8enny8lack

My GT3 just exited the Panama Canal, and is now officially in the West!!!

...Or out of the Canal, technically, and it is finally making its way home to CA!!! The process has been exciting, suspenseful, and hopefully soon- rewarding. My build code is PJU4J1Z4 - and I added the stripes on the side in black the say "porsche" and I requested the two stripes down the roof and hood like the 911R, but they said they were reserved for that model, and I took them up on their suggestion of a single center stripe. We never talked about width, or where it would stop- I hope I don't regret that It looks like it will be in the hands of my dealer by Apr 2, from all the best guesses, and I imagine in my greedy hands not long after that.

I plan on adhering to the suggested break-in as much as possible, and to that end, am looking to take it on an extended road trip as soon as scheduling allows. I live in the SF area of CA, and plan on taking it up north for my outing- mainly because I have driven down south a LOT over the years, and I enjoy Portland, and would like to get out to Seattle. I can't go East, because if I do, I'll go to the Grand Canyon, and my wife wants to do that w me, so we will probably pile the kids into the SUV and do that some other time. For this trip, I have a buddy w a mustang who may come along for fun, and we will probably hit up a couple of our favorite wineries and breweries on the way up.

Having said all that- are there any great routes up there? I don't care about doing some highway grinding, but would prefer to find beautiful flowing back-roads that take me the direction I want to go- maybe w some nice hotels along the way. I can search around, but thought a discussion w my fellow drivers was a fun way to get this topic going

sampelligrino

I feared for the worst when I first clicked this thread lol... congrats and looking forward to the pictures

Body In White

Dalema

Congrats! Just did this on my way up, but I was pressed for time.

Really enjoyed Boatharbor restaurant in SB with my son for lunch.

Wild Weasel

Congrats!!!

Mine's floating around in the North Atlantic a few hundred miles east of Newfoundland.

GeoJoe

I was going to suggest Big Sur but not sure about that route due to recent mudslides. Is it all cleared?

Congrats!

montoya

I can't tell if you are planning on coming up to the PACNW on an extended trip with your delivery or not. But if so, just a warning it is still winter up here, so a lot of the best roads for driving are graveled even if they are clear of snow. Likewise some really great driving roads in the Cascades of course do have snow, or are closed due to snow, for example Crater Lake doesn't open to traffic until usually mid June. Not to mention the grit and grime of bad weather travel even if you stay on interstates or near the coast. I would suggest exploring the coast range between Oxnard and San Francisco- this time of year the roads are great depending on the occasional storm, and empty. My favorite is highway 33 from Ojai north up and over, just the most awesome road (and empty) ever!-

Edit- Just noticed the travel time- LOL, we did it in 2 hours with my GT3 after Rennsport!

8enny8lack

Thanks for all the congratulations, I'm super hyped.

Montoya- Thanks for the warning!!!!! I get so used to the weather here and further south, it's easy to forget that there is still snow in the passes, and up North. I guess I will save my PACNW trip for when the weather clears, and stick to central and souther CA until things thaw out and clear up
RyanT - Thanks for the heads up. The boat has been parked on this side of the canal since midday yesterday- I'm going to go nuts, even though the arrival date hasn't changed..

Jimmy-D

So did I.

There was .1 RS when they first came out which ended up in a canal at the Dealer. Some one should post the picture. I felt so bad for the potential Owner

8enny8lack

Yah... I was just trying to be clever. I think, in my excitement, I may have oversold it w that title.

montoya

Hahaha! Yes a common mistake, it's not like we live in Iowa, and the weather in the winter is mostly mild, but that lulls people into thinking its good weather all winter!

Forestek

I see we are all doing the same crazy things :-), I'm shipping my car from Dubai to France and I look everyday on the ship progress :-). Here is when she was in the Suez Canal!

8enny8lack

Ha! That's great to see- it does make it easier to deal w the wait, knowing that other people are doing the same things The boat is still parked, I'll be stoked to see it moving again!