[s-cars] tales from San Diego:

[David Kase]

uh, hum...   FU



On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:48 PM, <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:

> So I'm back from 10daze in sunny Orange County, trying to recoup after a
> 1am landing - oy.
>
> Got to meet an IL //S8'er in the Gaslamp District who was also there on
> travels for a few cold ones and many laughs. Another guy Jaime lived locally
> and was to join us as well but he had to bag due to a last minute meeting.
>  Instead he suggested he pick me up that Sat for the Cars & Coffee in
> Irvine.  Oh man, whattapal... whattapal whattapal.
>
> Course I insisted (demanded?) he shag me in his '92 ///M5 Touring... one of
> 891 made and maybe 30 in the US - and likely the only one fed'd in CA.
>  Car's near perfect, and hearing the song sung WOT via the 340hp 3.8L Swan
> Song 6 (one of BMW's finest ever motors IMO) was just what sunrise in SoCal
> demanded.
>
> We strolled thru <a href="
> http://picasaweb.google.com/pkrasusky/CarsCoffeeIrvineCA510#">here</a>
> awhile which didn't suck (turned out to be the same epic C&C that I'd seen
> on YouTube weeks prior, go figure?), then swung thru his place to switch
> cars.  Drove past his (also Euro!) 560SEC (oh momma it's soooo nice) to get
> into his 60k '01 //S8.
>
> Jaime proved with distinctive awesomeness profoundly evident that 265's do
> in fact fit on OE Avus 18x8s (whodathunkit?)...  not just fit but OMG fit.
>  Apparently 10mm spacers F / 15mm R and Bob's his Uncle!  Dayum did it look
> good, not to mention there's not a mark on his car. Take heed, tire needers!
>  This is a must do IMagainHO), fersure.  Hilarity about his //S8 tho was I
> no joke f'n spied him driving it the day we arrived earlier in the week, all
> of CA and I see a silver //S8 driving and it turns out to be him and he's
> not even near where he lived?  WEIRD.
>
> Apart from partaying me silly face off for 10daze with 18 (18!) of my
> wife's fam that went for the wedding that wasn't, saw / did some great fam
> touristy dork stuff.  Tar pits were neat!
>
> Sun to Sun timeshare check-in had us 1st/last night'ing in a hotel, which
> adjoined Newport Ducati (oh darn).  Also determined out of alllll of CA it
> was 7mi from editor Bidrawn's office of ECMag - how opportune.  Chewed the
> car breeze together for an hour @ his desk, assigned me some more stuff.
>  Now to perform under pressure - joy!
>
> anywho, a silly pointless tale to say nothing more than good car shenanigan
> times with even better folks.  Tx PW / Jaime for meeting, hope to again
> going fwd! Jaime, I thoroughly enjoyed our morning together - the opp to
> meet someone so kind and fun was a treat. Fmr Team Mgr Minardi F1!?!? You're
> too modest 8-).
>
> Such great folks we're blessed w/ in our circles here gentz - take
> advantage when can!!!
>
> anyanywho...
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