NorCal (Bay Area) DRIVE Chat Thread

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by PMok

all this rain... I know we need it but if it weren't raining I'd be doing drives every weekend.

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Yeah, I wanted to do one this morning but no. Fortunately I'm also trying to get over a cold so I don't feel so bad about not going.

Tentatively planning on next Saturday though if it's dry.

Looks like rain on Sat, but sometimes that means clear roads and no cyclists . I'm also open if you guys wanna do an early morning drive Sunday.

[Clipdat]

Yaw I saw rain forecast for Saturday morning. I'm not doing Redwood in the wet hah

[Clipdat]

Originally Posted by TofuJoe

Thanks for the response about wheel sizing. How much demand would you need to make a 17x8 option?

[TofuJoe]

@Clipdat - too many tabs open, wrong thread. Duh.

Thank you for responding with a cat graphic. I LOL'd.

[Clipdat]

Well damn, I wanted to go out for a drive tomorrow for my birthday since I took the day off work, but it looks like the rain is going to ruin that idea

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Well damn, I wanted to go out for a drive tomorrow for my birthday since I took the day off work, but it looks like the rain is going to ruin that idea

Yeah it's been pretty dry for the most part lately and then rains... I was going to wash my car finally and then spotted that rain was in the forecast and my heart just broke. Also, everyone be careful out there with the summer peformance tires.. it's slippery.

[PMok]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Well damn, I wanted to go out for a drive tomorrow for my birthday since I took the day off work, but it looks like the rain is going to ruin that idea

Happy birthday Drew! Rain sucks, but live to DRIVE another day...

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Well damn, I wanted to go out for a drive tomorrow for my birthday since I took the day off work, but it looks like the rain is going to ruin that idea

Happy b-day bud! Maybe its a sign to practice your "car control" at the naval area, I hear they make for very good skid pads

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Well damn, I wanted to go out for a drive tomorrow for my birthday since I took the day off work, but it looks like the rain is going to ruin that idea

Damn. Sorry to hear. But Happy Bday and enjoy the nice brews Im sure your gonna have

[PandaBRZ]

I checked the forecast for today and it said it was sunny all day so I took a risk and went for an early morning drive with my fiancee and cousin in her S2000. We finished eating at Alice's when we hear a swarm of burbling V8s. We look around and there's a huge group of Mclarens rolling past. They had two P1s (one yellow, one orange) and every other Mclaren model in just about every color. There was even a Nissan GT-R in Martini livery in their ranks.

I quickly hopped in my car and joined their caravan, just to listen to their glorious V8s. They eventually broke off and pulled to the side of the road to take a group shot. I didn't want to bother them so I kept driving down 84. Plus, I really wanted to keep driving to test out my new suspension.

Here's a short dash cam video of me following them. Sorry for the potato quality.

It was a good day.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by PandaBRZ

Plus, I really wanted to keep driving to test out my new suspension.

How did the new coilovers do?

[PandaBRZ]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

How did the new coilovers do?

I thought I knew the limits of grip of my tires but apparently not. The car just grips and grips now. Some corners that used to trigger traction control when I was on springs no longer do, meaning I'm putting the power down more effectively. Impressed so far but I have to shake them down more.

[BigFatFlip]

Dat artichoke garlic bread tho...

[Clipdat]

Stage road! So bumpy! So awesome!