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Old 12-05-2005, 12:08 AM
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canyon run

lets do a run w/ no events after so we are not time limited.
post suggestions for date/time/route.
i think it should be late at night 12am or later or very early on a sunday 5-6am.
we can either go to cyn's near pch or we can go up to angeles crest hwy.
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Originally Posted by AMG_55
lets do a run w/ no events after so we are not time limited.
post suggestions for date/time/route.
i think it should be late at night 12am or later or very early on a sunday 5-6am.
we can either go to cyn's near pch or we can go up to angeles crest hwy.

Ughh! I'm in bed at both those times!!!
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Ughh! I'm in bed at both those times!!!

me too, driving and formula1 is the only 2 reasons i would wake up/stay up 4.

suggest a time and location, i dont really care, i'll go w/ the flow, if it's meant to happen itll happen regardless (cops).
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any1??
why do u guys buy amg cars??
do u enjoy drivin em??
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I am in....
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Question

eric??
i guessing that u r in cause u enjoy driving
lets set time and date
suggestions??
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I'd go, but it would be like I was by myself
thats what u think
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thats what u think
pish posh.. youre down 50 hp, and up 1200 lbs
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pish posh.. youre down 50 hp, and up 1200 lbs
its not all about the car, i love smokin people that think like u. please join us
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its not all about the car, i love smokin people that think like u. please join us
ohhhh thems fightin words. unfortunatley, thats how people die on the canyon. ill come out if i can.
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ohhhh thems fightin words. unfortunatley, thats how people die on the canyon. ill come out if i can.
try really hard, i've wanted to see a noble ever since i heard of it, like 3 or 4 years ago.
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what about non-AMGs?
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Originally Posted by schwarzwagen
what about non-AMGs?

u can drive whatever ud like, it doesnt matter, as long as u enjoy driving.

we (eric and i) drive pretty fast though, dunno if non (mercedes) amg can keep up, maybe a modded 1

but sure bring whatever u can. we stop often to take pics and admire the views.... we've had to wait for others everytime (twice) it's absolutely no problem.


time day??
suggestions??
help me out here
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Might be interested depending on time and date. I'll mostly be interested in the scenic view and pic taking.
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Originally Posted by AMG_55
u can drive whatever ud like, it doesnt matter, as long as u enjoy driving.

we (eric and i) drive pretty fast though, dunno if non (mercedes) amg can keep up, maybe a modded 1

but sure bring whatever u can. we stop often to take pics and admire the views.... we've had to wait for others everytime (twice) it's absolutely no problem.


time day??
suggestions??
help me out here
i don't drive the MBs in the canyons fast, to ponderous... i take out the RX-8 for heavy canyon duty. i only drive fast at night, extremely low traffic volume and no cops. i have had 2 tickets over a seven year period in the canyons, both during the daytime and both on the weekend. so, draw your own conclusions from that experience. needless-to-say, i won't be able to tag along for a day run on the weekend, bad karma.
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Originally Posted by schwarzwagen
i don't drive the MBs in the canyons fast, to ponderous... i take out the RX-8 for heavy canyon duty. i only drive fast at night, extremely low traffic volume and no cops. i have had 2 tickets over a seven year period in the canyons, both during the daytime and both on the weekend. so, draw your own conclusions from that experience. needless-to-say, i won't be able to tag along for a day run on the weekend, bad karma.
i think we should do it very earlu on a sunday morning
sometime between 530-630
run for a hour hour and a half
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I am still trying to find that Deadman's Road. It is in Los Angeles and I think in the North Western outskirts of it. We can do Decker Canyon for sure... but not at night and no way on this road. No lights and turns are so sharp... Going 45 mph on decker canyon is way to dangerous at night.... I can predicate that one or a few of our members will lose their cars and maybe their lives if we drive at night. You do not want to drive at night on these roads. I live right next to them so I know what I am talking about. the fall is like 200 feet.
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Originally Posted by ImaHustla
I am still trying to find that Deadman's Road. It is in Los Angeles and I think in the North Western outskirts of it. We can do Decker Canyon for sure... but not at night and no way on this road. No lights and turns are so sharp... Going 45 mph on decker canyon is way to dangerous at night.... I can predicate that one or a few of our members will lose their cars and maybe their lives if we drive at night. You do not want to drive at night on these roads. I live right next to them so I know what I am talking about. the fall is like 200 feet.
i almost flew off a cliff, my car's underside got stuck on the edge of the road cause it was raised a little :p
front wheels were airborne
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i almost flew off a cliff, my car's underside got stuck on the edge of the road cause it was raised a little :p
front wheels were airborne
im definately not getting my car near yours
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im definately not getting my car near yours



time date suggestions????
next weekend??
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I found Deadman's road! It is 66 miles long. I will put it up in the off topic forums so more people see it.
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Originally Posted by ImaHustla
I found Deadman's road! It is 66 miles long. I will put it up in the off topic forums so more people see it.
put it here also

lets do that road, should be interesting
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Originally Posted by ImaHustla
I am still trying to find that Deadman's Road. It is in Los Angeles and I think in the North Western outskirts of it. We can do Decker Canyon for sure... but not at night and no way on this road. No lights and turns are so sharp... Going 45 mph on decker canyon is way to dangerous at night.... I can predicate that one or a few of our members will lose their cars and maybe their lives if we drive at night. You do not want to drive at night on these roads. I live right next to them so I know what I am talking about. the fall is like 200 feet.
I live in Westlake Village, so I have been in and around canyon roads for years. I drive at night. You can see someone's h/lights from around a blind corner; you cannot see them in the daytime (hence blind corner). Nighttime driving is safer, no doubt about it. For 10/10ths driving, a closed circuit daytime run would be optimum, agreed. We, however, do not have the luxury of closing down public roads. That in mind, nighttime driving is the safest way to go about it, for you and for other motorists. It gives you advanced warning as to the location of other drives and minimizes traffic volume.


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