So I volunteered to put together a drive in July. Problem was…I was swamped at work. In order to get some participation, I ordained the upcoming drive a “Mystery.” Seemed to work, as we had 40 people sign up for the event.

We woke to a beautiful morning in the East Bay. As cars gathered at the Stoneridge mall we all got pretty excited by the turnout. Paul and TJ finally showed up with the sharks and we headed up to Walnut Creek. Heading up 680, we ran into a Mustang GT that thought he was fast. We had two e46 M3’s that proved him wrong.

Funny thing was, as I looked down and saw the needle pass 100MPH, I noticed that an older woman driving a powder blue Passat was also cruising at 100MPH. Classic.

We met up with the rest of the group at the coffee joint on Ygnacio Valley Road.

When we took off, we headed for the top of Mt. Diablo, 40 cars strong. We used radio communication to avoid obstacles, and made it up without a hitch. The bike traffic is just crazy, so great care was taken to make sure everyone was safe.

The view from the summit was fantastic, as can be seen in the pictures. After we took some great pics, we headed down the mountain to Blackhawk Auto Museum in Danville. We grabbed some lunch and checked out the fantastic collection of cars.

All in all a beautiful day with a great, safe drive. Thanks to all who came out!