proretro
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 03:39 PM |
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DRIVING ROADS
Where O where is your best driving roads, form the holy grail's such as Snakes pass ,butter tubs, to you local favourite.
including good destinations on the road ie pub's / cafés / views and then the hazards like sheep in road \ SPEED CAMERAS!!
and if anyone can recommend me a good local road from myself. i live in dudley west midlands ( near Shropshire )
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HowardB
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 03:47 PM |
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one of my fav roads is from New Lanark to the M74,.. (a70) - fabulous fun
The otherone that is awesome is the A82,...
Both best driven in the wee small hours, but keep an eye for Deer and Cameras
Sorry nowhere near to the Midlands
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 03:58 PM |
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Cadwell Park, Donington Park, Oulton Park etc etc etc. No speed cameras, hidden obstacles, cyclists or Sunday drivers.
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proretro
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 posted on 5/12/14 at 04:11 PM |
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Haha i knew sum own wood give me that answer
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 04:42 PM |
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Daan Saath we don't get exciting roads, A roads are too open(boring) and or camera'd, B roads are to tight or being used by grannys or
mums driving at 30mph avoiding the rush hour.
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Andy D
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 05:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Daan Saath we don't get exciting roads, A roads are too open(boring) and or camera'd, B roads are to tight or being used by grannys or
mums driving at 30mph avoiding the rush hour.
That looks a nice road in your avatar.. there's a lot of bloody Clios on it though!
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nick205
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 07:02 PM |
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The A272, Winchester to Petersfield is a local favourite of mine. Best driven at night these days.
Snake Pass is a great drive, but very rare to get a good run over it.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 07:24 PM |
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The road between Queenstown and Fox Glacier in New Zealand South island , pity I was in a camper van and not the toy car
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myke pocock
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 07:25 PM |
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Penrith to Alston over Hartside. (but watch out for the lunatic bikers)
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daveb666
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 07:37 PM |
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Snakes pass is not the holy grail. Super busy all the time, a few mobile speed cameras in place and limited overtaking places.
Its not what it was 5 years ago.
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proretro
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 07:52 PM |
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Has anyone drove on the black mountain pass? Now that looked good on top gear
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Ugg10
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 08:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
The A272, Winchester to Petersfield is a local favourite of mine. Best driven at night these days.
Snake Pass is a great drive, but very rare to get a good run over it.
And Midhurst to Storrington.
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CosKev3
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 08:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy D
quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Daan Saath we don't get exciting roads, A roads are too open(boring) and or camera'd, B roads are to tight or being used by grannys or
mums driving at 30mph avoiding the rush hour.
That looks a nice road in your avatar.. there's a lot of bloody Clios on it though!
Must be one of his local B roads,
as only Granny's and Mums drive Clios..........
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Daf
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 08:53 PM |
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You're not too far from me, about an hour or so. There's some brilliant roads up here in north wales
- The A5 from LLangollen - Betws Y Coed
- The 470 mid Wales
- The A483 to south Wales
The best by far though has to be the A543 from denbigh (Part of the Evo triangle)
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proretro
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 09:16 PM |
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Wales was one of the reasons i wanted bec 7
and I've just googled the A543, I'm in love. Got to be done soon after winter
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ragindave
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 09:26 PM |
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http://www.bestbikingroads.com
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proretro
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 09:36 PM |
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Mint! Just downloaded the app, happy days
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Daf
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 09:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by proretro
Wales was one of the reasons i wanted bec 7
and I've just googled the A543, I'm in love. Got to be done soon after winter
Give me a shout when you do, it's 5 mins from my house - I'll come join you
[Edited on 5/12/14 by Daf]
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davidimurray
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 10:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by proretro
Has anyone drove on the black mountain pass? Now that looked good on top gear
Black mountains a good run. I'm down near Cardiff so a good run is from Port Talbot over the Bwlch A4107, down into Treorchy and over the Rhigos
mountain road A4061 down to Hirwaun. From Hirwaun, the A4059 through Penderyn (past the Whiskey Distillery) then onto the A470 to the outskirts of
Brecon. A40 then to Llandovery. From there take the A4069 Black mountain road and end up around the North Side of Swansea - 4 or 5 hours of pure
driving pleasure.
A fantastic road is the Maerdy mountain road (A4233) - probably one of my favourites. Only a few miles long but fantastic combination of steep hills,
1st gear hairpins, flying mountain top roads, unsighted bends and elevation changes. If you go from Aberdare, when you get to the outskirts of Maerdy
there is a big wide turning, spin around there and wait for a nice gap in the traffic to get a good run.
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MsD
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 10:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by myke pocock
Penrith to Alston over Hartside. (but watch out for the lunatic bikers)
x2. Brilliant road.
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proretro
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 10:29 PM |
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Give me a shout when you do, it's 5 mins from my house - I'll come join you
most definitely. Love meeting likeminded people, but 5mins from your house... Mega jealous 
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proretro
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 10:39 PM |
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And David, now that's what i call an response. Wow
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BenB
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| posted on 5/12/14 at 11:03 PM |
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I live in the big smoke so any road where the speed limit is achievable is a bonus
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theprisioner
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| posted on 6/12/14 at 10:14 AM |
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Come to Scotland. Try the Applecross road I guarantee a thrill. Bring your anti midge cream (skin so soft is a favourite).
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twybrow
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| posted on 6/12/14 at 02:11 PM |
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A3072 from Crediton to Tiverton in deepest Devon. It has every sort of bend and feature you can imagine, in about 6 miles. I need to take my kit down
their some day!
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