MAZOC BBQ 2014 Thread

[MightyBobo]

Meeting at Columbia Crossing at 0830 would give us time to get there plenty early.

HOWEVER.

I could lead a cruise up some back-roads on our way there, if we'd like. Not the whole route, but some of it. It'll extend our drive time a bit, so we could head-out from Columbia Crossing around 0800-0815, and we should still get there with time to spare...

Thoughts?

[jpkirk]

My kinda time frame. So, if you watch Top Gear (British), I am not Clarkson nor Hammond. I lean more towards May. I think I'm more Lieutenant Slow, perhaps not Captain Slow.

Does that mean you guys will leave me in the dust?

Besides, I am going to have food in the back, some of it spillable. I don't want salsa soaking into the mats in the back. Maybe we should just bring the Altima.

[MightyBobo]

Originally Posted by jpkirk

My kinda time frame. So, if you watch Top Gear (British), I am not Clarkson nor Hammond. I lean more towards May. I think I'm more Lieutenant Slow, perhaps not Captain Slow.

Does that mean you guys will leave me in the dust?

Besides, I am going to have food in the back, some of it spillable. I don't want salsa soaking into the mats in the back. Maybe we should just bring the Altima.

No, I'd take it at a reasonable, fun pace. It's mainly for scenery.

The beginning of the route has some VERY tight S-turns that are...unreasonable to take quickly. I know, I took it yesterday on my motorcycle, and may have almost gotten killed once :-p

[jpkirk]

Originally Posted by MightyBobo

No, I'd take it at a reasonable, fun pace. It's mainly for scenery.

The beginning of the route has some VERY tight S-turns that are...unreasonable to take quickly. I know, I took it yesterday on my motorcycle, and may have almost gotten killed once :-p

Cool. So how do you "like" something like that. So I just liked the first part, not the almost getting killed part. My brother tells bike stories like that. I'm like, sh!t dude, I only have one brother.

My motto?

, but safely. Save the crazy stuff for autoX and track days. And yet, I still catch myself ... Since I'll have my wife along, she tends to scratch up the passanger side door handle flailing around trying to grab it if my approach to a corner seems a little aggressive.

[MightyBobo]

Originally Posted by jpkirk

So how do you "like" something like that. So I just liked the first part, not the almost getting killed part. My brother tells bike stories like that. I'm like, sh!t dude, I only have one brother.

My motto?

, but safely. Save the crazy stuff for autoX and track days. And yet, I still catch myself ... Since I'll have my wife along, she tends to scratch up the passanger side door handle flailing around trying to grab it if my approach to a corner seems a little aggressive.

It happens when you're riding. You simply recover and learn from them. Long and short, I misjudged a blind right-hand corner and took it too hot. Scrubbed off some speed by staying upright (COULD have simply leaned harder to get back across the double yellow, but opted not to). That right turned into an immediate blind left, and right as I was getting back across the center, a Prius came around the opposite direction. Thankfully, he wasnt speeding, but to be honest I had plenty of time/space to evade if I needed to.

Long and short, all turned out well, and the rest of the ride was uneventful.

Btw, when I say tight s-turn, I mean TIGHT - I wasn't particularly hauling or being reckless, but I did enter the corner incorrectly.

Don't worry, I don't intend to push it through the corners. I just want a fun, uneventful back-road ride up to the park, versus the monotonous 695->70->whatever north.

[MightyBobo]

The preliminary route I just made increases the drive time by about 30 minutes. Starts off funner than it ends. Will bring us right through old town Ellicott City.

CLICK RIGHT HUR

[4r3s]

Originally Posted by MightyBobo

The preliminary route I just made increases the drive time by about 30 minutes. Starts off funner than it ends. Will bring us right through old town Ellicott City.

CLICK RIGHT HUR

I recommend you adjust your route from college ave to use River Rd instead and then regroup in old E if needed. That's a cool stretch of road with a few twisties and its narrow right next to a river, there's also a pretty cool abandoned building that would be cool for a photo shoot. Fun road just need to be safe!

[Brian370]

Originally Posted by 4r3s

I recommend you adjust your route from college ave to use River Rd instead and then regroup in old E if needed. That's a cool stretch of road with a few twisties and its narrow right next to a river, there's also a pretty cool abandoned building that would be cool for a photo shoot. Fun road just need to be safe!

Sounds good to me, I will be bringing my photography gear with me, so any stops, or shoots, i can def take the photos. I was thinking maybe i could ride with someone later in the day, get rolling shots for people who want them

[eastwest2300]

Originally Posted by Brian370

Sounds good to me, I will be bringing my photography gear with me, so any stops, or shoots, i can def take the photos. I was thinking maybe i could ride with someone later in the day, get rolling shots for people who want them

rolling shots would be pretty sweet, you guys can have the cruise though.

[MightyBobo]

Originally Posted by 4r3s

I recommend you adjust your route from college ave to use River Rd instead and then regroup in old E if needed. That's a cool stretch of road with a few twisties and its narrow right next to a river, there's also a pretty cool abandoned building that would be cool for a photo shoot. Fun road just need to be safe!

Originally Posted by 4r3s

just take Illchester until it turns into River.

Yeah I made the route quickly, based off as best as I could remember from yesterday. I like that plan, although that isn't the route we took precisely.

Come to think of it, we rode up New Cut Road from Montgomery Road. Regardless, your change is just as good I think, and less prone to breaking the group up through Old Ellicott.

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

rolling shots would be pretty sweet, you guys can have the cruise though.

Your gripe a long time ago was that you didn't like going on the cruises because we were hauling *** and potentially breaking the law. I have no intention of doing this when I lead this cruise - in fact, I catered it SPECIFICALLY towards a scenic, slow cruise. So do you just not like actually driving with other people? lol

[jpkirk]

Originally Posted by Brian370

Sounds good to me, I will be bringing my photography gear with me, so any stops, or shoots, i can def take the photos. I was thinking maybe i could ride with someone later in the day, get rolling shots for people who want them

I'm going to bring my camera gear as well. We should work some group shots in at the picnic for the MAZOC web site.

[4r3s]

just take Illchester until it turns into River.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Cruise I like, starting time not so much

I will try to make it, but if I waste up late, I will just meet you guys there.

[MightyBobo]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Cruise I like, starting time not so much

I will try to make it, but if I waste up late, I will just meet you guys there.

The start time is only 30 minutes different from the "straight there" route. Go to sleep earlier, slacker. Even I'LL be there :-p

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by MightyBobo

The start time is only 30 minutes different from the "straight there" route. Go to sleep earlier, slacker. Even I'LL be there :-p

What is this "go to sleep earlier" you're talking about? Never heard of it.

I should be ok since I will be off the Ramadan sleep schedule. Just gotta get some caffeine in the morning to wake up.