Sorry Kevin, I wanted to stop by but I was roasting in the car. I would love to come by on a cooler day.

I thought that I would remove the spare tire since I probably won't be running with it on Mul or on the Streets of Willow. Talk to you soon buddy about the other 911.;)

Mulholland Meeting
 

Looks like you are the closest Netspeed.

If we have a Mulholland meeting would you come to the meeting to recieve your Mulholland Keytags?
It's about time we met again on Mul.

Who is the second and third closest to 2140?

Chris, did he comment on the lowered roofline, rollcage, etc.?

Or did he know about The Mulholland Ninja? :)

Next
 

Looks like the second closest is my guess (2230) but I will forgo to the next in line which is John at 2241 and then Kiley at 2250.
Please let me know how to get you your Mulholland keytags.

No... nize has me beat with his 2235. :)

I got comments from employees and customers that were nearby.

One guy commented on the roll cage saying it was over the top, and too extreme.
Another said the car looked unique and asked if I drive it on a racetrack.

I answered, "Yes, but it's made for only one racetrack". Heh, heh.
Then I went on to explain the book called The Mulholland Experience and this thread.

Seems like lots of us like cars in general because several customers started telling me about their cars and how much fun they have with them.

I felt compelled to remind them to come up to Mulholland to enjoy the drive.

So for second and third it's Nize at 2234 and John at 2241.

yep that was me. unfortunately i'm in seattle so i probably can't make it to the mulholland meet until the next time i'm in the area, which i am hoping would be during a road trip this summer.

Private message me with your address and I will send you your Mulholland keytag.
You too John.

I'd love to come to a meeting to pick them up....thanks! I'm local in Thousand Oaks so it shouldn't be a problem....

Mulholland closed for fun
 

Jeff sent me a video of a 917 at Le Mans this morning.
When I went to see it, I found this video of two jokers that got Mulholland closed down for their own fun.

Looks like it is do-able after all.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Super-Cars-Exposed-Racing_172390.htm

That show's on Speed if you haven't seen it. It's a lot of fluff without any substance. The host (Tanner Faust) is a drifting champion so you can guess how the cars are driven.....

This is Mulholland Hwy. Easier to close than Mulholland Dr. Especially if you are a T.V./movie production.

When we were CRE "regulars", Bob Hall was friends with the promo car division at Chrysler in Burbank.
So when some of his friends at USC film school needed police car and some one to drive it for their student production assignment, guess who Bob picked ? Lil ol me. The crew got a permit to film on mulholland highway from just northh of the rock store to the top, and on Latigo Canyon on a series of curves with a large dirt turn out (still there today)

Now that was a real blast getting to drive a "police car" at speed chasing the bad guy. Shame they had to edit out some of the shots as the driver (me) was grinning ear to ear ! ;)

The drive home with Bob was even more hilarious, but that story will have to wait for another day

Yep- these days you can get a film permit to close down uninhabited sections of Mul, and will need proof of insurance, description of proper traffic control (rent a retired lapd motorcycle cop) , etc etc

I sent out Mulholland Keychains today and you both should get them next week. Congrats and Enjoy!

thanks chris!

PM'd my address

Muchas gracias, Senor Chris. :)

956
 

Here's a fun video, in car 956 at Fuji Speedway with ongoing commentary from the driver. Good one!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Porsche-956-at-Fuji_639887.htm



917 at Le Mans

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Porsche-917-Onboard-in-Le_38912.htm


Saturday while at the food trucks near Fire station 99 (open house for fire station day) I met a guy named Nick who lives across Mulholland from the station. He was talking about being a member of the MRA and was probably thinking that no one knows what that is. He is a little older than myself so we never crossed paths even though he has lived on Mulholland since 1948. My parents bought their land on Mulholland in 1953 where I was raised.

I told him about The Mulholland Experience and asked him if he knew who Charley was. He didn't seem to know anything about Charley and his Vette. He did recognize some of the other names that I mentioned like Jay Weinstein and Craig Cutler.

He loves cars too, and has many mini coopers and other cars that he restores. He said he just sold one of his minis to Jay Leno. Mr. Leno lives on Coldwater I believe, not far away.

Some MRA members may know who Nick is, please speak up if so. I will see Nick again sometime and since he is an unknown, it would be nice to get a reference about him. His stories could be added to the second edition if he is interested.

Dave B., do you know who Nick is? Last name is Guten or something like that.

Hi Chris
i do not remember right away. There were not many from MRA that i knew. They were up there before CRE. Perhaps if i met him again, the grey cells would wake up ;)

The MRA guys that i knew were Jay Weinstein, Dale Shore, Jim Jonas, Jorn Oulie, Randy, Harvey , and that was about it as they were all Mini maniacs and still came up to play when MRA basically slipped away.