Notices
Regional - Pacific Mid CA, NV

lets have a cruise...

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 07:57 PM
  #1  
05FMtC's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,243
From: San Jose, CA
Default lets have a cruise...

i always hear of other car communities doing these cruises. why not we do one? i was thinking somthing like going up hwy 9 to santa cruz or maybe up mt. hamilton. or maybe the drive from caleveras to sunol...i dont know. discuss. it will obviously be somthing during the summer. im leaning towards taking 9 to the beach since nothing beats the beach on a hot summer day.
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 07:58 PM
  #2  
boostedbox06's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 619
From: 707 in 916, Nor*Cal
Default

damn i would even be down to come for that one!
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 11:26 PM
  #3  
HotLava1755's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 125
From: discovery bay
Default

WOO HOO Calavares to Sunol best time for my Box( with an automatic) is 21 minutes at night from the golf course to the nursery
anyone want to try to beat it
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 02:46 PM
  #4  
jamessicat25's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,375
From: San Jose, CA
Default

im in =)
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 04:05 PM
  #5  
enjoiles's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Scinergy
 
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 255
From: THE YAY AREA.
Default

Sounds fun
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:48 PM
  #6  
hotbox05's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

SL Member
Team N.V.S.
 
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 13,706
From: Sacramento, CA / Nor*Cal
Default

where are we gonna cruise to and from?


we've tried to do cruises or drives before but people start complaining about gas. WACK
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:30 PM
  #7  
Guest
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

PCH? Cruise to Casa De Fruita? Cruise to Marin? Cruise to Sac and Back?
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:18 PM
  #8  
jamessicat25's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,375
From: San Jose, CA
Default

sac and back ftw
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:21 PM
  #9  
boostedbox06's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 619
From: 707 in 916, Nor*Cal
Default

Originally Posted by jamessicat25
sac and back ftw
haha word
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:11 PM
  #10  
HotLava1755's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 125
From: discovery bay
Default

WE NEED A PCH RUN Haven't done one of thoses in awhile
Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:59 AM
  #11  
SPscionTC's Avatar
Senior Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 371
From: Bay Area, CA
Default

i'm down! sounds like fun!
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 05:56 PM
  #12  
SengTC3's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,027
From: Fried Piston Rings
Default

Calaveras? Are you kidding me?! My friend tricked me into going that path towards Milpitas from Niles Canyon, even though no one was on it I still drove 35 mph haha, shyts scary dude like no joke and I drive highway 17 daily haha. It took me 20 minutes to get through that whole thing, but at parts it was fun haha.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:56 PM
  #13  
05FMtC's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,243
From: San Jose, CA
Default

what is the PCH run? i was thinking somthing close to the coast since we are always out in the central valley n such.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 08:30 PM
  #14  
SquallLHeart's Avatar
Senior Member

10 Year Member

5 Year Member

SoCal tC Club
SL Member
Team N.V.S.
Scinergy
Scion Evolution
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 15,699
Default

Originally Posted by SengTC3
Calaveras? Are you kidding me?! My friend tricked me into going that path towards Milpitas from Niles Canyon, even though no one was on it I still drove 35 mph haha, shyts scary dude like no joke and I drive highway 17 daily haha. It took me 20 minutes to get through that whole thing, but at parts it was fun haha.
heheh... Mt. Hamilton makes Calaveras look like an oval go-kart track...

Originally Posted by 05FMtC
what is the PCH run? i was thinking somthing close to the coast since we are always out in the central valley n such.
PCH = Pacific Coast Highway (i.e. CA-1)
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 09:14 PM
  #15  
05FMtC's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,243
From: San Jose, CA
Default

I did mount hamilton and it was pretty fun it was liike 20 degrEes coolerup there too. Ia pch run will be cool.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:08 PM
  #16  
HotLava1755's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 125
From: discovery bay
Default

"""heheh... Mt. Hamilton makes Calaveras look like an oval go-kart track..."""

Dude I was driving Mt Hamilton before you were born...... Calavares is mostly one lane no markings and can very scarey at night give it a try My Hamilton is mostly 2 lanes and higher speeds you can take all the way to Livermore it is fun too I used hang the 10 mph hair pin to the left at 35mph in my 240Z got chased by a Sherrif and lost him up there thats how I found out it goes to Livermore
Yeah it is fun BUT Calavares is more of a challenge even more in the dark
Old Feb 26, 2008 | 12:05 AM
  #17  
SquallLHeart's Avatar
Senior Member

10 Year Member

5 Year Member

SoCal tC Club
SL Member
Team N.V.S.
Scinergy
Scion Evolution
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 15,699
Default

i've driven Calaveras in the evening a few times.. i would probably say it's a bit more fun cause of the uhhm.. less windy roads unlike mt. ham

though yah.. lol.. i can't deny that both roads are quite scary.. but the road conditions that mt. ham has.. along with certain parts of it being a bit narrow (unless you cross over into the other oncoming lane (which needs to be done sometimes)) makes it a bit more scarier imo.

Calaveras takes my vote for fun factor though... evening runs are nice with a caravan as well.
Old Feb 26, 2008 | 02:43 AM
  #18  
SengTC3's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,027
From: Fried Piston Rings
Default

You guys driven down it? Cause I drove up and I thought it was intense.
Old Feb 26, 2008 | 02:46 AM
  #19  
CatalepsicFox's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,120
From: SJSU | Union City, CA
Default

nice when do you want to do this? I might be interested.
Old Feb 26, 2008 | 02:49 AM
  #20  
Ro_Ja's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,605
Default

I'm interested.



All times are GMT. The time now is 09:57 PM.