Motorgen GMR Cruise February 20th!

[SeanPlunk]

The next cruise will be on February 20th and based on feedback from our last event I'm changing some things around. I'm moving the meeting point closer to the actual run (to keep everyone together better) and I'm also making the run shorter. This one is only about 43 miles so it won't be such a long day. Thanks again to everyone for showing up in January though - it was amazing to see 70-80 awesome cars of all different makes and models all cruising together!

The meet point for this cruise will be at a Kohl's in Upland with a very large parking lot. The address for Kohl's is:

1923 N Campus Ave
Upland, CA 91784

This puts us only about 5 miles or so from the beginning of the run. As I mentioned above, the total distance for the entire cruise is 43.3 miles. It should last about an hour and a half total. Once we finish the run the meeting point will be at a restaurant called La Tolteca (EXCELLENT Mexican food with a large parking lot and plenty of room for all of us inside unlike the last time at SuperMex). The restaurant is less than 5 miles from the end of the run, so again it should be a lot easier to keep together. The address for La Tolteca is:

429 N Azusa Ave
Azusa, CA 91702

I am going to shoot for a meet time at the Kohl's in Upland at 2:45p.m. We will leave the lot at 3:30p.m. I checked and the sun is due to set at 5:40p.m. on the 20th so we should have plenty of time to get off the mountain before it gets dark. With any luck, we should arrive for dinner between 5 and 5:30p.m.

Here is the route we are taking. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1923+North+Campus+Avenue,+Upland,+CA%E2%80%8 E&daddr=Glendora+Ridge+Rd+to:E+Fork+Rd+to:CA-39+S%2FSan+Gabriel+Canyon+Rd+to:429+North+Azusa+Av enue,+Azusa,+CA%E2%80%8E&geocode=%3BFbhmCgIdyab8-A%3BFdRKCgIdYvH6-A%3BFX5yCgIdWrv5-A%3BFdLFCAIdMt74-CnVHo6i7CfDgDGK-u_IBJ0heQ&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=34.132264,-117.642952&sspn=0.002087,0.005284&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=34.183122,-117.774124&spn=0.13235,0.338173&z=12) I have gone through and cleaned it up by hand (don't trust google maps completely) and it should be simple. I will have directions for everyone at the Kohl's and will hand them out before we leave. The drive is a lot of fun and the views are pretty incredible.

For anyone that wants to meet down in Orange County and caravan to Upland, I'm going to post up a time and location shortly.

If we have as many cars as last time, we'll probably try to break up into groups of 20-25 cars (we could break everyone up into groups of "fast," "normal," and "just out to enjoy the view" speeds).

For anyone that was at the last cruise, here (http://www.motorgen.com/vid/showphoto.php/photo/1062/limit/recent) is the video and sets of pictures here (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showpost.php?p=40629&postcount=1), here (http://motorgen.com/pic/showgallery.php?cat=947), and here (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showpost.php?p=42959&postcount=207).

Original thread is here. (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12540) See everyone on the 20th!

[NINJASPY]

make sure its open.... been closed since last weeks storm... lone hill side anyways

[SeanPlunk]

make sure its open.... been closed since last weeks storm... lone hill side anyways

Thanks for the warning :bigok:

I'll definitely keep an eye on it. If the weather is bad or the road is closed I'll have an alternate plan ready.

[Nismentality]

sounds very fun! I think i might get up in the action. :2f2f:

[SeanPlunk]

sounds very fun! I think i might get up in the action. :2f2f:

Definitely - should be a lot of fun.

[lscustoms]

im down i live at the base of gmr on the glendora side.... will attend if i can get my 5 speed swap done in time and learn to drive it hahaha

[SeanPlunk]

Forgot to add the link to the calendar, so here (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=1261&day=2010-2-20) it is. Original thread link (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12540) as well.

[keiglo]

sounds fun, ill be there.

even if it is in my stock s13 hatch hahaaha!

[Zachsta]

I like this, sounds fun!

[airhead]

if a cop sees all of you cruising he will pull over the person leading the pack

[raz0rbladez909]

shouldn't be a problem if people aren't driving like jackasses, thats the main problem is keeping people in line with these kind of events, the word cruise doesn't entail sliding around corners and driving like a fuckhead:coold:

[SeanPlunk]

shouldn't be a problem if people aren't driving like jackasses, thats the main problem is keeping people in line with these kind of events, the word cruise doesn't entail sliding around corners and driving like a fuckhead:coold:

Exactly - we've been very lucky so far and haven't had any problems. It's a good group, so I'm hoping this one goes smooth too :bigok:

[charlie321]

I think I'm gonna participate.

[24j0hn]

i live in the azusa canyons... so can i just park at one of the turnouts at the north fork by camp williams and roll just down the azusa canyon?

im doing ka-t right now so if i go the engine will be a week old, if i finish by next week, and i need to pop its cherry:)

[SeanPlunk]

Superbowl Bump! (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12540) I love the Saints, but my official prediction is that the Colts win tomorrow. I'm also keeping a close eye on weather. My friend and I are going to run the route next weekend to make sure we're okay. See you all on the 20th.

Also, for anyone that wants to go on another PCH run my buddy is throwing a non model specific (just like ours) run on March 7th. Info for that is here (http://www.orangecountyhorsepower.com/forums/showthread.php?p=117509#post117509) if anyone is interested.

Finally, for all you local boys feel free to register on the board and post up (http://www.motorgen.com/forum) other stuff going on. I'm always looking for other events to go to. I also love reading people's build ups, so feel free to post those as well :)

[ericcastro]

I think I'm gonna participate.
So your not going to the 626 drift event?


I only saw two 240's in all those pics.
Looked like a bunch of random cars.
Not much of a cruise without a car theme.
And not many interesting cars.
Looked like traffic........

and whats motorgen?
is this an advertisement for another site?

[marcencar]

So your not going to the 626 drift event?


I only saw two 240's in all those pics.
Looked like a bunch of random cars.
Not much of a cruise without a car theme.
And not many interesting cars.
Looked like traffic........

and whats motorgen?
is this an advertisement for another site?

I dont think his events are vehicle specific.... actually i know it isnt since he didnt specify a type of car allowed to participate.

Also who says you need a theme to cruise around with other car enthusiast? Hell ive joined in on cruises/meet that was not 240/nissan related and they seem to be more kick back interesting then specified vehicle meets. I dunno about you guys but you can only get enough talk of sr's, ka, and rb's which is the norm at 240/nissan meets.

And this isnt a gumball 3000 cruise which you need unique/interesting rides to join in. This cruise seems to be an average joe, unbiased car enthusiast type of event.

Wish I could join but my car is out of commission for a bit.

And keep throwing these events. I always hear good things from your cruises.

[Sergio180sx]

I dont think his events are vehicle specific.... actually i know it isnt since he didnt specify a type of car allowed to participate.

Also who says you need a theme to cruise around with other car enthusiast? Hell ive joined in on cruises/meet that was not 240/nissan related and they seem to be more kick back interesting then specified vehicle meets. I dunno about you guys but you can only get enough talk of sr's, ka, and rb's which is the norm at 240/nissan meets.

And this isnt a gumball 3000 cruise which you need unique/interesting rides to join in. This cruise seems to be an average joe, unbiased car enthusiast type of event.

Wish I could join but my car is out of commission for a bit.

And keep throwing these events. I always hear good things from your cruises.





^^^^Amen to that
i will be attending for sure!!!!

[ericcastro]

I dont think his events are vehicle specific.... actually i know it isnt since he didnt specify a type of car allowed to participate.

Also who says you need a theme to cruise around with other car enthusiast? Hell ive joined in on cruises/meet that was not 240/nissan related and they seem to be more kick back interesting then specified vehicle meets. I dunno about you guys but you can only get enough talk of sr's, ka, and rb's which is the norm at 240/nissan meets.

And this isnt a gumball 3000 cruise which you need unique/interesting rides to join in. This cruise seems to be an average joe, unbiased car enthusiast type of event.

Wish I could join but my car is out of commission for a bit.

And keep throwing these events. I always hear good things from your cruises.

Guess its up to waht your looking for.
When I go on cruises I like to have "like" cars with me.
Otherwise, it just seems like a rag tag of random things that just dont fit together.
like I said, random cruises with no themes just seem like a rag tag crew of misfits or a bunch of traffic.
now the Oxnard nissan meet was always a great cruise up the PCH.
Couple hundred Nissan cars in big groups felt cool as hell :)

Its like when you see motorcycle guys.
Its either harleys, or sports bikes, or cafe racers.
But all them mixed together with a couple honda shadows to boot is just lame. (to me)

But, If your into it, then its cool.
Gets your but out the house on the weekends, cool.:hsdance:


(BTW, I dont talk much about cars at car events, lol.)

[240XTC]

I dont think his events are vehicle specific.... actually i know it isnt since he didnt specify a type of car allowed to participate.

Also who says you need a theme to cruise around with other car enthusiast? Hell ive joined in on cruises/meet that was not 240/nissan related and they seem to be more kick back interesting then specified vehicle meets. I dunno about you guys but you can only get enough talk of sr's, ka, and rb's which is the norm at 240/nissan meets.

And this isnt a gumball 3000 cruise which you need unique/interesting rides to join in. This cruise seems to be an average joe, unbiased car enthusiast type of event.

Wish I could join but my car is out of commission for a bit.

And keep throwing these events. I always hear good things from your cruises.

Sounds fun. Ill be there with a couple of my friends. It will be good to see other cars and share the likings of different genres of motorsports omitting the ignorance.

[SeanPlunk]

Great game - congrats Saints Fans! My prediction shows why I don't gamble on things ;)

[ericcastro]

Sounds fun. Ill be there with a couple of my friends.

Im sure they are really excited to have you and your friends along.
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[240XTC]

:eek2: Again? Lol. Now I have time since my Homeworks done. ^^^^^^^

This is more of a broad view of all the other friends. Found this on another friends page. :)

you drift meet 10/7/09 - youDrift.net (http://www.youdrift.net/video/you-drift-meet-10709)

[SeanPlunk]

Watching the weather very carefully. My wife and I are going to drive it this weekend to see what road conditions are like ahead of time. I'll keep everyone updated.

[24j0hn]

Watching the weather very carefully. My wife and I are going to drive it this weekend to see what road conditions are like ahead of time. I'll keep everyone updated.


ill tell you right now, azusa canyons road condition is pretty wild, you wont have a problem tho... just a lot of rocks and mud on the side...

[SeanPlunk]

Test running the route tomorrow, I'll let everyone know how it looks. (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12540)

For all you guys that have girlfriends or wives, remember that Sunday is Valentines day. I just want to make sure none of you get in trouble ;)

[240XTC]

^^^hey dont forget onboard cammy :)................. If my girl doesnt like cruising on valentines she can leave.

[SeanPlunk]

So my wife and I ran it today and it was great. The time of day is perfect. We ran at the exact time we would be going through and had plenty of light. Traffic was light and I didn't see a single cop all day (we actually ran two routes as well).

The first section, Glendora Ridge Road (12 miles) had some water on it but was mostly nice. It is unmarked (all one lane basically) so I was basically keeping it right around 25 mph. It was still nice and curvy though and the scenery is beautiful.

Now, the second section is where we'll have to make a decision. I went both ways with this today. The original route (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=E+19th+St&daddr=Glendora+Ridge+Rd+to:E+Fork+Rd+to:CA-39+S%2FSan+Gabriel+Canyon+Rd+to:W+5th+St+to:34.129 835,-117.908149&geocode=FdjRCAId1uj8-A%3BFbhmCgIdyab8-A%3BFdRKCgIdYvH6-A%3BFX5yCgIdWrv5-A%3BFbrHCAId4Nz4-A%3B&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=3&mrsp=5&sz=16&via=4&sll=34.129959,-117.904115&sspn=0.007869,0.021136&ie=UTF8&ll=34.188234,-117.781677&spn=0.12581,0.338173&t=h&z=12) has us taking a right at Glendora Moutain Road to the east loop and onto San Gabriel Canyon road. Going this way is longer, but the road is more mellow. Nice scenery though and it's a direct shot down to La Tolteca.

The alternative (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=E+19th+St&daddr=Glendora+Ridge+Rd+to:Glendora+Mountain+Rd+to :34.14676,-117.89257+to:W+5th+St+to:W+5th+St&geocode=FdjRCAId1uj8-A%3BFbhmCgIdyab8-A%3BFfbLCQIdiu_5-A%3B%3BFbrHCAId4Nz4-A%3BFbrHCAIdLN34-A&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=2&mrsp=3&sz=12&via=3,4&sll=34.137952,-117.805367&sspn=0.125885,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=34.183122,-117.774811&spn=0.125817,0.338173&t=h&z=12) is to turn left and take Glendora Mountain Road all the way down. It's shorter, but I actually liked the drive better. The other downside besides being shorter is that it makes it a slightly longer drive to the restaurant. Nothing major, but it is longer.

When my wife and I got to La Tolteca I counted about 40 open spaces. We rolled in right around 5. Their was plenty of seating inside and I'm guessing next Saturday would be less busy (I figure some people were out for Valentine's Day tonight). The food was incredible as always :)

I've checked the weather for next week and it looks clear. If it was anything like today, it was just about perfect. So we're definitely on, but which route does everyone prefer?

All opinions welcome (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?p=45019#post45019) :)

[SeanPlunk]

Bump (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12540), this is on Saturday. Here are some of the pics from the scouting run this weekend:

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs216.snc3/22363_311421741582_693571582_4089128_297480_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs198.snc3/20563_311429666582_693571582_4089152_1650754_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs198.snc3/20563_311431786582_693571582_4089166_2802127_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs154.snc3/18163_311433071582_693571582_4089170_7100044_n.jpg

[SeanPlunk]

Bump! It looks like a small change of rain in the morning, but I think we'll be fine. I'll be there rain or shine though - it's worth it just for La Tolteca :)

[SeanPlunk]

We're on tomorrow -weather and all. Anyone that wants to caravan up from the OC, I will be at the Target off of the 57fwy and Yorba Linda Blvd at about 1:45. I'm going to leave for Kohl's no later than 2:10. The address for Target is:

2920 Yorba Linda Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92831

I have about 70ish sets of directions. I typed them up myself and simplified things down as much as possible. It should be a great day. See you all tomorrow!

Sean

[DP-AE86]

mannn....that sooo close to where i'm going...but my tires never came in yet...

[8Nismo9]

ill be heading out at 2 so ill see the rest of you guys there

[8Nismo9]

ahhh that was fun

[SeanPlunk]

Great run yesterday - thanks to everyone for coming. No cops, no rain, just a lot of great cars and a great run! The food was excellent too :)

The video and pictures should be up here (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12540) hopefully by tonight. Haven't figured out next month yet, but the date will be March 13th. Keep your calendars open and check the events forum (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=143) over the next couple days.

Thanks again everyone!!

[SeanPlunk]

ahhh that was fun

Thanks for coming, I appreciate it!

It's always great to have some 240's along :bigok:

[8Nismo9]

np,it was fun.ill be waiting for the next one

[SeanPlunk]

Video isn't up quite yet, but here (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showpost.php?p=45638&postcount=117) and here (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showpost.php?p=45639&postcount=118) are the 1st set of pictures. Not sure how many cars we had total, but it was around 70 at the meet we think, and 40-50 on the run. Plenty of more media to come.

[SeanPlunk]

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/GAMBOA98/UPLOADED02-21-10532.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/GAMBOA98/UPLOADED02-21-10516.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/GAMBOA98/UPLOADED02-21-10518.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/GAMBOA98/UPLOADED02-21-10524.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/GAMBOA98/UPLOADED02-21-10464.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/GAMBOA98/UPLOADED02-21-10405.jpg

A few more (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showpost.php?p=45665&postcount=127) - some great pics!

[Paul2x]

I'm up for the next one...maybe

Look like alot of traffic/dangerous w/ all thoes people.

How was it???

I got a small irvine group I run w/ on a regular basis.

Keep me posted =)

[SeanPlunk]

First (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13428) part of the video and our photo album is here. We created a new thread to avoid confusion. Lots more video coming!

[240XTC]

Nice!!..........

[SeanPlunk]

Thanks for all the great video and pictures everyone! I have consolidated all media here! (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13428) Keep checking back though, the 2nd video should be up soon :)

[SeanPlunk]

2nd part of the video (http://www.motorgen.com/forum/showpost.php?p=45797&postcount=24) with all of us coming down the mountain!