EndlessWaltz RS

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Cool, sounds fun. I love the Fairfax-Balinas road...out to Stinson Beach, so fun...so fun! My cousin and friend always go out there when Im up here, now Im living here.

dan avoN7

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if you ever want to come drive around fremont area let me know and ill go. i'm 18 btw

dorifto88

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lol if you follow dan, someone will crash, seriously

EndlessWaltz RS

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Haha, alright. And hey, us youngins gotta learn some how right? If we survive...lol just kidding, kinda.

EndlessWaltz RS

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Ok, thats not very encouraging.

dorifto88

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lol just know your limits i guess.

following someone is cool, but if you get too preoccupied with trying to keep up...well, it might put you in a bad situation.

know what you can, and cant do, and also be aware of the numerous external factors that are beyong your control.
you cant always take the best line when driving mountain passes, because there could be crap on the road. you cant hog both lanes for the perfect line, because an oncomming car could potentially kill you.
just be aware of the external factors which you have no control over, and integrate that in with the internal factors that you are in control of.
touge is the combination of the implications of real world scenerios which are uncontrollable and unexpected, and internal conditions which you do control yourself.

Choku Dori

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If you're ever in San Francisco, O'Shaughnessey to Twin Peaks is fun. When you reach the top, you get a nice view of the city too.
There's also that canyon in Colma across Highway 101 from Candestick (I always forget what the canyon's name is). You can access it from near the Serramonte car dealerships.
BTW, are you a Gundam fan?

dorifto88

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101 i hear is fun
calaveras (i think dan likes this one)
hamilton (scary the first time out)
and numerous others

EndlessWaltz RS

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Choku Dori-

Yup, love it.

Dorifto88-

Yeah, trust me, I know about the unexpected and uncontrolable...on the Feb 8th I-Club drive....KO'd a squirl and nearly a deer, and I was running on extremely ****ty tires that were way past bald. I have done many spirited drives, you just have to keep a sharp eye and like you said, not get caught up in trying to keep up.

dan avoN7

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calaveras is pretty fun but short, i think the main reason i like it is because i drive it alot and pretty much memorized every turn (work at spring valley golf course which is on that road)

also hamilton is scary if you've never driven a mountain road. driving on the street is alot different then doing consecutive turns really fast while on the edge of a cliff.

The road that im starting to like is Palameras, its like 10 minutes from my house and has alot of good consecutive turns through some of the sections. Also the road is in pretty good condition with alot of banked turns and im really starting to like my suspension after driving this road

soundwave

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calaveras is not a good road to drive fast on... it's mainly a single lane w/ tons of bikers.

going up hamilton is technical. the backside of hamilton, mines rd. is much faster.

pashnit.com

has tons of fun roads... i've probably been on only a dozen or so. got many more to try out.

dorifto88

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werd on pashnit.com

dan, trying going to hamilton thru quimby.
the first time i went thru that way i nearly pissed in my pants.
consecutive vertical hairpins, scary stuff when ur coming out bogging in 2nd lol

dan avoN7

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depends what part of calaveras your on.

If you go left here then yes it does become pretty narrow and you do have to watch out for other cars. If you continue straight it stays 2 laned but there arent many turns and the road only goes for another 5 miles or so.

dan avoN7

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haha word. When i first put my coilovers on i went to highway 9 and man that road is soooo smooth so i kept the stiffness the same. Went to hamilton the next day with a friend and he said on almost every turn i had at least one wheel off the ground. lol thats can't be good But honestly if you have stock suspension or stock struts with springs thats the best setup for hamilton, i feel i could drive it alot faster on the upper half before then i can with my current setup. Highway 9 on the other hand or palameras, gotta love the hks coilovers :banana:

dorifto88

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lol gotta love coilovers in general dude!