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Old 09-03-2019, 11:18 PM   #1
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Moved to Austin 3 years ago and bought the 986 2 years ago. Been tinkering with it ever since and driving it to some nice curvy roads, but never tracked. Woody is an hour drive away and has helped me with a bunch of parts and advice (Good Ol' Woody). Just a student enjoying life with a 986 and in the process of becoming an Aggie as I finish my transition program at ACC.

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Old 09-04-2019, 09:32 AM   #2
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Moved to Austin 3 years ago and bought the 986 2 years ago. Been tinkering with it ever since and driving it to some nice curvy roads, but never tracked. Woody is an hour drive away and has helped me with a bunch of parts and advice (Good Ol' Woody). Just a student enjoying life with a 986 and in the process of becoming an Aggie as I finish my transition program at ACC.
Austin is Boxster heaven. Out west in the hill country there are some really great hills and curves. You're going to be very disappointed when you end up in College Station. There are a few good country roads around here, but a lot of them don't have wonderful pavement.
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Austin is Boxster heaven. Out west in the hill country there are some really great hills and curves. You're going to be very disappointed when you end up in College Station. There are a few good country roads around here, but a lot of them don't have wonderful pavement.
Sign up for Boxstoberfest (happening really soon this year) -- google it

Great way to explore the roads just west of Austin.

As our roads get more crowded (and they are great roads), remember there's likely to be
a group of cyclists right around the apex of that blind curve.

I prefer to really explore my Boxster's limits at HPDE events (and ClubRacing)

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Old 09-05-2019, 07:35 AM   #4
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Sign up for Boxstoberfest (happening really soon this year) -- google it

Great way to explore the roads just west of Austin.

As our roads get more crowded (and they are great roads), remember there's likely to be
a group of cyclists right around the apex of that blind curve.

I prefer to really explore my Boxster's limits at HPDE events (and ClubRacing)

Mike
That's this weekend! Looks pretty fun, though.
Definitely have to watch for cyclists. Can't blame them for enjoying the same roads we do, though. Not that I ever would do such a thing, but if I was going to carve around on some twisty roads, I would never do it without a spotter.
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Old 09-10-2019, 10:11 AM   #5
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Sign up for Boxstoberfest (happening really soon this year) -- google it

Great way to explore the roads just west of Austin.

As our roads get more crowded (and they are great roads), remember there's likely to be
a group of cyclists right around the apex of that blind curve.

I prefer to really explore my Boxster's limits at HPDE events (and ClubRacing)

Mike
I can’t believe I missed it! I had no idea of such thing called Boxstoberfest. I’ll have to wait till next year now.
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