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Discussion in 'California & Nevada (Northern)' started by Prancing Horse, Jul 27, 2008.

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  1. Prancing Horse

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    #1 Prancing Horse, Jul 27, 2008
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  2. Spiderguy

    Spiderguy Formula Junior

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    #2 Spiderguy, Jul 27, 2008
    Awesome drive, Prancing Horse. Thanks for putting it together and finding the best roads in the area. A great time was had by all.
     
  3. Itzkirb

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    #3 Itzkirb, Jul 27, 2008
    Nice, looks almost perfect...almost...
     
  4. mark55

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    #4 mark55, Jul 27, 2008
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  5. 360Pete

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    #5 360Pete, Jul 27, 2008
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  6. OnTheLam

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    #6 OnTheLam, Jul 27, 2008
    A little Advil, some strong coffee . . . LET'S DO IT AGAIN!!!

    Great to see all of you, I've missed you and our little get-togethers. The weather was warm, the scenery beautiful, the roads clear -- just an awesome experience.

    Thanks, Prancing Horse, for your color-coordinated wardrobe. It is giving me some ideas of my own . . .

    Peter and Paul, great to meet both of you. I'm sure we'll be seeing each other around.

    Vijay, you should have come. We stopped at your favorite tire pressure top-off spot!

    Missing faces: Bryan, paging Bryan, just had to make it up as we went along, bro, you shoulda been there! Fortunately we had a GT3RS in International Hunting Orange to draw the eye, easy to follow . . .

    Alfonso, very nice to meet your lady friend! See you in a couple of weeks scuba diving!

    Mark, what an awesome red Diablo (wait, what other possible color for . . . "Diablo"?) I'm glad we finally got out on the road with you and Kathy. I love the wing on that car of yours, graceful and predatory.

    I would love to say that no one got hurt on this drive, but after looking at the front of my car in good light, I have to report that at least one million bugs were killed yesterday. Sorry bugs! (Stay out of the way next time!)

    Dan, great to see you out there in the REAL ultimate tanning machine!

    And Junior, yet again my friend, we end up caravanning home through bewildered traffic. It is becoming a tradition!

    THANKS ALL!!!

    Justice
     
  7. Financialman

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    #7 Financialman, Jul 27, 2008
    This was a wonderful drive, the veiws were incredible, and with the sounds of all the exotic machines, you just had to be there.

    Great to see everyone that i know and to meet some new faces as well.

    This was by far the fastest I have ever driven a spider, top down too!!
     
  8. sting168

    sting168 Formula Junior

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    #8 sting168, Jul 27, 2008
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    Absolutely a blast! Absolutely perfect! I had so much fun. Can't imagine we could top this. Including the recon prior, I've done this route four times in two weeks, all I can say is "When do we do this again?".

    Prancing Horse - Once again thank you for organizing such spectacular drive.

    OnTheLam - It was fun to be right on your tail with your son in my car all the way back. He felt asleep in the final leg and I wonder if my driving was too tame in such high intensity pursue?

    It was great to see everyone, until next time ...

    sting
     
  9. OnTheLam

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    #9 OnTheLam, Jul 27, 2008
    Hey Sting, awesome drive! As for why Gordon fell asleep in your car, I can only speculate that the Ferrari offers a smoother and more luxurious environment than the Lamborghini to which he is accustomed. (He also told me he didn't sleep a wink the night before -- and fell asleep in my car on the way home, too. KIDS -- who'd -a- thought it was possible to nod off under those circumstances?)

    I see that I need to get down there more often. Let's do a weekday in September sometime . . . OK?

    Justice
     
  10. sting168

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    #10 sting168, Jul 27, 2008
    You're on Justice!
     
  11. MaterMech

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    #11 MaterMech, Jul 27, 2008
    I was like a kid waiting for the candy store to open in anticipation of the pictures. I could not make this one as the Glasurit clear coat needed to finish painting my car has been on factory backorder for months. 7 months and no F-car to drive :( :( I'm living vicariously through you guys :) :) Any Videos? I just recieved the clear coat Thu. of last week so it's full speed ahead so I can make the next drive. Looks like it was a good one!
     
  12. MaterMech

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    #12 MaterMech, Jul 27, 2008
    Good color combo on this one! Not overly dominated by yellow or red.
     
  13. alexD

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    #13 alexD, Jul 27, 2008
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    Thanks Lyndon for planning another great drive, and Peter for giving me my first ride in a Lambo - the G is smooooothe.

    I haven't got all the pics up yet, but here are a few - http://srexotics.itsalex.com/main.php?g2_itemId=2874

    the ones in the gallery are higher quality - these embedded ones were butchered by compression
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  14. june_gl

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    #14 june_gl, Jul 27, 2008
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  15. ipohopper

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    #15 ipohopper, Jul 27, 2008
    Nice drive guys. Looks like a lot of great country roads! I went on another drive on the same day. We had a quite of bit of fun as well!
     
  16. BrianZuk

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    #16 BrianZuk, Jul 27, 2008
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    Great photos everyone, hope you all had a great time on your drive...sounds like you all did! *Alex, thanks again for letting me know when/where this was going to take place and responding to all my PMs, I really appreciate it :) I've been to a lot of car shows/events but have never been to or seen one of these 'drives' take place. Everywhere you look, Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche...it's just an awesome feeling beeing surrounded by all these great cars. The few minutes I followed and watched all you guys leave was a blast...hope to come down to SR more often.

    *Justice, nice seeing you and your LP again, although after you said hi I seemed to have gotten carried away with taking pics/video of all the cars before they left I slipt away from you :D Your LP was awesome to see as always! Nice meeting you too *Chris. *Alfonso, never really got a chance to say hello, but your 328 was stunning! *Josh, well, we may not have gotten along the best in the past, but your 430 looked and sounded awesome :)

    Here's a video I got off the cars arriving, at, and leaving the show. I like the last part the best when all the cars take off, a symphony of exhaust notes! Best to watch in 'high quality' mode, it really clears it up. Well, here it is, hope you guys like it :)

    VIDEO http://youtube.com/watch?v=OAKb0BiQH3E (will post some pics too, just need to resize them)
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    Thanks Again,
    BrianZuk
     
  17. BrianZuk

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    #17 BrianZuk, Jul 27, 2008
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    Here are a few pics I snapped. Hope you like them along with the vid!

    Thanks Again Everyone, all your cars looked/sounded magnificent!,
    -Brian Z
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  18. OnTheLam

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    #18 OnTheLam, Jul 27, 2008
    Alex, you are ON FIRE. We have got to talk.

    BrianZ, good to see you as always. Please don't risk your life out on some street median just to get some footage, hear? I was pretty surprised to come around the corner and find you perched there in the middle of the street. There will always be another drive! Having said that, nice vid, Brian!

    Justice
     
  19. ajayjuneja

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    #19 ajayjuneja, Jul 27, 2008
    Looks like everyone had lots of fun! I've been traveling yet again... coming back to the bay area tomorrow morning.
     
  20. BrianZuk

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    #20 BrianZuk, Jul 27, 2008
    Thought it was the best place to get the shots, but the sidewalk would have been a much wiser place. Thanks for the compliment on the vid, hope to see you and the rest of the guys again soon!

    -Brian
     
  21. Prancing Horse

    Prancing Horse Formula Junior

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    #21 Prancing Horse, Jul 27, 2008
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    Thanks everyone but the pleasure is mine!

    Mark55 - glad you enjoyed your first run with us. Your expectations for drives will never be the same.

    Matermech - it's been too long. Get that Ferrari ready for the next one.

    Justice & Sting - if you guys weren't so focused on playing tag with each other . . .

    Alex - those motion shots are crazy good!!

    A quick vid:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=eIQY02Mzi78

    (More fly bys later but Sting's HD clip is a bear to work with; Dan your 355 sounded so good)
     
  22. BrianZuk

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    #22 BrianZuk, Jul 27, 2008
    Great Vid Lyndon!
     
  23. alexD

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    #23 alexD, Jul 27, 2008
    Brian,

    You're welcome. Nice to finally meet you and thanks for coming out and video taping everyone coming and going, great vid!
     
  24. BrianZuk

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    #24 BrianZuk, Jul 27, 2008
    Nice meeting you also, see ya next time I come down to SR!

    Thanks Again,
    Brian
     
  25. def

    def Formula Junior

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    #25 def, Jul 27, 2008
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    Thanks to Lyndon for organizing and mapping out the directions, it was a blast just like last year!!!! It was good too see everyone again and meet a couple new faces. Still amazed how Dan kept the top down all day!!! Mine went up once we off the freeway.

    For those that took the scenic route home, how was it?
     
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