PPIHC Fan Fest and Hill Climb 2017
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:14
Chris and I have talked about Fan Fest this Friday (23 June) and he said we can park at his business again, which is only a few blocks away from Fan Fest for anyone who hasn't gone with us the last few years. So we're planning on meeting up there, I'm guessing around 5pm since that's when Fan Fest starts (and it goes until 10pm). I always have fun down there. Last year I met Rhys and Rod Millen, and a couple years before that I met Monster Tajima. And all the car eye candy there is awesome too.
I'm also thinking about going to the actual event this year too if anyone is interested. The only time I went was with Zico back in 2012. We got to the gates around 9pm the night before and slept on the cots next to our cars (we were fairly close to the gates), and then when they opened the gates at 430am we drove up to Glen Cove and parked and set up our canopy and cots on top of a hill there overlooking quite a bit of area, then slept until the race started a few hours later. We had a cooler and chairs set up. It was a pretty good day, aside from all the delays keeping vehicles from racing up, due to idiots being on the road, idiots falling off a cliff face and the ambulance having to come get them, and the cars and bikes themselves crashing. We didn't get off the mountain until 10pm that Sunday night. I'll probably try to do the same thing this year, going up to sleep outside the gates, finding a spot (either at Glen Cove or maybe closer to the starting point), taking the canopy, chairs, cooler, etc.
Would anyone be interested in going to either of these? I believe we already have a few people going to Fan Fest, but so far I think I'm alone in going to the Hill Climb.
I'm also thinking about going to the actual event this year too if anyone is interested. The only time I went was with Zico back in 2012. We got to the gates around 9pm the night before and slept on the cots next to our cars (we were fairly close to the gates), and then when they opened the gates at 430am we drove up to Glen Cove and parked and set up our canopy and cots on top of a hill there overlooking quite a bit of area, then slept until the race started a few hours later. We had a cooler and chairs set up. It was a pretty good day, aside from all the delays keeping vehicles from racing up, due to idiots being on the road, idiots falling off a cliff face and the ambulance having to come get them, and the cars and bikes themselves crashing. We didn't get off the mountain until 10pm that Sunday night. I'll probably try to do the same thing this year, going up to sleep outside the gates, finding a spot (either at Glen Cove or maybe closer to the starting point), taking the canopy, chairs, cooler, etc.
Would anyone be interested in going to either of these? I believe we already have a few people going to Fan Fest, but so far I think I'm alone in going to the Hill Climb.