Mt. Hamilton run with friend!

Did a drive up Mt. Hamilton... it's been a while with another P9 member formisano who also has a Red 981 Cayman S.  Fun! Here are some pics...

Filling up.  Right as we got there, two local police pulled up as well.  Heh.

Starting on Marsh Creek...somehow this road is also Marsh Creek...

Windmills in the distance down Vasco Rd.  Didn't get any close up shots.

Roads!

Photo-op

More road

My new favorite picture

Bogey on my 6!

At Lick Observatory

Twisties from above

We ran into they guys who work for Specialized bikes testing an E-bike.  They let me ride one, it was cool

Called a Turbo!  With an electric motor that doubles what you put in.  Oh it only costs $6000.

Bye-bye!

Canepa Tour - PCA Fun Run

On Saturday the Golden Gate Region Porsche Club hosted a fun run from Cupertino down to Canepa in Scotts Valley including a tour of their facilities.  Canepa is an exotic car dealer, restoration service and museum started by racing driver Bruce Canepa.  They had some amazing cars there.  I think in total near a quarter of a billion dollars worth of vehicles.  They deal primarily with low mileage special vehicles that they then put thru an exhaustive, multi-year, restoration and sell.

After the Canepa tour and lunch I opted to head back up Route 9 to Alices to enjoy some more driving as I am not down in this area that much.  I ended up then heading to the coast and heading back home.   A long day but fun!

Had to wake up before dawn to take care of dogs and then leave to get down to Cupertino for the 8am meet up

Passed through some fun fog for just a little bit.

Arriving at the Starbucks gathering location

Explaining optional barf-bags for the spirited run group hehe

I tagged along with the second group which was great!

zoom!

Almost there!

Arriving at Canepa

Countach with about 15,000 miles

1977 Porsche 934.5 IMSA

Yeah they literally had like 5-6 Porsche 959's on site....

Mercedes Gullwing

Porsche Carrera GT

This beetle has literally around original 92km on it...that's it!

Our tour guide

Same type/era of car from the recent movie Rush.  Two smaller front wheels for aerodynamics

This car...

...was raced by Steve McQueen

A gravity only car... no engine  Must like small spaces...

Overview of part of their workshop

They also have their own transports

McLaren P1 I believe owned by Bruce Canepa

Lexus LFA

Cars in "cold storage" in the back

Recent McLaren 12C photoshoot going for sale

oh my... 

Some more 959's stored in the back too...heh

Lister

some doors...heh

Oh look another one...this one is for sale for around 28 million dollars.

Our tour guides car was there getting an alignment earlier..heh.

LFA again...

Yet another Countach

Ferrari 512 BB

Jaguar XJ220

Ferrari 275

Bye bye!

We got a little turned around for lunch but eventually we all made it

I decided to do my own drive...after getting behind slow cars took a quick break to enjoy some scenery and let them go...

Why do I keep ending up behind a Prius

entering Half Moon Bay

Still kills bugs fast!