Here is the official thread for the LA/Irvine to San Diego Cruise. In case some of you may not have been following, we are going to have a huge cruise starting in Irvine, making a stop in Oceanside, and then going down to San Diego. I guess the “main” portion of the cruise is the 25 mile stretch right next to the ocean, but there will be plenty more driving to do! . The original thread was started here:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1842764

Here are the basic details:

Who: Open to Z’s and G’s
What: A cruise/meet from the OC down to SD
When: Saturday, November 19, 2005 (times listed below)
Where: Starts off at the Irvine Spectrum, with a stop in Oceanside, before proceeding to the Hazard Center in San Diego
Why: Due to popular demand, and allows for a large cruise/gathering for all Southern California Z and G drivers

BREAKDOWN
Irvine Spectrum
The official meeting spot for the LA/OC people will be the Irvine Spectrum parking lot. The suggestion was made that the meeting spot be by the new parking structure, which is on the 5 freeway side of the Spectrum. If you’re not sure, just drive around and hopefully you’ll see/hear the Z’s and G’s. This meeting spot is setup as a place where people from the LA, OC, and surrounding areas can gather before proceeding down to Oceanside. We will get there starting at 9:00AM and allow people time to arrive. If you’re early enough, you should have plenty of time to check out some of the cars and mingle. Please make sure to get there ON TIME. We will be departing from the Irvine Spectrum parking lot at 9:45AM. Since we have other people waiting in Oceanside and San Diego, WE WILL NOT BE WAITING, so if you’re late, you’ll proceed on your own. So do not lag, and allow yourself plenty of time.

Drive from Irvine to Best Buy in Oceanside
The LA/OC guys will depart from Irvine at 9:45AM. To get to the Best Buy (BB) in Oceanside is relatively straightforward. It’s about a 50 mile drive on the 5-South. You then get onto 78-East and take the first exit, Jefferson. Take a left on Jefferson. Then take a left on Vista Way. Continue through 2 stop lights and one 3 way stop in the shopping center area. Turn right before you enter the Wal-Mart Parking lot. BEST BUY is on the right at the next stop.

It should take slightly less than an hour for the drive, but I allotted 1 hour due to possible weekend traffic going towards SD. We should be there by around 10:45AM.

Best Buy parking lot (Oceanside)
This will serve as the primary meeting spot for ALL members (LA/OC/SD/etc.). People coming from SD, please plan on getting there at 10:45AM. Again, I have allotted 45 minutes so that others have plenty of time to arrive. We will be departing from Oceanside at 11:30AM to go on the main cruise. Again, WE WILL NOT BE WAITING. So do not lag, and allow yourself plenty of time.

Cruise from Oceanside to Hazard Center in San Diego
The drive from Oceanside to the Hazard Center will start off with a 25 mile drive along the coast. We get onto the 78-West and go straight onto Vista Way. Make a left turn onto S. Coast Highway. This portion of the cruise will be low-speed (average speed limit is 40 MPH). It is a two-lane road that frequently changes names (Coast Highway>Carlsbad Blvd>N Cost Highway>S Coast Highway>Camino Del Mar>N. Torrey Pines Blvd>Genesee).

Once we’re on Genesee, we should be around the La Jolla/UCSD area. Next, we make a left onto Nobel, and after about 1.5 – 2 miles, get onto the 805-S, and after going down for a few miles, merge onto the 163-S. Take the Friars Road exit and make right and then immediate make another right onto Frazee Rd. Frazee road becomes the Hazard Center. The final meeting spot will be the Hazard Center parking lot.




Thanks to all those who contributed to planning so far, especially MIAPLAYA and his wonderful map! j/k, it really did help in keeping this cruise alive since nobody was doing anything up to that point.

Any more official announcements will be posted here. If anyone wants to shoot video of some portions of the cruise, that would be great! I tried to include whatever relevant information I could. In case anybody wanted to get maps, here is the address of the Best Buy in Oceanside:

2110 Vista Way
Oceanside, CA 92054-5600

 

Here is the latest list thusfar:

1. rickdogg
2. caucasiancoupe
3. phatmitzu
4. actionjackson
5. J.Diddy.Yo
6. kamz
7. MIAPLAYA
8. B-UNIT
9. VQ35DEV6
10. 350z_bra
11. hfm
12. n10zt
13. papag1
14. ed 718
15. tabrizio
16. mich
17. chuckie311
18. BhashaZ
19. Dozer
20. silverbullet350
21. tractng
22. swat311
23. alex12
24. g35 gtr
25. Klumzyee
26. nwrzg35
27. Aequitask
28. n1cK
29. mc2
30. lastsongforagirl
31. rommel350z
32. grommit
33. xplicitZ33
34. gdup35sedan
35. itsbo1313
36. vkzawa
37. wired 24/7 (tentative)
38. midnightrunner (tentative)
39. rlw888
40. ohsobad21
41. miltdoggie
42. EL GUY
43. Gthree5 6MT (tentative)
44. SplitZ (tentative, depending on the schedule of the meet)
45. RED HOT Z
46. G35Rider4Life (+2 fine honeys)
47. zboy
48. dpz
49. dkle99
50. Visualfusion (tentative)
51. Mr. Chubby
52. Tripmachine
53. A-Plus
54. Cocos350Z
55. Zman23
56. jkz
57. siau
58. elms350z
59. Reemus101
60. Cyberz350
61.

Please copy and add your name to the list!

 

9:00 - 9:45 AM: Gathering at Irvine Spectrum

9:45: - 10:45 AM: Drive from Irvine Spectrum to Best Buy parking lot (~50 miles)

10:45 - 11:30 AM: Gathering in Best Buy parking lot

11:30 - 12:15 PM: Drive from Best Buy along main cruise route (Oceanside to La Jolla) (~25 miles, averge speed is around 40MPH; also factor in traffic lights)

12:15 - 12:30 PM: Drive on 805/163 to Hazard Center (La Jolla area to Hazard Center)

12:30 - ???: Main meet at Hazard Center


All times are probably +/- 15 minutes (more likely plus since as we saw at the RR meet, it becomes difficult to exit as a group!). Note that this is just a guesstimate. Depending on traffic, the times may be off significantly.

 

And lastly, the map:



Please not that it is not to scale, and really isn't oriented perfectly. It is more to just outline the route so you guys know where we are going. Original map was provided thanks to MIAPLAYA.

 

any of the LA guys, where is the meeting spot for us b4 we head out??

 

If no one is meeting closer to you in LA area us SouthBay peeps will most likely be meeting up in Torrance at the corner of Crenshaw and 190th in the Shell gas station parking lot. It is where we usually meet up every time we head out to a larger cruise.

See you friday btw, giorgio. lol
(Oh ya change the title under your name, you don't have the Z anymore)

 

Great instruction BhashaZ. It should be easy to follow.

Any (626) peepz wanna caravan to Irvine?

 

I'm down for another caravan

 

ONE thing..... maybe i over looked this.... but where are we planning to meet at Irvine Spectrum at 9a.m.??? that place is huge..... and also, COCO and I are probably going to go to the exotics meet at Crystal Cove which starts at 7 a.m. If anyone wants to roll with us, let me know or PM me and we will setup a meeting spot to roll to the crystal meet. We will probably stay til about 8 or 8:15ish and then head to Irvine Spectrum together, Let me know...

-j0sh

 

Not sure EXACTLY where that is, but shouldn't be too difficult if you get off the 5 freeway.

 

i think the parking structure is right next to dave and busters

 

Glad I could help out...you should have seen my driving the route last Sat and trying to keep track of what the road was called and writing it down on some paper while driving all at the same time....

 

Is it right off of the 5 freeway? Do you remember the name of the exit? It would help some people out.

 

Yeah thanks man for your help in pushing this. I can also understand. I tried driving the route a few weekends ago and was trying to take pix while driving. It didn't really work out since it was raining on/off and I was manually flipping the wipers, shifting gears, and holding my camera with my right hand. I'm not good at multitasking--I got a lot of "A pillar" shots! So yeah, writing down stuff would make it even more difficult!

 

 

Here is the latest list thusfar:

1. rickdogg
2. caucasiancoupe
3. phatmitzu
4. actionjackson
5. J.Diddy.Yo
6. kamz
7. MIAPLAYA
8. B-UNIT
9. VQ35DEV6
10. 350z_bra
11. hfm
12. n10zt
13. papag1
14. ed 718
15. tabrizio
16. mich
17. chuckie311
18. BhashaZ
19. Dozer
20. silverbullet350
21. tractng
22. swat311
23. alex12
24. g35 gtr
25. Klumzyee
26. nwrzg35
27. Aequitask
28. n1cK
29. mc2
30. lastsongforagirl
31. rommel350z
32. grommit
33. xplicitZ33
34. gdup35sedan
35. itsbo1313
36. vkzawa
37. wired 24/7 (tentative)
38. midnightrunner (tentative)
39. rlw888
40. ohsobad21
41. miltdoggie
42. EL GUY
43. Gthree5 6MT (tentative)
44. SplitZ (tentative, depending on the schedule of the meet)
45. RED HOT Z
46. G35Rider4Life (+2 fine honeys)
47. zboy
48. dpz
49. dkle99
50. Visualfusion (tentative)
51. Mr. Chubby
52. Tripmachine
53. A-Plus
54. Cocos350Z
55. Zman23
56. jkz
57. siau
58. elms350z
59. Reemus101
60. Cyberz350
61. ObZeZZed

Please copy and add your name to the list!

 

Someone please sticky this.

 

Also, I never even thought about this until now, but what about food? Someone please step up for this--I'm busy with work! I have no idea what's in the area though. Plus I may or may not be staying too long since I may be visiting friends later...

 

Here is the latest list thusfar:

1. rickdogg
2. caucasiancoupe
3. phatmitzu
4. actionjackson
5. J.Diddy.Yo
6. kamz
7. MIAPLAYA
8. B-UNIT
9. VQ35DEV6
10. 350z_bra
11. hfm
12. n10zt
13. papag1
14. ed 718
15. tabrizio
16. mich
17. chuckie311
18. BhashaZ
19. Dozer
20. silverbullet350
21. tractng
22. swat311
23. alex12
24. g35 gtr
25. Klumzyee
26. nwrzg35
27. Aequitask
28. n1cK
29. mc2
30. lastsongforagirl
31. rommel350z
32. grommit
33. xplicitZ33
34. gdup35sedan
35. itsbo1313
36. vkzawa
37. wired 24/7 (tentative)
38. midnightrunner (tentative)
39. rlw888
40. ohsobad21
41. miltdoggie
42. EL GUY
43. Gthree5 6MT (tentative)
44. SplitZ (tentative, depending on the schedule of the meet)
45. RED HOT Z
46. G35Rider4Life (+2 fine honeys)
47. zboy
48. dpz
49. dkle99
50. Visualfusion (tentative)
51. Mr. Chubby
52. Tripmachine
53. A-Plus
54. Cocos350Z
55. Zman23
56. jkz
57. siau
58. elms350z
59. Reemus101
60. Cyberz350
61. ObZeZZed
62. EvL350Z

Please copy and add your name to the list!

 

I've received a few PM's about when this cruise is taking place. I guess it's not very visible in the first post. The date is:


Saturday, November 19, 2005