Damn, took too long to write my last post - should probably turn off the TV. Okay so Malibu it is! How're the canyons looking out there lately Chris?
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01-06-2011, 11:50 PM | #1186 (permalink) |
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Damn, took too long to write my last post - should probably turn off the TV. Okay so Malibu it is! How're the canyons looking out there lately Chris?
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Don't worry Andrew, the suspense will make it even better. The Ojai route is 160 miles lol, it will be EPIC.
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01-07-2011, 01:54 AM | #1190 (permalink) |
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There are a couple options. One is 70 miles, the other is 100 miles, and the last one that Trips and I were discussing is 160 miles.
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Another thing is once the roads are dry, they are really not since you will have loads of grit/dust/gravel on the road from when the snow melted. As I mentioned before if you are running any after market items and worried about snow car status this isn't the route for you, one of my drivers who has a F430 has had to repaint his Ferrari from hitting the roads back there so much, and in my daily driver my front windshield is pitted from all of the dust on the road back there. Other then that if you dont mind its a lot of cleaning you will be doing once yo finish up. from LA to the base is 97 miles - 1st part of the route 70 miles you will need to refuel in Frazier park Second part is 40 miles 3rd part is 65 mils and back to LA depending where you live its another 97 miles. Quote:
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DO NOT SPEED on 154. there's speed traps up and down that place. if this ride is going to be canceled/postponed, please let us know ASAP. 3-day weekend means I can probably make alternate plans and get out of town on a little getaway. Yeah right, after the holidays and oil cooler purchase,[/QUOTE] |
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01-07-2011, 06:17 PM | #1194 (permalink) |
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Yes sir, that is the concrete plan at this point. I hope February can be the Ojai month, I will keep tabs on the road conditions up there constantly.
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01-07-2011, 09:12 PM | #1195 (permalink) |
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This works out for me too. I was actually thinking of backing out of this cause it's my friend's b-day the night before and he went all out getting a private place with open bar so I didn't wanna do this all hung over with little sleep. I might still come to Malibu if you guys aren't going out too early but knowing you guys it's probably gonna be a 6am run.
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Here are some good roads for the summer time to hit, if the winter isnt so brutal on them.
Lower sequoia national park. Bena Rd to CA-190 W/E Poplar Ave - Google Maps do not use 178 on the lower section - it is very narrow and lots of traffic + falling rocks and on shoulder to pull off should something go wrong. use bodfish rd off the 58 up. Last time I did this in a 07 350z I cooked the brakes coming down highway 190 from the peak, and it was brutal on the Auto box. If this word has not been used enough "EPIC" would be one for this route. Monroe St to US-101 S/Hwy 101 S/Redwood Hwy - Google Maps drive up the night before on I5 get a hotel room and head out early next morning, this is a WOT blast, and I mean wide open throttle if you want to get back to the 101 while they there is daylight out. Make sure you use the car you want for this trip. these roads are not for the novice. if you have driven all of the roads in so.cal and want something better . this is very underrated from the maps view still very fun to do in the mid of winter. W Bell Vista Ave to CA-190 W - Google Maps Bristlecome pine forest - one of the oldest known pine trees really want to get high ? seriously end of the road on the map is 13,000ft, need a permit to go past the gate to get up to the bar-croft research lab which is 14,000+Ft above sea level Big Pine, CA to Unknown road - Google Maps upper sequoia national park (summer only) Ave 334 to E Avenue 416/E El Monte Way - Google Maps Yosemite Loop. Summer or Fall start out very early in the morning at the gate this way there is little or no traffic and US Forrest service park enforcement uses unmarked pickup trucks for traffic enforcement. Passo Robles to Laguna Seca. *Negative notes - GPS will not work back here or will do some really funky things. *Access on base is permissible but vehicle must be registered and Insured. *Do not attempt this route at night if you do you will get lost once your GPS goes silent, and its happened to me and a couple of others who have. you will need a full tank to top off in Passo Robles and be light on the throttle, once you get too PCH you will be faced with one gas station before you get to Monterey and last i heard gas is well over $4 a gallon. Paso Robles, CA to CA-68 E/Monterey Salinas Hwy - Google Maps |
01-08-2011, 12:25 AM | #1197 (permalink) |
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^Dayum! Those roads look amazing, I am sure they are stunningly beautiful! Not sure if I would drive all that way just to get to the drive but that would make for a great yearly run perhaps.
Everyone looking to attend the Malibu Meet on January 15th at 7am (meet info on the first page), please chime in so I can build an attendance list: -christian370z -Triple's -Xdeslitx -ncheung85 (maybe... Come on Nelson, there are no maybes!)
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