nick205
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 10:54 AM |
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A57 Snake Pass - what a road
Had to visit a customer in Oldham yesterday so took the opportunity of a run over Snake Pass back to Sheffield and the M1 on the way home.
Yes there were roadworks and traffic and yes I was in a lumbering great Passat, but even so it is such a good road.
Last time I drove it in my old Leon Cupra and followed a pack of bikers the whole way - for a few brief moments (in the words of Richard Hammond) I
was a driving god 
Anyone else got a favourite road?
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 11:00 AM |
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quote:
Anyone else got a favourite road?
Yes an empty road 
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Slater
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 11:00 AM |
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There are plenty of road like that up here. The cairngorm national park has some great drives and Speyside has some too, you can drive 30 miles from
my hoose and pass 10 distilleries (Glenfiddich, MaCallan, etc). Best of all, there is no traffic. Just need a sunny day..........
[Edited on 24/6/09 by Slater]
[Edited on 24/6/09 by Slater]
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 11:04 AM |
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the roads past Tain up to the top of Scotland are well twisty and very quiet (lot of steep cliffs though). Last time I was up it was in the Falcon and
what a laugh drifting round every corner, utterly brilliant fun 
The road round Loch Ness is also greatfun but alot more dangerous, especially if you get it wrong, i.e. off the cliff side into the Loch oop 
Come to think of it Scotland has heaps of really fun roads
[Edited on 24/6/09 by Mr Whippy]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 11:29 AM |
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Originally posted by Mr WhippyCome to think of it Scotland has heaps of really fun roads
Shame about the rain.........
My favourite road has to be ' The Cat n Fiddle' followed closely by Snake Pass..
Phil
[Edited on 24-6-09 by Hellfire]
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 11:41 AM |
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It's strange how they never show the bit in topgear where you are hurtling around a bend and come face to face with a flock of sheep or mountain
goats! 
There was so much roadkill on the A1 to Newark that I thought about pulling over and cooking lunch!
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twybrow
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 11:55 AM |
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A3072 (Tiverton to Crediton), in Devon. Every type of corner imaginable on one section of road. An awesome road, that requires concentration!
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wilkingj
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 12:32 PM |
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The B road that runs south along the Cornish coast from St Ives to Cape Cornwall.
Best on a Sunny evening at about 7-8pm, when the sun is low over the sea... Just stunning scenery and an nice twisty road.
Will be doing it in my Volvo in a few weeks time
Lurverly
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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02GF74
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 01:14 PM |
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I love the M25, can get a nice suntan providing I am not stopped under a bridge, and perfect place to test the strength of the measuring strap is on
the blood pressure meter!
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myke pocock
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 02:37 PM |
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Penrith to Alston over Hartside. Stop at the cafe on the top for a brew. Watch out for the lunatic bikers though.
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 05:54 PM |
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if you get chance, stop in at the snake pass in for a roast dinner
I was group leader on a rideout I did for the bike forums I'm on, and
this is the route I put together. From point A to C is probably the most thrilling bit of roads in the north of
england (especially from B to C).
If any of you get chance, go try the route - it's immense!
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 24/6/09 at 06:20 PM |
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Penicuik to moffat.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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BigMac
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| posted on 12/7/11 at 12:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
It's strange how they never show the bit in topgear where you are hurtling around a bend and come face to face with a flock of sheep or mountain
goats!
There was so much roadkill on the A1 to Newark that I thought about pulling over and cooking lunch!
That happened to me in my old Integra on the Cat 'n' Fiddle! Was on my way back from dropping a Uni assignment off at my tutor's
house in Buxton (funnily enough, I could have posted it, but opted to drop each assignment off personally), came flying round one of the bends and
there was 5-6 sheep stood all over the road! Problem is they'd escaped from one part of the fencing, then couldn't find their way back in!
So I had to drive at 5mph behind them beeping the horn until they ran off... I may enter a sheep hearding competition in the Westy, so if I can beat
the usual suspects ;-)
But yes, Cat and Fiddle is favourite road around here, especially during Dusk on a Sunday when there's nothing around. Shame they've put
the average cameras up, but it's still an awesome road to drive down, even if you're just pootling along!
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Irony
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| posted on 12/7/11 at 12:31 PM |
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Snake pass is a awesome road. As are many of those around that area. I came over there on a cold rainy winter sunday evening after a 16 hour day in
a empty sprinter van. Scary as.....
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40inches
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| posted on 12/7/11 at 04:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
quote:
Originally posted by Mr WhippyCome to think of it Scotland has heaps of really fun roads
Shame about the rain.........
My favourite road has to be ' The Cat n Fiddle' followed closely by Snake Pass..
Phil
[Edited on 24-6-09 by Hellfire]
Cat n Fiddle has average speed revenue cameras along it's length now, and a 50 limit
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 12/7/11 at 05:04 PM |
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Yes snake pass rules, last time I went over there I managed to really anger someone in a Scooby by passing them in a diesel 106, and they
couldn't keep up because I knew the road and they didn't
Well they couldn't keep up until it opened up and for some reason he looked smug that I was no match for a car 4 times more powerful...
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 12/7/11 at 05:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Penicuik to moffat.
a702 NUFF SAID
Applecross on a fast day around the back of the peninsula
glenfarg to perth
the road that goes from aviemore to the carpark of the cairngorm railway
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