please, please do a road test here! (I won’t even charge you a finder’s fee, but can I come for the ride please?)