Aloha from Kauai! - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

ZR1Vette · 09-20-2008

Hi all.... Ellen and I are down in Hawaii for couple weeks of fun and diving...been on Kauai for about 5 days and getting ready to fly over to Kona....since we have been here the Vette count is (1) each for a C4 (can not claim absolutely it was a ZR-1 but in the 'pass in the other direction got a look a the butt' view spot a 'sticker' in the lower right corner but could not read), C5 and (2) C6s... also since we also own a new MINI Cooper S look for those too... (3) 1st gen models and (1) of the new R56 models in BRG...

Went to Waimea Canyon yesterday (also know as the Pacific Grand Canyon)...well for those who have done the Tail of the Dragon there is one on this island....what a hoot to drive this road leading to and from the canyon...constant turns and twisties for about 9 miles

That is all...just saying hi and safe driving to all

rhipsher · 09-20-2008

In 1988 I took a trip to the big island Kona. It was beautifull there. You can drive around the whole island in about three hours. Went marlin fishing. But after about four days I was ready to come back to California. I had tickets to see AC/DC and wanted to get back in time. But hawaii is one of the most beautifull places on the planet. Enjoy your vacation.

flyin ryan · 09-20-2008

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Originally Posted by ZR1Vette

Went to Waimea Canyon yesterday (also know as the Pacific Grand Canyon)...well for those who have done the Tail of the Dragon there is one on this island....what a hoot to drive this road leading to and from the canyon...constant turns and twisties for about 9 miles

that road is insane...only wish i had a Zee to drive it unlike my rental car last time i was there. enjoy yourselves Michael

RedRiderZR1 · 09-20-2008

Took a bike tour down it. The tour guide said that's the fastest he ever got to the bottom. We were having a blast. couldn't be bothered much to stop for the Info. LOL

Paul Workman · 09-20-2008

Had to laugh...Some friends and I rented bicycles and road around Oahu. We peddled up to Punchbowl Nat. Cemetery, but on the way down our brakes gave out and we went flashing thru Waikiki at rush hour, doing about 40 and screaming "Look out- look out look out" till we were hoarse! Red lights, green lights...it was all the same. Somehow we all made it to a stop w/o hitting anyone or being hit! HaHaHa!! Talk about "Mr. Toad's wild ride!!"

Beautiful place. I was there on 5 occations - a crew member in Uncle Sam's "Haze Gray Yacht Club"

P.

09-20-2008

Aloha and E Komo Mai! Enjoy your stay in paradise.

RedSled · 09-20-2008

We will be there next June Michael, so i'll enjoy hearing more about it! Thanks.

- Keith '90 Red/Red #1383

WB9MCW · 09-21-2008

HAVE A GREAT TIME MIKE !! Hope you get to see Maui too!!!
Highway to Hana (54 bridges) and the road to the original capitol - Lahaina

YOU SHOULD HOOK UP WITH CRAIG IN OAHU >> HAWAIIZR-1 if u get to spend some time b4 you fly back to the mainland.

You need to see that engine of his and qualify that it is as pretty as it looks in the photos he posts. LOL

RedSled · 09-21-2008

Yeah...the Hana road is great (we took a two-wheel drive car around under threat of death from the rental car company) and Haleakala is pretty too.

ZR1Vette · 09-22-2008

ALOHA again..
hanging here off the coast of Kona on a 100' CAT... enjoying the diving and weather! We were in Honolulu for total of 1 hour then on to Kona... so will not be able to hook up with Craig

Really would like to see a fellow ZR-1 driver over here. That is it for now (will not bore you with all the details of being in paradise

)

DC area crowd...will be coming back first part of Oct and will be sending out suggestions for our next gathering...so stand by for now

09-20-2008	#2
rhipsher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston 90 Red ZR-1 Posts: 2,320	Re: Aloha from Kauai! In 1988 I took a trip to the big island Kona. It was beautifull there. You can drive around the whole island in about three hours. Went marlin fishing. But after about four days I was ready to come back to California. I had tickets to see AC/DC and wanted to get back in time. But hawaii is one of the most beautifull places on the planet. Enjoy your vacation.

09-20-2008	#4
RedRiderZR1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 75	Re: Aloha from Kauai! Took a bike tour down it. The tour guide said that's the fastest he ever got to the bottom. We were having a blast. couldn't be bothered much to stop for the Info. LOL __________________ 1990 Bright Red ZR1 #41 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #415

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Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Bike ride... Had to laugh...Some friends and I rented bicycles and road around Oahu. We peddled up to Punchbowl Nat. Cemetery, but on the way down our brakes gave out and we went flashing thru Waikiki at rush hour, doing about 40 and screaming "Look out- look out look out" till we were hoarse! Red lights, green lights...it was all the same. Somehow we all made it to a stop w/o hitting anyone or being hit! HaHaHa!! Talk about "Mr. Toad's wild ride!!" Beautiful place. I was there on 5 occations - a crew member in Uncle Sam's "Haze Gray Yacht Club" P.

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HAWAIIZR-1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aloha from Kauai! Aloha and E Komo Mai! Enjoy your stay in paradise.

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RedSled Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germantown, Maryland Posts: 522	Re: Aloha from Kauai! We will be there next June Michael, so i'll enjoy hearing more about it! Thanks. - Keith '90 Red/Red #1383

09-20-2008	#1
ZR1Vette Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reston, Virginia Posts: 939	Aloha from Kauai! Hi all.... Ellen and I are down in Hawaii for couple weeks of fun and diving...been on Kauai for about 5 days and getting ready to fly over to Kona....since we have been here the Vette count is (1) each for a C4 (can not claim absolutely it was a ZR-1 but in the 'pass in the other direction got a look a the butt' view spot a 'sticker' in the lower right corner but could not read), C5 and (2) C6s... also since we also own a new MINI Cooper S look for those too... (3) 1st gen models and (1) of the new R56 models in BRG... Went to Waimea Canyon yesterday (also know as the Pacific Grand Canyon)...well for those who have done the Tail of the Dragon there is one on this island....what a hoot to drive this road leading to and from the canyon...constant turns and twisties for about 9 miles That is all...just saying hi and safe driving to all __________________ Michael :cheers: [I][SIZE="2"]1990 RED on RED #566[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE="2"]WAZOO MEMBER[/I][/SIZE]

09-21-2008	#8
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: Aloha from Kauai! HAVE A GREAT TIME MIKE !! Hope you get to see Maui too!!! Highway to Hana (54 bridges) and the road to the original capitol - Lahaina YOU SHOULD HOOK UP WITH CRAIG IN OAHU >> HAWAIIZR-1 if u get to spend some time b4 you fly back to the mainland. You need to see that engine of his and qualify that it is as pretty as it looks in the photos he posts. LOL __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by WB9MCW; 09-21-2008 at 12:38 AM.

09-21-2008	#9
RedSled Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germantown, Maryland Posts: 522	Re: Aloha from Kauai! Yeah...the Hana road is great (we took a two-wheel drive car around under threat of death from the rental car company) and Haleakala is pretty too.

09-22-2008	#10
ZR1Vette Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reston, Virginia Posts: 939	Re: Aloha from Kauai! ALOHA again.. hanging here off the coast of Kona on a 100' CAT... enjoying the diving and weather! We were in Honolulu for total of 1 hour then on to Kona... so will not be able to hook up with Craig Really would like to see a fellow ZR-1 driver over here. That is it for now (will not bore you with all the details of being in paradise ) DC area crowd...will be coming back first part of Oct and will be sending out suggestions for our next gathering...so stand by for now __________________ Michael :cheers: [I][SIZE="2"]1990 RED on RED #566[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE="2"]WAZOO MEMBER[/I][/SIZE]