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Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 11 2006, 11:08 PM
so.. rough day of class...need to unwind...
get back around 7:30 from class....
hang out, till 8. then i figure, go for a drive to unwind.....
my roommate decides he wants to go.... im like hell yeah!!
so we go start the car... warm it up for 5 min, drive away... go get gas etc....
so we are on our way... hit the base of baldy around 8:30.... and away we go...
fly up the hill... Rally lights workin great....
seeing some wildlife etc (probably wakin em all up! )
car is handling bitchin... im goin about 7/10 pace... very fun.
we hit the single track glendora ridge route.... (GRR)
and the fun is reaaaaally becoming apparent... 180 hair pins.... downhill into uphill corners etc....
havin a great time....
then i look at my friend, he is like ghost white... LOL. i told him in the beginning, "if i make you uncomfortable at anytime, let me know, ill back off and cruise...
he goes "nah.... we are cool"
LOL...
so i keep driving, this hairpin is wicked tight, set the line, mid powerband in short third... power thru the apex and get on it.... assend throttle steering nicely....
and then....
i hear "STOOOOOP"
fucker yacked out the window LOL 
the rest of the ~10 remaining miles to azusa were just cruising LOL
a great night.... for me....
and my rooomie tossed his cookies LOL
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 11 2006, 11:14 PM
oh yeah.... and let me flatter myself.....
i did a bitchin job on the suspension... a bit stiff, but sticks like shit on velcro 
22mm torsions, tarett sways, welt poly's, Koni reds, 911 M brakes,
bilstein sports, coleman coilovers, stock sway, 225lb springs.....
corner balanced....
just bitchin...
im a happy camper
this is what it looks like during the day
but it is WAAAY more fun at night
Posted by: Twystd1 Oct 11 2006, 11:28 PM
I know.... Thats all i can tell you........
Twystd1
Posted by: GWN7 Oct 11 2006, 11:41 PM
As your bud .... cool
as a dad.... sign your donar card yet?
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 11 2006, 11:47 PM
I grew up in Glendora Aaron, that was our playground. That and Azusa cyn. are
my favorite ripping grounds. Actually I am surprised I survived those years, but
it is a great place to play.
Posted by: Brando Oct 12 2006, 12:02 AM
GMR4?
Posted by: Lou W Oct 12 2006, 12:24 AM
Great place at night, we use to drive go up on Glendora Mountain Road at night and do all kinds of stupid things... 
great makeout locations throughout. Lot's of partying too. 
Sometimes we would just park up there and tell scary stories, trying to scare the shit out of each other. 
Posted by: dlo914 Oct 12 2006, 01:02 AM
ever tried Turnbull road or something like that?
Posted by: Twystd1 Oct 12 2006, 01:42 AM
Lou,
Was that you telling those story's in 1969,.............
Up on the hill when I was smoked out and drunker than a skunk....??????????????? (At least that wasted)
I still remember than night. The story's freaked me out.
To much lysergic acid diethylamide 25 me thinks........
Da Twystd1
Posted by: Steve Thacker Oct 12 2006, 06:08 AM
You guys have all the fun. Twisty roads, hot babes and 914s out the ying yang. I don't
want to hear any of you complaining about living in Cali.
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 12 2006, 08:01 AM
ever tried Turnbull road or something like that?
Turnbull canyon...sure, good one.
Twistd, there has been alot of pharmisutical testing up there, it was a required
course at Glendora "HIGH". Of course I never took part in those trials.
Posted by: Grimstead Oct 12 2006, 08:42 AM
then i look at my friend, he is like ghost white... LOL. i told him in the beginning, "if i make you uncomfortable at anytime, let me know, ill back off and cruise...
he goes "nah.... we are cool"
LOL...
so i keep driving, this hairpin is wicked tight, set the line, mid powerband in short third... power thru the apex and get on it.... assend throttle steering nicely....
and then....
i hear "STOOOOOP"
fucker yacked out the window LOL
the rest of the ~10 remaining miles to azusa were just cruising LOL
a great night.... for me....
and my rooomie tossed his cookies LOL
Some people just can't handle a fun ride...
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Oct 12 2006, 01:00 PM
Who in their right mind would ride with this guy ANYWHERE?
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Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 12 2006, 03:23 PM
I don't think they will ever let you live that picture down.
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 12 2006, 03:32 PM
nope....
doesnt bother me either..,,
my roommate will never live down being a woman and tossing his cookies either 
Posted by: JPB Oct 12 2006, 03:46 PM
That is what I call freekin puking greatness friend. I was reading and thinking, wow his passenger has got to be feeling ill sometime in all them turns. He did! AWSOME!
Next time, take a chic and see if she feels the same. Great story. 
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 12 2006, 04:37 PM
It is a great road and if you went on to Azusa canyon instead of staying on
GMR you missed the best of that road. It gets tighter, and there are two banked
hairpins that look over the valley that are dialed and a cool place to stop for the
view after you take them of course. But Azusa is a higher speed run and as much
fun in it's own way.
Posted by: redshift Oct 12 2006, 04:42 PM
Rally lights workin great....
seeing some wildlife etc (probably wakin em all up! )
lol you could *cook* wildlife with your lights.
M
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 12 2006, 04:45 PM
wow... looked at google maps....
i could take 39 all the way up to angeles crest... and take it all the way to the 210.... or take angeles forest to freakin antelope valley LOLOL
never done angeles crest before... looks gnarly.
AA
Posted by: Lou W Oct 12 2006, 04:49 PM
It is a great road and if you went on to Azusa canyon instead of staying on
GMR you missed the best of that road. It gets tighter, and there are two banked
hairpins that look over the valley that are dialed and a cool place to stop for the
view after you take them of course. But Azusa is a higher speed run and as much
fun in it's own way.
There was a 180 down towards the bottom of GMR that we use to call "Tepple's Corner" a friend of ours named Bob Tepple went off it in his VW. Yes it is tighter and more curves than the Azusa side, I think it was more fun. We never went over to the Azusa side.....let's just say.....we probably were not welcome there. Maybe it's changed since then.
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 12 2006, 04:51 PM
mt baldy to GRR is great... but GMR down to glendora is closed... you have to take GMR to eastfork and back to the 39....
dont know why the downhill section back to glendora of GMR is closed....
Posted by: Lou W Oct 12 2006, 04:58 PM
mt baldy to GRR is great... but GMR down to glendora is closed... you have to take GMR to eastfork and back to the 39....
dont know why the downhill section back to glendora of GMR is closed....
Hazmat Cleanup?
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 12 2006, 05:01 PM
There was a 180 down towards the bottom of GMR that we use to call "Tepple's Corner" a friend of ours named Bob Tepple went of it in his VW. Yes it is tighter and more curves than the Azusa side, I think it was more fun. We never went over to the Azusa side.....let's just say.....we probably were not welcome there. Maybe it's changed since then.
No we were not welcome, 1970's and early 80's it was pretty rough but the way
Azusa Canyon is it was a high speed run, lets see a 63 chevy with 560 X 13's
catch us. Yeah Aaron it is a great drive up to Angeles Crest and bitchin up
there. They put Gates up at the top of GMR and at the bottem years ago but
it used to be open duering the day and closed at dusk, to much partying.
Posted by: Lou W Oct 12 2006, 05:17 PM
They put Gates up at the top of GMR and at the bottem years ago but
it used to be open duering the day and closed at dusk, to much partying.
Ah, gated community
Posted by: Sammy Oct 12 2006, 06:00 PM
7/10ths on the street?
Been nice knowin ya, just try not to take anyone with you.
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 12 2006, 07:59 PM
7/10ths on the street?
Been nice knowin ya, just try not to take anyone with you.
???
Posted by: Heeltoe914 Oct 13 2006, 05:20 PM
wow... looked at google maps....
i could take 39 all the way up to angeles crest... and take it all the way to the 210.... or take angeles forest to freakin antelope valley LOLOL
never done angeles crest before... looks gnarly.
AA
If you wont to come up to Angeles Crest give me a call anytime I will give you a great tour. You will need to drop the roomate at the base of the hill.
stay off ACHwy lots of traffic and cops.
????? What size sway bars did you use and are you using coilover front and rear?
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 13 2006, 06:11 PM
i will hit you up for a great tour sometime...
sways -
1 1/8" tarett bar
16mm stock rear
coilover rear (coleman collars and 8"x2.5" ID 225lb springs)
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Oct 13 2006, 07:29 PM
7/10ths on the street?
Been nice knowin ya, just try not to take anyone with you.
Not to worry. 7/10s for Aaron means not above 25mph. LOL
Posted by: cooltimes Oct 13 2006, 07:58 PM
I lived in Glendora and went to Citrus Union. Family car was a Hudson Hornet. This was a long time ago. Looked at a Live Local Map, bird's eye view and could see the house is still there. The only racing I did then was on Sierra Madre Ave. The racing was done on Roller skates and the course was over several miles. That BIG dip still in the road. The vehicles were Mustang motorcycles and Cushman motor scooters. Yep. That road GMR would be cool. It wasn't a road back then that I knew of. We rode bicycles down the fire breaks for thrills or even more dangerous just ran. Route 66 was the major road.
Loved it.
MikeCool
Posted by: Lou W Oct 13 2006, 08:14 PM
I lived in Glendora and went to Citrus Union. Family car was a Hudson Hornet. This was a long time ago. Looked at a Live Local Map, bird's eye view and could see the house is still there. The only racing I did then was on Sierra Madre Ave. The racing was done on Roller skates and the course was over several miles. That BIG dip still in the road. The vehicles were Mustang motorcycles and Cushman motor scooters. Yep. That road GMR would be cool. It wasn't a road back then that I knew of. We rode bicycles down the fire breaks for thrills or even more dangerous just ran. Route 66 was the major road.
Loved it.
MikeCool
So what year did you graduate? Didn't a NFL quarterback come out of that school? UPDATE: Yeah, Billy Kilmer, played for Washington Redskins
Posted by: cooltimes Oct 13 2006, 09:04 PM
Yeah. Billy Kilmer. I didn't know him. He didn't attend Citrus Union HS when I did.
My fun was individual sports like diving, track, skating and swimming. I only weighed 95 lbs and was 5'6". Still 5'6" but weigh nearly twice that now about 60 years later.
BTW gasoline was about $.10 gallon back then, movies $.12 and the girls, just like today, the prettiest. 1st pizza at that old Italian place over on Rt. 66 next to Hummel's service station.
Pudding Stone was where the Hell's Angel's gathered every Sunday, scaring the crap out of everyone and Seal beach where everyone went to swim. Knott's Berry Farm was where you got the best fried chicken, homemade jams and jelly.
Mr. & Mrs Knott's cooked it.
ElMonte had the best platform diving as well as the 1st drive in theater I ever went to.
Girl friend, Sally C, now a movie mogul from Azusa bleached my hair while I took a snooze. Dad made me shave it all off. Yep. Glendora was fun then too. You guys when on GMR, do a hairpin twisty for me.
Old for sure but always cool,
MikeCool
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 13 2006, 09:24 PM
Mike I was born in 1957 the first house my parents bought was one block north of
Sierra Madre on Grand Ave. And just about everything you mentioned we did also.
It was a great place to grow up and I have fond memories of wearing my flat
bottom boots and running up to speed and then sking down the fire breaks.
How did we survive? GMR was one of the best mountian roads around but I think
it claimed at least one of all of our friends. It is not a road you want to turn your
back on. The last sunday of every month we would go to Knotts for chicken
with my Grandparents and Puddingstone was a place you went to fish, I hear
it is different now. Lou W and I had a good friend in common, just one more
reason why I am glad I found this club. Chances are I wouldn't know eather of
you, small world.
Posted by: cooltimes Oct 13 2006, 10:19 PM
I was forced to take dancing lessons at a house on Grand. It would have been very close to the house you grew up in.
Went one time and then lied to my Dad. Wish I had taken the lessons.
I really did like living there. Heck, what kid wouldn't?
Running in those boots got me laughing. Wife asked why. I told her you could get going pretty fast. Soon your feet couldn't keep up and the pebbles covering the fire breaks made you slip slide and before long you were headed face up, into the brush, stickers and all. Bicycles were only ridden by nuts. I did it one time. Pushing a bike up there was harder than riding down while screaming, look, got no hands. Few old mansions up at the top end of Grand. Still there? There was a boys military academy across the road and down a long driveway from the biggest one I can remember. Bill Gates couldn't afford it I hear.
Ever ride the irrigation ditch? On the North West side of Glendora, high up, there was an irrigation ditch and you could body surf all the way to the bottom, ALMOST. There was a gate near the bottom. Man that was fun until you slammed into the grate gate.
PE still run there? We were the end of the line, turntrack, when I lived there. Flares from a parked PE was common booty for us nuts. Poker with hubcaps for chips kept us busy.
I lived on Vista Bonita. Corner house, Vista Bonita and Carroll. Dan Faye was the Chief of Police. He got me for collecting his 4 poker chips. LOL
Well back to the future.
Been fun. Glad we met. BTW. I like your avatar better than any others on here.
Expresses what this list is about. Cars, People and fun.
MikeCool
Mike I was born in 1957 the first house my parents bought was one block north of
Sierra Madre on Grand Ave. And just about everything you mentioned we did also.
It was a great place to grow up and I have fond memories of wearing my flat
bottom boots and running up to speed and then sking down the fire breaks.
How did we survive? GMR was one of the best mountian roads around but I think
it claimed at least one of all of our friends. It is not a road you want to turn your
back on. The last sunday of every month we would go to Knotts for chicken
with my Grandparents and Puddingstone was a place you went to fish, I hear
it is different now. Lou W and I had a good friend in common, just one more
reason why I am glad I found this club. Chances are I wouldn't know eather of
you, small world.
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 13 2006, 11:12 PM
Amen. Talk to ya later Mike.
Posted by: Lou W Oct 13 2006, 11:15 PM
I was forced to take dancing lessons at a house on Grand. It would have been very close to the house you grew up in.
Went one time and then lied to my Dad. Wish I had taken the lessons.
I really did like living there. Heck, what kid wouldn't?
Running in those boots got me laughing. Wife asked why. I told her you could get going pretty fast. Soon your feet couldn't keep up and the pebbles covering the fire breaks made you slip slide and before long you were headed face up, into the brush, stickers and all. Bicycles were only ridden by nuts. I did it one time. Pushing a bike up there was harder than riding down while screaming, look, got no hands. Few old mansions up at the top end of Grand. Still there? There was a boys military academy across the road and down a long driveway from the biggest one I can remember. Bill Gates couldn't afford it I hear.
Ever ride the irrigation ditch? On the North West side of Glendora, high up, there was an irrigation ditch and you could body surf all the way to the bottom, ALMOST. There was a gate near the bottom. Man that was fun until you slammed into the grate gate.
PE still run there? We were the end of the line, turntrack, when I lived there. Flares from a parked PE was common booty for us nuts. Poker with hubcaps for chips kept us busy.
I lived on Vista Bonita. Corner house, Vista Bonita and Carroll. Dan Faye was the Chief of Police. He got me for collecting his 4 poker chips. LOL
Well back to the future.
Been fun. Glad we met. BTW. I like your avatar better than any others on here.
Expresses what this list is about. Cars, People and fun.
MikeCool
Mike I was born in 1957 the first house my parents bought was one block north of
Sierra Madre on Grand Ave. And just about everything you mentioned we did also.
It was a great place to grow up and I have fond memories of wearing my flat
bottom boots and running up to speed and then sking down the fire breaks.
How did we survive? GMR was one of the best mountian roads around but I think
it claimed at least one of all of our friends. It is not a road you want to turn your
back on. The last sunday of every month we would go to Knotts for chicken
with my Grandparents and Puddingstone was a place you went to fish, I hear
it is different now. Lou W and I had a good friend in common, just one more
reason why I am glad I found this club. Chances are I wouldn't know eather of
you, small world.
Mrs. La Fetra (Rainbird) passed away a few years ago, her mansion is still there, so is the Singer Mansion, which was recently remodeled.
There were two Military Schools in Glendora, Brown Military Academy and Harding Military Academy, I went to Harding when I was in third grade
, the property is now owned by a church, most of the original buildings are still there, Brown closed down too, it was located next to St. Lucy's Catholic High School.Glendora still has the small town charm, but politics are ugly...a developer wants to build a new Country Club in the hills, buy the current one and build houses on it, that really pissed off the homeowners that thought they were backing up to a Country Club. Houses are very expensive there now, my mom's condo 1380 sp. ft is worth $450,000.00.
I do miss Glendora....sure had lots of fun there.
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 14 2006, 12:24 AM
[quote name='Lou W' date='Oct 13 2006, 10:15 PM' post='794294']
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Mrs. La Fetra (Rainbird) passed away a few years ago, her mansion is still there, so is the Singer Mansion, which was recently remodeled.
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I took ediquit lessons from Mrs. Lafetra, I went to lafetra school.
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There were two Military Schools in Glendora, Brown Military Academy and Harding Military Academy, I went to Harding when I was in third grade , the property is now owned by a church, most of the original buildings are still there, Brown closed down too, it was located next to St. Lucy's Catholic High School.
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A friend of mine went to Harding, I was surprised, he was more screwed up than I was.
*
Glendora still has the small town charm, but politics are ugly...a developer wants to build a new Country Club in the hills, buy the current one and build houses on it, that really pissed off the homeowners that thought they were backing up to a Country Club. Houses are very expensive there now, my mom's condo 1380 sp. ft is worth $450,000.00.
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The first house my parents bought it Glendora was above Sierra Madre. They
paid 47,950.00 . Naah things havn't changed much.
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I do miss Glendora....sure had lots of fun there.
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I hear you Lou, had alot of good friends their, and better times.
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Posted by: Lou W Oct 14 2006, 12:30 AM
There were two Military Schools in Glendora, Brown Military Academy and Harding Military Academy, I went to Harding when I was in third grade
, the property is now owned by a church, most of the original buildings are still there, Brown closed down too, it was located next to St. Lucy's Catholic High School.*
A friend of mine went to Harding, I was surprised, he was more screwed up than I was.
*
I probably know him, I know a few too.
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 14 2006, 12:37 AM
There were two Military Schools in Glendora, Brown Military Academy and Harding Military Academy, I went to Harding when I was in third grade
, the property is now owned by a church, most of the original buildings are still there, Brown closed down too, it was located next to St. Lucy's Catholic High School.*
A friend of mine went to Harding, I was surprised, he was more screwed up than I was.
*
I probably know him, I know a few too.
If you knew him you will remember this name right away, Frank Argelander.
Changed his name to Landers.
Posted by: Lou W Oct 14 2006, 12:56 AM
I remember Frank, he lived around the block from me, I new his sister Rosy. Why did he change his name? The last I had heard was that he was a body gaurd for Eric Estrada? was that true?
I knew Stuart Clemmens and Tom Mondock from Harding, Tom is no longer around.
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 14 2006, 01:19 AM
Yup thats Frank. Well he was with Eric for a while until they had a falling out.
Did the same for some singer until he got his SEG card and got into the Biz. He
married Woody Strode's daughter (Woody lived up on the hill above Glendora Ave)
you remember Woody his big parts were in Ten commandments, Spartacus and a slew of other
movies. Opened a Karate studio on Alosta in front of Bill's motorcycle repair and
did OK until June and him devorsed. He than married another girl and moved out
of town, last I heard from him he had moved up north and became a cop. Scary.
Posted by: Lou W Oct 14 2006, 01:35 AM
I remember Woody, black actor, tall, good looking guy, wore a cowboy hat dressed to the nines. I remember seeing him walking around downtown a long time ago. Wow, that sure was a long time ago, I didn't know he had a daughter or much more about him.
Since you hung out with Frank Argelander, you must have known Frank O'Connell?
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 14 2006, 10:27 AM
I remember Woody, black actor, tall, good looking guy, wore a cowboy hat dressed to the nines. I remember seeing him walking around downtown a long time ago. Wow, that sure was a long time ago, I didn't know he had a daughter or much more about him.
Since you hung out with Frank Argelander, you must have known Frank O'Connell?
Frank O'Connell and I played sports together and hung out at school, don't know
what happened to him I heard a rumor but didn't believe it.
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 14 2006, 10:38 AM
man...
looks like you guys had a 7/10 fun run down memory lane 
Posted by: Lou W Oct 14 2006, 11:51 AM
[quote name='So.Cal.914' date='Oct 14 2006, 09:27 AM' post='794459']
[/quote]
Frank O'Connell and I played sports together and hung out at school, don't know
what happened to him I heard a rumor but didn't believe it.
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Yes it's true, I'm not sure if Vacaville, somewhere up north, I talked to his sister Libbie at the 20th and 30th High School Reunions. He's married now, has a son, hopes to get out soon, but not sure that will happen, been in since shortly out of High School, I think he got Life, without parole. What a waste, bright future, etc.
[quote name='Aaron Cox' date='Oct 14 2006, 09:38 AM' post='794463']
man...
looks like you guys had a 7/10 fun run down memory lane
[/quote]
Sorry for the 
Aaron,
Say, why don't you take your car for a spin through your new neighborhood? 
I'd like to go for a 7/10 fun ride next time I see you, maybe at the GGR Swap Meet.
Again, Sorry for the hijack.
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 14 2006, 12:58 PM
lou i dont care LOL
Posted by: Lou W Oct 14 2006, 03:49 PM
It's funny, the people that I've known and the stories, some are pretty amazing, I could write a fuchin book. Someday, maybe another thread 
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 16 2006, 08:02 AM
Damn, Lou thats was the rumor, I don't know what to say.
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