Ok, I'm curious about this. Anybody know if it's real?

CHILI · CHILI's Garage

I know many of you guys drive Mulhuoland often, so maybe you've heard of it? Or is it just a joke? Very elaborate if it is...

http://www.mulhollandraceway.org/

GrindingGears · 11:21 AM

From that site:

What is the number one thing people ask us? By a significant margin: "What is the best car I could possibly own for 10/10ths canyon driving?"

Somewhat indicative, between the lines: "Tell me I'm not a **** for brains who got succored out of his money buying an overweight, 120 thousand dollar Volkswagon, with a Porsche logo on it."

Learn to spell suckered then then make fun of others. Overall there is some good stuff on that site.

Edit:Oh geez, succored IS a word, and it's used correctly. Baah, I want a refund from my university...

TRE Cup · TRE Cup's Garage

i would prefer to be succored rather thank suckered.....

CHILI · CHILI's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by TRE Cup
i would prefer to be succored rather thank suckered.....

LOL

At least the maps are cool.

Jack Olsen · 02-11-2004, 11:18 AM

I've used the maps, in the past. But the rest of the verbage on the site reminds me of what might happen if all the Gruppe B guys moved to the California canyons.

...not that I think that would be a bad thing.

Hawktel · 02-11-2004, 12:52 PM

They seem kind of over the top. Some of its entertaining, and some I agree with.

It seems they have a suble bias against people with expensive cars, and people who work on their own car, all while calling for light weight cars. I'm glad someone was enthused enough to write it out.

DByers · 04:35 PM

fFrom site

Quote:

Not much there to drive in Santa Barbara. Somewhere between Foxen Canyon and Hwy 33 is supposed to be a top secret government installation. Henceforth, there is absolutely no way to cut a northeasterly swath out of Santa Barbara... San Luis Obispo County is terrific; Santa Barbara County sucks. Have a close look at the map... Santa Barbara has no basis whatsoever for which to exercise a meaningful claim to that portion of State Hwy 33 which insignificantly traverses it.

It seems as if the propaganda my father started back in his high school days is still paying dividends.

Pete000 · 02-11-2004, 01:29 PM

Thats a lot of text!

Reg · 02-11-2004, 01:35 PM

looks like the car in the artwork is an MR2

911pcars · 02-11-2004, 01:42 PM

I like the writing. I think many a driver should review and commit to memory the suggested rules of Canyon carving.

Sherwood

techweenie · techweenie's Garage

I lived on Mulholland for 18 years between the 405 and Coldwater.

Racing was common through the late 80s and then it dropped off quite a bit. Slowly, more and more houses (and driveways) popped up and it became harder to avoid traffic. Stop signs and traffic lights appeared and took the fun out of it. Plus, the cops were really focused on stopping it and pretty much succeeded.

In the 80s, you could reliably pick up a race with a 1-liter bike in two or three places...

See the movie "King of the Mountain" for a dramatized version of how it was in the 70s.

MOMO3.2 · 02-11-2004, 01:59 PM

FACETIOUS...I hope.

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

Passing over double-yellows on blind curves is a bad idea in the daytime when someone might be there on a bike. I noticed that these guys seem to only drive at night?

-Wayne

thrown_hammer · 02-11-2004, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JackOlsen
But the rest of the verbage on the site reminds me of what might happen if all the Gruppe B guys moved to the California canyons.

...not that I think that would be a bad thing.

Thanks jack! I think...

Leader · 02:41 PM

Whoever wrote the text on the site obviously took a "Verbal Advantage" course (expands one's vocabulary) several years ago. The whole thing seems written to impress rather than inform. But, there're just so many misspellings and incorrect uses of "big words," it's hard to take seriously.
If it is serious, these guys really think a lot of themselves.

Chuck Moreland · 02-11-2004, 02:48 PM

The writing style tests my patience.

My teachers taught me to "refrain from interjecting a multi-syllabic word when a suitable, yet diminutive word will suffice"

Apparently the author was sick that day and missed the lesson.

Chuck Moreland · 02-11-2004, 02:55 PM

Leader, you beat me to it.

The guy is really giving his vocabulary a workout. His ability to use words exceeds his ability to use them correctly.

If he drives like he writes, he's spending a lot of time in the weeds.

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

Nothing to see in Santa Barbara move east and take the I5 North ...the 101 goes nowhere but to LOMPOC and Vandenberg AFB.....go away.....