Now that the tourist season is over, I decided to get an all euro HWY 1 drive going. This has been posted on various euro forums, and I couldn't leave the Mini guys out, so here ya go!

What: A scenic cruise down California State Route 1 from Pescadero to Big Sur.

When: Saturday, November 7th starting at ~10:30am (drive starts at ~11:00am)

Who: Any euro car is encouraged to come out; however, if yours is out of commission, feel free to roll in your sisters Camry. Just park it away from the crowd and drive towards the back of the pack for picture taking purposes.

Route & Itinerary: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...h&z=8

10:30am - Meet at Pescadero beach
11:00am - Depart Pescadero
Stop at Bonny Doon beach in Bonny Doon for photos etc.
Stop in Watsonville for gas/snacks/bathroom.
Stop at Monastery beach in Carmel for photos etc.
ETA 2:00pm - End trip in Big Sur @ the River Inn, optional lunch. http://www.bigsurriverinn.com/

FRS Radios: Radios, if you have them, should be set to channel 13.3

 

Pescadero


Bonny Doon


Watsonville


Carmel


Big Sur

 

Here's a teaser pic I shot a couple of weeks ago, if this doesn't make you want to go, I don't know what will!

HWY1 @ Bixby Bridge

 

You should consider lunch at Nepenthe or even Ragged Point instead, just because the better twisty parts of highway 1 are farther south than Big Sur. Looks like most of your route isn't too twisty.

 

Yeah, I considered that. The problem is that if I go too far south, the guys from the SF bay area won't attend (which is the majority of the people coming). In the future a drive down a bit further south with a smaller group would be cool though.

 

You're right about that. It would really add a a lot more time for the SF Bay folks.

 

So I trust we'll be seeing you there?

 

might be able to make this run, we shall see how the schedule works out.

 

Awesome! Based off of the response from other forums, there should be a decent amount of cars there. Everything from BMWs to Volvos to VWs and Audis.

 

One day away!!!!!!!

This is gonna be HUGE, we've got folks coming from as far away as Bakersfield, SLO, and Sacramento.

BTW: If you're coming from out of town, this would be a great chance to get a room in the Monterey area and go to the last Marina Auto-X of the year on Sunday. I know some of the VW and Audi guys from the drive will be there. We could have sort of an after party at the Auto-X.

Auto-X info: http://www.norcalufo.org/main/

 

Post to pics Salty. My schedule didn't work out for me to go.

 

Here's my photos. We had one blue Mini at the beginning, but that was all.

Overall attendance was great though. I think it was around 35-40 cars total, although some folks only drove certain legs of the drive.

http://saltywayz.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9129

 

By the way, you aught to checkout the X-Mas meet (see thread in MidCal MINI and Northern California sub forums). It'll have a lot of the same folks.