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09-07-2013 | 03:19 AM
#17
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Track Day
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 18
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From: Napa Valley, CA
Hey, generally, where in Napa are you? I'm on Main above Morimoto. Love SY (it was the color of my first 911). You probably know this already but . . . 121 (Montecito Rd.) to 128 is a very nice drive. I don't know the roads too well going over to Winters via Putah Creek but if they are decent that would be a great drive too. There are typically fewer bicycles in this area, at least to around Lake Hennessy (and if you see one it is likely to be me on it). Stay away from Mt. Veeder, either on Dry Creek or Mt. Veeder Rd. as the roads are really crappy to even ride a bike on, and too many tourists on Trinity/Oakville grade. Past Calistoga over to Healdsburg via Jim Town seems like it should have potential but I haven't been on that route yet. Any derivation off of Petrified Forest Road (just north of Calistoga) is also fun and a great way to pass the time while heading to the Coast. Sad, in a way, to say I ride my bike about 10 times more than I drive my GTS here; I always think about how great the roads would be to drive but after about 100 to 120 Kms in the saddle, I'm just too beat up to get behind the wheel. I will keep my eye out for you while I ride so if you see some crazy cyclist with a red helmet waving at you it will likely be me!
Best.
Best.
I am in Yountville on the east side near Bouchon bakery. Going on a drive up the Silverado Trail to Middletown tomorrow. I usually time my bike rides to avoid the tourist tasters on the road. I will look for you if you are on the Silverado Trail.
-Al
09-07-2013 | 03:17 PM
#22
Race Car
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 4,191
Likes: 38
From: Bogota / Navarre Beach
Thanks for the warm welcomes! This will be my seventh, first water cooled one. My wife says it does not sound the same, more of a muffled roar.
This one is a PDK with PCM 3.0 no nav, "Men don't get lost we go on adventures!". 19" Turbo II wheels, I remember when getting 7&8 x16"s was a big deal. Yellow stitching on a full black leather interior with yellow seat belts and dash trim strips.
More photos to follow.
This one is a PDK with PCM 3.0 no nav, "Men don't get lost we go on adventures!". 19" Turbo II wheels, I remember when getting 7&8 x16"s was a big deal. Yellow stitching on a full black leather interior with yellow seat belts and dash trim strips.
More photos to follow.
09-07-2013 | 03:51 PM
#23
Poseur
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Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 17,720
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
It's always nice to see some more color on these pages. I never understand the fear of bright colors by so many today, both here in the USA and abroad. It wasn't always that way.
09-07-2013 | 09:27 PM
#25
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,722
Likes: 73
From: Napa Valley, CA
-Tim
09-09-2013 | 01:30 PM
#30
Thread Starter
Track Day
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 18
Likes: 1
From: Napa Valley, CA
Short for Kodachrome film - Speed Yellow is close to the color of the Kodak yellow box.
For those too young, cameras used to use an analog, organic recording media composed of gelatin and silver that produced an output that digital media is still trying to live up to.
Film is not dead, it just smells funny
For those too young, cameras used to use an analog, organic recording media composed of gelatin and silver that produced an output that digital media is still trying to live up to.
Film is not dead, it just smells funny