Ragged Point road racing

This is my second day at Ragged Point. I wanted to get as much time as possible driving these legendary roads.

Mid afternoon, perfectly clear, sunny, 63 degrees, no wind, top down.

This is driving at its finest. Twisty roads with the sea on one side, mountains on the other. And almost no traffic, due to the road closure to the north.

With the top down, the wind inside the car is significantly reduced with the windows up, and that includes the small rear quarter windows. 

Drove from Ragged Point north to where Highway 1 is shut down because of the "Mother of All Landslides" then turned around and drove all the way south to Cambria. Had a quick lunch at San Simeon, the best fish tacos EVER. Sitting outside with a great view: the car just across the street.

Best fish tacos on the planet, in San Simeon, CA. Almost makes the 400 mile drive worthwhile. Guacamole, pickled red onions, carrots, cabbage, secret sauce... who knows what all, and a Lot of good grilled fish under it all.

Damn fine lookin' ride.

Then turned around and raced all the way back to Ragged Point. On the return, the wind kicked up considerably. The car can get squirrelly at high speed, when cresting a small hill and the car lifts up, getting weightless, and the wind catches it. Things get interesting. High speeds in this car should be done with the top UP. 

A really great feature of California Highway 1 is that all those twisty roads are interspersed with occasional long straights that just beg you to let it all hang out:

This was the first serious road racing I've done with the car, except up The Hill. The impression I'm left with is that this is a very capable automobile, with bucket-loads of power, and a seriously strong suspension, and brakes that will stop Now. If you're gonna go fast, you gotta be able to stop fast. 

Sweet roads, sweet car.

Pulled over to a view point, noticed a guy taking selfies of him and his black VW beetle, so I asked him to try to reproduce my 1977 photo (see previous post).  This is what he got. Bad lighting, but good practice:

Beauty now has a modest collection of bugs splattered all over it's face. Drive, wash, repeat. 

Refueled for a big drive tomorrow, but I have no idea where I'm going from here. No reservations, but lots of options. 

Gas was 4.95 per gallon. Attendant says it's the highest price in the USA. Seems appropriate to put ungodly expensive gas in an ungodly expensive car. But it's all in the name of Fun, so how can I argue about that? 

Stay thirsty, my friend...