This past Sunday Howard led a group up to the Ojai area for a drive. I couldn't make it, and it looked like a realy nice drive, so I'm planning on going this Saturday morning.

Weather on saturday for Ojai looks like sunny turning partly cloudy with a high in the 60s-70s.

I'm planning on following the route that Dekman made, and using their starting point...



My cell phone number is (310) 650-0457
I'll also take an FRS radio with me, and leave it on Channel 9, no PL

-Tony

I think Sunday, I will be going to VCR, but I already have plans for Saturday morning. Besides, my little 1.7 couldn't keep up with the subby :-D

20% chance of attendance here

Tony,

Looks like a fun run. How long of a drive from start to finish? Just weighing in the thrill factor vs driving out there early in the morning from OC.(possibly hungover, too )

it's as much "fun driving as you can handle in one day...

an hour and a half to lockwood valley turn (near flying J on the map) @ a decent clip, and one stop.

I destroyed a set of cheap tires in htat part, so dont know about the rest, but from Dekman and Howards description, it gets to be even more fun...

It's well worth the drive, beats Mullholand by a factor of 10. No idiots, no cops (ok, i saw 2, both going the other way, and neither even looked @ us crosseyed) Great sites, well maintained roads... it's heaven really.

BJH

I'm up for starting a bit later. I don't like getting up early at all, and from what I've been reading these roads don't get much traffic.

-Tony

So you boys want to drive "The Ring?" I might be talked into it again...... Howard said he was exhausted after his drive....kind'a like a 2 1/2 hr "Targa Florio" through small towns, 5,000+ mountain roads(occasional snow), water crossings, a "ring section", a Le Mans Mulsanne straight(hit 130 behind a F430), and a curving rythm section back down to Ojai. Endurance run...Real Men only....not for wimps or whiners! You will be tired. Here's a couple of pic's(bike went off..was being pulled up.)

Couple more....Howard brought the "Water Pumper w/3.4"... (I think he's faster in Suzie!"). PCA Ventura went by(~45 cars)...cruising slowly(boring). Howard looking for a tree. And waiting at the end of "the Ring".

I could do that drive again!

Dangit. I got talked into doing Palomar in San Diego county by relatives today at Thanksgiving. So I won't be there this weekend for the California Nurbugring. But if anyone wants to come down to Northern San Diego county (or anyone in SD) we will be leaving from Carlsbad earlyish Saturday morning.


Dekman: nice pics! can't wait to do that drive.

-Tony

Just let me know.......Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!

Im out.