Highway 36 + Giulia Quadrifoglio = AMAZING (Not a Kitfox Video)

As you guys can see, this is not a kit fox. We're doing something different today. We're hooking up with a few friends, and we're driving up to Red Bluff and take Highway 36 all the way close to the coast to a city called Fortuna. And Highway 36 is one of the famous highways that you can, you know, take motorcycles. And so the plan today is that we're going to meet a few friends at the gas station, and then we're going to drive up to Nancy's Cafe at Willows Airport and have lunch there. And then we're going to head to Red Bluff, and from Red Bluff we're going to take Highway 36 to Fortuna. It should be a very beautiful scenery today. Unfortunately, there was a fire broke out just yesterday, and it's really smoke down south here, but as soon as we cross Red Bluff, I think the visibility should improve and we should get blue skies. Hopefully we're going to get some really nice footage. We have the Giulia Quadrifoglio. That's the car that I'm driving right now. And absolutely in love with this car. It's one of the greatest cars that I have ever owned. My buddy has a Porsche Cayman S, and we're going to hook up with another guy that has another Cayman S, and another friend that has a Corvette. So between the four of us, we should have a good time. It's a little bit different than flying, but a lot of us like cars too, so it should be a fun day. Two. It's a four-cylinder, dude. That wasn't even a six-cylinder. All right, so we're at this pit stop here. What's it called? The pilot pit stop. Very convenient. And there we have, we get the Giulia, we get the Cayman S, and then we have a Z. Is that a Corvette Z? What's the model of the Corvette? 2015 Z06. Z06. And Cayman S? He's the big boy of the group. Is that Cayman S? Cayman S. 2015. Very cool. And that is? Cayman S. There we go. Now we're going to go to Nancy's Cafe, I'll put the wheels, grab some lunch, and then head to Bird Bluff. Nancy's Cafe All right, so this is Nancy's Cafe right here. It's a great place. I mean, they serve decent food. And Willows is actually a pretty cool airport as well. There's two runways here. As you can see, look at the smoke. I mean, the visibility is really, really bad. There's not a lot of people flying here. This fire in Paradise broke out yesterday. We're going north, so hopefully within an hour north from here we should see better skies, bluish skies. Yeah, the visibility is pretty bad. It's horrible. So the plan is, again, to go up north. We're going to go to Red Bluff area and then take Highway 36. And take that 140 miles of turns and twists all the way to Fortuna. And that should be pretty fun to do. Got to give these guys a hard time. Hey Mike. Oh, they're going to be dirty. Do you need me to take your luggage? I was going to ask you if you could haul up like 20, 40 pounds of ice for us. That's fine. I have four plates. Now you're winning every dance-off. With moves no one's ever seen. We should be dancing now. Dance with me, it's all right. We should be dancing now. All right, so we're right on the edge here of Highway 36. And there's a pretty famous sign here that people like to see. I think Wes is still there. Oh, look at that. Hey, Wes. We have Wes here with his Corvette. So we are going to take pictures right next to it. All right, fellas, be safe. All right, so we're on manual mode. On dynamic now. I'm not going to go full race mode because I have no traction control at all. It's like not even one minute and I'm already having too much fun. 140 miles of this, I don't know if I'm going to last it. Time to talk about the car. This is the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. It's the race version, racing spider version of the Giulia. The Alfa Romeo, it's been making cars for a long time. It has its racing heritage for as long as I can remember. The design of this car is what attracted me to it. It's just magnificent. The front, the back, the side. The engine is a product developed in partnership with Ferrari. So basically, it's a California Ferrari engine with two less cilinders. So this is a V6 engine and the California is a V8 engine, if not totally mistaken. The handling characteristics of this car is what make this car so attractive. It's so well balanced. It's so well positioned. Everything is so ergonomic. The seats are so comfortable that it's really difficult to understand when you're buying a sort of a sports car. There's always a compromise. You can't get a four-seater or the seats are too harsh or the handling characteristics are not good. This particular one here, I think, has it all. I mean, I can sit four people. I can drive the commuter if I want to. I can even change to a four-cylinder car if I want to. I have a button here that I can change from a six-cylinder to a four-cylinder to save fuel. So, it's a very nice car. I have a button here that I can change from a six-cylinder to a four-cylinder to save fuel. So, anyways, it's just a great car all around. And the looks of it, the design of the car is just incredibly beautiful. One of the bad things about it, and the funny thing is, this red car here, I don't know if it's a Ford, some sort of a Ford. He's trying to keep up. That's pretty funny, man. The guy's trying to keep up. He's trying to keep up with us, and he's all over the place. Now, he finally pulls over. All right, so, this is pretty amazing. I mean, there's some up and downs, and you just got to be careful. Otherwise, you get airborne a little bit. It almost feels like you're going to be airborne. Now, the Porsches are definitely going to handle a lot better because their engine is right in the middle of the car, so the balance is perfect. I'm not complaining about this car here. I mean, I catch up with these guys on the straight. Look at this. I'm not even pushing it too much. Yeah, so. So, Mike knows this road really well. He's driving this kind of car. Sort of a first initial, this 36, but definitely coming back already. It's just, of course, with the safety in mind. Scrape my, for sure, scrape my wing down. Oh, holy crap. I guess the sun is going to be in the face, so. Yeah, we hit some sections which had a lot of gravel and debris, I guess, from construction or just from dust from the road. It was hitting the car pretty hard, so we're going to space out a little bit. We're clear now. We're going to catch up with the Porsche in front of me. Anyways, I figured this is the perfect opportunity to play one of my favorite songs, which is Summer of 69. With this road, the sun, the trees, I think it would be a perfect match music for this kind of road. Anyway, so, here's Summer of 69. And I played it till my fingers bled. It was the summer of 69. BDS got some school. And we tried real hard, Jody got mad. So, so nice, guys. So nice. A little break here from the turns. It's pretty fun so far. Man, this Porsche is beautiful. Those rims. Those rims are beautiful. He's a vet. I don't know what you guys are talking. You might want to keep that lower spoiler up. I can't. Only in granny mode. Only in granny mode. I got to be a four-cylinder for that thing. Gramps mode, actually. Good stuff, Mike. Thanks for showing us this. Absolutely. Good stuff. I'm going to have to take the lead now. Absolutely. I don't like being held up. I don't like being held up. You go, boy. I'll take the dears. I'll take all the dears now. Oh, you go, boy. That's my big fear. Alright, so we are still, I would say, a couple of hours away from Fortuna. So we got to get going. The sun is setting. Alright, so this is a pretty sketchy exit here. These cars are coming pretty quick. Alright, so we have taken the lead now. Let's see if we can keep up the speed for these guys now. It's downhill now. We are discharging. I'm going over and slowing me down, down, down. So high, I'm floating. I'm shining in my prime. Start rolling over, cause you can't take my crown off the ground. My circuits but huge, cause you can't handle my game. My drive's a puzzle. I got you so bumbuzzled. Cause you can fall into my pain. No time, no time to stay around. Restricted access. I'm just a fly, don't get up. We're discharging. I'm going over and slowing me down, down. I'm shining in my prime. Start rolling over, cause you can't take my crown off the ground. Wow, this is absolutely so incredible. The way this car handles. I am just trying to do my lines and it just sticks. It just stays there. It doesn't go anywhere that I don't want it to go. It doesn't understeer. Very predictable. This is the first time that I'm actually understanding how the car works. How everything feels. It's just like flying an airplane for the first time and go for stalls. And just to get a vibe for the car. This is a very, very, very secure car. I mean, I'm not even pushing it. I'm doing about 80 miles an hour here. And it's just doing it. Doing it the way I want. Brakes on a straight line. Get some speed on the apex. Oh man, this is a joy. Look at that. Looking ahead a couple of turns out. Little cars. It's like a wild horse. It just wants to go. This little stretch was really fun, man. It's a beautiful country here. We just went by several redwood trees. Huge, huge trees. Beautiful, beautiful. Yeah, I got in the zone for a little while there. It was really fun. Totally, totally in the zone. It's almost like you fly an airplane. You connect with every single crevice. You just feel it. You become one. It's a pretty amazing feeling. Hey Mike, how many miles do we have to go? I don't know if Mike can hear you. Yeah, I don't hear him. My fuel tank is getting thirsty. I think I'm going to put some fuel here. Flash Mike for a second. I don't know how long we have. I have 80 miles in my range. Oh, okay. I didn't know. But if you're only 10 miles away, that's fine. Yeah, we're good. We're 10 miles away. Alright, so that was a pretty fun day. We are at the Bear Creek, Bear Valley, Bear River. Bear River Casino in Fortuna. I think that's about the end of the day here. We're going to wrap it up. So thanks for tagging along. It's not a KidFox video, but something different for us to do. We all love cars as well and flying, but yeah. Anyways, so I hope you guys enjoy and I'll catch up with you guys on the next one. See you.