Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 06:24 pm:
I followed YellowMan (you don't know him), and Torque followed me with the camera through these NorCal twisties--11 Oct 2008. 550 miles in two days, all back roads:
Well, I tried several attempts to paste the url of this google map (that I created from way-points on my gps), but for some reason the address has too many commas and percentage symbols for BadWeB to get you to the real map...So, here it is in picture format, you can type the numbers in yourselves if you want to make it real.
I guess that depends on what your definition of "relevant" is.
I worry a little bit about being sited post post. The low camera angle makes it look faster than it is. Just to let you all know, we were not racing. We call it "Combat Touring." We never tried to pass each other. We never took anyone too hot into a corner that we knew their skill and equipment couldn't handle. We never put our knees down. I've still got 1/4" chicken strips. Those two guys are mountain men, they know these roads and others very well. I have had a lot of track time, both road race and speedway. You may notice me pointing out a rock in the road midway through the video. We do that for each other too.
I'll look into tinyurl today and see if I can't figure that out for a perfected map. I think it is important to be able to communicate routes like this to each other, so I am working on a BadWeB solution.
Here are a couple of interesting videos (to me) that I found on YouTube. Watch them if you like, I am uploading "Buell We Ride Part 02" now and will post as soon as it is available.
Kiiking:
Part of Swiss Butoh dancer Imre Thormann's performance at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Shiga (Japan) in summer 2006. The live music is by Swiss jazz pianist Nik Baertsch and his band "Mobile":
I pulled off to let Torque pass due to debris in road. You'll see how bad the gravel gets near the bottom of the run. He eventually catches up with YellowMan, and there is a final view of Mt. Shasta in the final frames of the video.