Just wondering if there are any other F-Type owners in the SF area and if they might be interested in a casual driving morning up the coast etc.. perhaps one Sunday.

 

In south bay - los gatos. Always up for a drive.

 

I'd be interested. Do a few drives a year with a BMW group and I'd love to not be the odd one out for a change!

 

I'm up for a casual/spirited drive. I posted in the western forum but don't think too many folks visit that. some suggestions

- tomales bay (30 days left for oysters)
- SF to half moon bay via devil slides tunnel (tunnel!)
- half moon bay down to santa cruz

 

I may be interested in meeting up for a drive. SF isn't too far from Fresno and it would be fun to get away from this inferno and drive top down!

 

I think a Sunday morning would be best if that works for all.

I like the suggestions from shift. Will be awesome to have 5-6 F-Types ruling the roads!

I only moved here from Europe last year so it'd be good if one of you local guys led the route. Shift?

 

I'd be interested in a Sunday drive up or down the coast. If I can fit it into my schedule, the wife likes to keep it full. In the one year that I have owned the car, I have only seen one other F Type on the street.

 

Sunday works for me!

 

how are people's schedule looking for Aug 16 (Sat) or Aug 17 (Sun). It's Monterey Car Week. Perfect weekend to do a cruise down to Monterey, lots of car stuff happening that weekend. I think Saturday would be ideal. There's a cars and coffee from 8am-noon on Saturday: Monterey Car Week, Monterey, California, your only source for complete events schedules and local information. 

 

Club Sportiva (Santa Clara based) had a boy/girl drive today to the coast. Traffic was brutal. Girls went in one group (wife had the F-Type) and boys in the other (I drove the XKR). Was fun when we finally got some room though sharp corners, steep hills, and a small pulley Eaton with waterless coolant and a hot day set a record for how hot my car got (just below the red-real gages). The guy driving the McLaren roadster just missed meeting a truck at speed around a blind corner passing a Fiat. Exciting. If I'm around I could try to drive up and join. August is a bit crazy though.


My F-Type used to be in the Club fleet but we decided to pull it out in June. Didn't want to share it anymore.


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you're spot on with the traffic concerns. when the weather is nice, as it is around this time of year, traffic is brutal along the major coastal roads. this weekend I was trying to get out to santa cruz and half moon bay for a nice drive but the traffic was insane. a cruise down to monterey on sat/sun would need to start at 6 or 7am to avoid the traffic. can't beat monterey though. it's heaven for me, cars + golf.

 

As some of you know,I live on the Monterey Peninsula and while I don't have my car yet,would love to meet up with like-minded F-Type owners at anytime.

We were in Sonoma for the NHRA races and traffic was brutal,especially near Gilroy yesterday on the way home because of the garlic festival.

Car week here will be amazing as always,I have a car being auctioned on Thursday @ Mecum both otherwise my calendar is pretty much wide open...would love to meet some Jaguar owners in the corral at Laguna Seca.

Had my eyes peeled all weekend and again...no F-Type sightings...still have yet to see one on the road and we've been to SF 3 times now since I've ordered my car,lol.

 

There are some great driving roads around here. The drive I did last week was around 60 miles or so up Bear Creek and Highway 9. Lots of corners, so you can't go super-fast which makes for a great drive, and just wonderful roads to be on. A few of our party did get tickets, however.... That kind of drive with lunch at somewhere like Alice's might make for a nice meet and greet

here's the route we took

 

While Monterey sounds nice, I'd prefer a less busy road/route and the focus to be on the drive. The Monterey route from what I can tell seems like it would be very busy. There must other routes with fewer cops and faster corners?

 

The route I posted is a better driving route. The car comes alive on roads like these.

 

A cruise down to Monterey would be more of a cruise than spirited driving. Just enjoying a nice drive and the beautiful monterey scenery. Once we get on 17 mile drive there'll be great photo ops. Otherwise it's more backroads for spirited driving but honestly I prefer to do that solo. Large group driving fast is asking for accident and tickets.

 

This is a fair point. If we are cruising are we bringing WAGs along too?

 

Totally agree...Monterey/Big Sur/Carmel/Pebble Beach is all about the sights and sounds (from our cars,lol) and personally I'm really into that...just the sight of 4-6 F-Type coupes cruising the area would be unbelievable...great food and fantastic places to stop for photo ops...it's not for really all out speed...but it more than makes up for that in sheer beauty.

 

Wives, GFs, well-behaved pets, wives' hot single friends, all welcome!
I'm probably going to do this route: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/ed...c.kG6s6gHgoJFg

Leave 6am, should get down by 8:30. Then maybe stop by one of the concourses like Concorso Italiano in the afternoon.

 

There is SO much to do during Car Week here on the Peninsula that you can't possible take it all in...unless you're traveling by helicopter!

I'm busy most of the time from Tuesday the 12th until my car goes off on Thursday the 14th at 2:15, otherwise I would love to host you guys for a meal or drinks so PM me as we get closer...