What happened to the Mulholland "King of the Hill" RSR?

[xbook]

I haven't been checking in on this board for a few weeks. Ooops. Looks like a whole bunch of fun has taken place.

Thanks for posting the Bobby Carradine interview, Chris. That was a fun read.

Too bad I didn't check this thread before New Year's Day. It would have been nice to hit the roads with you guys. Maybe next time. Guess I 'll just have to have a solo run down Mulholland tonight, man I love working in Burbank and living in West LA. Gives you the chance to take Mulllholland everyday.

-Jason

[aigel]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

Did I mention the BONES we found. Any Doctor Quincy's out there that can identify these?
Really big bones and something's been gnawing on them!

Finally I have something to say in this great thread.

The femur is a pig bone. Too short for a dog or deer (or human) There must be feral pigs in the area. Correct?

Cheers, George

[Jeff Hail]

Chris,
I think this is great you posting the interviews. I am sure there are a few who haven't read the book and this provides a glimpse and preview to the whole experience for those interested.

Keep them coming!

[Jeff Hail]

Originally Posted by aigel

Finally I have something to say in this great thread.

The femur is a pig bone. Too short for a dog or deer (or human) There must be feral pigs in the area. Correct?

Cheers, George

Pig bones?Hum........Someone must have had a cute Pot Bellied pet that got loose, grew enormously plump and became dinner. Those bones were pretty hefty in comparison to my shoe. The femur was short and stout so a pig of some heft seams reasonable. Clearly had to support some weight.

I have never seen pigs in the area. Deer, Racoons,Skunk, Possum, Rabbits, Squirell, Coyote, Bobcat and Hawks on east Mulholland yes. Then again this is Los Angeles so anything is possible. The Topanga side has big cats (Mountain Lions) that have been news worthy the last few years.

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

I have never seen pigs in the area. Deer, Racoons,Skunk, Possum, Rabbits, Squirell, Coyote, Bobcat and Hawks on Mulholland yes. Then again this is Los Angeles so anything is possible.

Exactly what I was going to say. Gotta add the Mountain lion and two cubs many years ago.

[LateBrakeU2]

Originally Posted by Banning

Bobby: I was one of founding members of ACR.

Chris: John Hall, Dave Gainey and you?

Bobby: Yeah! .

Say what?
Who's Peter Craig?

[Jeff Hail]

Originally Posted by LateBrakeU2

Say what?
Who's Peter Craig?

Peter Craig? Got me. Maybe a typo...."Peter Gregg" although wrong side of the country.

[47Hammer]

Maybe he went to the Bondaran School too....


As for being a member of ACR it's unfortunate I never got a chance to meet Bobby, being a member of ACR and all.
Not his fault,
Bad management.

And for those wondering who was the fastest on the hill....as most of us were driving our mothers grocery getters scraping the door handles around every corner. In my opinion, John Hall was absolutely the fastest guy up there.
Other than his two Camaro's that had small block V8's and the Porsche with it's flat boxer six cylinder his cars were all 4 cylinders and the cars everybody were chasing were the two Corvettes, one small block and the other the infamous Big block 427 with those huge Goodyear's that stuck like glue and the teeth rattling loud side pipes. And of course that silver chop top Carrera with no seatbelts!

[Banning]

Originally Posted by aigel

Finally I have something to say in this great thread.

The femur is a pig bone. Too short for a dog or deer (or human) There must be feral pigs in the area. Correct?

Cheers, George

The only feral Pigs in the area try to stay on the pavement. Only a few have gone over and they were quickly recovered.

[Banning]

Originally Posted by 47Hammer

Maybe he went to the Bondaran School too....


As for being a member of ACR it's unfortunate I never got a chance to meet Bobby, being a member of ACR and all.
Not his fault,
Bad management.

And for those wondering who was the fastest on the hill....as most of us were driving our mothers grocery getters scraping the door handles around every corner. In my opinion, John Hall was absolutely the fastest guy up there.
Other than his two Camaro's that had small block V8's and the Porsche with it's flat boxer six cylinder his cars were all 4 cylinders and the cars everybody were chasing were the two Corvettes, one small block and the other the infamous Big block 427 with those huge Goodyear's that stuck like glue and the teeth rattling loud side pipes. And of course that silver chop top Carrera with no seatbelts!

For the sake of accuracy, let me clarify.

Anyone who is familiar with the racing world would automatically know that Bondaran is a typo for Bondurant.

John Hall and Dave Gainey created ACR, I have verified this with both of them recently at a 50 year birthday party. Dave says that Bobby wasn't a founding member because he really wasn't even an ACR member. John disputes that he wasn't a member. As far as management, there wasn't any.

Of the regulars, John was definitely the fastest with his "put together" psudo-racecars. But obviously this was only during the time that he was up there. There were other "fastest" drivers that were regulars before John's time and perhaps after. Johnny Mul (as I refer to him by) and myself, spent many days together helping each other set up our cars. They were some of the best days of my life.

To be the fastest on Mulholland, it didn't just take a fast car because there were lots of super fast cars with poor drivers up there. It also didn't take the best driver because the best driver may not have the fastest car or the the balls to really take it to the limit. To be the fastest on the hill, it requires three prerequisites, a high performance car set up for Mul, being an excellent driver who knows the road backwards, forwards, and upsidedown, and a devil-may-care attitude about living. There were only a select few who met these requirements.

[Jeff Hail]

A special 1965 Chevrolet commercial. The new lineup!

http://members.tripod.com/~bewitchvic/s_bewitching_bonanza.wmv

[lfot]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

A special 1965 Chevrolet commercial. The new lineup!

http://members.tripod.com/~bewitchvic/s_bewitching_bonanza.wmv

That was just weird.
And sort of embarrassing.
Oh, Lorne... why?

[gostraight]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

A special 1965 Chevrolet commercial. The new lineup!

http://members.tripod.com/~bewitchvic/s_bewitching_bonanza.wmv

Hmmmm.....Like a Rock

their cars were much cooler then though.

[slodave]

That was great!

That was not Virginia City! I've been there many times. Looks more like Malibu to me .

Kevin: How come your Corvair doesn't have a telescoping steering wheel?

[Jeff Hail]

Originally Posted by slodave

That was great!

That was not Virginia City! I've been there many times. Looks more like Malibu to me .

Kevin: How come your Corvair doesn't have a telescoping steering wheel?

Not Incline Village either. The town was Old Tucson. I know they also did shoot at both the Veluzat Ranch and William Hart Park up by me in Newhall. Also a small Mulholland connection at Bronson Canyon.

But they did have some priceless locations. And since you will ski anywhere Dave might have a look. http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/locales.html


Scary I think the entire cast is dead except for Pernell Roberts. Yeah Derek it's weird.

Hop Sing...Hop Sing....

[Jeff Hail]

Is it just me or is the Pelican site hanging again while posting?
Been glitchy for the past half hour.

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

Is it just me or is the Pelican site hanging again while posting?
Been glitchy for the past half hour.

It's the rain

[gostraight]

Ce este aceasta?

[KevinP73]

Dramatic change just before the 13 (mi?) mark. What happend?

[Noah930]

Hmmm. I did a little Mul run just around the same time, today. Well, at least the Laurel to Coldwater portion. But with wife and kids (motion sick and asleep, respectively) in the car, it was probably a bit more sedate than Radu's trip.

Dramatic change just before the 13 (mi?) mark. What happend?

Lit up a cigarette?