Hey, just want to gauge any interest on how many people would be up for repeating our last summer run up to Lilouette, or maybe this year, making it through the entire run, hehehe
I am certain that Lawrence, Usoff and Mark would be up for this, hopefully we can get Rohit to make it the entire distance this year, and hopefully we can add a lot of new faces this year. Should we invite the RX-7 guys out for this if we do this again too? Or should we make this an 8 Van official meet?

Any thoughts?

Other question for this would be, when should we plan it, wait until summer again, or try for spring? like within a few months?

Anybody know how the roads are up that far? I don't think everybody here has the winter tires like Usoff has :P

 

I am definitely up for this again....

I'm still attached to my winter tires, and would prefer to let the roads dry up a bit... I'll be taking them off sometime in mid-March.

Doesn't the Whistler pass still have snow up until April?

 

I'm game....aws long as I'm in town

 

And what about your NorthWest US brothers to the south, can we come up and play? Before I bought my RX-8 my wife and I did the entire loop last summer in my 92 Civic. Beautiful drive, but I spent most of my day getting out of the way of different motorcycle and car clubs (Alfa and Porche were the most notable car clubs). Anyway, that drive needs to be done properly, I would love to join in!

 

A day trip would be great - maybe a trip to Whistler towards the end of March or early April as the roads should be clear to there with a longer trip mid June when all roads should be clear.

Just purchased my Rx-8, no winter tires yet - will get them for next season.

 

make it after exams and i'll be there!

 

i am there for sure, it is an awesome drive, and to all the 8'ters out there who are reading, you should come to....mind, body, nature....its amazing...

however, i think april at the earliest is best...just in terms of road safety and conditions...

 

yeap I should be able to make it as well :D

 

Count me in!

 

So far it looks like we will have a few more cars than last time, would be great to get in to the double digits with cars, would be sweet to see a huge line of them flowing down the mountain roads

Usoff, should we plan it around a similar meetup place as last time? and then head to whistler for lunch... then off to lilooet?
should we try to make the entire run this time?

just realized that since I havent done anything to my car in a long time, mine is gonna look pretty plain next to Mark, Vince and Usoff... hehehe

 

last time worked out great, morning in west van; (maybe we should take pictures in downtown in the morning this time) than lunch in Whistler...and then whatever...

can't wait

 

I'll have to see if my car is in the shop or not at that time...

*waiting impatiently* Muahhahhaha...

 

I'm also in this for sure... sounds fun... but what is the road conditions like and when is it to be exact? Deciding if is close I'll leave my Winters on ... if not i'll chng them back.

 

it will be later, when the roads are better, so, dont worry about the snow tires, regular tires will be fine

 

It's mostly gravel past whistler/pemberton into lilloet isn't it?

 

nope, its just rougher pavement, the bumpy stuff
but you hardly notice, unless Mark is throwing up all the rocks he can find again :P

 

gimme a date and 2 weeks notice so i can book it off i know u dudes been missing me and my sexyiness

 

I'm definately in, as long as we get a weeks notice!

 

I'm in too! Just need a few weeks notice as well.

 

No worries, last time we planned this out, we planned a month in advance.
It was a great drive, and the scenery was amazing.

 

I can be there too if my funky schedule allows...let me know the deets..

 

so any idea of the dates yet?

 

My best guess on a reasonable date, for temp, and roads, would be either mid April - early May.
Of course I am biased, since I am taking a course to change careers, so, I might be less available, and dont want to set a date which I cant join in on. But if anyone has a definite date in mind, please feel free to give some thoughts.