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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 21 2004, 08:38 AM

Tell ‘em what that means Andy…

Here is the skinny:

* Saturday August 28, 9:14am

* Eat breakfast on your own before this event. Bring a 914 and your own liquid refreshments…donuts provided, donations accepted.

* Meet at the Park and Ride at Camden Avenue and Highway 85 in San Jose.

* We will hang around until 10:am sharp, then we will run up and over Hicks Road and around the Three Reservoirs...and back. Maps provided.

* We return to the Park and Ride (if there are no incidents) about 11:30 am so you can be home for lunch.




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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 21 2004, 08:39 AM

And here...


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Posted by: nebreitling Aug 21 2004, 11:07 AM

awesome. with the proper permissions, i plan on being there. let's keep this thread towards the top, people!

n

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 21 2004, 11:47 AM

Great Nathan...! I have a trophy for you too...if you show up...thats a good reason eh?

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 21 2004, 09:29 PM

I have a VERY cool update....

I have contacted three other local 914 LE owners and invited them to this 914 soire (say swah-ray ) and it looks like we might have 3-4 LE cars attending this 'lil jaunt...including the original owner of a Creamsicle...

Can we get ~20 cars out on just a weeks notice?

Posted by: trekkor Aug 21 2004, 09:39 PM

Hmmm...Veery interestinc, endeet.

KT

Posted by: carreraguy Aug 21 2004, 09:47 PM

Count me in!

Posted by: SLITS Aug 21 2004, 10:59 PM

Breakfast and a VW Commerical

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 22 2004, 10:25 PM

I'll bring a 914 to drive.. I"m in.


B

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 22 2004, 11:16 PM

Frühstück = Breakfast
Fahrvergnügen = The joy one gets out of driving a car ...

the latter is a synonym for driving a 914,
Andy

Posted by: peridotian Aug 23 2004, 09:35 AM

Hmmm, I am not sure that my car will be ready. I used to make that run on a motorcycle in the late 70's. It's a great run. Maybe a miracle will happen!

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 23 2004, 09:53 AM

Crank and rods arrived Thursday. I hung them on the crank and was out of town Fri-Sun. The bottom end will be done today... it *might* run this week. Everything else is in order. Dont hold your breath.


B

Posted by: Jenny Aug 23 2004, 10:20 AM

I'll come if I stop leaking tranny juice. Fat chance. <_<

Jen

Posted by: red914 Aug 23 2004, 10:25 AM

correct me if i am wrong, SirAndy, but a direct translation of Fruhstuck would be "early piece." one of the hazards of direct sord translations rather than translating the meaning (breakfast) is that you get an interesting 'double entendre.'

anyone interested in SirAndy starting a German language course on the site? Deutch sprechen ist sehr schwer, aber Deutch lessen und Deutch schreiben sind gut, ya?

(feel free to make corrections, please!)

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2004, 12:29 PM

Früh = Early
Stück = Piece

Frühstück = Earlypiece

just like:

Break = Bruch
Fast = Schnell

Breakfast = Bruchschnell


you just can't translate that stuff that way.



"Deutsch zu sprechen ist sehr schwer, aber Deutsch zu lesen und Deutsch zu schreiben ist wesentlich einfacher, ja?"


Andy

Posted by: red914 Aug 23 2004, 12:41 PM

ja, dann kann ich zehn mal lesen, und lese ich mein worterbuch auch!

(sad, i know)

Posted by: GTeener Aug 23 2004, 04:58 PM

Booh! I'm not available this weekend to join in the fun. <_<

Posted by: anthony Aug 23 2004, 07:39 PM

Will you guys boo me if I drive the 911? The 914 has a flat and needs two new front tires on top of that so it's out of commission until I can deal with it.

Posted by: nebreitling Aug 23 2004, 07:49 PM

just don't run circles around us.

Posted by: Demick Aug 23 2004, 08:51 PM

You guys are just a few days too early on this one. I won't make it. Good news is that about the time you are meeting I will be putting the engine back in the car. By the time you get back I should be breaking in the cam (and crossing my fingers).

Demick

Here's the freshly rebuilt engine ready to go back in!


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Posted by: morgan_harwell Aug 24 2004, 09:52 AM

We'll try to be there, that's right in our back yard! Was planning on spending the weekend backfilling a 510' PGE trench at the Log Cabin site. I'll see how much I can get done on it over the next few evenings. Between mega-overtime at work & working many weekends digging trench/laying conduit/etc, just had no time for "Fun Stuff".
--Moe--

Posted by: plas76targa Aug 24 2004, 10:29 AM

Count me in. may have to bring the wifes Jag, I'll go last behind Anthony's 911

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Aug 24 2004, 04:30 PM

Can I bring a 2005 Honda Accord coupe EX (or whatever) press car?

BTW, man is this thing a turkey. Didn't think Honda could build a Pontiac Grand-Am coupe but they have. Now obvious why the Honda engineers avoided a V6 (American) Accord for so long. Shocking this could come from the same company that builds the superb TSX.

Will come mit 914 if possible, but I'd say pretty unlikely!

pete

Posted by: anthony Aug 24 2004, 06:28 PM

Bring what you got. The more the merrier.

Posted by: mikey Aug 25 2004, 12:39 AM

Sir Andy,

Actually, it's quite similar between English and German

Breakfast = das Fasten abbrechen

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 25 2004, 11:27 AM

aha, never looked at it that way ...

breakfast = breaking (stopping) the fasting

that actually makes sense!
Andy

Posted by: Carl Aug 25 2004, 11:49 AM

Hi Jeff,
Mer and I can't make it this time but we'll be thinking about you. Have fun & be safe.



C

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 26 2004, 08:22 PM

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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 27 2004, 03:07 PM

Last call! See you tommorrow for twisty road grins!

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 27 2004, 03:55 PM

gonna fix the tranny tonight, i *might* need some roadside assistance tomorrow ...

Andy

Posted by: Britain Smith Aug 27 2004, 04:00 PM

Does anyone have a map of the route?

-Britain

Posted by: nebreitling Aug 27 2004, 04:44 PM

see you guys in the morning!

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 27 2004, 05:12 PM

Maps are ultra secret... We doan wan those SoCal guys to boobytrap our route an spoil our fun

They will be passed out at the meet site...

Posted by: bfrymire Aug 28 2004, 01:52 PM

Have some pictures now, from the run...

no web page, just raw photos and some video. The video kind of sucks... All you can see is this 911....



http://www.etow.com/914_run_8_28

It's a raw directory, with the files.

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 28 2004, 02:32 PM

too bad i couldn't make it ...

after we were done with jenny's car it was alreay past midnight, so i decided to take the car home.
which was a mistake ...

on the way home from the shop (~30 mile trip) i dumped pretty much *all* my tranny oil on the road,
actually, even worse, on the heat-exchangers and muffler!
i had a huge blue smoke cloud following me ...

it even oiled up the engine comp, came up the clutch and into the engine comp.

clutch is slipping really bad too ...

should have left the car at HPH.
Andy

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 28 2004, 02:55 PM

We were looking fer ya Andy...maybe next time. Great turnout, I hope everyone had fun. Heres a few from my camera...

914 CONGA LINE


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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 28 2004, 02:59 PM

Sistahs...?


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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 28 2004, 02:59 PM

Folks..


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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 28 2004, 03:00 PM

Folks..


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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 28 2004, 03:00 PM

Folks..


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Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 28 2004, 03:02 PM

The RobertsMobile chasing me all the way...I was workin'...he was relaxin'...


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Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 29 2004, 11:28 AM

You actually scared me several times... I thought to myself... DONT BRAKE THERE JEFF !!!

It was a good time. Very easy short 1.5 hour run through some cool scenery.

The number of cars was almost perfect. Not too many and not too little. Easy to manage and keep track of.

Sorry about your car Andy...I told you you could drive Benjamins car home instead.

What REALLY pissed me off was the fact that WE busted ASS on Jenny's car and she didnt even drive the event.. I'm over it now... wasnt real happy at the time.


B

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 29 2004, 12:48 PM

you're kidding, right?
WTF?

Andy

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 29 2004, 12:49 PM

Some BULLSH_T about the DOG. Lesson learned. Kinda made me feel like building a race car into the wee hours of the night to have the driver decide not to race the next day.


B

Posted by: nebreitling Aug 29 2004, 12:53 PM

nice, easy drive. thanks again for planning it jeff!

jenny -- WTF? i had no idea you guys weren't driving the route until you pulled off! oh well, nice to see everyone.

sorry about the tranny, andy

p.s. brasshole/anthony: i WILL have an SC, someday, someday, someday...

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 29 2004, 12:53 PM

I love driving these cars....maybe I should LEARN to drive sometime...

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 29 2004, 12:55 PM

Braking in certain corners can make the ass end come around on you...

I'm just happy we live where we live...



B

Posted by: anthony Aug 29 2004, 01:45 PM

A pretty good day except for some stinky 914s on overrun! They even let me follow in my 911.

Posted by: anthony Aug 29 2004, 01:46 PM

ultra man nathan


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Posted by: anthony Aug 29 2004, 01:46 PM

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last one:


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Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 29 2004, 02:06 PM

Nathan,

that is more fun when you are moving... not really exciting when the car is sitting still..LOL

B

Posted by: nebreitling Aug 29 2004, 02:12 PM

lmao brad...

:finger2: :finger2:

Posted by: Britain Smith Aug 29 2004, 02:26 PM

Yep, I feel your pain. I have seen it happen to you several time...you should get a form signed ahead of time to ensure that attend the event you bust your ass to help them get ready for.

-Britain

Posted by: Britain Smith Aug 29 2004, 02:38 PM

Here are some pics that I took.


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Posted by: Britain Smith Aug 29 2004, 02:38 PM

What a damn good looking car...


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