Come and join the members of 2005stang.com for one of the most scenic and fun mountian driving experiences in the southwest.

This is a short day trip that requires no more than 1 tank of gas and lasts roughly 4 hours including a stop in Bagdad at the Miners Diner.

The route takes us up route 60/93 out of Phoenix to Wickenburg then to route 89 to Congress. We stop here to pick up our friends from northern Arizona and then head up the Yarnell grade into Yarnell and the picturesque Peeples Valley. We continue on 89 to Yavapai County 15 onward to state route 98 for some really great twisty mountain action to Bagdad.

We stop in Bagdad for lunch at the Miners Diner, then the peak of the trip is the 20 mile section of road known as state route 97. This is a very quick, twisty, dippy section of road that's a virtual roller coaster. At the end of this stretch is a huge turnout area where we commonly stop for a breather from the rollercoaster ride and a little burnout action

Here's some pics from a previous "Bagdad Run".

Parked at the Diner, our own little carshow for the public!





Burnout action after lunch and the 20 mile rollercoaster ride.







The carnage



So come and join us!

We meet at the Starbucks at Bell Rd and Grand Ave in Surprise (Behind the Bank of America) at 9:00am and leave no later than 9:45am from there on our way to Congress to pick up our northern Arizona friends.

Hope to see you there. For any changes to our schedule please visit the "Roundups" Forum at 2005stang.com

 

That looks like fun. I'm half tempted to drive down on Saturday just to join in.

We'll see how the next week goes.

 

Right on, we'd love to have you! If anything if you don't feel like driving all the way down for the entire trip, you could just take 97 to Bagdad for lunch. We should be there by around noonish. I'd love to see those louvers in person

 

come on you guys in az and surrounding states!!! this is a great opportunity to stretch your stangs muscles!

Great food, great driving experience, and some fun with burnouts on an empty desert road!!! what more could you want?!?! for those of you who havent gone on this cruise before, its a bundle of fun!!!!

 

Looks like the weather will be fantastic too! Highs in the low 80's for next Sunday.

 

Bumpity bump..... like to see some more people tomorrow, you know you want to come