I decided against any parting last night, so I was able to wake up this morning, bright and early, and take Roxy for a real 'drive' over the Ortega Hwy. For those of you unfamiliar with the Ortega Hwy, it is a major west-east route that connects southeastern riverside county with orange county, california. From Lake Elsinore to San Juan Capistrano it is roughly 26 miles, but the best parts are the 15 miles from Lake Elsinore to the ranger station. And, it went a little something like this...

I started off up the mountain, hitting 4K RPM and shifting...1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th....speedo at 70mph, clear road ahead of me, clear skies above. we hit the first turn, and it was excellent! not a waver, tires didn't even squeal. tossed her into the next turn and powered out. back and forth through the twisties...the engine humming along, and nice growl from the exhaust. never left 4th gear, except on the few straights where I went into 5th, careful not to exceed the 4500 RPM break in limit. Taking the 30MPH turns at 70 without breaking a sweat! coast in, power out, she sticks. even through some of the more challenging parts, very narrow, lots of changes, Roxy didn't even waiver. she was just singing happily along. We got the ranger station on the Orange County side and turned around. Drove up a bit more to a wide turnout and I pulled over. Climbed out to admire the view this morning, which was unusually quiet and very peaceful. Roxy looked awesome framed by the mountains, her green matching nicely with the surroundings. After about 5 minutes, I just got back in and repeated, but going west to east. This time was EVEN better. the turns got faster, and she loved it! the next 15 miles were truly awesome, driving a road that I've driven for almost 10 years at speeds that would send other cars off of the edge. Even got some waves from the crotch rocket set.

Just wanted to share! Happy New Year everyone!!!

[EDIT]I forgot this, but there is a reason that this road is listed on the miniusa site [/EDIT]

 

Ha ha! Gotta change your handle to "dbDOESdo!"

Cheers!
Clover

 

What a way to start your day. Charged!!
I can't wait to get my "S."

 

Terrific dude...:smile:
Congratz...... on the getting your MCS.
All the best & a Happy NY......
Peace,
D

 

Congrats Don!

What a perfect way to break in your baby! Where's the envy smiley?

Contact me if you ever want a passenger for that trip!

 

Next time I need a co-pilot (and my son hasn't called dibs!), I'll let ya know!

 

What an awesome start for the new year! So happy to hear that Roxy just loved chewing up the pavement and sticking to the curves. Thanks for the post (you know I'm living vicariously through all of you who have taken delivery!) :smile:

 

HI Don
Wow, what a great report!! I can't wait to do the same thing myself, seeings how I am on the Orange County side of the Ortega. I bet those turns towards the Elsinore side were great fun!!

What a fantastic way to start the New Year
JB

 

Thanks for the post db. Congratulations. It is posts like this that help w/our wait.
BTW: will the MCS explode if you exceed 4500 rpms prior to the recommended 1200 miles??

 

>>Thanks for the post db. Congratulations. It is posts like this that help w/our wait.
>>BTW: will the MCS explode if you exceed 4500 rpms prior to the recommended 1200 miles??
>>

You know, there has been so much talk about it, I'm not going to be the first one to find out!

 

mmmm.. i hit Ortega once on my sportbike... yummy... but that was before i moved back to Florida... yuck....