Dondo! I'm leaving my house at 7:45, so I'll be at McDonald's on Grady Way by 8 at the latest and leave then!!!

 

Made it home at 4:52 PM! Great time indeed, and made some new friends. I guess that's what this is all about. Thanks Kris!

 

good to meet everyone and have some fun driving. see you next time!

 

w00t! That was a GREAT drive Kris. Even the 4-wheelin' was good

Nice to meet everyone and so glad you finally made it out to play Kevin

I'll post pics in a while.

 

great day.. got to see some sexy rx-8's, finally got to meet some of the people who i see online all the time, we ate together(if that's not bonding, then there is no such thing), managed to not be the ones getting pulled over twice, and cut up a good section of road all the way to the coast.. great day.. thanks again kris..

 

Here are my best shots for today:

Meeting place - Kenneydell Park by Olympia/Tumwater:



A female Rottweiler was at the park by herself and she adopted everyone, but especially Anibal's daughter Ashley:



Awwwwww......!



L to R: Ireland, Nick, Mike (back to camera) and Matt (Nick's twin - drives the WB 8):



Yikes - a photo op at a nuke tower - I can't remember the name of this place, but it was by Satsop:



The tower...



LOL... we were taking pics of the tower from this parking lot... I included this pic because Ireland (on the right) was doing a jig



OMG - you should have seen the looks on the faces of all the people who were fishing off this bridge (which is the entrance to Lake Sylvia State Park) as 8 RX8's and 3 S2000's rolled past them - priceless!!



Cars - L to R: Dondo, shaunv74, Anibal, Chris, 05TiGr8Lady, kristopher_d



BBQ'ing at Lake Sylvia State Park:



This is just before it really started to rain - great thinking on the tent shelter Kristopher!!



L to R: Ireland (bigireland), Kevin (Nemesis8), Shaun (shaunv74) -- So this is proof that Kevin does exist



We made it to Copalis Beach on the Washington coast. Drizzly, but not too bad... Check out the Yorkie puppy on a leash on the right (he slept through the twisties I heard). And there is Kev putting on his coat:



Smiling faces at the end of a fun drive! The way it should be...



And, last, but not least..... why do I drive like this? Because I can!
(I'm pretty soggy in this pic which was taken by Kevin - I'm standing next to his 8)



That's all folks!

 

great job..

but looks cold and rainy.. that is bad!!

i do love the fact that the s2000 and the rx8s get along. i love the s2000.

beers

 

Gr8 pictures Linda!

Thanks for taking them. I had a great time on some great roads. It was a blast to meet all the new folks. And thanks to Kevin for letting me drive his great ride!

I am jealous of your suspension.

 

LOL... GREAT!


Scott -- This is W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N...

 

yah know,

i have some fleece vests that i wear with shorts and flip flops!!! stuff from my skiing days..

btw, i have a tshirt that you will die for.. i will make a point to get a shot of it..

sounds like lots of neat people.

beers

 

Ha ha... take a pic of the t-shirt with your camera phone and send it to me

Yeah, we have a good bunch of people for sure.

 

Your welcome and thanks for the comment!

(My bank account thanks you also - it was a little spendy getting it setup like that)

Linda, it was awesome to finally meet you. Let me know if you need help getting the video off your camcorder, I'm sure there are plenty of people that would like to hear my exhaust setup.

 

My Toyo T1R's hugged the wet corners marked for 30 MPH at 70 MPH just fine.



The best scene was our caravan of over 2,000 HP passing the Sheriff that had a VW Beattle pulled over. He must have thought to himeslf that he missed a great opportunity - LOL




+1 for the S2000's - those guys were really cool to talk to.

 

My pics, including our first fatality.
http://www.the-winding-road.com/modu...?num=10&cid=31

 

now THAT'S an avatar..

 

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.... you really did change your 'tar

Nice pics! Great group shot And excellent drive

 

Awesome pics! :D I wish I was there.

 

Folks keep making the mistake of suggesting the outlandish and expecting me to NOT do it. Aside from dressing in drag and/or gambling with my wallet, I'll attempt anything I think I can get away with.

So do we.

 

We go faster in the rain then we do in the dry.

 

^ Yeah! And I betcha our tires last longer than yours

 

Kristopher, I have a feeling, for the right situation, you'd dress in drag

 

I doubt it, but that's not a challenge to find the "right" situation. I haven't a clue what that'd be.

 

Hey thanks, we had a lot of fun out there with you guys. I'm the guy with the Silver S2000 and the little Yorkie pup.

I was running on brand new Dunlop SP 8000's, and was very unsure about how they'd perform in both the wet and the dry. In the end, I'm very pleased with their performance in both conditions.

As far as showing up at the lake... I wouldn't say that was funny. I was scared we'd all be shot and skinned!

Cold and rainy = bad? Tell that to the driver of the yellow S2000. He had his top down in the pouring rain! That's dedication.

-Cameron Miller
-Energy Motorsports

 

Hey Cameron. It was good to have you guys out with us! Usually the Solsti and WRX crowd have a hard time.

Hope to see you guys out again!

 

Glad you enjoyed it. The great thing about rain is that it forces you to concentrate on being smooth. If you can be smooth enough to go fast in the wet, you know you can be smooth enough to go fast in the dry.