[JONAT] Road Quality Inquiry

[Bob]

I agree with Fazal.  Brings us back to another side issue - do we want to
bring things like this up the with the TOurers the evening before (or in the
morning before people set out for the day) - a bit of a group huddle for
those interested before the day starts?

Bob England
'69 E-Type & '72 XJ6
Jaguar Owner's North American Tour (JONAT)
Route Coordinator
http://www.jonat.org



|-----Original Message-----
|From: jonat-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:jonat-admin@autox.team.net]On
|Behalf Of Fazal Cader
|Sent: June 16, 2003 4:25 PM
|To: jonat@autox.team.net
|Subject: Re: [JONAT] Road Quality Inquiry
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|My feeling is that as long as the conditions are advised to all
|and there is
|an optional route for those unwilling, we should do routes like this.
|
|Fazal Cader
|Executive Committee, ISC - Australia
|Jaguar Owner's North American Tour - www.jonat.org
|April 15, 2004 - July 4, 2004
|
|
|
|> Hi, folks,
|>
|> Well, last week I went out and drove the road I selected between
|> Hwy 1 in Big Sur (Norhthern California) and Mission San Antonio
|> de Padua.  The mission was wonderful, as always, but the road
|> had me wondering.
|>
|> This is a fully paved road, but a little narrow.  While it's always
|> wide enough for 2 SUVs to pass (barely), there is no center line,
|> no edge lines.  There are no railings, and often cliffs are steep
|> along side.  The surface condition is good, though there can
|> be some fallen rocks due to the location.  There is one part
|> where we drive over a creek that crosses the road -- on a
|> concrete road surface.  I felt no worries at normal speeds
|> (35-45) in my Volvo wagon.  One Porsche group I know in
|> Southern California looks forward to this road on the way
|> north to Laguna Seca.
|>
|> The road is just a driver's delight, as long as some sense is used.
|> While there was very little traffic, there was some, and driving
|> on the wrong side on curves could be dangerous.  The road climbs
|> up some of the most beautiful steep mountains you can imagine,
|> They are covered with redwoods, chaparral, and grass, and every
|> precarious curve offers another incredible view of the mountains
|> and the ocean below, and glimpses of Hwy 1 fighting through these
|> mountains are also very inspiring.  Especially the drive back will be
|> beautiful, as the ocean is always visible at the bottom of the valley
|> we are clinging to, with surf and rugged rocks in evidence.
|> Not a road for high speed driving, but a driver's road for sure.
|> It will be a pretty long ride, about an hour, maybe a little more,
|> each way.
|>
|> Does this meet minimum requirements for the tour?  Especially
|> referring to the narrow, unmarked condition, and the potential for
|> fallen rocks on the road, I have some concern.  As for me, it's
|> exactly the kind of road I'd want to go on.  Should I mark this as an
|> optional alternate side trip?  Or alternatively, we could drive US101
|> up to the mission, and take this road only one way.
|>
|> BTW, I drove the road out north of Napa Valley toward Mendocino,
|> found it to be an absolute delight for touring.  Views and road will
|> bring much joy.
|>
|> Jerry
|>
|> Jerry Mouton    '64 E Type FHC    "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
|>       Jaguar Owner's North American Tour - http://jonat.org
|>       April 15, 2004 - July 4, 2004
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