Doing this again on 9/11. 9/18 rain date. Same details as in the OP.

 

Good cruise today. Perfect weather, road conditions (minus some gravel) and great people.

Pics and other video forthcoming. In the mean time, how ***NOT*** to ride a motorcycle.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_d...o2ZTgydVE/view

 

Thanks again Jsolo for leading the cruise yesterday! That was a great route with well timed stops. I didn't realize we had those kind of roads around here. It was a lot of fun!

 

You're welcome.

I had a really hard time deciding how to get home. Too tired to double back the as originally planned and fight I90 construction traffic. Actually ended up taking 64 all the way to sycamore, then hopped on 88 to 294. Surprisingly it was very comfortable in the right lane doing 5 under the speed limit with good spacing. Too many were crowded in the passing lane almost bumper to bumper at 80+.

I think it would be nice to revisit the area once the colors change. This time at a more leisurely pace. Remember those 9 90 degree curves? Checked my gps log (records position every second), entry speed was somewhere around 55, exit around 65-70. Not bad for a 40 mph curve

 

Here's something you don't see every day. (Change res to 1080 for best viewing).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_d...FldWxabmc/view

 

That video (as all of yours) was amazing! If you stare at the smoke and not the road it's as if the video is in slow motion and the smoke mimics slowly moving clouds. I truly enjoyed this one solo, thanks for the share!

 

This will be similar to the 9/11 cruise with just a few route changes. Nice weekends will be in short supply soon. I think we all had a blast last time. This is another opportunity to get out there and really drive the car.

Date: 10/2/2016 , 10/9/2016 rain date
Meet time: 0745, leave 0800
Meet location : Road Ranger off of 90/20 - https://goo.gl/maps/z3jp1SHtay82
Total distance: ~300 miles roundtrip

*Please park in the area in red - https://i.imgur.com/QP1nSW3.jpg

Pace: Slow in the straights, very spirited in the corners.
Lunch: Culvers in Galena

Requirements: Be fueled (both you and car) and ready to go. I'd like to be on the road by 8am.

There's few technical/scenic roads around here. These are probably the best and we'll hit them all.

https://i.imgur.com/ZplQfSP.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/sQrHAvm.jpg

 

Any chance you're thinking of doing this cruise in the spring late April or early May? Should be a good time since the summer tires to go back on around then.

 

Keep an eye on this thread, I'll post next time I go.