Mt. Wilson is WAY better than mt. Hamilton.
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:18 pm
I finally replaced that home depot bolt holding my rear suspension together and managed to install the 18mm rear sway bar, so I decided to take it for a spin around the block yesterday to see how it felt. Then I drove about 70 more miles. To the top of Mount Wilson.
After a nice leisurely drive up to the top I took some pictures. The car felt fantastic, although I need to have the rear toe professionally adjusted.
If you look really close through all the haze and smog, you can see downtown L.A.
Hello, awesome car:
Google Earth image of mount Wilson:
Then I headed back down. Mt. Wilson road is very windy and narrow. Taking pictures and driving is probably not the safest thing to do.
Google earth picture of the road:
So I pulled over to snap a few. Watch that first step
This is looking in a generally north westerly direction, at the intersection of mt wilson road and angels crest highway. Some older guy in a focus was in a real hurry to get out of the parking lot before me, and I didn't realize why until a bit later.
TIME TO GET SERIOUS, BABY!
The focus gunned it down the road in front of me. I gave him a minute or so, until a car came, which I pulled out in front of. I caught up to the focus about here:
he pulled over, let me pass, and kept up all through here:
I was very impressed with him, although I gradually learned that my car will now allow much more acceleration out of corners. I let him pass, kept up, then he put a bit of space on me, got past a truck I had to sit behind, and I caught him again near the bottom. I pushed it a little harder than I'd planned on, but I suppose that's what makes it fun.
After a nice leisurely drive up to the top I took some pictures. The car felt fantastic, although I need to have the rear toe professionally adjusted.
If you look really close through all the haze and smog, you can see downtown L.A.
Hello, awesome car:
Google Earth image of mount Wilson:
Then I headed back down. Mt. Wilson road is very windy and narrow. Taking pictures and driving is probably not the safest thing to do.
Google earth picture of the road:
So I pulled over to snap a few. Watch that first step
This is looking in a generally north westerly direction, at the intersection of mt wilson road and angels crest highway. Some older guy in a focus was in a real hurry to get out of the parking lot before me, and I didn't realize why until a bit later.
TIME TO GET SERIOUS, BABY!
The focus gunned it down the road in front of me. I gave him a minute or so, until a car came, which I pulled out in front of. I caught up to the focus about here:
he pulled over, let me pass, and kept up all through here:
I was very impressed with him, although I gradually learned that my car will now allow much more acceleration out of corners. I let him pass, kept up, then he put a bit of space on me, got past a truck I had to sit behind, and I caught him again near the bottom. I pushed it a little harder than I'd planned on, but I suppose that's what makes it fun.
Those roads look really fun to drive on.
