Cruise Discussion...

[michgo]

Play nice Dan, you can delete this when we are done [:D]

Lets get the main votes out of the way.

Sunday March 27th
Malibu or Angeles (or ?)
All Audi

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[Quattro]

audi only, any weekend other than march 12 weekend.

no discussion needed, let's go for a cruise NOW! haha

[SwampCat84]

Mid March.. I say the 20th... Lets just do Malibu again if there is a chance that Angeles Crest will be closed... Always love the ocean view! ;) I say ALL EURO! I want some VWs there... GTI/R32s.. Im gonna post up on Vortex once we get things nailed down..

[krew53]

Audi only / Malibu

[SoCalS4Avant]

I'll play nice...for now! I still owe you a text back, but the answer is yes.


audi only, any weekend other than march 12 weekend.

no discussion needed, let's go for a cruise NOW! haha

I'll second Randy.

[SoCalS4Avant]

Oh, as for a vote on where to go...I vote Big Bear or Angeles Crest (if it's open).

[antidote]

Oh, as for a vote on where to go...I vote Big Bear or Angeles Crest (if it's open).

Down for big bear.

[michgo]

Not sure on big bear... With the 330 closed those highways are going to be pretty busy on weekends [:(]

[ryanworth]

Anytime in March is great! I vote Angeles Crest.

Bear is quite a stretch for a day drive.

[Quattro]

big bear is not a very fast paced drive and I doubt many people would want to drive to big bear. That being said, i dont mind going to big bear on another occasion :D

i vote for all audi once again, we have more fun with all audis...we need to start thinking for the future calender material now :D

[SoCalS4Avant]

Not sure on big bear... With the 330 closed those highways are going to be pretty busy on weekends [:(]

Honestly, it would depend on the time-of-day. The late afternoons (4-8PM) are usually the busiest, as that's when the mountains close down, and people head home. If it's on a Saturday, then you would have less traffic.


Anytime in March is great! I vote Angeles Crest.

Bear is quite a stretch for a day drive.

HA! You made most of the drive the day you came up to Arrowhead to visit!


big bear is not a very fast paced drive and I doubt many people would want to drive to big bear. That being said, i dont mind going to big bear on another occasion :D

i vote for all audi once again, we have more fun with all audis...we need to start thinking for the future calender material now :D

Randy's banned. No Big Bear? Another Calendar entry? Ban!

[ryanworth]

HA! You made most of the drive the day you came up to Arrowhead to visit!


Yes I did, and my left leg hated me there after too. Haha. Too much.

[Quattro]

ib4tb in my case hehe.

[tiptronic]

just my feedback:
Audi/vw only perhaps, Sunday is ideal, and Malibu is fine...Angeles Crest closures are very erratic at the moment.... although i think lower tujunga towards Placerita is open...

[itsmatt33]

last weekend of march. audis only. we already did malibu lets change it up a bit

[A6C5V842]

Last weekend of March is my only free one.

Malibu gets done to the point of nausea. Plus there are nearly always traffic jams on most of those canyons on weekends.

Something inland would be good. I'm currently looking for good "ribbons of tarmac" for another project I'm working on so something new (to me at least) would be good.

Keep the ideas coming . . . . . .

[SwampCat84]

just my feedback:
Audi/vw only perhaps, Sunday is ideal, and Malibu is fine...Angeles Crest closures are very erratic at the moment.... although i think lower tujunga towards Placerita is open...

X2 - Im def not down for Big Bear.. too far... VW & Audi would be ideal, I want to see some GTI/R32 peeps. Im fine with Malibu, if we want to change it up and someone knows of other great runs that are close that is perfectly fine with me, but I dont want to drive too far (i.e Big Bear), OC or LA would be fine... And March 27th would be fine with me..

[WKarma]

March 19-20 is HPDE in pahrump, just as a heads up. I'd be game for Angeles, haven't gotten to see it yet. Doubt I could convince you LA people to do a Walker pass/lake isabella run :P

[BrandonF]

If we do Malibu I'm very familiar and can lead a group. I haven't ever driven Angeles Crest before... Anytime day on the weekend works for me as long as i know in advance.

[AudisticS5]

I think Malibu's still best choice because its an open area with frequent places to stop despite the traffic.

[michgo]

Lets lock down the first thing:

Last Weekend of March

1. Saturday the 26th
2. Sunday the 27th

Go team

[SwampCat84]

Well, I think sunday would be the best.. so the 27th... :)

[tiptronic]

Well, I think sunday would be the best.. so the 27th... :)



DITTO!

[SwampCat84]

Lets say VW/Audi Only.. :) So thats two we have nailed down..

-March 27th
-VW/Audi Cruise

..through Malibu?

[BrandonF]

I'm down with Sunday

[oc-drop]

them VWs have had trouble holdin on the the road the last couple (vw'ish) etc cruises that went down in the "bu" this year

goin with audi only [>_<] open to dates.

[tiptronic]

them VWs have had trouble holdin on the the road the last couple (vw'ish) etc cruises that went down in the "bu" this year

goin with audi only [>_<] open to dates.

Coincidentally, on monday when i had my A3 towed to Keyes Audi (hose popped off the turbo- nothing major) I was conversing w/ the flatbed driver and conversation came about the kind of cars they tow, etc. Got into conversation about lowered cars etc and he was talking about
a nice white Gti that he had a call on about few weeks ago in Mullholland... HE was so stoked when i showed him the photo of the golf/gti that
had a wipe out on our last cruise and he said "THAT WAS THE GUY!!!".. [:D]

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[SwampCat84]

^^Haha, wow.. thats cool that he happened to be the driver to tow that guy! Im still saying VW and Audi.. Ive I already told some of the VW guys about it. If their cars cant stay on the road thats their prob.. I dont buy that bs anyway...

[A6C5V842]

It's not the cars. It's that people can't, or don't want to learn to, drive them.

[Quattro]

27th is fine.

I vote for all audi.

don't post anything until we decide on what type of cruise it is...typically it has been all audi before

[SoloGLI]

Mich... if you plan another cruise on a date that I can't attend, I'm going to kill you. That being said, the last weekend of March looks wide open for me, so either day works. I like going to the Beach, don't care how many times I do it, it's always just as fun the next time. Plus, Neptunes Net is always worth the drive. Besides, this is a cruise, not a timed canyon run, what a better way to enjoy a fun cruise than enjoying the roads on the way to Malibu, and then finish off with the picturesque background of the Pacific Ocean.

PS anyone nominating Big Bear for a day cruise should be banned (I realize it was the mod who suggested it so please don't ban me :D )

[Audi44]

I'm in for any weekend in march. Malibu like we did last time.

[oc-drop]

all audi... cough

[ultra]

CRUUUIIIISSSSEEEE ! any other people who have weekdays off and want to do a Wednesday no traffic run let me know lol
I am down for whatever as long as it's either on a Sunday or one of my weekends off. I got the third weekend of every month.

[oatzel]

march

[michgo]

Looks like Sunday... Disagree? Please mention now [up]

Still going to wait on all Audi or not decision also for this weekend.

[CHECKERED]

PLEASE NO VW!!

a bunch of beat up GTI and Jettas, that crash into the mountain side at the first tight corner

this will keep the pack small, hate idling at intersections…

With all audi and a smaller pack we can stick to a good pace.

[BrandonF]

My vote goes to all Audi. If somebody has a friend with a GTi that wants to show up, I don't see a problem with a VW or two. I agree with keeping the pack smaller. We can break off into two groups that helps keep things tight.

Michel- if you want help with mapping out the route I got a couple in mind, that is if we are doing malibu. I got a "scenic route" or a "drivers route."

[oc-drop]

Sunday should be cool with an early start

[CHECKERED]

Michel- if you want help with mapping out the route I got a couple in mind, that is if we are doing malibu. I got a "scenic route" or a "drivers route."we should have two routes one for FWD cars and one for AWD cars[>_<]

[tiptronic]

not completely sidetracking here, but for future considerations,
anyone thought of a sunset/twilight easy cruise/drive- although this may require far more intricate planning- avoiding traffic laiden routes, but at the same time maximizing exposure (i mean c'mon, i think we liked being seen in our cars right ? lol ) also finding well lit routes for photo ops, and perhaps a final dinner destination, affordable of course!

Just thought id throw that in. Summer is coming, and twilights are getting longer =)

[SoCalS4Avant]

not completely sidetracking here, but for future considerations,
anyone thought of a sunset/twilight easy cruise/drive- although this may require far more intricate planning- avoiding traffic laiden routes, but at the same time maximizing exposure (i mean c'mon, i think we liked being seen in our cars right ? lol ) also finding well lit routes for photo ops, and perhaps a final dinner destination, affordable of course!

Just thought id throw that in. Summer is coming, and twilights are getting longer =)

Sidetracking is ok in my book! So are sunset cruises. Sounds like fun. Love having the windows down when it's warm, and listening to the V8 roar.

[A 4 Awesome]

Im down for any day.

All Audi would be ideal, imo.

[Hoobustank13]

im down for a cruise soon. Id prefer malibu, been wanting to hit up Tuna Canyon since i read it on the other thread. Looks pretty fun from looking at google maps.

[SoCalS4Avant]

If anyone else takes this thread off-topic to the point of attacking each other - you WILL face my wrath. Promise.

[A6C5V842]

If anyone else takes this thread off-topic to the point of attacking each other - you WILL face my wrath. Promise.

He who shall be obeyed, has spoken - ~shiver~

So, back to our regular scheduled program.

Someone needs to setup a pole/vote with a couple of different days and maybe a couple of different locations. That way people can have their say without hammering points with posts. Most votes wins.....

[michgo]

March 27th is decided. [up]

I will see dan today and we will talk.

[Arkaid]

i would LOVE to get in on this depending on whether or not I have work. I prefer Angeles Crest/ any of the inland roads also (less of a commute from Claremont) but then again I don't know malibu all that well so i'm a little biased really.

[Quattro]

malibu has very enjoyable roads and a great scenic route we take. I am certain you will not be disappointed if you made the drive out.

[CHECKERED]

I will see dan today and we will talk.any updates?

[michgo]

Malibu is looking like the favored route..

[Pat_McGroin]

Count me in fellas!! :-D

[oc-drop]

might maybe possibly be filming with a new 60D giggity.

[travw3]

is this invite only or what?

[Quattro]

Yes and by replying here you got the invite!!

[ultra]

he said giggity

[travw3]

alright cool, i just found audizine. I've been looking to go on a drive because I'm getting my stasis exhaust for my b6 s4 today.

[Quattro]

welcome to AZ then, you just came in time :D

[oc-drop]

coming in time FTWinning!

[BrandonF]

Is somebody going to make an official thread with a roll call?

[tiptronic]

Is somebody going to make an official thread with a roll call?

Leave it to michgo- sometimes too many threads confuses many folks

[krew53]

Yeah I am sure he will have another thread with the route and roll call...

[CHECKERED]

So is it Audi only or something else?

[BrandonF]

So is it Audi only or something else?

Can we all agree that it really doesn't matter, as long the core group of Audi's are there. I'm getting kinda sick of the whole audi vs. non audi thing. We just wanna cruise and take some pics.

Just curious would you guys be willing to throw down like $10 per car and I can get my friend to set up some studio lights so everybody can get a pro pic of their car.

[oc-drop]

it does matter.
Audi loyalty brother.

[Quattro]

LOL

rick, how you been broski?

[oc-drop]

good here randyson, kinda miss ya compadre!

[jspeedm]

yay!!!! My first all AUDI cruise in Malibu! I'm there.

[michgo]

This will be an Audi only cruise.

Why? We have not had one yet that has been %100 all audi. I am sorry other makes are not invited to this specific cruise. There will be others..

[az]

[Pat_McGroin]

^^^^^^^^WIT IT!!!

[travw3]

where is the meet spot?

[CHECKERED]

This will be an Audi only cruise. I'll be there[drive]

[Audi44]

Audi only please. And I will be there on march 27th. Malibu.

[A 4 Awesome]

I will be there in my A4[drive]

[Slave IV]

I haven't had a chance to follow this thread but I am ready for a cruise. Doesn't matter where or when, if I am free that day, I will be there.

[A6C5V842]

Max,

Good to see you back on AZ. Missed ya!

I'll be out of town (again!) that weekend so won't be able to make it. At some point I'll make it to one of these things . . . . .

[travw3]

any new news?

[oc-drop]

any new news?

MARCH 27TH, ALL AUDI, MALIBU (latest favored route)

... that's the news so far.

[munkeeboi83]

Hopefully I'll be in the country on March 27th and have some new tires and pads put in. Have you guys ever gone through Mulholland Drive and thru "the Snake" There are some guys that take pictures of bikers and cars as they drive through on Saturdays I believe (rockstorephotos.com) I think it'll be a cool route to go through since it's almost like Disneyland where they take your picture on Splash Mountain and you can order pictures of yourself. lol. It should be a pretty fun and interesting route if everyone is going at an easy peasy pace. Just becareful and stay in your lane since you don't want to accidentally hit any motorcyclists or anything.

[Pat_McGroin]

We still on for this right?!

Roll call?

[SoCalS4Avant]

Someone needs to PM Michgo and see what's up.

Michgo. Paging, Michgo.

[tiptronic]

Hopefully I'll be in the country on March 27th and have some new tires and pads put in. Have you guys ever gone through Mulholland Drive and thru "the Snake" There are some guys that take pictures of bikers and cars as they drive through on Saturdays I believe (rockstorephotos.com) I think it'll be a cool route to go through since it's almost like Disneyland where they take your picture on Splash Mountain and you can order pictures of yourself. lol. It should be a pretty fun and interesting route if everyone is going at an easy peasy pace. Just becareful and stay in your lane since you don't want to accidentally hit any motorcyclists or anything.

yes, that is usually part of the cruise/route...

[michgo]

Sorry everyone, been painfully busy with work..

Malibu will be the route for this cruise. I did not see enough interest in any other routes to change from previous cruises. "Do not fix what is not broken".

I will make a new thread hopefully in the next couple days.

Thanks for your patience, you know I try not to dissapoint [;)]

[tiptronic]

I plan to show up- but probably not for the drive-- i just want to know what the actual route will be and want to set up a spot where i can practice
with drive-by/rolling shots... =) If the photos turns out nice, maybe i'll sell em..lol..j/k

[ultra]

this is a cool idea ^

[BrandonF]

btw guys Angeles Crest is closed until the end of March, so Malibu is the only option anyway.

I found this out the hard way last night :(

[SoCalS4Avant]

^ Tell me more (not to get too off-topic). Or post it in another thread. When/Why did they close it back down?

[BUD-S4]

I'll be there.. in my new car![:D]

[michgo]

Do it To it (http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/419376-SoCal-Audizine-Cruise-3-27-!?p=6309976#post6309976)