[hkj]

It has been a couple months since my car has last seen any track time and it's getting itchy! Besides, a friend of mine has recently purchased a new 6MT B7 A4 3.2 quattro and has been eager to take his new baby for a spin. Together with dea's TiAg m-sport 330i, the 3 of us decided to go for a ride in the near by Santa Cruz mountains for some fun.


And what fun it was! Listening to the roaring sound the 3.0L inline-6 produces at 5000+ rpm while watching the scenary flying past in blazing speed is sure to put an ear-to-ear smile on every driver's face. And all this while basking in the beautiful California weather. It is truly freude am fahren at its finest.


Here are some photos I took during the drive. Enjoy!

• The beginning of the journey: the quiet town of Saratoga, CA
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Life in the fast lane!
  
  
  
  
  
  
• ...until our fun was briefly halted by a slow moving Corolla S
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Deutsch brothers
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Another view
  
  
  
  
  
  
• There's an eerie similarity between the new Audi grille and E90 M-sport front.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• dea's TiAg M-sport E90 with momo rims.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• A C6 Corvette owner looking for some company...
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Taking a break
  
  
  
  
  
  
• SG 330i M-sport. The carbon fiber diffuser isn't really noticeable on a sparkling graphite car
  
  
  
  
  
  
• My buddy's B7 A4 3.2 Quattro
  
  
  
  
  
  
• another shot of dea's TiAg 330i M-sport
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Our little caravan
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Freude am Fahren
  
  
  
  
  
  
• another caravan shot
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Nothing beats a shower after a good workout.
  
  
  
  

-hkj

[oneshare325]

Nice pics man! I love your ride! I thought you couldn't get the m sport kit in the states? European delivery? Aftermarket?

[just4kickz]

skyline... good ride... last few times i've driven there the RFTs didnt grip at all... had really hard time completing turns... had to let a s2000 pass me... lol he was hitting the turns at like 50

haha im right next to downtown too!

[iczz]

哈哈 下次再一起去吧
Sorry 囉~

[BMW F22]

man that looks fun. My friends and I had a run on Highway 9 just last night, it was freakin cold as heck. We passed by a cop on our way down and I didnt even realize it til they told me. He was going up though so I guess we got a lucky break. hehehe

[markE90]

nice!!!..M-tech kit is starting to grow on me..

[hkj]

Originally Posted by oneshare325

Nice pics man! I love your ride! I thought you couldn't get the m sport kit in the states? European delivery? Aftermarket?

Thanks man. The m-sport kit can be ordered through any dealerships.

-hkj

[just4kickz]

btw about a week ago FBI were on highway 9 impounding cars... so I would be careful.... there was a roadblock supposedly... i think a i-club member's car was impounded.

[hkj]

Originally Posted by BMWE90

man that looks fun. My friends and I had a run on Highway 9 just last night, it was freakin cold as heck. We passed by a cop on our way down and I didnt even realize it til they told me. He was going up though so I guess we got a lucky break. hehehe

lol totally. On our way up we passed by a county sheriff SUV parked at an intersection. Fortunately nobody got pulled over though. It was kinda surprise for me since I've driven HW9 a few times before and never saw any cop cars.

Well, lucky day I suppose.

-hkj

[hkj]

Originally Posted by just4kickz

btw about a week ago FBI were on highway 9 impounding cars... so I would be careful.... there was a roadblock supposedly... i think a i-club member's car was impounded.

say what?!! impounding cars.. how? And FBI?? You'd think they have better things to worry about than catching a few speeders on a remote Cali mountain.

-hkj

[just4kickz]

well they're targeting certain cars/people and i'm sure that bust was over... FBI stoped sideshows in CA and gripping on those roads I guess is illegal... and my friend's friend whos on impreza-club had his car impounded. dunno... should be okay... the last few times i went i didnt see any cops.

[BMW F22]

they are cracking down on Highway 9 nowadays. They put speed bumps on this one road leading up to the highway (pierce road). I am starting to notice more cops than before. I've gone on those roads a bunch of times before and never saw any cops until recently. A co-worker who is a member for the i-club told me that they once had a roadblock on the top and the bottom of the mountains so basically all the cars were trapped in the middle. Man I just hate cops in general.

[shragon]

sweet! hwy 9 and 35 are always fun! just be careful out there!!

[remmib]

Great pics

[Greeney]

Great photos!

[txusa03]

look like fun trip yall...

[Ryan 330i]

tell your friends to stop buying cars from Rector, and buy their Audi's from me!

[hkj]

Originally Posted by Ryan 330i

tell your friends to stop buying cars from Rector, and buy their Audi's from me!

lol Ryan, you recognize the Rector license plate even with me blurring them out huh.

I'll tell him to look for you for all his Audi needs. How's that?


-hkj

[Ryan 330i]

Originally Posted by hkj

lol Ryan, you recognize the Rector license plate even with me blurring them out huh.


-hkj

i'm just that good! at least he got a 3.2 its a 4 month wait for one, so i wouldnt have been able to get him one anyway....

Originally Posted by just4kickz

skyline... good ride... last few times i've driven there the RFTs didnt grip at all... had really hard time completing turns... had to let a s2000 pass me... lol he was hitting the turns at like 50

haha im right next to downtown too!

Why do you suppose your RFTs didn't grip at all?

Maybe over inflated?

Mine grip really well.

[just4kickz]

Originally Posted by CMD

Why do you suppose your RFTs didn't grip at all?

Maybe over inflated?

Mine grip really well.

really! *shrugs* its not like i use my grip that much... iono... last few times i went 9 my rear tires kept skidding even though i wasnt even going that fast... lol

but yeah i just wanted to add that i think m-tech rear w/ no deck spoiler looks SOO clean... member edy74's alphine white e90 w/ mtech rear apron, "black cf-look diffuser", w/o deck spoiler... wow the black/white contrast on that ride... ..it just looked so clean... lol i wonder how your ride would look w/o the deck spoiler... but then again the contrast isnt as great cause u have dark on dark diffuser and edy74 has light on dark diffuser.

[hkj]

Originally Posted by Ryan 330i

i'm just that good! at least he got a 3.2 its a 4 month wait for one, so i wouldnt have been able to get him one anyway....

lol..

How are sales of 3.2 compares to other A4s?

If I recall correctly the total 325s (sedan+coupe+xi+i) outsell total 330s at about 3~4:1 ratio.

Originally Posted by just4kickz

really! *shrugs* its not like i use my grip that much... iono... last few times i went 9 my rear tires kept skidding even though i wasnt even going that fast... lol

but yeah i just wanted to add that i think m-tech rear w/ no deck spoiler looks SOO clean... member edy74's alphine white e90 w/ mtech rear apron, "black cf-look diffuser", w/o deck spoiler... wow the black/white contrast on that ride... ..it just looked so clean... lol i wonder how your ride would look w/o the deck spoiler... but then again the contrast isnt as great cause u have dark on dark diffuser and edy74 has light on dark diffuser.

From my own experience the stock RFT grips really well. I took my car to the track a few times and it hasn't give me any problems. Obviously a lighter car such as s2000 (which is some 600lbs (!) lighter than 330i) will be able to corner faster than our car.


I like the rear look with the M-sport. I think the CF diffuser is not so noticeable on the darker colored cars. I'd love to see a Mystic blue car with M-sport+CF diffuser in person. I think that color combination would totally rock! :rocks: :rocks:


-hkj