SoCal Get Together

[SD987]

I'm all in.

[xavier405]

All the cars converge right in front of the Starbucks, so you can get your fix there.

I know its crazy early, I've been meaning to go there for 6 months now and only made it once.

PS Doesn't the Saturday fall on July 30th?

[eslai]

If it's in August and on a weekend I may be down in Mexico racing a car, but other than that I'm interested.

Six in the morning is Cruel and Unusual Punishment though...

[jrdiesel01]

im in. just one thing, anyone know cross streets, interstate and off ramp closest to the cove? this will be a fine time to use those business cards.

[bzzi]

Hey Eslai, fantastic looking Evo you have there! I had a red one, and even loving my red Boxster S, the Evo still has a nice chunk of my heart's real state.
But, putting the top down on the PCH always make me forget things...

[Brucelee]

Can someone summarize a proposal here, ie data, time, exact address (for map quest purposes) and course?

I want to lock it in!

Thanks

[SoCal]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

Can someone summarize a proposal here, ie data, time, exact address (for map quest purposes) and course?

The drive on PCH between Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar is scenic for cruising, but I'm not sure you'll have much opportunity to open up the throttle. For another nearby open stretch, you also might want to climb the Newport Coast Road, turn around at the top and come back down to PCH.

For Mapquest, the address of the Starbucks in the Crystal Cove Promenade is 7957 E Pacific Coast Highway, Newport Coast, CA 92657.

Crystal Cove is north of Laguna Beach and south of Corona del Mar (more specifically, it is south of where Newport Coast Road intersects with PCH).

The Crystal Cove Promenade is a long strip mall on the inland side of PCH but with a view of the ocean. There are two entrances into the mall -- Reef Point on the south and Sand Canyon on the north.

Here's the Starbucks, telephone number 949-376-5221:

[eslai]

Originally Posted by bzzi

Hey Eslai, fantastic looking Evo you have there! I had a red one, and even loving my red Boxster S, the Evo still has a nice chunk of my heart's real state.
But, putting the top down on the PCH always make me forget things...

Thanks, although it's not my Evo--it's Road Race Enginering's Evo, based out of Santa Fe Springs. I just help them race it. Sorry for misleading you!

I'm in for this drive. Are we finalizing on the time as "Butt-Crack Of Dawn"?

[xavier405]

Finally got to Crystal Cove for the car show this morning. The overall big shopping mall is open for anyone to come and go. There is a big center lot, however, that is separated off by traffic cones, and its inside those cones that the "official" car show occurs.

Many cars arrive before 7:00 am! At 7:00 the show begins. Then the security guards close off the center lot when it gets full. They said that they might close it anytime between 7 and 7:30. Cars are free to go out, but they can't get in. Then at about 8:45 they remove the cones again, most of the crowd thins out, and most of the cars leave.

The neat thing is that outside the center lot, in the main shopping area, its still FULL of Ferraris and Masers and supercars, only they are in just regular parking spaces. The main shopping area was, however VERY full at 8:00 and there were no groups of spaces open.

It was a really fun show! There is no restriction on who goes. Classic Mustangs, BMWs, crazy kit cars, anything goes. Pics attached.

If we want to meet up there, we have to go before 7 or after 8:45. I think it would be fine to show up at 9:00 or so, we would still join many remaining cars, and we would have a big group of open spaces to park in. We could also meet at the Laguna Beach Ruby's at 8:30 and all drive in together. What do ya say?