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Warning: Angeles Crest Highway and My Ten Hour Ordeal
Just wanted to let you know that this section of Angeles Crest Highway is littered with hundreds of huge rocks and boulders and should be avoided at all cost! The small boulders are larger than a softball. Big ones are 50 lbs! I know because I stopped , jumped out of the car and manually lifted at least three 50's and threw them to the side of the road because they were seriously dangerous. One of boulders popped my rear PSC2 tires of my GT3 and stranded me 15 miles west of Big Pine at 12:00 Noon. No cell phone service. No Internet. In the middle of nowhere. Luckily, my buddy in his GT350R drove me back to the ranger station to call Porsche Roadside Assistance (PRA) for a tow. That's when the nightmare starts. After waiting two hours I find out that the tow company cancelled the tow request made by PRA for unknown reasons. After another two hours the second tow company did the same thing! PRA arranged for a third tow which finally showed up 6.5 hours after my first request! I finally dropped off the GT3 at Walters Porsche in Riverside at 10:00 PM tonight for a Monday service appointment. The problem is, I was supposed to track Auto Club Speedway Saturday and drive home to San Jose on Sunday so now I have pass on the prepaid track day and extend my trip. My boss is not going to like this story. I hear PSC2's are in short supply being toward the end of the year but hope I can find just one for Monday install. If anyone knows of a good source for PSC2's (305/30 ZR 20 N0's) in the LA area, please let me know.
Today pretty much sucked but at least the tow was free.
Sorry to hear this but glad you and the car are seemingly ok. Every time I drive ACH I am on high alert for what's on the roads as there are rocks/debris on some patches that you have to react quickly to, but so far never had any issues knock on wood
I might have seen you driving down on i5 just north of LA on Thursday as I was headed up to SF, saw an awesome looking DBM .1 on the other side
Bummer. I tend not to go above Newcome’s for that reason. That area is less frequently driven and there can sometimes be accumulated rocks in the road.
What a hassle, that blows. Upside is that those 0814 date stamp tires are pretty much done anyway from a timed out perspective (i.e., I wouldn't track them).
What a hassle, that blows. Upside is that those 0814 date stamp tires are pretty much done anyway from a timed out perspective (i.e., I wouldn't track them).
Typically, what is a good age range you want to stay in? Just asking so I know to check my tire age before the next track day. Thanks in advanced!
That sucks. At least it didn’t damage your wheel. Normally Porsche dealers have tires for just such emergencies. Good luck!
Talked to Porsche Riverside folks today. Lead mechanic says it is likely they have at least one PSC2. Another manager says: "Worst case scenario, we have a .2 GT3 in the showroom!" LOL.
What a hassle, that blows. Upside is that those 0814 date stamp tires are pretty much done anyway from a timed out perspective (i.e., I wouldn't track them).
10-06-2018, 04:20 AM
Warning: Angeles Crest Highway and My Ten Hour Ordeal
