Well we had a super successful meet and drive today, we had 18 cars total join us for a drive down Hwy 1 along the coast and then some twisty back roads! It was a beautiful day and we had a great time with everyone who came.
Please post up your photos and videos if you got them!
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As discussed in the general NorCal DRIVE thread, we're going to do one last drive through the infamous and scenic Hwy 1 at Devil's Slide/Devil's Grade before it closes for good and is replaced by the Lantos Tunnels which are scheduled to open on Monday 3/25. Then the drive will continue south and through some other fun 'n twisty roads.
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Originally Posted by SC David
Let's meet Saturday 7:30 AM at the Starbucks at 1227 Linda Mar Shopping Center, Pacifica, CA. Depart at 7:45AM. How's that sound to everyone?
The route will take us down Hwy 1 through Devils Grade, and we'll do some back roads and end at Page Mill Rd and Hwy 280, near Palo Alto. I'll go over specifics and hopefully have some maps to hand out day of. The route I'm hoping to do will have some very twisty sections, and there will be bumpy sections which are going to be fine for cars on stock suspension and moderately lowered cars, but slammed cars will have trouble. If we get more than 6 cars, I'll plan another route that will start and end at the same place, but be more hospitable to a larger group.
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Originally Posted by SC David
Should get to Hwy 280 by about 11am, but let's say noon to be safe...time goes by fast when you have a couple of stops along the way.
For those who care to meet up with us after the drive, we'll try to be at the Park-and-Ride lot at Page Mill Rd and Arastradero Rd by 11:45am. That's just off 280.
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Rollcall:
1. SC David
2. PMok
3. BigFatFlip
4. JohnAyySays
5. Overland'n'5thGEN
6. overlookedx
7. Clipdat
8. Kamakanani0
9. SBX
10. JackSmiley
11. M&MHwy9
12. Kiteless
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14. Msnicoleeee
15. crouchingpinoy
16. Fizzle
17. SnakeEyes
18. Sleeper WRX
19. dun3 (maybe?)
20. Darweezy (maybe?)
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Originally Posted by PMok
(Why is it so dangerous?) ... the constant rockslides and erosion would close off the access to that area and leave people "stranded" or facing a very long detour to get in/out of the area. Plus there's mention of reckless drivers who took the turns too fast and "drifted" into the opposite lane or off the side of the cliff into the sea.
So yeah let's take it easy out there on this part of the cruise, we are just going to enjoy the sights and take it in one last time before the road is closed for good. They say it will eventually be repurposed for a hiking and cyclist park but this weekend may be the last time you'll be able to drive on it. |
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Devil's Slide, from Wikipedia:
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Photos and videos from the drive/meet!
EPIC video/movie trailer by Kamakanani0:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8pTsRCe1m7c"]ft86 NorCal Club drive Hwy 1 Halfmoon bay / back roads towards Page Mill - YouTube[/ame]
final version by Kamakanani0!
[ame]http://youtu.be/TasAvT5jf9g[/ame]
Video by overlookedx! :
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Originally Posted by overlookedx
Alright I finally decided to host the video on my own site, since youtube sucks and I spent some time editing this video. Enjoy:
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photo by SC_David:
2/23/13 ZN6 Meet by
davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr
photo by Fizzle:
photo from M&M_Hwy9:
photos from Kiteless (courtesy of his passenger):
photos by crouchingpinoy:
my photos (by PMok):
here is my first full video - recapping the first portion of the drive, along Devils's Slide! bleh, YT kind of killed the video quality but what can you do...
[ame="http://youtu.be/Wi224mQCOnQ"]
http://youtu.be/Wi224mQCOnQ[/ame]
and here is part 2!
[ame]http://youtu.be/nQZQIFNIgXo[/ame]
Stanford Mall after-meet/lunch crew:
(overlookedx, SnakeEyes, PMok, crouchingpinoy, JackSmiley, SC David)
my panoramic shot at San Gregorio Beach: