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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2014, 12:32:17 pm »
Quote from: Frodo-anni on January 02, 2014, 10:26:01 pm
Quality road trip!!! Bet that was a tiring trip all in one day!

Happy new Year  :happy2:

And yo you mate.  :happy2:

Wasnt to bad really... worst bit was the bit from Perth-Edinburgh on the way back. Torrential rain = standing water = aquaplaning  :scared:
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2014, 05:25:36 pm »
Good effort Rich!
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2014, 08:49:14 pm »
Tomintoul to granton of Spey is one of my favourite bits of road for a play!  
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2014, 09:11:47 pm »
Cracking drive Rich. :) We should do some drive outs this summer!  :chicken:
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2014, 11:30:09 pm »
Quality drive

I have not done a road trip ( not for business in years)

You did well to find super fuel
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2014, 11:11:44 am »
I used some of the same roads a few years ago - spectacular.  Google says 8 hours and 20 mins; care to 'fess up? !

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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2014, 10:40:07 am »
Quote from: SRC on January 04, 2014, 11:11:44 am
I used some of the same roads a few years ago - spectacular.  Google says 8 hours and 20 mins; care to 'fess up? !



Well. 8hours, but I was stopping quite a lot. 
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2014, 05:55:00 pm »
Quote from: richwig83 on January 05, 2014, 10:40:07 am

Well. 8hours, but I was stopping quite a lot. 

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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #23 on: January 09, 2014, 10:55:30 am »
Awesome. Did something similar across Wales a couple of months back in the M-Lite. Same weekend as the WRC, so most the roads were desserted.

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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #24 on: January 09, 2014, 12:21:27 pm »
Quote from: xjay1337 on January 03, 2014, 09:11:47 pm
Cracking drive Rich. :) We should do some drive outs this summer!  :chicken:

Seems a lot of guys on here would rather keep the miles down on their GTI's and spend a day polishing rather than driving them  :confused:- at least it helps to keep the roads quiet for the rest of us  :driver: 
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #25 on: January 09, 2014, 12:28:43 pm »
Quote from: Deako on January 09, 2014, 10:55:30 am
Awesome. Did something similar across Wales a couple of months back in the M-Lite. Same weekend as the WRC, so most the roads were desserted.

Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0090009/photos/lukedeakin/sets/72157637725105333/

121km... pahhh!!! You should take the M135 up to scotland  :driver:
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Re: New Years Day Road Trip
« Reply #26 on: January 09, 2014, 12:38:26 pm »
Quote from: richwig83 on January 09, 2014, 12:28:43 pm
Quote from: Deako on January 09, 2014, 10:55:30 am
Awesome. Did something similar across Wales a couple of months back in the M-Lite. Same weekend as the WRC, so most the roads were desserted.

Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0090009/photos/lukedeakin/sets/72157637725105333/

121km... pahhh!!! You should take the M135 up to scotland  :driver:

Doesnt take into account the 2.5 hours it took me to get there and 2.5 hours back.  :signLOL: I had to get back home to feed the dogs, was still out for 9-10 hours though.
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