Not sure if this has been brought up before but I would like to bring up the website

www.pashnit.com

It's actually a roads guide for motorcycles but these same twisty works for cars too :) they have some really good description, maps, and pictures included with the roads and routes. highly recommend signing up with them. just take a look at their free sample. not affiliated with them in anyway just thought i'd help out.

oh yes pashnit is great... I practically memorized all the local road info from it back when it was free to browse, years ago. I ought to throw them some money now in appreciation for all the great fun I've had on the roads they cover.

on a side note its 10AM and i still haven't left for the range yet... not that anyone indicated they'd be joining me, but I won't get there until probably 11 and then everything else I planned will be a little behind schedule...

Still in CV... Pm me your cell and ill call you when I'm done at the range?
Edit : I think I have it, texted ya!

PMok, I may be able to join for the Sunday East Bay Drive, will keep you guys posted.

Not sure that I have met any of you guys... haven't really done any outings with other members since the last NorCal BBQ last year.

Nice looking ride!!! But seemingly offtopic LOL.
Unless you are going to join us tomorrow...

stay tuned I will post here with our meeting location for tomorrow's drive.

UPDATE:
Ok let's meet in Orinda, from there a few roads to choose from...
900am (remember to reset your clocks 1 hour forward tonight!!)
BevMo! Parking lot
6 Camino Pablo, Orinda, CA 94563
http://m.google.com/u/m/wdcmtV

OOPS ^_^ WRONG THREAD LMFAO ! #FAIL

I'm down for 9 too.

Ok let's do 9am then !

Vubaru There's a Peet's nearby. I was just worried there wasn't enough parking at there.

Thank for the time change P, but unfortunately I just heard from work that I will have to come in tmrw at 9:30 :mad0260::mad0259::thumbdown: oh well, you guys have fun, maybe next time.

Doh! Well duty calls sometimes. Today I had to cut my drive short to go in.
Next time B!

Until next time for me..

See you guys at the BevMo at 9...though I'll probably be walking around the corner to Peets as well haha.

@PMok, u got pm.

I feel ya man, just got home an hour ago :thumbdown:

Yeah, what an incredible view we had out there. And some great driving! You missed some really sweet curves later on with just me and David though. Thanks for some good times guys.

LOL I might not have captured your facial expressions, it's a wide angle lens not a zoom lens haha. Video was super noisy as I feared, so I will have to dub over with some music... the video is muxing and demuxing as I type. :thumbup:

Nice drive today guys! You missed out on a good section of roads, Vubaru. Here's some quick snaps from earlier:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8...2786116d_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8...81028c2f_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

Good summation of the first part of the day: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8...cba05a3e_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8107/8...cd841aaa_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8...f454c7ac_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8370/8...4ba7fdc9_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8...0b257bf9_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8...9ee35720_b.jpg
3/10/13 ZN6 Drive by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

+1 on pics, sick. The pic with the bicyclists has a capture lol - move out of their way.
@vubaru - feedback on the kit on these roads if you wish.

Very nice pics @SC David , looks like I missed out on a sweet photo shoot (maybe a good thing, considering how filthy my car is from all the rain). Love that shot of the bay, killer view! but what's up with the garbage bags in the last pic? people dumping their -ish at such a nice area?

Such awesome shots! Where is that view?? Needa take my girl there for some love making sessions

You know what, my car was pretty dirty -- @SC David's photos are just that good. Love how super sharp those pics are. :thumbsup:


LOL TMI! The road is Grizzly Peak above Berkeley. Be careful though, that particular turnout is not lowered-car-friendly. We had to pick our ingress/egress points carefully. Something that would be impossible at night without scraping I think. There are several turnouts though.

oh, and I have the first video up and ready... played around with it for a while last night and don't have a decent enough MP4 editor to dub in my music so I am using some Youtube filler music. Can't figure out how to make it loop through the whole video though. :(

Wildcat Canyon Rd:
[ame]http://youtu.be/AjYhLYTjAbo[/ame]

From one "Spielberg" to another, gotta commend you on DAT ANGLE!

Nice video. Love the train, nice pace to keep everyone in the fov.

Lol, thanks bro! Might check it out this weekend :thumbsup:

You're welcome to use my video, no problem. :)

Pinehurst/Redwood Rd (feat. chase by SC David):

[ame]http://youtu.be/nZPI3Vwat5A[/ame]


ok here's the 2nd video from the weekend... not really happy with it, but I had my machine processing it all night and I'm sick of trying to mess with it for now. Unfortunately Windows Movie Maker squished the video so everything looks tall. I'm gonna try to upload a better resolution version later, sorry for the crappy quality of this. I need better software! :sigh:

EDIT: I fixed it! 720p and widescreen! woot!

Nice! I was wondering if you were gonna post that section. That was a fun run. Even when we were pushing moderately hard, it didn't look like much through the eyes of the rearward facing GoPro! Love that angle though.

yeah I guess you need the roaring exhaust and screeching tires to really give you a true sense of the pace we were going haha. ;)

Nice video. Looks like speed limit pace IMO.

Lol moving obstacles.

Yeah, that area tends to be a mecca of ppl b/c of family activities there. More so at times than Oakland hills. But y'all drove great, damn woulda been nice to hear ur motor spool up. Gopro ur engine sir :).

Yeah, exact reason I usually go at the butt crack o dawn, although most of them are cool and would actually wave you over once you are clear to pass on a blind curve, there's always the a handful of over zealous "share the road" psychos that would ride the center of the lane just to prove a point.

Yeah, those UEL's make the car sound soooo gooood. I teared up a little the first time I heard it (I still miss my wrx :(). Even just sitting in the car, you could only faintly hear the spool and no bov, which I really liked and would probably go that route once/if I get mine.

Back on topic, I'm trying to figure out if there is some interest to go for a morning drive this weekend. I was originally planning on doing the Oakland autox, but my schedule might not work out.

I'm in for a Saturday AM drive (till 10am ish). Weather permitting, we may head out to the coast with the family. We could 'baby talk' vubaru's setup as more and more info is revealed and tempting. I'm sold on its discreetness.

Id be in for a drive Saturday

yeah there was one point where this chick stayed right in the middle of the lane and held us up a bit... fortunately she had a nice rear so I got to enjoy the view for a little while. ;)

OK the power of moviemaking magic, has made that drive more fun! Check out the SPEED RUN edition haha:

[ame]http://youtu.be/p4JXB1-WZfA[/ame]

:thumbsup:

oh and I'd be up for another early morning run on Saturday. I think it may have to be an East Bay-centric drive to be close to home and relatively short.

Im coming from the valley, so East Bay-centric is perfect for me as well

NEEDS MOAR BENNY HILL:D

East bay sounds good, not familiar with the area, maybe N. Livermore?

We have to be careful. I drove Mt Diablo for fun one day And didnt realize it was one lane for like 10 miles. Haha

Yeah, I think they call them "goat trails" when it gets so narrow that it looks like one lane but has two-way traffic. Mines Rd has some of that and you have to be careful, but usually it's wide enough and with good enough visibility that you can still have some fun and go at a good pace.

LOL that was exactly the music I wanted, but had to pick from the free stuff available on Youtube...

Another possible road we haven't been on together, one of my favorite short blasts since it's so close to me -- I took it down to Fremont the other morning:

[ame]http://youtu.be/2gKVMfAfrgQ[/ame]

Ran into some random turkeys at 3:45 haha. Sometimes you see the funniest things out there on a drive.

I'm down for an East Bay drive on Saturday. Been meaning to come out to one of these, hopefully this is the weekend. Will be a nice precursor to autox on Sunday.

Also hoping Vubaru comes since I need to see/hear that setup.. I miss my WRX as well, that great UEL rumble.

The East Bay would be fun, albeit a bit boring. N. Livermore/Highland/Collier Canyon is/are fun roads but not much in the way of scenery. No turnoffs for photo shoots or anything like that, unfortunately, and mostly flat.

Coo, never been that way before, I was gonna suggest doing a Patterson Pass-Tesla Rd. loop since Finch is coming from the valley. Either way is fine for me, since I'll be heading that way after anyway, lol