IdylWild II - 8 Mar 08

[JohnD]

Okay, gang... Here are all the details. Please respond to this thread with an idea of what legs of this you want to do. If you do EVERYTHING it will be 150 miles, and about three and a half hours of actual driving.

This year I've eliminated most of the freeway driving (figure you get enough of that on the way here!) so the bulk of the trip is mountain twisties to the MAX. It should be great. Since we seem to like the meals together, I have made it an all-day affair including Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Feel free to catch up with us at any point along the way (and again, please indicate where you expect to join up in the thread below so I can get an idea of the numbers for each leg.)

Breakfast: McDonalds, 27612 Antonio Parkway, Ladera Ranch 92675(9:00 AM)

This is a "classic" McDonalds and should be a great place to hang. It is also nice and close to Ortega Highway. It is located in the shopping center on the Southeast Corner of Antonio Parkway and Crown Valley Parkway. To get here, you can take the I-5, exit at Crown Valley and head EAST for a couple miles. This is our first rally point, and a good spot to hang for those coming from L.A. or points north. We will depart here around 10:30 AM.

Leg 1 - McDonalds to Farmer Boys, Perris - Ortega Highway, Mild Twisties

This is a good little teaser twisty drive. Some of us did this back in the Fall and we had a really good time. We will take the Ortega Highway northeast through the best twisty part, then continue on to a nice little restaurant in Perris for lunch. This is a fun drive, and would be good in and of itself as a nice morning hop.

Lunch - Farmer Boys, 145 Ramona Expressway, Perris 92571 (Noon)

Farmer Boys is a cross between a Fast Food restaurant and a full country kitchen. They have a broad menu, usually tables inside and outside. This is where we stopped last year. If you want to skip the Orange County segment of the drive (or want to sleep in) then this is a good place to meet up for the MAIN LEG of the drive. We will depart Farmer Boys by 1:30PM.

Leg 2 - Farmer Boys to Banning - Super Mountain Drive!

This is IT. THIS is the MAIN LEG of the drive. If you can do only one part, this is the feature attraction. We will climb up to 5,000 feet and visit the little mountain town of Idylwild for a nice afternoon leg stretch. Once we leave Idylwild we should proceed in small groups to Banning as most of the turnouts will only support a few cars at a time. Take your time working down the mountain, and enjoy the views and the crisp air.

No Formal Stop in Banning

Last year we didn't have a formal stop at the bottom of the mountain. If you have plans or don't want to be out too late, plan to depart from here and head on home. The next leg will be just the drive to dinner. For those looking for a getaway, head east on I-10 for just a few miles and find yourself in the desert resort communities of Palm Springs and everything in-between all the way out to Indio. Or head west with us for dinner. Or just go home if you have other obligations.

Leg 3 - Banning to Riverside - Freeway Drive

Dinner - Old Spaghetti Factory, 3191 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 92507 (5PM)

If you have never been to an OSF, get ready for a great treat! Good food at incredibly bargain prices. Dinner should start around 5PM or so, maybe a little later depending on traffic and how long it takes to come down the mountain. After dinner you will find yourself near the junction of the 91 (ready to head back to OC) and the 60 (ready to head west to L.A.) and the 215 (ready to head south to San Diego). If you just want to join us for dinner, that's okay, too!

What I need you to post below:

• Where you will be joining us - McDonalds, Farmer Boys or Dinner Only
• Where you will be departing - after Lunch, after Banning, or after Dinner

What you need to bring:

• Money for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner ($40 is MORE than enough)
• A full tank of gas
• WARM CLOTHES! We will be going up in the mountains!
• A cool hat, preferably with earflaps, for a funny picture (We will INSIST on the top being down, so get over it!)
• Gloves or mittens (your hands will freeze driving through the mountains with the top down)
• Your SoCal SKYs Jackets (if you have them) for a group photo; If you don't have one, you want one - ask me how!

And that should be it! I hope to see you there!

Below is a map, and some pictures from last year!

[JohnD]

Oh, and you won't want to miss this to help put you in the mood...

Eloy's GREAT video from last year is still up:

http://raceprecision.com/media/racep...onskydrive.wmv

This was actually taken from inside Brutus, but I think back when it was still a "work in progress." If memory serves, this is the stretch of road heading into Mountain Center...

[EndiSky]

Add me to the "Roll Call"
Well you know I'll be there from start to finish, I'll leave Temecula @ about 8 over the Ortegas ( HA, I get to do the Ortega twice!!!).
I'll see about borrowing a buddies camcorder and dash-mount it for the trip, I hope others will do the same so we can make an even better video this year (not to take anything away from Eloy!).

I can't wait to get out in the mountains.

[JohnD]

By the way, for those that can't get enough "Car Stuff" in one day... There is the Cars and Coffee show in Irvine located just a few miles away. It goes from 7-9 AM every Saturday morning. If you are up at the crack of dawn anyway you could hit that and still make it to the McDonalds for the drive in plenty of time.

I think I will do that, actually... And duck out a little early - like 8:30 or so - to be at the Macs to meet all the folks.

More info on the car show here:

Cars and Coffee - Irvine,*CA

[rrlovell]

Count us in... Full day. Look forward to a fun drive, with good food and company. Ray & Kathy.

[HappyAmI]

OK, count me among the group! I can hardly wait. I have put 12,000 on my baby since that run last January. That was my first run, and we had a blast! I will be doing it all! Well, at least all the driving and grazing! Looking forward to seeing everyone again...it has been too long!
I LOVE MY SKY!!!!

[lorricutie2002]

Count Ron and Lorri from Huntington Beach in for the whole day, sounds fun. Thanks for all your hard work on this, as usual, great job. Look forward to seeing you all again.
Can you send info. on the jackets please? Lorri

[JohnD]

Club jackets are custom embroidered. We have the club logo on the front, and we stitch in the image of a SKY "face" on the back. That face can be either the standard 2.4L with the chrome bar in the fog light area, or a Red Line with the open brake duct inside the fog lights. Normally, people pick the color of their car for the stitching on the back. If you have a black car that doesn't show up to well on a black jacket so y4ou can do what you want. Since SPIRIT is themed Black and Red I went with a Red stitching. But hey - you can do any color you like.

Jackets cost $100.00 and are custom embroidered just for you. There is a male cut that is cinched at the waist, and a female cut that is a little longer and hip-covering. I also had a "varsity" jacket made - black wool on the chest and back and leather sleeves. That costs a bit more. Basically, you can get whatever you like since they are all custom embroidered.

In terms of eligibility, since SoCal SKYs has no official membership, no bylaws, no Board of Directors, no dues, no voting... All that you have to do is think to yourself "Those SoCal SKYs folks have a lot of fun; I want to be part of their group" and then you are. It's as easy as that! So anybody can order a jacket, whether you are in SoCal or not.

There's even one said to be roaming around Alabama scooping up Road Kill, or so the legend has it...

The embroiderer has the machines set up with the club logo and the two SKY faces already programmed in. To contact the embroider visit:

Embroidery and Digitizing Service by Stitch In Time

Or, if that doesn't work shoot me a PM and I will see to it that you get in touch!

Some photos of the jackets appear below... In the photo at right we have two Bluestone Male Cut, a Red Male Cut, and a Silver Pearl Female and Male Cut.

[SHuff]

We'll meet the gang at Mc Donald's and hang around the whole day. SHuff

[rs0987654]

BJ and I have a long planned engagement in San Diego next Saturday. One of us will come by and say hello at McDonalds and wish all of you a good drive.

Rich

[JandR]

Count John and Robin in for the whole shootin' match (well, short of Cars'n'Coffee anyway).
See ya at Macs at 0900.

JnR

[joker70]

Count us in too. The hole kitankabootel.

[richmcc]

Me and the Nora wil be there for the whole trip.

[EndiSky]

I got bored!
Map of This Years Route

[JohnD]

Originally Posted by EndiSky

I got bored!
Map of This Years Route

Nicely done! I think that pretty much nails it!

[RPIpower]

I'll be there!

[JohnD]

Originally Posted by RPIpower

I'll be there!

Excellent! Gonna make a sequel to your great movie from last year?

[RPIpower]

Originally Posted by JohnD

Excellent! Gonna make a sequel to your great movie from last year?

Hehe, Im not sure. We are one of the major sponsors of M-Fest this year so I'll be coming from Vegas to this meet. Im heading for Vegas tomorrow. See you all!

[Kappasphere]

See you there John.. I'll meet up with everyone in Perris