Mueller

Decided to drive the C2 to work this morning since it looks like I'll be working late (normally I commute with the wife in our SuperCrew truck)

Beautiful day, sun is out, not a cloud in the sky...(well a little hazy)
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For the first 30 miles from Antioch to Livermore we are moving along at a fairly good clip on the
backroads, I do slow down a little on some of the
roads to let the slower cars ahead of me gain some
distance so that I can blast away and get a cheap rush
(I've got a rev limiter and I'm not afraid to use it, hahaha)


I finally make it into Livermore and trudge along with the other fools, I mean commuters.....this section can be fun, but not today....oh wait, look at that gap, how did that happen?

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Now I approach the Sunol grade, listed as one of the Bay Areas worst commutes....and I have the pleasure of doing this everyday....Luckly for me, there are a few options for going over the hill, I of course take the longer but much more rewarding route.

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That section posted above is about 4 miles or so, the small creast off to the left in the middle of the picture was taken at about XXmph (way over the speed limit&lt;grin&gt; I stopped to take the picture since no one was around)
what a rush as the car gets light and settles on all four wheels.....

I had to really slow down as I was approaching the
trees...last time I was floating through there in my truck I took out a quail or two with the large cow catcher size grill of mine...oops....

Sorry, no pictures of the next four miles, I had my hands busy and had to keep focused since one mistake and I'd have some "esplaning to do, Lucy"

bummer, it's all over...
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oh wait, one more fun corner...
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so do you think I passed all the cars in this turn
before we got to the signal???
hey, no one was using the inside lane, so I "might" have...LOL

Mike Mueller
'91 C2
'75 914 2.0

Riccardo

Mueller,

What an original an interesting post! I often wonder what the roads in the US are like, I tend to imagine them quite flat and straight (something to do with the way US cars handle...) but obviously they aren't all like that.

Well, I can tell you you are a lucky man, it looks like a very pleasant drive. Sure beats my plodding along London traffic (although I use a scooter and thus tend to zip along).

Brad

Riccardo, another P car owner with a scooter as a regular commute! I live in Addlestone in Surrey and tried driving in to Westminster every day - hated it as stuck in traffic all the time - so bought a little scooter to commute. Makes me think that people driving in all the time must be mad - Porsche or not!

Nice to know P car owners think alike...