If there are as much on the other side of the street, that's half of all GTs in germany 
But where are the blue ones ?
But where are the blue ones ?
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Magic
GT Owner
Just got in to N LA. Early start tomorrow should put us into Sonoma early afternoon. F150 Ecoboost towing like a dream.
At Ed's last night. Hope my rear tires last the trip. They are becoming slicks.
All the fastest color +1 getting ready for Pre-Rally Day 1 drive to San Francisco and the Peninsula.
Allegedly, there is a Golden Gate Bridge out there, but the fog had not burned off yet.
All the fastest color +1 getting ready for Pre-Rally Day 1 drive to San Francisco and the Peninsula.
Allegedly, there is a Golden Gate Bridge out there, but the fog had not burned off yet.
Fuel stop south of San Francisco. Big group of Germans on Harley's touring America. I got to practice my rusty Deutsch with this Fräulein from Hamburg.
Labor Day weekend meant it was too crowded at Alice's Restaurant to stop...not a parking spot to be found...but we got to stretch the sidewalls on some of the sweetest curves anywhere. Then, a wonderful lunch stop at BlackICE's home. The entire ICE family pitched in to feed our hungry group, which grew by several more GTs, a SPF GT40, and an Ariel Atom.
Always one guy going his own way.
Labor Day weekend meant it was too crowded at Alice's Restaurant to stop...not a parking spot to be found...but we got to stretch the sidewalls on some of the sweetest curves anywhere. Then, a wonderful lunch stop at BlackICE's home. The entire ICE family pitched in to feed our hungry group, which grew by several more GTs, a SPF GT40, and an Ariel Atom.
Always one guy going his own way.
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Mark McGowan
Ford GT Team Alumni
- Jul 31, 2006
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Back on the road again, managed 464 miles from Breckenridge to Salt Lake City with a slight detour to the airport to pick up someone special. Sorry Jeff forgot your room number so will hold on to the package myself:biggrin Lots of rain in the mountains today, going to need a little detailing when we get to Sonoma. Off to Lake Tahoe tomorrow.
bonehead
GT Owner
Great pics as always, Gary. Just left Oakland this morning to head back home. Wish I could have come by to say hi.
See y'all on Tuesday.
See y'all on Tuesday.
Self-service pressure wand car washes seem to be few and far between in California. If you see one, 16 quarters will do the trick.
Detailer Andrew will stop by tomorrow afternoon to talk about his services if anyone is interested. I think he said around 3:30.
I always keep a $10 roll of quarters in one of the pockets behind the drivers seat. Comes in handy as you never know when you'll need them.
BlackICE
GT Owner
Triheart7
GT Owner
I did the death ride in 1999. I recall driving the GT up those passes a few years ago wondering how I ever got up on a bicycle. Beautiful part of the world!
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BlackICE
GT Owner
I did it in 1996 and 97. In 96 I only finished 3 passes and 97 I did all five. 97 was a detour year going 143 miles, longer than usual; Monitor both sides, Dagett, Luther and Carson passes. Sadly I would struggle to do one pass today.
It retrospect maybe going 50mph on a bicycle with a total contact patch of less than 2 sq inches and without any protective gear, other than a Styrofoam helmet, is more dangerous than going 212 mph on an airport runway with a 6 point harness, Snell 2005 helmet, Nomex suit, Halon system and more.
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Triheart7
GT Owner
I agree going down some of those hills I hit 60 mph. Several years later a colleague crashed and was killed. Anyway, not to hijack the thread; there have been a lot of great stories here and I am happy this year to live 2 hours from the Rally. It was good to say hello to some of you yesterday at Ed's place. Looking forward to the rally!