Leaky Rads, the Supreme Weight Reduction | CA Touge Podcast

Another week of total nothing in the car culture. We talk about how to lose weight while on the touge. Remember that car meets can be fun, so while you're at one, you must break every part.

Frankfurt Motor Mess | CA Touge Podcast | Sept 16, 2019

This week we shit-talk about the Frankfurt international motor show. Since none of us have money to travel across the world, we'll be making strong opinions on a single sentence and pictures alone.

CA Touge Podcast 09/02/2019

Another episode that's actually a week out from another episode. Come join us the regular as we talk about cars, driving, and the touge.

CA Touge Podcast 08/25/2019

Another episode of the CA Touge Podcast. Join us as we discuss BMWs, Mercedes, and the new Supra in regards on how all crap they are.

Sanic's Drive-along: Keeping Cool When Mistakes Happen

Another episode of Sanic's Drive-along! This time I tackle Santa Clara truck trail that sits between Sand Canyon and Little Tujunga. I wanted to upload this video for everyone to know and learn about driving in a safe manner.

CA Touge Podcast 3: Spooktacular on Little Tujunga Canyon

Join us this episode for our Halloween edition of Californian Touge podcast. We're on site at Little Tujunga Canyon overlooking the city of Santa Clarita. We discuss Little Tujunga and Sand Canyon and other driving and car related stories. The touch of Halloween was upon us as the fog rolled in during our podcast and an unfortunate egging incident.

Sand Canyon: Braking to Go Fast

Sand Canyon is the great little downhill course that requires great footwork on all the right pedals. Imagine going to the water park, and the park has that one water slide where they drop people at steep angles. That would be Sand Canyon as gravity will be the driver's number one friend or number one foe.

Sand Canyon begins (or ends) where Little Tujunga Canyon begins (or ends). It connects Little Tujunga Canyon with the 14 and Placerita Canyon. It's only about three or so miles long, but going downhill all the way is a load of fun.

Placerita Canyon: Whip Out Those Huge Displacements

If Upper Big Tujunga Canyon is where the driver can whip out some American muscle; then, Placerita Canyon is where you can shoot straight NOS into the throbbing power of double-digit cylinders. Placerita Canyon is a short little touge that runs between Sand Canyon and the 14 freeway. The only point I can understand from this piece of asphalt is that it connects one part of the 14 with another part of the 14. Oh, sure, there are some buildings and things on the road, but it's only a few miles long.

Placerita Canyon is little touge that cuts through some of the mountains, but it really doesn't go up or down anywhere. There is a little challenge when it comes to the corner, and the straights on the touge are incredibly straight. Unlike Live Oak where the driver has to pay to subtle differences in the road to stay on track, this touge has none of that minutia. There's a corner; then, there's a long straight with plenty of visibility up ahead.

CA Touge Podcast 2: Spooky Happenings at Glendora Mountain Road

Here comes the second episode of the Californian Touge podcast. Come join us as we discuss Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) and strange things that are happening in the middle of the night. The podcast was recorded on site at GMR that's opened to the public. A group of car buddies shoot the breeze and discuss the road.

It was incredibly foggy that night, and we also had some strange visitors join us.

Little Tujunga Canyon: the Tire's Barbershop Quartet

Little Tujunga Canyon is the little runt of the three Tujunga brothers. Alongside Big Tujunga Canyon and Upper Big Tujunga Canyon, Little Tujunga Canyon (LTC) is the littlest brother who got all the hand-me-downs and got stuck with his uncle's rustbox, but that's all LTC ever needed to be fast. LTC is a touge that stresses good driving, following the perfect line, and keeping up the momentum around corners. Going fast isn't how much a driver has under the hood, it's how well they can keep up a consistent speed through a technical course.

CA Touge Podcast 1: On the Double-Yellows at Live Oak

Come join us for our first episode on Live Oak.

This was recorded on site at Live Oak where three buddies and I talk about the touge, the scene, and do a little bit of car spotting as well.

Mulholland Drive: Rich-snob Edition

Mulholland Drive, not to be confused with Mulholland Highway (more on that later), is a thrilling drive for all the wrong reasons. Mulholland is a twisty snake where wheels love to squeal around every corner; however, it's not the corners that cause the thrills, it's the possible chance of some Prius coming around a blind corner, splitting lanes, and swerving out of the way while imitating the Roadrunner. Despite how fun the road looks, it can never be fully pushed because of the traffic on the road, and the homes that dwell in the hills.

Mulholland Drive runs between Cahuenga Blvd somewhere near Hollywood and Skirball Cultural Center (and a little beyond that). Keep in mind that in the middle, Coldwater Canyon connects Mulholland together.

Mt. Wilson

The intersection of ACH and Mt. Wilson

Mt. Wilson is like the kid who invites you over for a summer pool party, but when you get there, all he has is a bag of opened Cheetos and single Slip 'N Slide. At first, you may not know what to do: join in on the fun or call your mom to take you back home. However, closer inspection of that Slip 'N Slide reveals that it's actually 100 of the slides put together that stretches out to about five miles. Once you get on, the fun never stops until some asshole comes around a blind corner and pushes you off a cliff.

Upper Big Tujunga Canyon

Intersection where ACH and Upper BTC meet

Imagine the two Big Tujunga Canyons (BTC) as twin brothers, but Upper BTC popped out of the womb two minutes early and staked a claim on the best tit. Throughout Upper's life, the big brother felt like it had it made. Upper had everything handed to it: well-paved roads, plenty of scenery, and long stretches of road where it can flaunt its American muscle.

Upper BTC stretches between Angeles Forest Highway and Angeles Crest Highway, connecting the two. There are some auxiliary roads on its long stretch, but its only purpose is to connect the two highways and nothing more. The road does not connect to "Lower" Big Tujunga Canyon in any way.

Life on the Touge

Life has various ways of living, but I'm not here to tell you that I live the fast life or that I live on the edge. I'm simply here to tell you the life of driving through various touges (峠: mountain passes), and how fun they can be for any driver from the simple grandpa who has had their license for eighty years or the lady who drives around in a red V6 Mustang. Either way, life on the touge is about having fun.

When it comes to having fun driving through the touge, everyone must keep in mind how to drive them safely as well. After all, you can't have fun while you're dead, debilitated, or a camshaft up the anus. Keep in mind, I'm not here to tell you how to drive faster or how to improve your driving abilities, nor am I going to tell you that you should immediately drive out with your old Mercury Mystique and try to drift through every corner on bald tires and a crappy transmission.