Rice rockets beware, They do't like p-cars Options

[ppickerell]

So I'm researching the Mines road rally for the 914 Marck Breakfast and I run across a road bike site with some great pix and description of the run. I read into it further and find this:

Once onto Mines Road, it opens up a bit and it becomes a descent road. The only bad part of this was I ran into some Porsche club running single file. In there mind, I'm sure they thought they were going fast. I pull out over the broken yellow to pass and the lead bastard gets on the gas. +125mph riding two up drag racing some prick in a Porsche is not the smartest thing I have done but I did get around him. Just to prove the point that 2 wheels and built in Italy beats 4 wheels and built in Germany.

Sounds like a challenge!

[campbellcj]

Just this morning I actually had a pleasant suprise canyon passing experience. I was already late and it was a nice morning so I took Piuma Rd over the top to Las Flores on the way to work.

Partway up the very fast, twisty road I got stuck behind a Honda hybrid with a silver haired hippie dude and his dog, with Green Party bumper stickers, going a tad below the 35mph speed limit. (No I'm not exaggerating, this is near Topanga Cyn mind you.) I was storming pretty hard in the Audi but settled in behind Mr. Granola because safe and legal passing is non-existant for the most part up there.

Lo and behold...at the first safe and legal chance he actually pulled over and let me by. Woohoo...your typical Birkenstock wearing Topanga squirrel-feeder would do everything possible to hold you behind them at 22.5mph with optimal fuel economy and tire wear for hours.

Soooooooooo....then I get up towards the top, having some fun squirting from full boost to hard braking between turns, and I run across a pair of CHP cruisers enjoying their morning java break up at the killer viewpoint, engines and radars shut off. They gave me the stare-down but didn't budge. Prolly wondering WTF I was doing up there on a Thursday morning? Gladly a write-up for 70 in a 35 was not in the cards today.

I'm convinced if I had illegally passed Mr. Granola, I'd be headed for traffic school. Idiot passing moves are not tolerated on these roads, at least so I've been told many times.