Spokane
 

Who's all in the Spokane area and what's it's like?

Relocating for work, happy for mountains :)

Your car will be fucking loved man. Snow in the winter hot in the summer. Live out in Spokane valley or liberty lake(low crime rates). Liberty lake is known for being harsh on modded cars but I haven't had an issue other than a "please don't drive like those Subaru kids" warning from the cops.

There's quiet a few car groups around town that do meets and cruises. Good lakes for cruises are Hayden Lake, Newman Lake(tight corners on this one), and Lake Coeur D'Alene.


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Also, pot holes lots of pot holes in Spokane. Spokane valley and surrounding areas they aren't an issue.


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Awesome info! Really appreciate the heads up.

Now how is traffic on i90 usually? Notice Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake are on the east side of the area. I'll be commuting west towards the air force base most business days as my new position is there... now are there any areas out that way that are similar to both the mentioned areas? I have no problem commuting from there but I doubt the wife would appreciate it if she ever has to drive out that way in the snow. Lol

Airway heights is a newer area. Lots of new homes going up. It's by the air force base and airport. The weather is shittier only because it's windier up there and it usually accumulates more snow.


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:lol:

Where did the Honda ricer crowd go?... Answer: Subaru.

You are so so so right. And now they're moving over to the FRS/BRZ


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Subarus have become the staple of ricers as they can throw an exhaust on any boxer powered car and sound like they are 'cool'. In some ways it's actually worst than hondas, because it can happen to any subaru made in the last 3 decades. n/a imprezas, legacies, foresters, outbacks, wrx, sti, list goes on.

You gonna be moved by July 12th? We're having the NW meet on Jul 12th in Olympia.

Airways heights has Spokane Country Raceway right next to the Casino. I'll be out there in a couple weekends and it's a terrific track. So yeah, there's that. :)

When are you moving up here?

You'll be happy with the unlimited amount of twisties we have.

Be prepared to get surrounded by lifted trucks and muscle cars.

And be prepared to have a diesel truck cover your car with coal.... Because they think it's funny I guess


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And Monster Energy hats...

Green Monsters everywhere.

Omar, traffic jams do not exist in Spokane, especially in Airway Heights. The longest traffic you'll experience is the long ass line at the front gate during lunch hour from everyone coming back to work.

Lol at all the ricer/truck comments. Diesel guys probably won't like the "I support American jobs by buying Toyota trucks" sticker on my Tundra.

Track being close is awesome, any drastic elevation changes throughout the course?

But I won't be there for another 3 months, I'll have a little time before winter hits. Need to look into buying or renting a house... Requirements being: driveway without a speed bump for a curb or crazy inclines, 2 car garage, 3 bedrooms, not in the hood, not around a bunch of military members.

If you want elevation change, you can come south to ORP. ~400ft of elevation change per lap :party0030:

i lived in spokane for my last year of high school and through college. There are some seriously fun roads. I can vouch for zero traffic lol.

47°35'15.2"N 117°23'54.5"W

the start/end of a great road. Recommend doing a sighting pass first, check for any sleeping policemen.

Well not much, there's some but it's a pretty fast track. Turn 1 has a major bump that actually makes some cars briefly airborne before they need to hammer on the brakes for Turn 2. Like Decay says.. you want to wrestle an aligator, then you want to go to Oregon Raceway Park in Grass Valley.


Spokane Raceway:
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SRP is a fun and fairly modest course.

It used to be ranked one of the highest in terms of 1/4 mile speed because of the elevation.

If you are working out at fairchild then you will probably want to live in airway heights because it makes the most economical sense. Although if you have kids (or are planning on raising kids here) I must say airway heights is not a good enviroment.. Very few kids that start in airway end up graduating highschool in cheney. But this might all not matter lol

My point is airway kind be kind of sketchy even in the new housing developments. A lot of hoodlem wanna be gang bangers always roaming around.. I was very happy when I moved away from there. The Gieger area is very nice. Although I guess it depends on if you want to live in a city or out in the boonies. or in between! lol just make sure when you find something to run it by a local here. There are a lot of places that are to be avoided like the plague i.e. hillyard, west spokane, lower south hill, ect ect.

And finally welcome! :D It will be nice to have another 86er around :D

Thanks this is a great post for me... I have a daughter, & my son will be here likely every other school year. I've lived in some rough areas coming up and rather not have to use my guns lol... BTW I need to look into gun laws there and if my CC is valid there

If not, go to the court house down town and pay $54 for the CPL. No classes need to be taken.


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Oregon does not reciprocate, but Idaho does (I'm pretty sure).

So if you want to carry when you're down in Oregon, then you'll need to do their class and get a permit there as well.

Welcome to the area. I'm about 3 hours north. I'm pretty much on the border. Spokane is a great area. If you want a good scenic drive, head north of Colville. The rivers beautiful and the roads twisty.

Gun laws aren't too bad around here. No bans on anything except short barreled shotties, machine guns and I think destructive devices. We do have a universal background check law though. It was initiative 594. Believe me when I say there's almost no compliance with it. Welcome to the area.

Yo I just moved back from the Dakotas. I'm in post falls now. Glad to see some twins out and about up here I was pretty much one of a kind in western ND

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If you're on Facebook, join us. It's the easiest way we coordinate meets and cruises

https://www.facebook.com/groups/InlandNW86ers/

Awesome just did!


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