If you are interested post a reply. It will be in the beginning of October. It will be the same run as before. That's all the info for now.

What's up <b>nicholas</b> . . .sounds good to me. I'll be there.

Ah.........the famous (or should I say infamous) ACH #2. I've heard stories about this road. Very good for our Bimmers....not so good for our driving records (i.e. lot o' cops handing out lots o' tickets).

But yeah I'm down for it.

Gio

Originally posted by jaramill
Very good for our Bimmers....not so good for our driving records (i.e. lot o' cops handing out lots o' tickets).

Trouble w/ cops? The only ones I see head the opposite direction as I kick back on a mellow Sunday drive, right <b>Vishal</b>? :D

Great for our Bimmers, NOT so great for the Mustang Cobra R or the Subbie 2.5 RS!!! And if you're just kicking back....RIGHT, kicking back Vishal....then it's no big deal. I might be in, depending on the exact date.

Originally posted by Mode


Trouble w/ cops? The only ones I see head the opposite direction as I kick back on a mellow Sunday drive, right <b>Vishal</b>? :D LOL, of course Nick, nothing like a nice Sunday drive in the mountains (DAAANGER DAAANGER ;) :D ). I'm in for sure if it's on the 6th since I'll be home that weekend.

Originally posted by uberpanzer
Great for our Bimmers, NOT so great for the Mustang Cobra R or the Subbie 2.5 RS!!! And if you're just kicking back....RIGHT, kicking back Vishal....then it's no big deal. I might be in, depending on the exact date. Hehe, you just love to bust my balls huh buddy. :D

vishal u still wanna do a run on the 6th?

Hey V...You KNOW I gotta bug ya...you're going to Cal....it goes with the territory....GO BEARS!!!!!!

Besides...you can take it, right...it's only in jest! I hope to see you on the 6th....I THINK I can make that....

Yah Rich, I still wanna do it.

Doug, GO BEARS! Of course I can take it, it's all in good fun, hope to see you on the 6th.

hey guyz,

sounds fun. count me in :D

I'm in again... :D

Damn i'll be running with M3s... Dont leave be behind! :stickoutt

Originally posted by Black Majik
Damn i'll be running with M3s... Dont leave be behind! :stickoutt

Hey Richard, I'll be right there with you! :D

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Yes I got an Private message from Richard. So where would you like to setup a meeting spot for people in the LA area (westside also) to then head up and meet the OC area people to head for the run?

Haven't really exercised my car in the longest time so I look forward to it.

Let me know.

Gio

Gio, I will email or PM you the final details as I don't want to post them. Stay tuned. Thanks.

See you guys tomorrow as the day is finally here for our ACH Run! :)

Gio

Yep. . .see Gio and everyone else tomorrow! :)

Pics

yet another one...

here's the last one...great meet...I now appreciate driving...

Damn Saturn!!!

haha, she was either pissed cuz I illegaly passed her or from turning my high beams on indefinately, damn passing lane wasn't long enough!! Same thing with that white truck, haha...
I need new tires!!! actually only rear ones....



-Nima

hey joey... nice pics!

also if u can, post those pics in the general section @ DTMPower... im sure mariano would like to see them. :D

But great pics.... yesterday was too fun... i think i killed 3K off the life of my tires.... it was too great.

Hehe... the run was only half the fun... the other half is on the freeway ;)

Malibu... here i come! :)

Yeah. . .it was a pretty good run! :)

I have some pictures I will post later today.

My first time on Angels Crest Highway.....wow! Definitely different than the Malibu Canyon runs.

Malibu is more like an auto-cross

ACH is more like being on the track. 3-5th gears and wide sweeping turns.

Malibu is 2-3rd gears and with constant downshifting/upshifting.

And I finally broke a record....147mph!!! I couldn't believe the needle just kept on going that high! Had we kept on going straight I could've hit 150mph!

It's funny because on the freeway to the start of the run...Mr. Vishal blew by me as I was doing 100mph. I mean like I was standing still!

This was a great run. Glad to see you made it Richard. Different crowd than at Wheelpower. So now you'll have to make it to the Malibu Run. Tighter and narrower course.

I need new tires!!! Plus I'm due for an oil change (AMSOIL 0W-30)

Gio

Hey Gio. . .wish I could have been at 147 with you guys. Although to get there, I would need my limiter removed and another mile or so. :)

Here's my baby cooling off AFTER she hit 147mph!! And behind her is the NEW Generation....E46 Carbon Black M3.

Gio

Pic courtesy of Mr. Mode (aka Nick F.)

It was a great run guys. Thanks to all who made it out, glad I shared my birthday with you guys. Let's do it again soon!

Originally posted by jaramill

This was a great run. Glad to see you made it Richard. Different crowd than at Wheelpower. So now you'll have to make it to the Malibu Run. Tighter and narrower course.

Gio

Of course i would make it.... i wouldn't have missed it for a lotta things.... It was fun...

2nd time on ACH and with a lil' more confidence... you gain a lot of confidence with each time you go on that run and familiarize yourself.... i'm gonna go down ACH again sometime soon... hehe it was jus' too much fun. :D

Gio.... it was great seein' ya again....

Also.... please keep me informed on the Malibu run... :)

thanks

Dude, just lemme know when you wanna go again and I'm sure I'd be down, has to be in the morning just when the sun comes out around 10:30 or so...it was so freakin beautiful it almost brought a tear to my eye, like I told some of you I was behind Rod and I swear I was in a Bmw commercial, it was heaven.....

Just going 140 with like 3 or 4 other people was one of the most exciting experiences of my life...


-Nima

Richard: I believe "nicholas" will post another thread and he'll reply back to those whom he knows of and then we'll coordinate from there.

Gio

Originally posted by jaramill
Richard: I believe "nicholas" will post another thread and he'll reply back to those whom he knows of and then we'll coordinate from there.

Gio

cool... thanks gio

Originally posted by jaramill
Richard: I believe "nicholas" will post another thread and he'll reply back to those whom he knows of and then we'll coordinate from there.

Yeah. . .we were talking of making this happen in ~2 weeks.

Hey Guys,
Glad everyone had a blast! And more importantly there were no incidents. I should have my pictures up tonight. I'm not sure when the next official run will be, but i was thinking we might have a mini-ACH run the day of Mariano's b-day. Anyone interested in a shortened version that morning, then over to Mariano's for some Libation?:D I was thinking we could do the last third of the run in reverse and then turn around and head back to Mariano's.

Originally posted by nicholas
And more importantly there were no incidents.

This was the best part. Ability & number of cars was in our favor.

. . . so when is Mariano's BD?

:D

I'd be in. How far up the ACH? To Holcolm's Ranch (I think that is the name of the restaurant just past Chilao campground)?

Here is nicholas' picture post @ DTMPower:

http://www.dtmpower.net/forum/showthread.php?threadid=16520

It was your b'day? Happy belated b-day...my bad...but what a way to spend it....

hehe...

Joey

Originally posted by ThaiFlip
It was your b'day? Happy belated b-day...my bad...but what a way to spend it....

hehe...

Joey Haha, yah it was man, don't worry about it. And I can't think of anything more fun to do on a Saturday morning.

last 1/3rd or first... I think the first part was the best, right up to the second long strait IMO......


-Nima

Let me know when guyz!

SIMON
95 Cosmos Blk/Blk
US 3.2 with OBDI conversion
OBDI intake manifold
AA HFM
AA custom chip
AA injector
TCKline LTW flywheel
Dinan exhaust
Dinan throttle body
Dinan euro air box
H&R coilover
Eibach sway bars
X-brace
JTD rsm
RECARO SRDs with TC brackets
Ellipsoid
Philips HID (in garage)
Euro indicators
97+grills & panel
BMW forged LTW wheels

Originally posted by DINAN COSMOS
Let me know when guyz!

SIMON
95 Cosmos Blk/Blk
US 3.2 with OBDI conversion
OBDI intake manifold
AA HFM
AA custom chip
AA injector
TCKline LTW flywheel
Dinan exhaust
Dinan throttle body
Dinan euro air box
H&R coilover
Eibach sway bars
X-brace
JTD rsm
RECARO SRDs with TC brackets
Ellipsoid
Philips HID (in garage)
Euro indicators
97+grills & panel
BMW forged LTW wheels

Sorry... Its really OT ... but Dinan Cosmos... You Have a PM!!

Cheers!

Originally posted by DINAN COSMOS
Let me know when guyz!

SIMON
95 Cosmos Blk/Blk
US 3.2 with OBDI conversion
OBDI intake manifold
AA HFM
AA custom chip
AA injector
TCKline LTW flywheel
Dinan exhaust
Dinan throttle body
Dinan euro air box
H&R coilover
Eibach sway bars
X-brace
JTD rsm
RECARO SRDs with TC brackets
Ellipsoid
Philips HID (in garage)
Euro indicators
97+grills & panel
BMW forged LTW wheels

The Run was the past saturday.... its already done...

damn sorry I missed it, hopefully I'll be able to make it to the next one...so keep all of us informed.

Originally posted by AlEkZ
damn sorry I missed it, hopefully I'll be able to make it to the next one...so keep all of us informed.

wow... alex back from the dead.... what happened to ya.... hehe... u've been missing out, havent' seen ya in a long ass time. :D

Hey richard, what's up man, I just have been extremely busy with school but I'm getting everything together and hopefully I'll be visiting the board more often, please fill me in on what you guys are doing...still meeting every sunday @ 10 am at wheelpower?? can't this week-end but I'll see you guys in a couple of weeks hopefully for a run on ACH or just for lunch some sunday...see you later man.

alex.... this thursday we're having lunch at the tustin market place at 11:30. i know its far... but its jus' a FYI. We're meeting at the parking lot of Thai spice.

or on the 19th of oct. we're going down to visit the SD guys for dinner and maybe a cruise afterwards. :)

its nice to see ya back alex.

well, this thursday I'll probably be in school at 11:00 and fridays(19th) I don't get out till like 6 pm from school but I guess I could try to skip a class or something, anyway, thanks and I'll see you soon.

19th is dinner, at like 9ish or something....I guess I should really figure it out since I'm involved. But the more the marrier, and you won't even have to ditch your class!

Thai Spice, tomorrow? Where and what time, exactly? I might be able to make it; my work is not far. Would like to meet some of ya'll. CYA>PM3

Originally posted by PM3
Thai Spice, tomorrow? Where and what time, exactly? I might be able to make it; my work is not far. Would like to meet some of ya'll. CYA>PM3

hey pablo.

We're meeting at the parking lot which thai spice is in.

Here's a map of the parking lot and location:

http://209.164.25.123/shop/themarketplace/tmp_stores/thai_spice/thai_spice.gif

We're meeting up at 11:30 :)

Originally posted by uberpanzer
19th is dinner, at like 9ish or something....I guess I should really figure it out since I'm involved. But the more the marrier, and you won't even have to ditch your class!

cool, I should be able to make it then...we'll see, hope to see all you guys there:cool:

Richard...at what time are you guys driving down and where are you meeting for this?

Originally posted by AlEkZ


cool, I should be able to make it then...we'll see, hope to see all you guys there:cool:

Richard...at what time are you guys driving down and where are you meeting for this?

alex... check out DTMPower.net under the gatherings section. more details in there. 6:45pm at the Irvine BMW :)

thanks, I'll go check that out.:book:

Those who are interested should e-mail me. We are going to do it before the Birthday BBQ.

Originally posted by nicholas
Those who are interested should e-mail me. We are going to do it before the Birthday BBQ. AAHHH you bastards are gonna film it when I'm not there?! ;) :D

I didn't have a pasenger last time so i couldn't do any filming. Last time i tried to get some still pics on the freeway and picked the wrong time to be reaching over to get the camera as everyone passed by at 100+. By the way Vishal, you should have seen my view of everyone blasting by on the 210. I look up and all i see is BMWs in every lane cutting in and out of traffic as if they were autocross cones. But Mariano is going to do the filming this time.

Haha yah I saw that too, but then I was tired of being in the back... :D

Sounds good, hope the vid comes out awesome!

O.K., I'm getting emails about replies to this and NOt looking at any other threads.....what time is the whole B-day/ACH thing starting this weekend? I was GONNA see about going to the SD BMWCCA AutoX in the morning, but I SUPPOSE I should head up and do this instead....don't really want to let anyone else drive my car, even if it IS an instructor. I might even be able to get Jason to come for this part too and film from a 2nd car!

I think having two camera would be very sweet. I have this grand idea of trying to get Speedvision style footage. SO that when the final video is released it will switch between in-car and outside footage for the same stretch of highway. Hopefully it will work out as good as it does in my mind!

Looks like I'll pass on Saturday's run or the SD Auto-x. Instead I signed up for something cooler!

The BMW CCA - LA Chapter needed 16 drivers to help out the Susan G. Kormen Breast Cancer Foundation. Drive for a Cure. So for every mile you drive, a sponsor will donate X amount of dollars. Well they have everything lined up except for drivers! So I signed up for it. That means I get to drive a NEW BMW of what ever model is available! :)

Oh man I can't believe I may drive a new M3, Z3, X5 or even a Z8! :) I will drive the cars from Palm Springs BMW to Santa Ana BMW. They'll feed us too.

So that's my plan for this Saturday.

Gio

Haha sorry to burst your bubble Gio, but I think the Korman cars are just regular 3 series or Z3s or X5 3.0s. And only a handful of the cars are stick. I was going to do the same thing up here in NorCal but it was during a weekday and I have class.

Well as long as it's stick that would be fine but even so, I'd love to drive a Z3 or an X5 for sure.

Gio

Last time i did the Komen drive it was at dodger stadium and i got to wring out a M roadster and a 750il. I got that M roadster so sideways! I had to keep from laughing when i gave them back the keys. And in the 750il i ended up racing someone in a 740i, he had me up to 70 then i got the advantage. Anyways, i think i am going to do the drive at Center BMW, but only if they have the new M3 or Mroadster. Although, i have heard that they don't bring the M cars anymore and you have to be 25 to drive them if they do have them. I really like going to the events when they set up cone tracks. I have won the fastest driver the past two i went to(one was the premier of the E46 and the other the X5). Got two little cones that saw BMW on them as Trophies.