For the canyon runners! - Page 11

EvilElvis · 03-01-2009, 06:47 PM

gorgeous road! You guys have so many to chose from too.....

deucegirl03 · 03-01-2009, 07:35 PM

thanks much! yes we do and i wish i could be driving them right now rather than chasing problems in the engine bay...sigh...

i want to make it clear that i in NO WAY condone the driving style in the previous video, just wanted to show off the landscape...

Mark_Dorman · 03-01-2009, 09:34 PM

^that's why Ren is awesome

deucegirl03 · 03-01-2009, 10:22 PM

thanks Mark!
you are more awesome for talking me thru the issues i have been dealing with over the last few days

mr.asian.m2 · 03-01-2009, 10:31 PM

the video run is awesome. but, no way i be driving that fast. more like 30 to 35?

deucegirl03 · 03-01-2009, 10:47 PM

yeah some of those corners demand you get no higher than 2nd gear...
but at night its a different story

i know that canyon well and feel a bit more comfortable when i can see headlights coming
still scared ****less of coming across deer or gravel tho cuz if u r going too fast then its "good night" no matter how well you know the road

EvilElvis · 03-02-2009, 02:21 AM

just went through a local canyon to get some new wheels, I thought I had enough clearance but ended up shredding my driver rear. Not catastrophic, but I need to work that fender!

randomxzero · 03-02-2009, 12:00 PM

Through Turnbull???

deucegirl03 · 03-02-2009, 01:37 PM

ooh Kelvin that sux. glad that nothing bad happened as a result.
my parts gal isnt in today which means i have to wait till tomorrow to get my TPS and get the 2 running again

dang it! one thing after another...i think the corrosion was holding the car together...

EvilElvis · 03-02-2009, 04:08 PM

actually it was worse than I thought, fortunately it gives me an excuse to put on the new rims! Its kind of nostalgic because those very wheels were off of another 20v aw11 owned by a good friend of mine who moved overseas

randomxzero · 03-03-2009, 02:51 PM

what kind of wheels were they kelv.. they looked like slipstreams???

EvilElvis · 03-03-2009, 06:04 PM

yeah they were some slipstream knockoffs that came with the car, I got a set of black racing wheels to replace them

randomxzero · 03-04-2009, 05:11 AM

o0o0o would you sell the slipstream knockoffs??

i have baller wheels

16x?? and wrapped on Feds 595
i kinda wanna get rid of those.. well the wheels not the tires

randomxzero · 03-09-2009, 12:29 PM

If anyone is thinking of cruising Mt. Wilson... its really icy and rocks all over just letting people know just incase your going or whatnot.

masagsxr · 03-09-2009, 12:31 PM

Are you tearing up the canyons again kid?

randomxzero · 03-09-2009, 01:18 PM

haha no just a cruise to new roads

no more tearing up just cruising and checking out new canyons..
i been to mt wilson before so fun with the sharp turns

and no straights..

we were going to go to malibu last night but we didnt get enough cars to go ..
we only went up with 3 cars

deucegirl03 · 03-10-2009, 03:42 AM

i really really really miss my canyons

even wrote another piece about it...enjoy...

(new freestyle)
cannot for the life of me
****ing sleep
the gears in my head just won't stop turning
yearning
for apexes and curves
racing the birds
towards the heavens
embracing the mountains
words
cannot describe the longing i feel
in my soul
i feel whole
when rubber and steel
are at my command
embrace the wheel in my hands
twisting and turning
nature's demands
and lady luck
are my only concerns
discerning my beloved
free from thinking
all instinct
like breathing or blinking
chase the sun till its sinking
then into the night
you try to follow
all you see
are taillights
and im gone
smiling at your feeble attempts
repeat
your rinsed out
style is spent
long before i've even started
so go join the other ricers
and dearly departed
ill say a prayer for you
next time we meet
just as soon
as i have her back on her feet
i anticipate that day
like a kid's christmas
already have a mile long
wish list
a never ending process
this game we play
but i wouldn't have it
any other way

masagsxr · 03-10-2009, 11:15 AM

randomxzero · 03-10-2009, 12:29 PM

Jason.MZW20 · 03-10-2009, 01:55 PM

I've never driven through the canyons. They're quite a ways from me anyway. One of my closer favorite drives is 173 to 138 up to Crestline/Lake Arrowhead. A lot of people have pulled over for me as I attack the corners and still have some momentum when I encounter traffic (damn narrow two lane mountain roads). I always make sure to wave and thank them each time too. It's a fun experience. Sometimes I'll go down the 18 as it becomes Waterman Ave., but that's usually where all the crazy people are.

A 350Z and Supra blew past me and hit those corners at like 90mph. I was like, uh, I don't have the tires for that, nor the will to see my life flash before me. The rear has stepped out on me enough times to tell me that's a no-no.

A while ago, before the road collapsed from storm damage, I used to take the 2 from Wrightwood about halfway to Glendale, then turn around. That was another one of my favorites.

03-01-2009, 10:31 PM	#205 (permalink)
mr.asian.m2 SoCal/houston's mr2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 2,660 Thanks: 55 Thanked 72 Times in 68 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	the video run is awesome. but, no way i be driving that fast. more like 30 to 35? Last edited by mr.asian.m2; 03-01-2009 at 10:58 PM..

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randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	+2

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03-01-2009, 06:47 PM	#201 (permalink)
EvilElvis no shoes Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California(562) Posts: 301 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	gorgeous road! You guys have so many to chose from too.....

03-01-2009, 07:35 PM	#202 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	thanks much! yes we do and i wish i could be driving them right now rather than chasing problems in the engine bay...sigh... i want to make it clear that i in NO WAY condone the driving style in the previous video, just wanted to show off the landscape...

03-01-2009, 09:34 PM	#203 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	^that's why Ren is awesome

03-01-2009, 10:22 PM	#204 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	thanks Mark! you are more awesome for talking me thru the issues i have been dealing with over the last few days

03-01-2009, 10:47 PM	#206 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	yeah some of those corners demand you get no higher than 2nd gear... but at night its a different story i know that canyon well and feel a bit more comfortable when i can see headlights coming still scared ****less of coming across deer or gravel tho cuz if u r going too fast then its "good night" no matter how well you know the road

03-02-2009, 02:21 AM	#207 (permalink)
EvilElvis no shoes Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California(562) Posts: 301 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	just went through a local canyon to get some new wheels, I thought I had enough clearance but ended up shredding my driver rear. Not catastrophic, but I need to work that fender!

03-02-2009, 12:00 PM	#208 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Through Turnbull???

03-02-2009, 01:37 PM	#209 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	ooh Kelvin that sux. glad that nothing bad happened as a result. my parts gal isnt in today which means i have to wait till tomorrow to get my TPS and get the 2 running again dang it! one thing after another...i think the corrosion was holding the car together...

03-02-2009, 04:08 PM	#210 (permalink)
EvilElvis no shoes Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California(562) Posts: 301 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	actually it was worse than I thought, fortunately it gives me an excuse to put on the new rims! Its kind of nostalgic because those very wheels were off of another 20v aw11 owned by a good friend of mine who moved overseas

03-03-2009, 02:51 PM	#211 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	what kind of wheels were they kelv.. they looked like slipstreams???

03-03-2009, 06:04 PM	#212 (permalink)
EvilElvis no shoes Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California(562) Posts: 301 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	yeah they were some slipstream knockoffs that came with the car, I got a set of black racing wheels to replace them

03-04-2009, 05:11 AM	#213 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	o0o0o would you sell the slipstream knockoffs?? i have baller wheels 16x?? and wrapped on Feds 595 i kinda wanna get rid of those.. well the wheels not the tires

03-09-2009, 12:29 PM	#214 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	If anyone is thinking of cruising Mt. Wilson... its really icy and rocks all over just letting people know just incase your going or whatnot.

03-09-2009, 12:31 PM	#215 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Are you tearing up the canyons again kid?

03-09-2009, 01:18 PM	#216 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	haha no just a cruise to new roads no more tearing up just cruising and checking out new canyons.. i been to mt wilson before so fun with the sharp turns and no straights.. we were going to go to malibu last night but we didnt get enough cars to go .. we only went up with 3 cars

03-10-2009, 03:42 AM	#217 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	i really really really miss my canyons even wrote another piece about it...enjoy... (new freestyle) cannot for the life of me ****ing sleep the gears in my head just won't stop turning yearning for apexes and curves racing the birds towards the heavens embracing the mountains words cannot describe the longing i feel in my soul i feel whole when rubber and steel are at my command embrace the wheel in my hands twisting and turning nature's demands and lady luck are my only concerns discerning my beloved free from thinking all instinct like breathing or blinking chase the sun till its sinking then into the night you try to follow all you see are taillights and im gone smiling at your feeble attempts repeat your rinsed out style is spent long before i've even started so go join the other ricers and dearly departed ill say a prayer for you next time we meet just as soon as i have her back on her feet i anticipate that day like a kid's christmas already have a mile long wish list a never ending process this game we play but i wouldn't have it any other way

03-10-2009, 11:15 AM	#218 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	^

03-10-2009, 01:55 PM	#220 (permalink)
Jason.MZW20 Pig Snout Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Victorville, CA Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 15 Thanked 111 Times in 102 Posts Blog Entries: 6 iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I've never driven through the canyons. They're quite a ways from me anyway. One of my closer favorite drives is 173 to 138 up to Crestline/Lake Arrowhead. A lot of people have pulled over for me as I attack the corners and still have some momentum when I encounter traffic (damn narrow two lane mountain roads). I always make sure to wave and thank them each time too. It's a fun experience. Sometimes I'll go down the 18 as it becomes Waterman Ave., but that's usually where all the crazy people are. A 350Z and Supra blew past me and hit those corners at like 90mph. I was like, uh, I don't have the tires for that, nor the will to see my life flash before me. The rear has stepped out on me enough times to tell me that's a no-no. A while ago, before the road collapsed from storm damage, I used to take the 2 from Wrightwood about halfway to Glendale, then turn around. That was another one of my favorites.