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My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:41 pm
by 3X00-Modified
Well as some of you know I ended up taking home the Endless Ride Award, and I have to say god damn I did a lot of driving to get that thing!

So Things started out on Sat with me heading south to NC to hang with Geoff for a few days before heading out West.

Geoff's slave shop where he made us work on his car... That timing belt hanging in the background was used as a whip when we slowed down....

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Shiny...

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After his car was ready we headed out on Tuesday AM...

Saw the Arch for the second time in my life... during the day this time at least.

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Tires getting delivered for Dubs...

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This about sums up the scenery between NC and Denver

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I did not get photos of when Geoff's axle broke unfortunately, I was up to my elbows in grease so the last thing I was going to touch was my camera.

Here are a few various photos from the event

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The camera takes off about 20yrs of age
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Night time at the hotel

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Album Link
http://s257.photobucket.com/user/3400mo ... /Bfest2013

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:21 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Damn that mountain goat shot is a money shot! People are going to steal it off this site.

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:50 pm
by jene
Great pics! Someone actually took one of my car..lol thanks!!!

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:55 am
by Asylum
Not a bad turn out. Have to admit I am somewhat surprised.



Well done Ryan!!

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:26 am
by heavywoody
Don't make me use that timing belt... haha.

Thanks again for the help Jon, I don't know how I would've made the trip without yours and David's help. I need to cut back on the work hours...

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:56 am
by 3X00-Modified
no need to cut back if it's paying the bills.

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:19 pm
by Echoes71
Having just joined this board a few months ago I really wasn't sure what a "Berettafest" would be like, but based on the photos, it looks like everyone had a blast and MAN!!! Seeing all the Beretta's!!! So many differing mods done, so many awesome looking cars!!! Living in KC and having been to Colorado over 20 times - family vacations when younger, seeing Robert Plant on his first ever solo tour in 1983, etc... - I know how B-O-R-I-N-G the drive from here to Colorado can be. But once you see those mountains everything changes!

I have no idea where the Bfest will be next year, but I am going to have to try and get there! And thanks 3X00 for posting a link to more photos. You really took some great shots. One question... who owns the copper colored Beretta? Can't tell, but it looks like a modified Z26... it's sitting next to a black Z - looks like a Z with GT wheels and grill - with a blue cooler in front of it. Reason I ask is there is a new Dodge truck near me that is copper colored and every time I see it I think of how cool that color would look on a Beretta. And then I come on here today and see one!

Anyway, great photos!!!

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:36 pm
by 3X00-Modified
That's actually Heavywoody's car... The photo was shot in the dark under those annoying orange lights so the color's are a bit skewed... lol The color is Actually Cayenne Red Metallic.

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:46 pm
by Echoes71
3X00-Modified wrote:That's actually Heavywoody's car... The photo was shot in the dark under those annoying orange lights so the color's are a bit skewed... lol The color is Actually Cayenne Red Metallic.
Ah, okay. Yeah, I know Woody's car well from the photos on here. Love his car! At least that photo gives me an idea of a copper colored Z. LOL

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:39 pm
by Rettax3
Wow, thanks for the pictures Jon. I still wish I could have made bfest this year... Oh well, maybe some other time. :sorry:

I actually did an over-night moon-lit cross-country hike in November many years ago up to and along the same road on Mt Evans where your cars are parked... It was so cold that when I poured some water from my canteen into a tin-cup, it turned to slush before I could bring the cup up to drink! At least there was very little snow on the ground at the time. That little shelter-cabin next to Summit Lake probably saved my life... It would have been pretty meaningful to me to visit that spot again on a bfest tour... :cry:

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:03 pm
by Barry
How were mpg's?

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:54 pm
by heavywoody
I think pinky bested 26-27ish. I averaged 30-31 (I didn't keep perfect track so it's close enough) and peaked at 32.5.

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:49 pm
by woody90gtz
42.9mpg! Oh...you meant Berettas. haha

Our mileage was better on the way back following Jon because he was generally poking along about 75-78. We were doing 80-85 most of the way out...

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 11:13 pm
by Asylum
The first Group Pic is interesting.

I wonder how many more years til BerettaFest has more Non-Berettas than Berettas in the Group shot.

Re: My Bfest Trip...

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:13 am
by 3X00-Modified
woody90gtz wrote:42.9mpg! Oh...you meant Berettas. haha

Our mileage was better on the way back following Jon because he was generally poking along about 75-78. We were doing 80-85 most of the way out...
Kinda glad I did after seeing what happened to my timing chain lol...