mannnn i wanna goooooo!!! :rofl2:

whens the next one?

Welcome Dejack it will be fun, bring an apetite. I think someone will lead up a caravan.


I will save you a couple of seats, I will be there earlier to check in with the restuarant.

Your friend will thank you for helping him move.

Next runs: June 18, Feather River Run, (Oroville, Quincy, Truckee)

July 16, Brunch Casino Run, same route as this run except after Lake Berryessa we head north to Clear Lake and to Cache Creek Casino.

Mark your calendar!

Sign up list updated on post # 4



SAC Caravan info on post # 4

Wow, there's a lot more 370z's signing up. I remember last year we only had 4 370z.

I wish I could make it. I look forward to pictures, though.

Yeh, great 370Z community support this time around. I think everyone is really lookiing for good weather for a run after two monthes of rain, the fever is catching on.

Graduations only come around once (or mabe twice depending on degree).

Save the date for probably the best of this years run on Jun 18, The Feather River Run, (Oroville, Quincy, Truckee), or if that is too far and long, there will be a repeat of this run with a deviation on July16 - Brunch Casino Run, same route but heading north to Clear Lake at Napa andending up at Cache Creek Casino for dinner.

Gonna be trying out my New GoPro Camera for video and new headrest mount for the DSLR. So I hope to have both onboard video and onboard still photos.

Ill be there as well

^added you to the list.

This is a great rep of the 370Z community. The day will make for a great 370Z group shot.

Tong, you really should put off the spring install until next weekend and come out with your MB, we have none!

Washed my car for 4 hours today. Funny thing is it'll probably be dirty before I hit the Golden Gate Bridge (10min away) :driving:

Dirty....is there construction on the interstate or what?

Washed both cars, detailed, and alignments over the last two days. Plus planning this Run....I am tuckered out and whipped. Oh and the last three hours messing with in cabin camera mount.

Tossed all of the electronics on battery chargers and I am out of here....as in need some sleep.

TIPS for the RUN

Cel phone charged
FRS (two way radios/walkie talkies) and charged up.
Camera
Water
Energy snacks
Gas up
Check tire presure
Check fluids in engine bay
Bring CASH
Print out map (google maps) to Putah Creek Cafe

Anything else?

There's always non-stop construction in the city nowadays. I'm out for the night as well....see you in the A.M.

Have fun today guys...I hope Apocalypse doesn't start today.

Hit some chunk of metal on the way in last night, blew both right tires. Got towed to Vaccaville. Hopefully I can get the tires swapped and get to the Cafe in good time. Won't have 2-ways charged up, left them in the car at Les Schwab.

Dang...not good,hope the car is ok. A cup of warm coffee will be waiting for you at the Cafe. Things can only get better!

Does anyone have a portable DVD player they can bring? I need to hook it to my GoPro video camera to check the mounting angle on my in cabin mounting bracket. The camera does not come with a display LCD panel.

Thanks, weather is 77 with an early morning cool breeze.


Edit: I just got it , saw it on the news....Judgement Day!

Last post , contact me via cel, its on the flyer.

This was one of the best organized and fun tours I've been on. Big thanks to Zonc's Curtis and Hal. You guys throw one heck of a good drive. Really... Nicely done!

I agree cept i had to leave early, am looking forward to the feather river run.
Hope no one got pinched by the CHP hiding in the trees before the 121 split

anyone take pics?!!

:pics:

Cmon curtis let's see the pics. Want to see the gopro videos:tup:

Hey guys, I posted a few pics from the run. It was my first and had a great time, I think they are on the 2nd page of All Albums. The album title is "On a Run"

Those are great pictures. I wish I had not seen them though as I am still bummed I could not make the run. Seeing them re-opened the wound.

Thank you note
 

Thanks to all that came out for the run, we had a great turnout of 24 cars ranging from 240Z, 300ZX, 350Z, G35, and eight 370Z’s. I met a lot of old friends and made some new friends.

Photos? Unfortunately my photos/video did not come out, I was experimenting with a new GoPro video along with a new in cabin headrest camera mount for my DSLR and none of the video came out, it switched over to camera still mode and shot off 9 million pictures, one every second and the camera was pointed down so none are keepers, a lot of pictures of the radio. The DSLR was too heavy for the camera mount and the camera kept sliding down. Hopefully I will have all the kinks worked out for the next run.

Anyone with photos / video feel to post them here on this thread or provide a link to your photos.



This run was a primer for the longer upcoming runs. Look for new threads started one month prior to the run date for the following events schedule:


May 21, Brunch Run – Winters, Lake Berryessa, Napa Valley

June 18, The Feather River Run – Oroville, Quincy, Truckee

July 16, Brunch Casino Run – Winters, Lake Berryessa, Clear Lake, Capay Valley, Cache Creek Casino

August 13, Summers End Run – Redwoods, Coast, Vineyards

September, date TBD, Ebbetts Pass Run – Hwy 4, Markleeville, S. Lake Tahoe

October 08, Harvest Run, Chico, Lake Almanor, Feather River Canyon, Oroville

Thanks John, that means alot as a lot of hard work goes into organizing the runs. When they look smooth is when hard work pays off. It was great meeting you and your wife and I still cannot believe how your group caught up to ours..haha...must have been the extra HP and cornering stability of your Nismo and the driver makes a big difference. I need to get out to the track.

See you on the next run!

How did your video's come out? Are we going to see them?

Hey Josh, sorry you had to leave early, hopefully you made it back in time, I am sure you got to wring out the TT on Hwy 121. I saw the po-po way up ahead being in the lead group and slowed down in time (no Valentine radar here) and with a blink of an eye as I looked into the rearview mirror and back, a baby doe was jumping across my hood. A little too close for comfort.

See you on the Feather River Run, the flyer should go up in the next week.

Hopefully more will post I saw lots of cameras. I will link them form the other forums as they become availble.

EPIC Fail in that dept, got some kinks to work out and hopefully have it dialed in by the next run. Josh would have given you a good run (both of you having TT's).

Great photos Ron, any chance you could post some of them here on this thread?

More reason to come out on the next run. :tup:

Yep. I finally joined ZONC after thinking about it for the last 20 or so years. At least now I can see what's coming up and will definitely be going to one of these runs this summer. The Redwood one should be very cool.

Same here, I was an original owner of a 78 280Z and kept it until 1996 and never was a member of a Z club, always wanted to, just never joined. In 2006 I joined ZONC with my 05 350Z, there is alot going on this year from the ZONC Calendar of Events. Check out the ZNews Feb issue.

The Sumers End Run was a first last year and I think it's my new favorite behind the The Feather River Run. But the FRR still has the best sweepers for two clicks up versus the other runs. Plus it's in our backyards!

Sounds cool.

More photos here from the other forums.

I will update the first page of this thread with all the photo links for quick reference.

Photos from the run:


By V35 Skyline GT
Winters to Suisun Valley Run 5-21-11 pictures by SkylineV35c - Photobucket


By thebeard (Bob Jenkins)
Lake Berryessa 5-2011 pictures from cars photos on webshots


Pano at the Dam:
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...rryessaDam.jpg

More photos:

By miles85916 (Chai)
Napa Valley Brunch Run :: A.jpg picture by miles85916 - Photobucket

Dang Chai, where did this guy come from, must have been after our group left the main staging area.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51...ch%20Run/F.jpg