Originally Posted by R390 (Post 883430)

better leave really late in the day say like after 11am, I did this the day after the snow dropped back there and snow was back there all the way down to the 3k level, most of it should be melted away, frankly what you guys plan to do is not only risky but very dangerous. If you have new tires and not bald tires should be ok.

once you get out of Ojai and head back up past the 1st crest on that section you will encounter black ice, once near the abandond biker bar there will be ice there in the morning, after that once you get near the top depending how cold it was the night before there is ice and gravel laid down right before the summit, and mostly the sun shadow areas will most likely be icy.

lockwood valley road there will me multiple muddy stream crossings and if your worried about your car this is not a place to run a cold air induction set up nor take your after market rims through.

I did this on tuesday in a mazda 3 to check the roads out and when I was done with it the mazda was not teal green any more - it was completely brown and it was about 2pm with clear skys ad it was only 30F , but there was a lot of black ice and slush left on the road.

if its a hard freeze the night before expect temps to be in the 20's in the am.
just know if there is a chain advisory speed limit back there, its only 25mph.:eekdance:

Originally Posted by jamaica951 (Post 884007)

noooo were going to ojai damnittttttt i need a roadtrip!

Originally Posted by xdeslitx (Post 884021)

lol someone's itching to let his test pipes ROARRRR! :roflpuke2:

Originally Posted by jamaica951 (Post 884032)

we better go man i need to use the 34 row oil cooler and test pipes to the full advantage. lol:bowrofl::bowrofl:

Originally Posted by xdeslitx (Post 884042)

34?!?! lol the two amuses like the HUGE oil coolers :bowrofl::roflpuke2::bowrofl:

Originally Posted by jamaica951 (Post 884045)

i hate you lol

Originally Posted by jamaica951 (Post 884007)

noooo were going to ojai damnittttttt i need a roadtrip!

Originally Posted by christian370z (Post 884061)

Haha, don't worry that is still the goal! We just need to figure out a back up plan as plowing through mud and hitting frost/black ice is going to add some interesting areas into our drive, and not in a good way.

Originally Posted by christian370z (Post 884236)

I think it is best to postpone our epic Ojai Cruise by a month or so, no reason to risk running into ice or snow and I don't know about you guys, but I have no intentions of doing any muddy river fording! So, that leaves us with figuring out a back up plan.

The meet will be back at our traditional location in Malibu at 7am, still on the 15th of January. I have some routes in mind but we can do the cruise, have a rest stop or two, and finish in town for some lunch!

Is this okay will all of you guys?

Originally Posted by Triple's (Post 884101)

I'm open to pushing Ojai back a month or two since everyone's safety is #1