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there is a stretch of back roads from fosdyke bridge through to kirton out to frampton round the marsh road to wyberton finally popping out at boston
for those that aint local to boston lincolshire well you wont know where i mean but im sure RVW will know where i mean
nice winding flowing back roads
for about 15 miles
for those that aint local to boston lincolshire well you wont know where i mean but im sure RVW will know where i mean
nice winding flowing back roads
for about 15 miles
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There are a few of them....fevs said:there is a stretch of back roads from fosdyke bridge through to kirton out to frampton round the marsh road to wyberton finally popping out at boston
for those that aint local to boston lincolshire well you wont know where i mean but im sure RVW will know where i mean
nice winding flowing back roads
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A66 from Kirby Tephen to Barnard Castle - Dual carriagway - no cameras, Quick
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ono said:
TBH, I've barely had the radio on since I got my S, just listen to the engine anyway
BTW there is a great set of roads around Louth (near Lincoln)
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There is a road near here that runs along the base of the Dolomites. That is a TON of fun.
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theres a road by me along side a gokart track (i wish i cud drive my s on the track but not allowed )...been down in various cars inc a westfield which frankly scared the holly stuff out of me ! couple of good 2nd and 3rd gear bends that really stuff u down into ure seat as ure accelerating hard...then theres this bridge u can launch ureself off but if u go 2 quick u end up going down an embankment,so u turn wheels hard left after the bridge down this sloping road....god im getting excited just typing this let alone driving it ! its awsome trust me !
)...been down in various cars inc a westfield which frankly scared the holly stuff out of me ! couple of good 2nd and 3rd gear bends that really stuff u down into ure seat as ure accelerating hard...then theres this bridge u can launch ureself off but if u go 2 quick u end up going down an embankment,so u turn wheels hard left after the bridge down this sloping road....god im getting excited just typing this let alone driving it ! its awsome trust me !OMG, I was just thinking the same thing!Intrepid said:Through Dartmoor - from Yelverton through Princetown, past the prison
I've been across Dartmoor a few times now just for fun, some of the roads around Princetown and Two Bridges are excellent MINI-fodder. Just keep an eye out for the poor Dartmoor ponies though...
I went to that track in July this year - if it's the same track I'm thinking of. A young lad went out on the track after we'd finished in his own twin engine cart. He ended up rolling it while we watched! It was absolutely shocking.2BAR_G40 said:
Anyway, I live in Sutton Coldfield, and I always head out towards Tamworth if I'm looking for some decent roads to drive. It's difficult to find good roads around here without a bit of a drive. Mid Wales is always good for a laugh.
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thyres sum good roads coming from sutton coldfield (country lanes) towards bassets pole , its really straight that goes into a big dip then it pulls u up towards the small forest ! he he good fun, esp after a hard days work! i pass an electric blue cooper s every morn...i wander if its u ?MCBert said:
Love those roads - but you have to drive with Moor care..Baggers said:OMG, I was just thinking the same thing!
Just keep an eye out for the poor Dartmoor ponies though...
Also heading up from Tavistock to Barnstaple - great roads as long as you don't get stuck behind a tractor! I drive that road quite often, but it's just not long enough. If I carry on past Bassest's Pole towards Tamworth or the roads around the back of the Belfry I find some quite good roads.2BAR_G40 said:thyres sum good roads coming from sutton coldfield (country lanes) towards bassets pole , its really straight that goes into a big dip then it pulls u up towards the small forest ! he he good fun, esp after a hard days work! i pass an electric blue cooper s every morn...i wander if its u ?
It's not me you see in the morning, I've got a Hyper Blue one. I used to drive out of Sutton that way every day when I worked in Lichfield, but that was before I got the Mini.
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I have a few what I call "dangerous roads" that I drive on here in London. As we all know London is full of speed traps, speed bumps, bus lane cameras, 20 mph zones and god only knows what else
The Old Kent road has always held interest for me to speed down but thankfully some kind person has put 86 sets of pedestrain lights in...thank you
Totteridge Lane....dangerous for me that one!
The roads all around Aldenhams Country park are excellent too especially the one by the Fisheries....all twisty turny, I like that one!
St Pancras Way. Now its always been know to the locals as Fire Engine Hill as many years ago there was a fire station there. It's a real fast road with a great camber and turn on it just at the Constitution pub. That has been a Minnie fav even when she had her 1300 GT Escort (purple paint and walnut dash!) many, many years ago
The Old Kent road has always held interest for me to speed down but thankfully some kind person has put 86 sets of pedestrain lights in...thank you
Totteridge Lane....dangerous for me that one!
The roads all around Aldenhams Country park are excellent too especially the one by the Fisheries....all twisty turny, I like that one!
St Pancras Way. Now its always been know to the locals as Fire Engine Hill as many years ago there was a fire station there. It's a real fast road with a great camber and turn on it just at the Constitution pub. That has been a Minnie fav even when she had her 1300 GT Escort (purple paint and walnut dash!) many, many years ago
For the noise, driving along the Tarn gorge in France in the summer was superb. Very twisty, with a few tunnels, but always along the cliff wall so the noise just echos....
For sheer fun, the A702 to Edinburgh is one of my all time favourites, along with the A701. There are also some great roads through the Cairngorm mountains in Grampian, but I've only ever done them in something else and not my S. The SAAB 9-3 Aero was good fun, but not as much as the 406 Coupe I drove there (3.0 V6). Would LOVE to drive my S over them, lots of fast sections with some real twisty bits, lots of undulations too.
For sheer fun, the A702 to Edinburgh is one of my all time favourites, along with the A701. There are also some great roads through the Cairngorm mountains in Grampian, but I've only ever done them in something else and not my S. The SAAB 9-3 Aero was good fun, but not as much as the 406 Coupe I drove there (3.0 V6). Would LOVE to drive my S over them, lots of fast sections with some real twisty bits, lots of undulations too.
Louth
Lol I'm from Birmingham and missus is from Louth. So I know the area. Never heard of Louth till I met her.Davislove3rd said:TBH, I've barely had the radio on since I got my S, just listen to the engine anyway
BTW there is a great set of roads around Louth (near Lincoln)
Route 50 between Grafton, West Virginia and Redhouse, Maryland.
U.S. Route 50, said to be the last of the non-interstate coast-to-coast U.S. routes, winds through southern Preston County. Traveling east from Grafton, you pass through Fellowsville, across Laurel Mountain, down to the Cheat River, and then up Cheat Mountain into the mountain town of Aurora (elevation 2,600).
Turns turns turns.
Hair pin turn
Horse shoe Curve
"West Side of Cheat Mt./this mountain is 3 miles from the bottom to the top and has 29
curves and switch backs
Don't forget your Dramamine
U.S. Route 50, said to be the last of the non-interstate coast-to-coast U.S. routes, winds through southern Preston County. Traveling east from Grafton, you pass through Fellowsville, across Laurel Mountain, down to the Cheat River, and then up Cheat Mountain into the mountain town of Aurora (elevation 2,600).
Turns turns turns.
Hair pin turn
Horse shoe Curve
"West Side of Cheat Mt./this mountain is 3 miles from the bottom to the top and has 29
curves and switch backs
Don't forget your Dramamine
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