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white130d - 22/9/04 at 06:58 PM

Stay off the roads in Derbyshire. I just bought my tickets and will be arriving Oct 21. That weekend I will be down near Bristol, then a trip to North Wales (denbigh) and my friend is booking me a tour at the Jag factory. Maybe I can run into some of you guys when I am there....

David

Cita - 22/9/04 at 07:01 PM

Now THAT'S an intro

white130d - 22/9/04 at 07:05 PM

A yank driving the back roads around the Peak District is a sight, be fair warned....


David.

Jon Ison - 22/9/04 at 07:41 PM

if you want to call in whilst your in Derbyshire u2u me n i will give you info you need..............

Mikey G - 22/9/04 at 07:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by white130d
A yank driving the back roads around the Peak District is a sight, be fair warned....


David.


Make note, we have bends in the UK, and most of our cars are setup to take on corners so the driving style maybe a bit funny, not like your straight lines

Mike

heinlein - 22/9/04 at 09:05 PM

I would guess the roads in the Great Smoky Mountains might have an occasional gentle bend unlike all the other roads here in the colonies.

stephen_gusterson - 22/9/04 at 09:13 PM

hope you can get in the jag factory for a tour without strike breaking!

its big news here that the browns lane plant is to close - but bits of it - the museum included - will stay open.

atb

steve

white130d - 22/9/04 at 09:36 PM

There is a place not far from here, called the tail of the dragon, 318 curves in 11 miles. It is real popular with the bike crowd......Tail of the Dragon


Not all our cars go straight/turnleft go straight/turnleft, go straight/turn left, over and over, and over...

D.

James - 23/9/04 at 07:51 AM

Looks fookin brilliant:

http://www.landlinemag.com/Archives/2003/Jul03/images/dragon_map.jpg

I reckon it's time for a trip for the next meet of the Newlands Corner mafia!

James

stephen_gusterson - 23/9/04 at 09:45 AM

the bit called

'pearly gates'

sounds a bit ominous........


atb

steve

DarrenW - 23/9/04 at 10:10 AM

Another bit of advice about our roads - they have roundabouts on them.

I was in Easton a couple of years back and saw someone drive onto a roundabout, obviously not sure what to do, missed an exit, stopped, reversed and drove off!!!! Thank god there wasnt anyone else on it. My recommendation - keep going forward and catch it next time round.

white130d - 23/9/04 at 10:49 AM

I must admit, I have driven around the J28 roundabout a couple times on the M1, and there is one near N'hampton that I have seen a few laps on as well...but I am not so bad as to reverse in the middle of one..


D.

Browser - 23/9/04 at 12:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by white130d
There is a place not far from here, called the tail of the dragon, 318 curves in 11 miles. It is real popular with the bike crowd......Tail of the Dragon

Not all our cars go straight/turnleft go straight/turnleft, go straight/turn left, over and over, and over...

D.


Gawd, I dunno who's braver, the Goldwing 'drivers' (well, you don't ride one of those bloody things do you?) or the Kwack tripple pilots. Never ridden a KH but am told by those who have you do it with one hand hovering over the clutch lever in case of seizure