this is part two, the run itself, and scenic views. i did alot of driving mostly, but i tried to take pictures conservatively. the mountains and turns were beautiful for those who missed it, HERE IT IS


traffic jam

 

this is bubbas BBQ. i didnt quite eat anything because i had somewhat of a headache and a dizzy spell from chasing everyone, but george in the GT3 stuck it out and i was able to follow.

 

i went ahead of everyone after bubbas BBQ so i can get a chance to go my own pace and to take pictures of coarse

 

what car were you in? honestly, i dont see rain as a huge factor at 70mph in a four wheel drive car, all passes i saw made were in a marked safe passing zone, with ample room.

good times everyone, i hope to attend one of these with my personal car on hand.

 

this is the finale. we lost ALOT of cars because alot of people must have left after that pit stop at the scenic NEVERSINK lol. this is newburgh mall.

















once again, thank you aarwin for everything and for setting this up. i had a great time, and it was a pleasure to meet everyone i hope to see everyone again !!

 

hey, i was shotgun in the R32 that cruised home with you? at what point did you fall back? i know ben checked the rearview and we were surprised we didnt see you. fun times, beautiful car man!

oh and let me know if you need help bringing the shine back to the car!

 

I didn't get to say hello. I remember seeing you with your car in the morning and didn't connect your car's plate to your login.

 

Nice photos!

 

hey can someone post the link to the route we did on google maps?

 

Looks like you guys had a great time.. I will be on the next run... Great PICS...

 

The mustang.

Maybe you don't see rain as huge factor, but on curvy mountain roads, with greasy roads, I don't care how many wheels are receiving power, its very easy to get it wrong. Simply not the type of attitude I care for on these types of drives.

 

hey, nice pics all... looking at all the senic shots makes me feel like I did not miss anything while paying attention to driving.

Thank you to Arrwin and Bob for making this drive possible. I met some great people - on the way up to the meeting place and during the drive. Especial thanks to Kem who got my car and my mug in the pics... my wife got a kick out of looking at them all... what a day. I ended up driving for some 440+ miles... I think my battery is fully charged now. :-)

 

I've gotta support Quadcammer on this. Fresh rain on dry roads creates a greasy surface (it gets there by migration, then floats to the top of the wet surface when it rains). I don't care how many drive wheels you have, that's not going to stop you from having issues if you hit a slick spot at high speed - to believe otherwise is delusional.

When it started raining my first fear was for someone taking a corner at high speed and ending up in a ditch. It's easy to lose your wheels from under you in those conditions.

It's plain and simple fact that up until it started to rain (we did slow down) we were driving (and overtaking) at [deleted speeds - we all know the speeds that we were traveling] . Slick roads and high speed do not make for a good combination.

 

I was in a group of cars that made a wrong turn, and ended up on Westbound 84 to get to Rte 300. The only problem from there was that about six cars took the 300 Southbound exit instead of the Northbound exit.

I hit the Northbound exit and entered the Mall at the South side. That's why I never saw all of you until I heard the Ferrari rev. That got my attention, and then I saw all the other cars parked there with it.

--Chuck--

 

+1 on that.

I walked away from today amazed at the handling of my car. I spent 6 hours driving the car - the longest I've ever spent in the drivers seat since I bought it and the one thing I learned is that I pushed the car hard and it responded by telling me it's abilities far outpaced mine - a very good lesson learned.