Ok cool, thanks for the feedback. I was looking for some good roads to check out with my buddy in Modesto that has a R1.

Same here, driven sections lots of times but never a loop.
^this. Still fun roads to drive none the less.

Seems like a plan for east bay to meet sac 86 for a epic drive event

I am totally down to do a meet up there or drive around..it's a trek though for most of you...definetely have to leave early to get up there when sun breaks over the ridge

Meet at 4am then drive out to sac 430am
Sounds familiar?

I'd say if you are already out that way, you ought to stop at Yosemite!
I took some of my favorite photos out there... would like to return again some day with some good lenses.

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Dang, all this talk about Yosemite makes me want to go back.

If i were to make the effort to go all the way over there, I would try to venture further east towards mono lake and NV, lots of awesome roads there.

Mono Lake is awesome and I agree the views up there are awesome....some great driving up there.

Once you get that far up the amount of people around is considerably less.

I've wanted to do a 3 day weekend trip of going 120 up to 6 into Tonopah, then drop down 95 to Vegas...party in Vegas for night...head back up 95 into 190...stop at Death Valley National Park..then hop back on 395 back up to 120..then go home.:lol:

vegas is lame

That's exactly why I just want to party for the night then leave.

I hate Vegas actually also..
but unless there is a better place to stay with a hotel as I'd have FRS with me...then Vegas it'd be plus cheap hookers and blow

I don't camp at "campgrounds" so that's outta the question.
And I don't think my FRS would trek through BLM land or the NF too well:iono:

Ya, take out Vegas and I'm in! lol I even have family in N. Vegas and every time we visit them, everybody goes to the strip while my wife and I go the opposite direction: charleston peak, redrock, lake mead etc.

Looks like The Junction is officially back open for business:

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...64&oe=57C0BFD5

Dang, that looks shwanky!

For real. Will they still let us riff raff double park all over the place or will they have valets? lol

lol omg, it's not that fancy! I'm sure they still serve Pabst.

Yeah I still have some hope that it's not too highbrow.

Faith restored :lol:

So....are we going soon?:burnrubber:
If not, i'll go by myself to people watch.:D:D..this is FOR SURE gonna busy up Mines Road in both directions...not so much Del Puerto though

Round of beer on me the next drive to The Junction for anybody who wants a beer:D
(Watch i say this and 40 people show up):cry:

yeah, you see what happened when we said free pizza... nearly 40 people came out on a rainy night! :bellyroll:

Been a while since we've done the climb from the San Jose side over Mt. Ham to the Junction. I think someone who went over it recently reported the gravel wasn't too bad? Maybe not this weekend as 07jazz already has one planned but maybe we can do that soon...

Right? I only went for the pizza to be honest lol.......:lol:



I might run up there this Saturday morning to cruise....might trek up to Observatory for the view then come back down for a burger..I can report gravel condition and road conditions if I do

Im down for a drive this tur fri or sat.. im in newman so the junction for me is just up del puerto canyon =D

Your right there. I can meet Sat mornin at Chevron off Sperry.

Sorry Jazz but your drive is a lil farther then I wanna go this Sat as I gotta be back in Tracy not too late

No worries bro we can always do it another time
I try to do this route about 4 times a year before winter hit
I've been doing it solo for the past 2 years and just love every turn it give and beautiful scenery
Post results of your drive too I've been wanting to do that route for a long time just waiting til the weather get better

Yea lets do this

Anybody that wants to cruise Mines/Del Puerto this Saturday. Dan and I will so far

When : 8AM , 4/30
Where: meet up @ Chevron off Sperry(15051 Rogers Rd, Patterson, CA)
Leave at 8:30AM
Head up Del Puerto Canyon to The Junction, left onto Mines Road up to the Lick Observatory on top of Mount Hamilton...hangout for a bit...then cruise back down to The Junction for food and a beer. People/car watch then after that if others show up they can head whichever way they'd like. I will take Del Puerto back to I5

Im bringing my girl for the ride, i expect her to be making calls like this
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUH1xcK3UFw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUH1xcK3UFw[/ame] :thumbup:

I'm no rally driver, but I've always kindof thought that a co-driver spouting off in my ear would be more harmful and distracting than helpful.

HAHA.


Well Drew without a navigator you'd crash pretty quickly OR not be competitive as you wouldnt be able to push the vehicle through the course

That sounds like a challenge to me...

I think Drew is just that badass... doesn't need no navigator.

You got that right. That's basically the reason I haven't taken my car out to the track at all. I'd be so much faster than everyone else and completely dominating the 86 cup. I'm actually doing everyone a favor by not competing.

Well, maybe not that extreme, but I'd definitely be faster than @PMok. That's for sure.

Ohhhhhh, thems be fighting words. :bellyroll:

Her pacing seems ok, looks like she's just not having a very good day. She spaced out after that long straight (should have added a distance, like "150" for that straight section, which would have "linked" it to the next corner), then on top of that, the driver didn't pay attention to the notes (she said "5 Left minus sharp" and he didn't set-up properly and had to correct mid-corner), which then knocked her mic out.

But I digress... yes, your girl will lose her sh*t

https://biasbreakdown.files.wordpres...slap-fight.gif

Don't you know, I live my life a quarter-pounder at a time...


for those ten seconds or less, I'm free.



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Leaving now, be there around 8:10

We made it onto The Junction's FB page! Kind of..barely see us in the backround of a photo of a R8(believe this is one was one of them we saw on one the 86Drive earlier this year)

Couple crappy pics from today.

Lot's of fun hanging out with you Dan and Michelle(right? Sorry if im wrong)
Good fun cruising, too bad about my dumb TPMS but whatever
Now I really need tires, those rears are done:lol:

The Junction is open and awesome still! Menu is different, no Burnt Ends on it..guess recipe didn't come with the purchase:thumbdown:
Looks like they will be BBQing during Summer too though.
Liquor license is a plus but now gotta be careful people.
Too many cyclists today(Devil Mountain Riders run today) but besides that it was great!
We should do a drive there sooner then later and pack the lot with 86's:party0030:

http://i.imgur.com/VYOVFg6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Gz7yqys.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yxd6v43.jpg

Good times, lots of cycles =(

Yosemite run up next.

Thanks for the pics, glad you guys had a safe drive.

Junction looked like it was poppin!

Twins spotted!

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