Club111 San Diego meet & drive, August 20 - LotusTalk

Ground Loop · 08-07-2005, 08:17 PM

Saturday, August 20, I would like to invite my fellow EliseTalk drivers on a tour of San Diego's finest 2-lane backroads. Long held secret by our local motorcycle cabals, I'm prepared to face certain punishment in revealing these distinctly nonlinear and less-trafficed ribbons of asphalt, all for your carving pleasure.

Our driving begins in Rancho Bernardo, at West Bernardo Dr and I-15. There is parking aplenty at the Rancho Bernardo Community Park. Take the Pomerado/W Bernardo freeway exit from 15, head West (south) for about half a mile, and turn into the first parking area on the right.

Please arrive fueled and caffinated, as our plan is to depart at 9:00AM and drive until lunch.

Lunch? Oh yes. We will taking our noon luncheon atop Mount Palomar at Mother's Kitchen. Well-known to any two-wheeled San Diegan, this all-vegetarian menu offers excellent omlettes, chili, and deserts. A general store with drinks is next door.

Before lunch, we will take a few moments near Lake Henshaw for a group photo, for those Elise drivers who want to partipate.

Route
It reads like a Greatest Hits of East County: Bandy Canyon, Old Julian Hwy, Mesa Grande, Palomar grades (both)..

Form & Tone
This is a drive through the country, enjoying our fine warm weather and natural scenery. In Mazda terms, this would be a "single zoom" drive. Wives and friends, even those as prone to carsickness as my own, are certainly welcomed. Those drivers wishing to practice heel-toe and the perfect apex are quite welcome to meet us for lunch on Palomar, as they will likely be bored with this pace. Faster drivers in front as CHP Bait, Sunday drivers in the rear. If weather holds, there will be plenty of grist for the great A/C debate.

A printed route plan will be provided to everyone in the morning, and we will regroup at each turnoff. This is a Club111 event, but nonmembers are welcomed as well. Other Lotus drivers, especially lucious green Esprits, are certainly invited. Non-lotus drivers and the odd Miata can join as well, if they can drive either ahead of or behind the awe-inspiring Elise column.

RSVP
Mother's Kitchen has offered to reserve their outdoor pinetree seating area for us, but I'd like to call ahead with a vague headcount, so please reply in this thread if you will be joining us.

Randy Chase · 08-07-2005, 08:25 PM

Excellent!

Edit to say: Sadly I have to decline. My schedule changed and we have to do some tire testing Sat morning at Qualcomm. We are very short on time so there is no other day for this

CALtd · 08-07-2005, 09:24 PM

Thanks for organizing this well thought out event. Unfortunately, I can't make that weekend.

MethodX · 08-07-2005, 09:52 PM

I am interested in attending.

Vantage · 08-07-2005, 10:10 PM

Kudos to you Steve for both organizing this event, and giving those who want to drive hard (two "zooms") an alternative.

See ya there.

- J

Modern Wedgie · 08-09-2005, 04:54 PM

I'm in!

KMS Elise · 08-09-2005, 09:08 PM

Why are you doing this on the Monterey car weekend?

Oh well....

Vantage · 08-09-2005, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KMS Elise

Why are you doing this on the Monterey car weekend?

Oh well....

Pittance for those who can't make it to the big event.

We'll plan these often...

- J

Ground Loop · 08-09-2005, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KMS Elise

Why are you doing this on the Monterey car weekend?

Me? I do this every weekend.

I just thought I'd invite some folks along this time.

If you can't make this one, like Vantage said, there will be more.
Oh yes, there will be more.

jdwek · 08-09-2005, 11:25 PM

damn and double damn...I will be away..I would have liked to have met up with you. I am glad to hear there will be more
JD

ChrisH · 08-09-2005, 11:37 PM

I am a firm maybe.

Ground Loop · 08-13-2005, 07:33 PM

1-week countdown bump, for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Weather was nice out today -- warm. I saw a pretty worked up Viper GTS, yellow with black racing stripes, CF wing, and the widest rear rubber I've ever seen. License something like RACE YLW. Sounded sweet, but I think I would drive it straight to jail.

SDD · 08-14-2005, 08:50 PM

This will be great!
Add two people and one green Esprit to your count.
Thanks, Ground Loop, for staging this.
Looking forward to it!

-Dave
[problem with first post; sorry if this is a duplicate]

clrodrick · 08-15-2005, 08:22 PM

I'll aim to make it down.

Edit: I am sorry also but I have to change plans as well. I won't be able to make it down this Saturday. For those that do, have a great time!

zOOmz · 08-15-2005, 08:35 PM

I would love to come and tag along in the back with the Sunday driver guys, but my lowly MR2 is badly in need of a brake job right now.

...and I only get motion sickness as a passenger, when thrown around in a large car driven by a twist meister. (Ask Randy)

erp...

But on one of these drives, GL...

z

Vantage · 08-19-2005, 03:11 PM

I may have to flake out if I want to attend the autox Sunday.

ChrisH · 08-19-2005, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisH

I am a firm maybe.

I am now a firm yes (subject to natural disasters, such as my wife getting a migraine). My 12 year old son will be my passenger. Hopefully he doesn't get carsick.

Randy Chase · 08-19-2005, 03:44 PM

Yo Steve,

Any idea when you will be at Mother's? Ballpark?

Ground Loop · 08-19-2005, 03:50 PM

I'd guess 11:30, noon at the latest.
I'm making up the route map now, so I'll have a better idea of miles and such. I'll post it in a bit.

It sounds like it should be a nice group -- not too big to be unwieldy.

Anyone want to volunteer for the lead slot? You get a radio and a map. Some experience with SD roads preferred.

I'll bring up the rear.

jdl8r · 08-19-2005, 04:43 PM

I'll see you folks there!
Unfortunately I'll be on 2 wheels...

Also, be careful. There should be a lot of CHP...
My motorcycle club is doing a ride for the Discovery channel tomorrow [very similar route to yours]. It's a special on street riding and track riding, how good riders can be responsible on the street and tear it up on the track versus the whiz-bang or zoom-splat mentality common on the mount of Palomar...

08-07-2005, 08:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ground Loop Student Driver Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,191	Club111 San Diego meet & drive, August 20 Saturday, August 20, I would like to invite my fellow EliseTalk drivers on a tour of San Diego's finest 2-lane backroads. Long held secret by our local motorcycle cabals, I'm prepared to face certain punishment in revealing these distinctly nonlinear and less-trafficed ribbons of asphalt, all for your carving pleasure. Our driving begins in Rancho Bernardo, at West Bernardo Dr and I-15. There is parking aplenty at the Rancho Bernardo Community Park. Take the Pomerado/W Bernardo freeway exit from 15, head West (south) for about half a mile, and turn into the first parking area on the right. Please arrive fueled and caffinated, as our plan is to depart at 9:00AM and drive until lunch. Lunch? Oh yes. We will taking our noon luncheon atop Mount Palomar at Mother's Kitchen. Well-known to any two-wheeled San Diegan, this all-vegetarian menu offers excellent omlettes, chili, and deserts. A general store with drinks is next door. Before lunch, we will take a few moments near Lake Henshaw for a group photo, for those Elise drivers who want to partipate. Route It reads like a Greatest Hits of East County: Bandy Canyon, Old Julian Hwy, Mesa Grande, Palomar grades (both).. Form & Tone This is a drive through the country, enjoying our fine warm weather and natural scenery. In Mazda terms, this would be a "single zoom" drive. Wives and friends, even those as prone to carsickness as my own, are certainly welcomed. Those drivers wishing to practice heel-toe and the perfect apex are quite welcome to meet us for lunch on Palomar, as they will likely be bored with this pace. Faster drivers in front as CHP Bait, Sunday drivers in the rear. If weather holds, there will be plenty of grist for the great A/C debate. A printed route plan will be provided to everyone in the morning, and we will regroup at each turnoff. This is a Club111 event, but nonmembers are welcomed as well. Other Lotus drivers, especially lucious green Esprits, are certainly invited. Non-lotus drivers and the odd Miata can join as well, if they can drive either ahead of or behind the awe-inspiring Elise column. RSVP Mother's Kitchen has offered to reserve their outdoor pinetree seating area for us, but I'd like to call ahead with a vague headcount, so please reply in this thread if you will be joining us. Last edited by Ground Loop : 08-09-2005 at 04:30 PM.

08-07-2005, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Randy Chase Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego and where ever the roads lead Posts: 28,175 Images: 761	Excellent! Edit to say: Sadly I have to decline. My schedule changed and we have to do some tire testing Sat morning at Qualcomm. We are very short on time so there is no other day for this __________________ * V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S * No Longer the ADMIN here, please do not PM me asking for help. Thanks! http://www.facebook.com/randychase 1991 Toyota MR2. AutoX Beast 2006 Noble M400. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. Monaco Orange. Canyon Carver. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). Chrome Orange. Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. On Order: Lotus Evora Next: McLaren MP4-12C

08-07-2005, 09:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
MethodX All You Need is Love Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 769	I am interested in attending. __________________ Poor is the man who's pleasures depend on the permission of another.

08-09-2005, 04:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Modern Wedgie elise groupie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Posts: 2,743	I'm in! __________________ Long live the

08-15-2005, 08:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
clrodrick Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 649	I'll aim to make it down. Edit: I am sorry also but I have to change plans as well. I won't be able to make it down this Saturday. For those that do, have a great time! Last edited by clrodrick : 08-18-2005 at 09:35 PM.

08-07-2005, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
CALtd not a Mod, just an Admin Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ocean Beach, CA Posts: 1,149	Thanks for organizing this well thought out event. Unfortunately, I can't make that weekend.

08-07-2005, 10:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vantage Weekend Warrior Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego / Los Angeles Posts: 4,036	Kudos to you Steve for both organizing this event, and giving those who want to drive hard (two "zooms") an alternative. See ya there. - J

08-09-2005, 09:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
KMS Elise Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central Coast of California Posts: 964	Why are you doing this on the Monterey car weekend? Oh well....

08-09-2005, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
jdwek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 70	damn and double damn...I will be away..I would have liked to have met up with you. I am glad to hear there will be more JD

08-09-2005, 11:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
ChrisH Mountain Road Nut Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ramona,CA Posts: 2,292	I am a firm maybe.

08-13-2005, 07:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ground Loop Student Driver Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,191	1-week countdown bump, for anyone who hasn't seen it. Weather was nice out today -- warm. I saw a pretty worked up Viper GTS, yellow with black racing stripes, CF wing, and the widest rear rubber I've ever seen. License something like RACE YLW. Sounded sweet, but I think I would drive it straight to jail.

08-14-2005, 08:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
SDD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11	This will be great! Add two people and one green Esprit to your count. Thanks, Ground Loop, for staging this. Looking forward to it! -Dave [problem with first post; sorry if this is a duplicate]

08-15-2005, 08:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	I would love to come and tag along in the back with the Sunday driver guys, but my lowly MR2 is badly in need of a brake job right now. ...and I only get motion sickness as a passenger, when thrown around in a large car driven by a twist meister. (Ask Randy) erp... But on one of these drives, GL... z

08-19-2005, 03:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
Vantage Weekend Warrior Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego / Los Angeles Posts: 4,036	I may have to flake out if I want to attend the autox Sunday.

08-19-2005, 03:44 PM	#18 (permalink)
Randy Chase Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego and where ever the roads lead Posts: 28,175 Images: 761	Yo Steve, Any idea when you will be at Mother's? Ballpark? __________________ * V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S * No Longer the ADMIN here, please do not PM me asking for help. Thanks! http://www.facebook.com/randychase 1991 Toyota MR2. AutoX Beast 2006 Noble M400. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. Monaco Orange. Canyon Carver. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). Chrome Orange. Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. On Order: Lotus Evora Next: McLaren MP4-12C

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08-19-2005, 03:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
Ground Loop Student Driver Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,191	I'd guess 11:30, noon at the latest. I'm making up the route map now, so I'll have a better idea of miles and such. I'll post it in a bit. It sounds like it should be a nice group -- not too big to be unwieldy. Anyone want to volunteer for the lead slot? You get a radio and a map. Some experience with SD roads preferred. I'll bring up the rear.

08-19-2005, 04:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
jdl8r Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 357	I'll see you folks there! Unfortunately I'll be on 2 wheels... Also, be careful. There should be a lot of CHP... My motorcycle club is doing a ride for the Discovery channel tomorrow [very similar route to yours]. It's a special on street riding and track riding, how good riders can be responsible on the street and tear it up on the track versus the whiz-bang or zoom-splat mentality common on the mount of Palomar...