JW Houston FunRun - 4-22-06 - Video Posted

[RC45]

..I know there are only a few Houston members, but how about we get together for a drive and a lunch on the weekend of 22/23 April?

A little drive through the country side ending up with a lunch at a nice cozy Texas small-town eatery?

Attendance Register:
C5 Z06
996 C2
S4
S2000
"German Mystery Machine"
Yoda
350Z
1987 911 Carerra
CBR1100XX
C5 Z16
Mustang GT

What you need to bring:
Your Car (with a full tank of gas :P)
Your Radar Detector
Your Walkie Talkie (with new batteries ;))
Your Camcorder
Your Co-pilot
Your friendly demeanour and personable attitude

What you will get:
A map
A list of names/call signs/cell numbers/cars for promoting group cohesion and comms.
Assurance that you will not get left behind
A chance to catch up if you do get left behind

What we will be doing
Starting out at 8am (which means we should meet at about 7:30am - so those who forgot to get gas can do so... :P)
Driving a 150 odd mile route and have some great fun
Staying in the same general area so weeners can go home early
Stopping for a drink of water/piss at least once
Ending up at a great restaurant/bar on a lake for lunch/socializing

What we might be doing
Stopping for a photo-op and "drive by"-op
Driving more after lunch

What we won't be doing
Driving like total nutjobs and endangering ourselves and others


Please PM me with your email addy's so I can forward the agenda etc to everyone. (not to be shared publicly please)

[ARMAN]

I'd love to join :P :(

[TransAm]

I will bring the spirit of Texas with me to Prague sometime, buddy :wink:

[RC45]

Ok - so far I have one Dallasernite and one Russianonian interested... anybody who actually lives in Houston gonna show? ;) :P hehe

[TransAm]

So no 'merkins so far lol :P

[RC45]

^^ funny you should say that though - because as far as I know, the won't be any 'mercans anyway.. ;)

We may have from JW, a mexican border jumper, a indian transplant , a south african ex-pat... from work a scotsman and possibly a jamiacan..

Nope.. no 'mericans may show... :P

[TransAm]

^^ funny you should say that though - because as far as I know, the won't be any 'mercans anyway.. ;)

We may have from JW, a mexican border jumper, a indian transplant , a south african ex-pat... from work a scotsman and possibly a jamiacan..

Nope.. no 'mericans may show... :P

Sounds like the start of a joke

There was a scotsman, an indian...etc lol

[sameerrao]

I'm in like Flynn.

C'mon down Transam

[TransAm]

I will see about it :wink:

[RC45]

I'm in like Flynn.

C'mon down Transam

And I have new sticky tyres.. so you maye have to work that Audi to keep up as there should be very little 3rd/4th and 4th/5th gear wheel spin ;)

Oh - and the exhaust is much quieter, so you will be able to tell if your car is over revving :P

[sameerrao]

T/A - you can crash over at my place if you want.

RC, I need to make sure the "co-pilot" is fully loaded up with skittles and stuff to distract you and perhaps get her to ask you about the birds and the bees in the midst of a 100 mph corner. That might do the trick :)

How about I depart at 10am and you follow at 10:20am??

[TransAm]

Cheers for the offer! :D

[RC45]

So - 1 "confirmed", 1 "would love to" and another "too far away".

Let's see what the next couple days show for the other locals... ;)

[sameerrao]

Who else is here? Oscar ... can't think of anyone else

[ZfrkS62]

22/23 you say? hmmm....I wonder if the Yoda will make it.....(forsees stopping along the way to clean out injectors) I'll have to see if i can swing it. Pencil me in as a possibility :D

[sameerrao]

Good something that will keep my slow car company ... :)

Yoda = Toyota right

[RC45]

I am trying to get another Z06, a Carrera 2, at least 1 350Z, a Mustang GT and a partridge in a pear tree...

[edit] I think there is another local with an Audi... Neema702

[TransAm]

Um I might be in an SUV if I come (dont ask) :roll:

No I've not smashed my car up lol

[ZfrkS62]

Yoda = Toyota right

yup

[nthfinity]

i'd love to; but im going to meet a Vector W8 on the 22nd :D

[Minacious]

Damnit, why must you guys be in another state. I would love to attend, but the drive (or ride) there would kill me.

[Erez]

i'll check the bus times :P

[sameerrao]

Damnit, why must you guys be in another state. I would love to attend, but the drive (or ride) there would kill me.

There seem to be a lot of you in California both in the LA area and in the Bay area --> you guys should meet!!

[RC45]

Well you could ride along with one of the cars with an empty right seat... as long as there are no warrants out for your arrest... ;) :P

[sameerrao]

RC I m gonna find a 400lb guy ("Bubba") to be your passenger and load your boot with about 120 lbs of fertilizer to keep things a little more fair to us horsepower challenged guys :D

[RC45]

My Kumho Ecsta MX's arrived today.... :twisted: Traction here we come -- will get them fitted tomorrow.

I'll have my GPS data logger... lets see if a 3.8s 0-60 is possible ;) hehe

[sameerrao]

Effing Awesome

[ZfrkS62]

hmm...

Z06 on Khumos vs Toyota Corolla on Khumos.... :twisted:

[RC45]

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Bring it - we're ready :twisted: :twisted: -- see that rubber patch we have to use? You can't miss it - it's being pointed out for your benifit.. :P hehe :twisted:

Notice how the tyres picked up debris just rolling up the drive way... ;)

[sameerrao]

Did you buy some new wheels as well?

[RC45]

It's a second set of stock wheels - makes tyre swaps much easier.

[Erez]

^ looks like it... sweet tires RC 8) wont last long i'm sure.. but sweet 8) :wink:

[ZfrkS62]

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Bring it - we're ready :twisted: :twisted: -- see that rubber patch we have to use? You can't miss it - it's being pointed out for your benifit.. :P hehe :twisted:

Notice how the tyres picked up debris just rolling up the drive way... ;)

What i'm looking at is the 35 between the 295 and R18 :wink: they aren't going to tolerate much lateral overload :wink: :P

[RC45]

Oh - and we will have some new driving music as well.. Guns 'n Roses :twisted: (the latest favourite of my discerning co-pilot.. ;) ) - so we will have more than enough "lateral overload". :twisted:

[ZfrkS62]

Oh - and we will have some new driving music as well.. Guns 'n Roses :twisted: (the latest favourite of my discerning co-pilot.. ;) ) - so we will have more than enough "lateral overload". :twisted:

wait...Guns n Roses did a rendition of Wheels on the Bus? :? :lol: oh...i take it the munchkin isn't the co-pilot :P

[RC45]

Oh - and we will have some new driving music as well.. Guns 'n Roses :twisted: (the latest favourite of my discerning co-pilot.. ;) ) - so we will have more than enough "lateral overload". :twisted:

wait...Guns n Roses did a rendition of Wheels on the Bus? :? :lol: oh...i take it the munchkin isn't the co-pilot :P

Oh - she is... :twisted:

[ZfrkS62]

Oh - and we will have some new driving music as well.. Guns 'n Roses :twisted: (the latest favourite of my discerning co-pilot.. ;) ) - so we will have more than enough "lateral overload". :twisted:

wait...Guns n Roses did a rendition of Wheels on the Bus? :? :lol: oh...i take it the munchkin isn't the co-pilot :P

Oh - she is... :twisted:

raising her right i see :twisted: i'll bring along my catalog, see what she likes in that. Who knows, i may have her singing German by trips end :twisted:

[TransAm]

Madonna DID do a rendition of wheels on the bus!

BTW, looking like I might be 'in' for this little sojourn to Hootertown :mrgreen:

[ZfrkS62]

hmm..i almost forgot the 22nd is my g/f's b-day, so if the phone is stuck to my ear most of the time, that's why :lol:

[TransAm]

Well I had to get a 'pass out' for the occasion :oops: :D

[RC45]

hmm..i almost forgot the 22nd is my g/f's b-day, so if the phone is stuck to my ear most of the time, that's why :lol:

That's the spirit - as long as you weren't about to say "I have to cancel because of her birthday..." :P ;) hehe

[ZfrkS62]

hmm..i almost forgot the 22nd is my g/f's b-day, so if the phone is stuck to my ear most of the time, that's why :lol:

That's the spirit - as long as you weren't about to say "I have to cancel because of her birthday..." :P ;) hehe

One of the advantages to her living 2,000 miles away :wink:

[sameerrao]

Welcome Z man! We'll be glad to have you ... Say can you rustle up an M5 for the day ... just tell the guys at the shop you want too take it on a short run to check out if the oil lines are leaking :wink:

[SilviaEvo]

now if only i didnt live in washington...... id have a ride in one of those fast cars!

[TransAm]

Welcome Z man! We'll be glad to have you ... Say can you rustle up an M5 for the day ... just tell the guys at the shop you want too take it on a short run to check out if the oil lines are leaking :wink:

If he could I am sure you'd not even need to put the thought in his mind!

If the General Manager is a lady, maybe he could 'take one for the team'? :twisted:

[Erez]

^ Z is a real team player.. don't matter if its not a lady :P :P :P :lol: :wink:

[RC45]

And I heard the GM is a big hairy he-man.... ;)

[ZfrkS62]

yelch...i may be a team player, but if i do that, i had better be elevated to Martyr status :shock: :puke: That woman has one more facelift, she's going to have nipples for eyeballs :puke:

[TransAm]

It's your choice, a no-so nice ride to get a hold of a nice ride :mrgreen:

[RC45]

So??

Who's in?

Saturday 4-22-2006 - 8:00am depart from some secret location driving along some secret route ending up at some secret destinaiton around lunch time.

Make your plans... lemme know so the secret details can be sent out to the secret participants (well not that secret.. ;)) in time.

It seems the list is the following cars as of the current time:

C5 Z05
996 C2

[dutchmasterflex]

hmm..i almost forgot the 22nd is my g/f's b-day, so if the phone is stuck to my ear most of the time, that's why :lol:

That's the spirit - as long as you weren't about to say "I have to cancel because of her birthday..." :P ;) hehe

One of the advantages to her living 2,000 miles away :wink:


hahaha ZING!


Man I wish I could meet up with you guys, how bout coming up to the Northeast?

[RC45]

Well - it turns out there are about 10 cruises happening that day... so the chances of us coming across a parade of Vipers (Hennessy Cruise Event), a parade of Vettes (Spring Corvette Event), a parade of Shelby Cobras (Cobra Club Event) and a parade of "pure rice" (somne local rciers group) is very good.

At least 2 local car shows and a couple impromptu events.

I am not sure if this also means ther will be large numbers of cops around... ;) but we shall just have to take a chance I guess.

[SFDMALEX]

wow 8am???? damn!

Well Ill tell you what, if I lived Downtown Huston and I was offered to drive an Enzo I would never come.....

8am is suicide. :lol:

[RC45]

No.

8am is when there is the least traffic... you get out before the weekend drivers and familes.. ;) Weekend... weekend...

Besides... apart from posing F-car drivers, who would drive downtoan anywhere? ;)

Unless you are hoping to get Paris Hilton in your lap... :P

[ZfrkS62]

well...anyone mind either a) me crashing at their place late friday night or b) staying out all friday night with me? :lol:

Sounds like the 22nd is going to be an eventful day :D I'm looking forward to catching up with those Hennessy's maybe :twisted:

[sameerrao]

^^ You can crash at my place on Friday if you like.

[ZfrkS62]

^ cool. i'll PM you later and we'll work out the details :D Thanks Sameer :D

[RC45]

I was off today, so we went for a scouting trip ( alittle 150 mile round trip) - checked for construction etc.

I need to do mid-week runs more often - very little traffic and the chance to stretch the legs down some less travelled byways....

It was 90 degrees today - and apart from a little 1st 2nd gear wheelspin, the new tyres just grip and go...

[TransAm]

I will confirm sometime in the next two days...May be bringing a colonial friend with me. If he comes he may ride shotgun with me, or perhaps we'll take both cars and he'll drive down in convoy with me. Not sure yet, I only mentioned this weekend in passing to him at lunch today.

This pal of mine has a Stuttgart machine which he drives in the proverbial 'just stolen' manner... :mrgreen:

We have this Friday off work due to our shift pattern, so arriving Friday evening is fine.

I'll post back or PM you chaps soon! 8)

[ZfrkS62]

Friday off work due to our shift pattern

i see we have a punster :wink:

[sameerrao]

So??

Who's in?

Saturday 4-22-2006 - 8:00am depart from some secret location driving along some secret route ending up at some secret destinaiton around lunch time.

Make your plans... lemme know so the secret details can be sent out to the secret participants (well not that secret.. ;)) in time.

It seems the list is the following cars as of the current time:

C5 Z05
996 C2

WTF? Where is the love man!

How many times do I have to say Yes ... Jeez

8am sound fine considering the heat wave that we are in :)

[TransAm]

The shift pattern comment wasn't intended like that! :lol:

Now I shall bore you with what I meant as punishment :twisted:

We work a 9/80 shift which basically means 80 hours* in a fortnight, over 9 days; you get every other Friday off! :mrgreen:

* usually more though, due to overtime. Which, I should hasten to add, is unpaid overtime :(

C'est la vie :|

I hope I have you all guessing about the Porsche though :mrgreen: Could it be a 964? Or a 993 perhaps? Maybe a 912? :wink: :lol: All I shall say is that it's Guards Red, and the engine isn't in front of the cabin!

[sameerrao]

^^ It better be a 911SC to give me a chance to stay in the same zipcode

[TransAm]

I don't think you'll have any trouble with that, I am bringing my Honda 2.0 'torquemeister' :oops: I'll probably be last in the line of cars all day.

[ZfrkS62]

so baisically you work about 9 hours a day for 9 days, right?

shit. I get a job in Seattle and i'll be working 3/12 :prr: (3 days a week, 12 hours a day)

your 6 will be protected by the Yoda :wink:

[RC45]

OK - I will keep the "Attendance register" int he 1st message.

[TransAm]

I was off today, so we went for a scouting trip ( alittle 150 mile round trip) - checked for construction etc.


A mere hour's drive for RC then :lol:

so baisically you work about 9 hours a day for 9 days, right?

shit. I get a job in Seattle and i'll be working 3/12 :prr: (3 days a week, 12 hours a day)

your 6 will be protected by the Yoda :wink:

Yeah, 9 hr days except the 'on' Friday, which is an 8 hr day.

<yoda>
The force be with you, may it be hmmmm 8)
</yoda>

Oh by the way, RC, are there many underpasses or tunnels? I really ought to bring earplugs for you chaps if so...my induction roar is postively ear-bleeding under a low bridge :mrgreen:

[sameerrao]

I don't think you'll have any trouble with that, I am bringing my Honda 2.0 'torquemeister' :oops: I'll probably be last in the line of cars all day.

Have you seen the movie "Driving Miss Daisy"? I was the stand-in for Morgan Freeman in the driving scenes. Apparently I am a past master in driving slowly. TSo the torquemeister will be far ahead of me.

ACtually, I am thining of hooking up my car to RC via a long, strong bungee cord and let those American horses does some real work for a change :)

[RC45]

Funny you should mention that, today was the first time in 3 years I have been able to hear anything running through the forest... it's the first run I have made without open exhausts...

Maybe I should put the open pipes back on for Saturday... :twisted: :twisted: Then you shall truly understand the meaning of "ear-bleeding"... ;) :P

[ZfrkS62]

I don't think you'll have any trouble with that, I am bringing my Honda 2.0 'torquemeister' :oops: I'll probably be last in the line of cars all day.

Have you seen the movie "Driving Miss Daisy"? I was the stand-in for Morgan Freeman in the driving scenes. Apparently I am a past master in driving slowly. TSo the torquemeister will be far ahead of me.

ACtually, I am thining of hooking up my car to RC via a long, strong bungee cord and let those American horses does some real work for a change :)

Hope you upgraded your brakes, cuz if he stops suddenly, you're going to be bungeed right into whatever he was avoiding :wink: Hey! That's how you get an Audi to the 5sec. 0-60 mark! :lol:

[RC45]

I don't think you'll have any trouble with that, I am bringing my Honda 2.0 'torquemeister' :oops: I'll probably be last in the line of cars all day.

Well - it is a Fun Run - so no need for crazy Nurburgring-style passes and such ;)

Besides - my buddy Case won't be making it - so the 500rwhp 383ci Blue Monster won't be leading the pack..

[TransAm]

Yes, I think it's a good idea to to and bear in mind our safety a little bit! Especially as RC has his co-driver present ;)

Sameer, what are the factory figures for the S4 0-60 then? I thought it must be 6 secs or less?

I could probably hit 60 in just under 6, but I have too much sympathy for my clutch to try and do so! :wink:

[RC45]

Looks like a couple 350Z's might make the run as well... and maybe a Z16 will show up.

[sameerrao]

Yes, I think it's a good idea to to and bear in mind our safety a little bit! Especially as RC has his co-driver present ;)

Sameer, what are the factory figures for the S4 0-60 then? I thought it must be 6 secs or less?

I could probably hit 60 in just under 6, but I have too much sympathy for my clutch to try and do so! :wink:

The damn co-driver is always egging the bastard on ... she is a petrol head. I think we need to have Mrs. RC in his car instead .. that will make it easier for us to stay in the same zipcode.

Not to forget RC has done a couple recces already and has made a rolling navigational map for the co-pilot like Denis Jenkinson. "Brake hard when you pass the dead beaver on the road, roll on the throttle when you pass the sunning redneck...:

0-60 in 5.5-6 secs if you dump the clutch at like 5000 rpms or so. Not when I am at the wheel for sure ... I drive very slow and I am not being modest.

[RC45]

Looks like another 911 might be showing up... ;)

[sameerrao]

Hey RC, did you find a spot for taking photos - like drive-bys or a line-up ... maybe something with some good background landscape to go with it?

[RC45]

Well, we didn't look for one specifically, but I will think about that one.

Probably easier to do a photo lineup than drive-by - we have a good number of cars possibly showing up now.

[sameerrao]

Are you sending a map or something .. how do we make sure we dont get lost - considering the considerable speed disparity in cars and drivers (me).

Maybe I should get a walkie talkie?

[DeMoN]

I wish I could. Florida is far from there though.

[TransAm]

Probably easier to do a photo lineup than drive-by - we have a good number of cars possibly showing up now.

Might have to do a car wash visit on the Friday night after I get to Houston then, the Honda is a bit dirty already and will be disgracefully so after the 240 mile trip from FW! :oops:

[RC45]

Probably easier to do a photo lineup than drive-by - we have a good number of cars possibly showing up now.

Might have to do a car wash visit on the Friday night after I get to Houston then, the Honda is a bit dirty already and will be disgracefully so after the 240 mile trip from FW! :oops:

Washing/polishing is for posers.. ;)

I drive my car.. dirty or clean - and it is currently dirty :P ;)

[sameerrao]

I like to park my car next to RCs ... mine looks so clean even though it is not :)

[TransAm]

Oh dear! What have I gone and said :oops: :P :lol:

[RC45]

houston has roads?!? :shock:

East Texas has such good/diverse roads, it makes Detroit look like the dingy industrial grunge bed it really is :)

Are you sending a map or something .. how do we make sure we dont get lost - considering the considerable speed disparity in cars and drivers (me).

Maybe I should get a walkie talkie?

Walkie Talkies are a must.. and $25 set from WallyMart or Radio Shack will work... we will select a common channel before we leave.

Maps... I may print up some for the day, but have never like a published route because of "eyes and ears" that may get wind of the route before hand.

We will stop/wait for the group at every major turn/change of direciton - and you know the routes I like to take normally only have one destination (the end of that road) for each leg.

There are 2 "commute" secitons on rural highways where we probably will come across State Troopers so even those will be "cruised" at the speed limit... which is yet more time for us to regroup.

Anyone with really bad gas milage might speak up now so we make sure there is at least one gas stop (but I would hope everyone can make 200 miles on a tank... ;) :P)

[RC45]

houston has roads?!? :shock:

East Texas has such good/diverse roads, it makes Detroit look like the dingy industrial grunge bed it really is :)

you can imitate Woodward Avenue....but we have more muscle fly through here in 5 minutes than you get in a year ;)

texas is too flat......all the good roads are up north :D

Woodward Avenue?

Oh - I didn't know you were talking about pussy posing/polishing/poofta cruising... I thought you meant "driving roads".

Any "Texas is too flat" comment just means you have never seen or been in Texas... ;)

Texas is not only big, it is very diverse... swamps, deserts, mountains, forests, farm lands, prairies and everything else in between.. ;)

[sameerrao]

The roads in Texas are actually great for a 90mph cruise - there are some nice curves and such as long you avoid the interstates.

The main negatives are the state is really to big - I want to take my car to Big Bend but it is 1000 mile (14 hour) drive one way :shock:

Also some of the roads are sort of barren.

Ideally the best of both worlds would be the scenery of California and some of the windy coastal roads there coupled with the faster backroads of Texas.

What is so great about Michigan's roads?

[RC45]

What is so great about Michigan's roads?
Potholes... :P ;)

[TransAm]

Maps... I may print up some for the day, but have never like a published route because of "eyes and ears" that may get wind of the route before hand.


Sounds like a good idea, hand out maps on the day of the drive.

We'll have cellphones and probably walkie talkies too.

[coombsie66]

Damn, sounds like you guys are going to have great fun! 8)

[nthfinity]

What is so great about Michigan's roads?
Potholes... :P ;)

and i fly over them at speeds that would make your fiberglass shake itself off; and bounce right into the swamps!

BTW; most roads that have potholes arent the roads we speak of in michigan... potholes are directly related to heavy (and i mean mack truck heavy) traffic through the winter months.

i would wager that even everso has only seen a fraction of the roads i've driven on. woodward is a sight 3/5 of the year to see... but the spirited drives take place in the woods that only a select few aim to know about; and drive.

in time; you'll see what i mean ;) how many states actually have roads that are tight bends over a hill off camber and smooth?

[TransAm]

Haven't you chaps got some snow to shovel off your driveways or something? hehe :mrgreen:

[nthfinity]

Haven't you chaps got some snow to shovel off your driveways or something? hehe :mrgreen:

not since last week ;)

i heard some bad mouth'n about Michigan- of course i'll chime in :P

[TransAm]

It's all good fun :good: :lol:

[nthfinity]

It's all good fun :good: :lol:
and you think the snow comment was a joke... well; it was... it was 2 weeks ago that i had to shovel snow last; seriosly 8)

[nthfinity]

^^^
yeah, winding through the Jordan River Valley is some great driving... and if your willing to drive further; the Porcupine mountains are awsome!

Okemos is nice and all... but up near Gladwin is a tad more on the extreme of that... of course; between lansing and mt. pleasant is the same.

those twisties were much more fun in my old Saab :(

[ZfrkS62]

in regards to the gas mileage comment: My last 3/4 tank (7.4gal) lasted me 203 miles (27.4 mpg) The lowest i've gotten is 24mpg so far. I'll be ok for gas as long as i don't drop too far below 3/4 tank. I figure if i leave here on a full tank, i should probably be hitting a gas station somewhere around the Beltway 8 interchange? if not a little sooner.

[TransAm]

How far is it from your place to Sameers, Zman?

[sameerrao]

Zman is reaching town at around 9-10pm

[ZfrkS62]

How far is it from your place to Sameers, Zman?

Well, i made it to Airtex Drive in Houston in around 4 hours a couple months ago. That included a stop at a Jack in the Box around Sulphur, LA. And a gas stop somewhere around Beaumont, maybe closer to downtown Houston. So i figure this time, i can knock off about a half hour or so, especially since my car gets better mileage than that POS Chevy i drove last time :roll:

I'm hoping i can make it about 9 or 10.

[sameerrao]

I live about 30 minutes north of the Airtex spot.

[ZfrkS62]

ok, so bump it from 9 to 10 to 10 to 11 :lol: maybe. I'll call you if i'm a ways off by then.

[TransAm]

We'll give you directions to the bar when you call then mate :wink: :lol:

[ZfrkS62]

great :D just get me a Sam Adams ready for my arrival :D

[RC45]

So - you folks all ready for this?

[ZfrkS62]

^ Hell yes!

I'm planning on leaving work at 5 on the dot tomorrow (i've got 101.5 hours for the pay period right now, so i don't care if anything misses getting closed out tomorrow) and after i shower and change, i'll be on I-10 bearing West :D

[blinkmeat]

I'm flying in -- just picked up a Helicopter

[Minacious]

I'm flying in -- just picked up a Helicopter

Come get me first.

[blinkmeat]

Done 8)

[TransAm]

So - you folks all ready for this?

Yes I must be excited as i woke up at 5am and couldnt get back to sleep! My bloody day off too!

It's now 6.15am (yawn smiley)

[RC45]

So - you folks all ready for this?

Yes I must be excited as i woke up at 5am and couldnt get back to sleep! My bloody day off too!

It's now 6.15am (yawn smiley)

Well - if you get down here early enough (like say, before lunch today) you could join me for another recce run of a new road I have found on a detailed county map... :P

So.... you up for it? :P

[TransAm]

Oh, no chance, James and I won't leave here til 2pm -ish. I have things to do this morning.

Cheers for the offer though, RC. :D

Are you joining us for a bite to eat tonight or are you quite far from where Sameer lives?
:?:

How is the weather down there today?

[RC45]

Thunderstorms and rain this morning... forecast tomorrow is drier than a nuns pocket... excellent forecast,

I will probably still be out recceing when you guys are all eating ;)

[ARMAN]

So it seems first(?) american JW meeting is going to happen finally? :P Have a great time guys :)
Pics are a MUST! :P

[RC45]

This si the 3rd JW or 4th JW 'Merican Meeting I think... ;)

[ARMAN]

wow didnt know that.. who met those times?

[sameerrao]

RC and me met up about 3 or more times and Zman joined us in early Feb when he was on a BMW training session here in Houston.

[sameerrao]

I was hoping there will be some light rain tomorrow - Audi driving weather you see :) Guess not ... I better take it easy though as my rear tires seem low on tread depth.

[No.1]

sounds like a load of fun - i'm jealous!

Though i doubt i'd keep up with any of those cars :oops:

[nthfinity]

This si the 3rd JW or 4th JW 'Merican Meeting I think... ;)
I've met with everso and Vansquish few times, and t-bird, everso and myself met at NAIAS in January.

pretty soon, i think vansquish, everso, r2r, and myself will be getting together :)

[ZfrkS62]

Thunderstorms and rain this morning... forecast tomorrow is drier than a nuns pocket... excellent forecast,

I will probably still be out recceing when you guys are all eating ;)

:lol: as soon as i read your post.. >CRACK< almost as if it was an omen or something :lol:

[oscargarza88]

this sounds like fun... i wish i had my licence cause i sure would want to go, specially cause i want to put some break in miles in the sti...
mayb next time...

[RC45]

this sounds like fun... i wish i had my licence cause i sure would want to go, specially cause i want to put some break in miles in the sti...
mayb next time...

...and here we are meeting in Tomball at 7:30am and you can't make it? ;)

[ZfrkS62]

i'm running behind schedule. I'll be walking out of my apartment in about 15-20 minutes.
right after i set my dvr to record the F1 race and finish getting a change of clothes together.

I will have some minor tools with me in case anyone gets a flat on the ride:

Hydraulic Jack
17, 19, 21mm sockets
24" long 1/2in drive breaker bar

12mm, 17mm 3/8in drive sockets with swivel and 3 inch extension

Flashlight

3/8 drive electric impact

(the last bunch is more for my car in case my injectors clog :lol: )

[oscargarza88]

this sounds like fun... i wish i had my licence cause i sure would want to go, specially cause i want to put some break in miles in the sti...
mayb next time...

...and here we are meeting in Tomball at 7:30am and you can't make it? ;)
well i didnt know there was a meeting in tomball... and it would have been hard for me to make it believe it or not...
but this is the only time this is goin to happen becuase ill get my licence next friday, or at least go and take the test....

[sameerrao]

I had an awesome drive today and had the pleasure of meeting two more JWites for the first time - Transam and his pal James (I forget his JW id though). RC had also brought his friend James and his relative Nick.

The group at lunch
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So all in all it was about 6 cars and 1 bike:
RC45 and "co-pilot" - Corvette Z06
Transam - Honda S2000
James - Porsche Boxster S
The other James - Honda Blackbird ... aka .. one fast mofo
Nick - Nissan 240SX (tuned I believe)
Zman - Toyota Corolla
Sameerrao - Audi S4

We drove about 175 miles through a tight, windy forest section, open plains, lovely sweepers taken at triple digits or close to it. A good variety of driving conditions with sensible driving from everyone and good turn of speed. One American sportscar even hit 165mph on one section - though I wont mention which one. The german piglet hit a respectable 140mph and have picture to prove it. OF COURSE all the speeds mentioned are merely fictitious and fabricated lies and photoshopped too. :wink:

Of special mention is the sterling performance put in by Z man who managed to coax every mph out of the "Yoda" to keep it in tight formation with the other cars for most of the journey. Superb driving indeed. The car was leaned over most of the time and was on three wheels a few times
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Group shots:
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Individual car shots
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Profiles in motion

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Misc
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You reckon this fella has a chance? :lol:
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[sentra_dude]

Great pics, I hope you guys all took pics, the S4 "140mph" is great...although CLEARLY a photoshop... ;) ;) ;) :P

Looks like you guys had a bunch of fun, if I wasn't at school and really far away I would have tried to make it. :)

[RC45]

Yep - it was a great time... and just imagine what it was like being passed by the Blackbird during the imaginary topspeed run... ;)

I may have video of the SR71 doing warp 5 as it passed us on the outside... :P

[RC45]

Pics are great. MAybe one day I'll be around for a JW meet. :D Who'se who one the group pics tho...?

Let's just keep it a mystery.. :)

[nthfinity]

Looks like you guys had an awful lot of fun! mabey even more fun then i had today? well... mabey; but then again... mabey not.

nice JW Southern meet :)

[antonioledesma]

Pics are great. MAybe one day I'll be around for a JW meet. :D Who'se who one the group pics tho...?

Let's just keep it a mystery.. :)

I could guess 4 persons...
One person has the same smile in all of his photos, so I only could be sure with one.
another it's a no brainer :P

[sameerrao]

Pics are great. MAybe one day I'll be around for a JW meet. :D Who'se who one the group pics tho...?

Let's just keep it a mystery.. :)

I could guess 4 persons...
One person has the same smile in all of his photos, so I only could be sure with one.
another it's a no brainer :P

You better not be calling me a "no brainer". I've a degree to prove it otherwise. :lol:

[antonioledesma]

Pics are great. MAybe one day I'll be around for a JW meet. :D Who'se who one the group pics tho...?

Let's just keep it a mystery.. :)

I could guess 4 persons...
One person has the same smile in all of his photos, so I only could be sure with one.
another it's a no brainer :P

You better not be calling me a "no brainer". I've a degree to prove it otherwise. :lol:

lol... sorry for my wetback english lol

the no brainer guess is with the guy in the vette tshirt :P

[Erez]

does look like fun.. but we all know you pussies never went over 60.. :P :lol:
and who knows.. if things will go as planed i just might be joining in next year.. :wink:
great pics.. and can't wait for the SR71 vid :P

[sameerrao]

Pics are great. MAybe one day I'll be around for a JW meet. :D Who'se who one the group pics tho...?

Let's just keep it a mystery.. :)

I could guess 4 persons...
One person has the same smile in all of his photos, so I only could be sure with one.
another it's a no brainer :P

You better not be calling me a "no brainer". I've a degree to prove it otherwise. :lol:

lol... sorry for my wetback english lol

the no brainer guess is with the guy in the vette tshirt :P

I know whom you were refering to Antonio ... I was just pulling your leg :)

[Erez]

I know whom you were refering to Antonio ... I was just pulling your leg :)
well carefull you could have broken it.. :lol:

[antonioledesma]

I know whom you were refering to Antonio ... I was just pulling your leg :)
well carefull you could have broken it.. :lol:

no, he pulled my third leg! :P

:wink: jk

[sameerrao]

LOL!

[oscargarza88]

that looks like fun! the roads sound and look nice, in the middle of no where....
i wonder who did the 165 mph run... :roll: haha
thats a cool reunion, i hope i could join the next one

[antonioledesma]

btw... if I'm right, TA is has lost some weight or I'm confused?

too many blondes in that pic :mrgreen:

[sameerrao]

It was fun in that there were two groups based on homogenous speed. The Z06 and Blackbird were in a class of their own and led the pack disappearing into the distance with ease.

The S4, Boxster S, S2000 (and for part of the day) the 240SX were in a common group. The Boxster had the best brakes by far, the S4 the most torque and the S2000 seemed the most nimble but the three cars stuck like glue to each other. The 240 SX hung with this group in the beginning - Nick was pretty much driving on the edge but the car was somewhat tired and needed to fall back later to conserve it.

[antonioledesma]

^and the yoda? was in the back? or simply decided to dump it? :mrgreen:

[RC45]

^^ Omar was driving... Nick was co-pilot.. :)

[sameerrao]

^and the yoda? was in the back? or simply decided to dump it? :mrgreen:

The Yoda was like a puppy that valiantly holds onto your trouser leg. It hung back a bit but all of us were surprised to see how little gap there was - like I said earlier - excellent job ny Zman.

I guess the Force was with him today ;)

[antonioledesma]

^and the yoda? was in the back? or simply decided to dump it? :mrgreen:

The Yoda was like a puppy that valiantly holds onto your trouser leg. It hung back a bit but all of us were surprised to see how little gap there was - like I said earlier - excellent job ny Zman.

I guess the Force was with him today ;)

poor yoda.
Btw... did Z went back to the orleans swamp or crashed at someone's place?

[sameerrao]

Homeward bound as are TA and his pal. They should post later tonight.

[ARMAN]

I know 3 guys form the pic and 1 a guess - actually you cannot guess wrong which one is RC :mrgreen: Thanx for taking a group pic :P

Sorry are nissan guys and boxster guy from JW? :oops:

You can see on the first cars pic Z-man pushing Corolla really hard :mrgreen: Pics are great, I hope there will be some more pics, driving pics are brilliant :P Thanx Sameer :wink:


Man id love to come for a meet like that :(

[sameerrao]

The Boxster guy is a JW lurker and has posted a grand total of 5 posts. MAybe this will get him to increase his post total. Perhaps Dani needs to provide him some power-posting tips. :P

One of the guys in the Nissan is a related to RC from his wife's side and the other guy in the car is a friend of his.

I guess I was lucky that some of the "onboard" pics came out pretty well ... it was tough driving at a decent clip while taking photos - I was whipping my head back and forth between the camer and road trying to make sure the picture was in focus and that my car did not crunch into anything. It would hav been easier if either I was passengering or someone else took the pics.

[sameerrao]

This si the 3rd JW or 4th JW 'Merican Meeting I think... ;)
I've met with everso and Vansquish few times, and t-bird, everso and myself met at NAIAS in January.

pretty soon, i think vansquish, everso, r2r, and myself will be getting together :)

Post some groups pics next time pls. :)

[RC45]

I think it's safe to say that everyone got a good workout - and "most surprised" of the day award goes to the pair of R6's that we caught up to.... ;)

I bet it's the first those yahoos have been blown into the weeds by four wheels.. :P

Even the big beastly Blackbird blew past the Yamaha's like they were on a sunday cruise... ;)

And today proved yet again, that the "driver" is a unique breed apart from the "poser" and really easy to tell apart.

Zman drove the Yoda like nothing on earth - proving his true blue enthusiasm for "driving" - the act pure and simple is what the day was about... Omar drove the wheels off his non-rice tuned super budget 240SX - our Dallas guests drove their Roadsters like no "hairdresser" ever thought a lightweight roadster could be driven and sameer in "big german sedan style" didn't behave at all sedanlike - James was tossing his big super-tourer around like a 250cc GP bike --- if only all car/bike owners showed the passion for "driving" that this crew of misfits did today, the roads would be a funner safer place for all.

Thanks for making a great day possible.

:mrgreen:

[T-Bird]

This si the 3rd JW or 4th JW 'Merican Meeting I think... ;)
I've met with everso and Vansquish few times, and t-bird, everso and myself met at NAIAS in January.

pretty soon, i think vansquish, everso, r2r, and myself will be getting together :)

let me know I would be willing to go back up your way again and possibly the Thunderchicken will be drivable at that point... hell I was in South Haven 2 weekends ago.

[sameerrao]

I think it's safe to say that everyone got a good workout - and "most surprised" of the day award goes to the pair of R6's that we caught up to.... ;)

I bet it's the first those yahoos have been blown into the weeds by four wheels.. :P

Even the big beastly Blackbird blew past the Yamaha's like they were on a sunday cruise... ;)

And today proved yet again, that the "driver" is a unique breed apart from the "poser" and really easy to tell apart.

Zman drove the Yoda like nothing on earth - proving his true blue enthusiasm for "driving" - the act pure and simple is what the day was about... Omar drove the wheels off his non-rice tuned super budget 240SX - our Dallas guests drove their Roadsters like no "hairdresser" ever thought a lightweight roadster could be driven and sameer in "big german sedan style" didn't behave at all sedanlike - James was tossing his big super-tourer around like a 250cc GP bike --- if only all car/bike owners showed the passion for "driving" that this crew of misfits did today, the roads would be a funner safer place for all.

Thanks for making a great day possible.

:mrgreen:

Cwap ... I feel embarrassed. I can't believe I forgot to thank RC for painstakingly defining the route including doing multiple recce's ahead of time to make sure the trip will be fun for all and it sure turned out to be.

It was a fun route and we saw a sight of Texas that most people who have never been to Texas will not believe. :)

Let's hope this is an annual event and more people will make it next time. :)

[ZfrkS62]

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Ok, i don't know who's speedo this is, or how this pic got onto my camera, so will the culprit please fess up? :wink:

I had a total blast today. Hell even the 4 hour drive there was fun (late at night, averaging about 80mph, slipstreaming semis..) I didn't really mind being towards the back of the pack, but i did hang back a bit more than i would have liked for 3 main reasons.

1) the shocks on the car are useless and so i am riding on all springs (anyone who was behind me can attest to that :mrgreen: )

2) i wasn't really comfortable hanging around blind corners and crests, especially due to reason 1

3) i don't really have any formal performance driving training and it was apparent in the faster banked corners and i managed to scare myself a few times.

But, despite that, i enjoyed the trip immensly. Meeting up with RC and Sameer again was great and so was meeting TransAm and his friend. I am looking forward to hopefully going on another one, and hopefully i'll have a car i can push a bit more :mrgreen:

The thing that really surprised me was how well the 240SX was keeping up in the front. for being as old as it is, that thing was scooting along nicely :shock:

Thanks to Sameer, James and TransAm for hanging back a little bit with me so i didn't feel quite so slow through the bends.

The S2000 and Boxter sounded amazing as the overtook me, i couldn't really hear the S4 though.

The Blackbird and Z06, even from the back, sound incredible, but i'd expect nothing less from a brawny V8 8)

I wish someone would have gotten a vid of me understeering on the first leg though :lol: That ended up taking Sameer and me on a couple mile detour :? :lol: But oh well.

Enough of my babbling. Here are the few pics i got :D

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[TransAm]

Well, I knew this was going to be a long-ish post so I waited til this morning to come and write it. Pretty tired last night after all that driving. When you get to my age, 650 miles in 26 hours with 6 hours sleep is a bit much on the old body...

The journey down to Houston was eventful, but in a good way!

As we came onto the I-45 at Waxahachie, after taking country rounds to cut east from my place south of Fort Worth, there was a Charger R/T just passing; hearing the VTEC then seeing James and I come on to the interstate he had some fun with us up to a point. After we hit the 3 figure mark a few times he didn't want to play no more, but he did have his wife/girlfriend in the passenger seat so fair enough.

We came across a 997 Carrera S cabriolet and the three of us convoyed for about half the journey at just under the 3 figure mark. The girl driving the 911 was up for a bit of fun and where it was safe to do so we all blasted up to 'top of VTEC in fifth' lets just say :wink:

We attracted the attention of a state trooper passing in the other direction but we were only going about 25 over at that time. Even so, he came back after us but James spotted him on the horizon flicking his disco roof rack on to get other traffic out the way. He caught up with James who let him sit there on his tail at 79mph for a mile or so, at which point he turned off and let us go.

We kept our wits about us for the rest of the journey and found us some 'radar bait' to sit 1/2 mile behind in the form of a rented SUV travelling at 95.

I think it's safe to say that everyone got a good workout - and "most surprised" of the day award goes to the pair of R6's that we caught up to.... ;)

Indeed RC, as I said to you at lunch, "I hope I haven't broken the S2000 today". :twisted:

Yeah, those sportbikes, I tell you, stuck behind them pottering along at 53mph! WTF? :lol:

They were nice and shiny though :roll:

Anyway, to echo what the other guys have said, what a fantastic day and I can't thank RC enough for going to the trouble of arranging it, letting us know where the cops might or might not be hiding, waiting around for us slower cars to catch up so we didn't get lost. A big up to the Vette-driving man!

Even gave me a chance to drag with him in a side by side roll on! :good:

I was 3 feet in front of the Z06 for about a second in the VTEC zone before RC realised what I was up to, and blew me away. Sameer's picture show the Z06 and S2000 'at it' :wink:

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Thank's to Sameer for his boundless hospitality allowing us to stay at his place and taking us out for a couple of beers to a bar near his place on the Friday night. Thank you very much Sameer, and if you are in the DFW area in the next couple of months please let me return the favour!

Zman - while I stayed back to ensure you didn't get left a little bit, this really was partly due to not being able to get past you safely at many points! As you might recall, the times I did fly past were coming out of corners as I could carry more speed through with me. It is a testament to your driving and the Yoda really isn't that slow a car due to it's light weight. The exhaust sounds pretty cool too, although we both know it wasn't supposed to quite sound like that when Toyota designed the little beastie!

110 doesn't surprise me from a 1.6 5 speed Yoda, having had a '81 1300cc Corolla DX wagon at college that would do 108. Well you just have to try these things ;) The person that sneaked in and took your 110mph speedo pic remains a mystery to us all. Maybe your car disappeared for a few minutes at one of the rest stops... :?: :wink:

Boxster v S2000

I had a drive in the Boxster on the way home on I-45. You can certainly feel the extra torque of that 3.2 compared to the S2000. The Porsche is very confidence inspiring although the only real corner I drove it round was the I-45 onramp. A much quieter car with the roof down than the S2000, but you sit a lot lower in the Porsche. Due to the MR layout, there is much more room in the cabin than the S2000 and all the controls are nicely laid out. The optional Bose / Becker Hi-Fi in the Boxster is just worlds ahead of the both the stock S2000 system and also the Z3 Harman-Kardon sub system (casting my mind back a while to recall that one!)

At WOT you can hear the boxer sucking the air in just behind and below your ears, and it's a beautiful noise. When James came past me a few times on the I-45 I could barely hear the car though, it is very discreet from outside and not cop-attracting, which is a good thing.

Basically, if I had 20k lying around I would be VERY tempted to swap my beloved VTEC in for a Boxster S.

When I got back into the S2000 after we swapped back I realised just how much more noisy my car is, and the lack of torque. However, as soon as I hit 6000 rpm, I was happy with my baby again :D

We did a couple of roll ons and the Boxster S admittedly pulls away from the S2000, but not by much. Going up a 10%-15% gradient incline (like an on-ramp) is a whole other story though - flat out thru 2nd and 3rd gear joining the interestate I could tell I was holding the Porsche back.

The journey back was pretty much roof-up until 3pm or so because of the heat. It was nice to hear my music for a change lol.

More 'radar bait' was found in the form of a Accord V6 Coupe and an A6 2.7T which flew past us at over 100 while we sat with cruise on at 85mph.

A quick call to James over the CB and we decided to use these chaps as our decoy.

Got home at around 4.55pm having left Houston just after 1. Saw a C6 Z06 on the last stretch of the journey on 287 (the road that takes you from my place to I-45) he dipped the clutch at 25mph and did us a nice little rolling burnout. That car is brutal!

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I am sure some of the single guys might have been tempted to stop off here:

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http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4430/temp0066md.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=temp0066md.jpg)http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/751/temp0072lc.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=temp0072lc.jpg)http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4018/temp0085yp.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=temp0085yp.jpg)http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6384/temp0095ga.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=temp0095ga.jpg)

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Disclaimer: All 3 figure speeds alluded to are of course in km/h and top of VTEC in 5th gear is 65mph due to my gearing :wink: :!:

Right, I'm off to buy some new tires :twisted: :lol:

[nthfinity]

I'm loving reading your stories Zfrk, RC, Sameer, T/A :) sounds like you had a blast... i have to admit to being confused by a couple statments about some mystery person :lol:

anyway; if im doing great next spring... i [may] be able to join in the fun... i've never done my own cross country road trip; just with the family a few times!


Post some groups pics next time pls. :)
i can handle that :) i supopose we didn't think of it at the time :lol:

let me know I would be willing to go back up your way again and possibly the Thunderchicken will be drivable at that point... hell I was in South Haven 2 weekends ago.

Absolutely, i had an absolute blast with you back in January...

a trip to SH might be in order then for us east-siders; mabey even put in some track time :)

[RC45]

Nuffink to see 'ere guv...

[TransAm]

Where? Oh, there... yes, ahem

<whistles> :lol:

[RC45]

A little action video is on the way...

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2885/jwtouge066wl.th.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jwtouge066wl.jpg)

Link Up...

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?p=637531#637531

[ZfrkS62]

TransAm- Yeah, I could tell you were itching to get by me in the tighter corners. The S2000 has a look to it that just seems to say "fucking move already!". I've always kind of thought they looked like a shark personally :lol:

And Sameer, sorry i didn't thank you for putting me up firday night as well. But Thanks! Sorry i couldn't get there early enough to go out with you and the rest of the group.

[RC45]

Here are James and I making the clean pass on the R6's.. :P

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2715/jwpassr6a3xj.th.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jwpassr6a3xj.jpg)

And here is Omar and Nick in the 240SX following the Blackbird into a 15mph left hander into a narrow bridge - with what looks to be the S2K in close quarters...

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/153/jw240sxs2k7fs.th.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jw240sxs2k7fs.jpg)

[TransAm]

Thanks for posting that video up, RC.

I wish I could get to see the whole of the video footage. Alas, due to reasons given by RC on the day I doubt I shall get the chance to...fair play mate, James (on the bike) gave me a good idea of speeds reached :wink:

TransAm- Yeah, I could tell you were itching to get by me in the tighter corners. The S2000 has a look to it that just seems to say "fucking move already!". I've always kind of thought they looked like a shark personally :lol:


A hammerhead shark, is how Sameer described it. Maybe it looks all the more 'sharkish' when you get it to fishtail :lol: (bad pun, sorry :oops: )

The Z3 looks quite shark-like as well with its 'gills'. Although I have heard it being called a 'shoe' by non-BMW lovers also.

Trying to find Sameer's place on the Friday evening James and I picked up a Z3 3.0i on our tail with a couple of youngish lads driving it. Suffice to say we impressed them with our 'driving' out of some tight bends and a 10mph U-turn :wink:

I'm just wondering how much of a chance James would have had in the Boxster had I bought an S54 M Roadster instead of the Honda... :?:

Still, they are 10k more than the S2000 for a 2002...

[Jimmy_Hamstock]

shhhhh,

Is the coast clear?

A VERY rare post from me is about to commence.

What a day. I don't think I can really add anything to what has already been said but I would like to take the opportunity to thank Sameer for his kind hospitality on Friday night and RC for some tremendous research and organisation. Pulling something like this together takes a lot of time and it was a very successful meet. I had a fantastic time. To reiterate what TransAm said if any of you fancy coming up/down/across to the Dallas and Fort Worth area please let us know so we can return the hospitality!

One more thing....spending most of my time behind the Z man I didn't get to see too much of RC or James but the Z man gets my vote for the most committed, on the limit driving on the day. It was mesmerising to watch that corolla being taken to within an inch of its life and I can confirm it was cocking its rear inside wheel at every corner :D

Cheers guys for a great day and I will try and up my posts in the future!

James.

[Edit] Here is a nice pic of the 997 Carrera S we were crusing with on the way to Houston...

http://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/f87aedc43c.jpg

[sameerrao]

^^ The prodigal son returns :)

Welcome back Jimmy boy! It was great having you over ...

[stradale]

Sounds like a great day, guys! Too bad we're separated by a rather large puddle of water.

After reading Sameer's description of Zfrk's driving with Yoda I saw the picture of it nearly tipping over in a corner and I was LMAO. Excellent stuff.

I'm downloading the video now. Will comment later.

[ZfrkS62]

After reading Sameer's description of Zfrk's driving with Yoda I saw the picture of it nearly tipping over in a corner and I was LMAO. Excellent stuff.


corolla being taken to within an inch of its life and I can confirm it was cocking its rear inside wheel at every corner

I knew my body roll was bad, but god damn! Fortunately i get paid tomorrow, so the body roll wil be taken care of this week :lol:

And i couldn't feel the wheel pick up at all :lol:

[RC45]

Thanks for posting that video up, RC.

I wish I could get to see the whole of the video footage. Alas, due to reasons given by RC on the day I doubt I shall get the chance to...fair play mate, James (on the bike) gave me a good idea of speeds reached :wink:


Well - how about a reasonable facsimile?

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6944/openroad6vv.th.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=openroad6vv.jpg)

I am putting together a little bit sans data over lay - speeds can simply be imagined and "virtually" overlaid by the viewer.

[edit] 2nd Video is up in the Video Thread...

[RC45]

I envy you so much guys... seriously - having fun together in those sweet roads with those nice cars, especially the Yoda-Corolla :lol: :P Thanks for the write-ups - it was great to read all those stories... :D

Now we just need to organize a european meet - and the Ring sounds just like a perfect place :P

If I lived within a days drive of the 'Ring I would be there at least once a week when the facility was open to the public... and try my damnedest to get in with some folks that would allow me to run hotlaps when the facility was closed to the public....

hhhmmmm..... I wonder how the work situation is for an english speaker in Germany these days???

[TransAm]

As for being within a couple of days drive of the 'ring, well, I might be a couple of days drive and a short ferry journey away soon so keep that in mind...you can come and use my place as a base for your attendance at the JW Euro meet ;)

Maybe your camera & datalogger equipment will fit in the suitcase if you travel light clotheswise :twisted:

Perhaps we can prise Jabba away from his work commitments for a few days as well :wink:

[TransAm]

Guys,

Regarding the JW Euro meet 2008, the above offer still stands...

Sameerao - do you have a zip of all the photos from this event still?

I never DL'd a copy last year.