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Old 08-30-2013, 10:13 PM   #2684
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I got out of work early today at 3pm so I drove Pinehurst and Redwood and back to test out my new GrimmSpeed strut tower bar. Despite the before 5:00 start time, there was still a lot of activity on the roads. Some cyclists, fair amount of other cars, some motorcyles. Even saw a SUV cop sitting on the side of the road shortly after getting onto Redwood.

Saw some sketchy things too including a red Ducati coming around a blind corner straddling the center lane line. Also, a old Celica GT-S limping along that had obviously seen better days based on the burned oil smell coming from it. Driver refused to move over in a run out to let me pass.

On the way back up I came upon a pickup truck who didn't want to utilize a run out to let me by either. He actually honked at one point and waved his arm out the window, I guess to indicate that I should cross over the middle lane line and go in the other lane to get around him? Pretty sure that's not the proper thing to do. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Lastly, came around a blind corner saw a huge deer 6 feet from my door! Fortunately it was in the slow/technical section near the end/start of Pinehurst and the deer was just starting to cross the road. I immediately stopped as another car was coming in the opposite lane which spooked it and it turned back around and ran away. That could have turned out much worse!

Edit: Forgot to mention, there was also a Jeep towing an oldschool VW Bug on Redwood.... WTF??
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