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"Greta"
posts: 179  Pendle & Pennine groupjoined on Tue 4th Oct 2016 |
posted Sun 18th Oct 2020
Do you really enjoy driving your Triumph on a motorway or dual carriageway? ... or do you prefer quieter smaller roads?
Looking back at the days when our cars competed in long distance rallys, watching Pathe Reel videos on Youtube - it's obvious how for many of our cars their natural environment is not blasting along an open highway but rather hustling the B roads & back routes. I wonder if there's an appetite in CT to collectively devise a back-road route from Lands End to JoG? Much of course is covered by RBRR / Border Raiders etc... but could another route be devised? A collective research project to devise a self-drive route from one end of the country to the other - that explores some of the best driving roads that are still available - yet logically links together an end to end route. A route that could be driven in as long, or short a time as you & your co-driver desire. I've explored much of the terrain between Morecambe Bay & The Pentland Firth and can suggest several options through northern Britain - but I'd very much love to learn other's suggestions for routes from Cornwall to Lancaster or York. Don't be daunted - just share your favourite route through your own county ( this thread could also hold a list of great day drives. I;m particularly interested to learn of others workable routes across & around the busy city / urban sections. Simplicity is often key but satnav assistance does allow more intricate routes to perhaps be used. Anyway - if we get stuck in another "lockdown" maybe I can persuade some of you to while away a few dark evenings plotting and sharing your favourite roads. Who knows we may even be able to devise "An Isolation Rally" where members drive the collaboration route and share here, FB & Club Torque their adventures!
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"RobPearce"
posts: 2255 Spitfire & GT6 Model Consultant Cambridge group joined on Sun 11th Apr 1993 |
posted Sun 18th Oct 2020
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That does sound like a grand idea. Unfortunately I'm quite a way off any sensible LE-JoG route here in Cambridgeshire, and my memory of roads around Banbury is somewhat out of date.
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"Velocita Rosso"
posts: 9460 Public Relations Officer Advertising Officer Pendle & Pennine group joined on Thu 16th Oct 2008 |
posted Sun 18th Oct 2020
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Easy peasey....I can do Grantham to Retford to Doncaster to Selby to Wetherby to Thirsk and then on onto Richmond Co Durham and Northumberland.....without the aid of a map and use of main roads.....Might bump into Dick Turpins ghost...but it will prove we would be heading in the right direction. There are still some sections of the `old A1` that are narrow and bumpy PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVERTISING OFFICER
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"mole42"
posts: 120 Wessex (Bristol & Bath) group joined on Tue 15th Sep 2015 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 3 of 18
I'm interested! I can look at the West Country, sort of Devon / Malverns / Mid-Wales. That could be a fun project. Richard 1990 RBRR finisher in the late UTB 757L . 2016 RBRR finisher, 2018 C2C finisher in |
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"Howard"
posts: 1034 Cambridge group joined on Tue 20th Nov 2007 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 4 of 18
I like the idea of this route :) There are some interesting small roads in the east of England if the most direct route is not mandatory. H Le Mans 2007, 08, 09, 10 & 11 |
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"Greta"
posts: 179 Pendle & Pennine groupjoined on Tue 4th Oct 2016 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 5 of 18
Quoted from mole42- Great to see some gathering interest. Richard - I'm looking forward to sharing a recce drive with you through the west country!
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"Greta"
posts: 179 Pendle & Pennine groupjoined on Tue 4th Oct 2016 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 6 of 18
Keith - HELLO - is there anyway of moving this thread to it's own section? I've no wish to dilute RBRR discussions but would appreciate a way to keep this thread visible and active.
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"Greta"
posts: 179 Pendle & Pennine groupjoined on Tue 4th Oct 2016 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
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Quoted from Velocita Rosso- That would be great Michael - I'm already thinking that there perhaps should be both an eastern and western route. I look forward to you providing detail ( gpx file, map, diagram, description ... whichever works best for you & your suggested section.
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"Greta"
posts: 179 Pendle & Pennine groupjoined on Tue 4th Oct 2016 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 8 of 18
Quoted from RobPearce-
Quoted from Howard- Thanks guys - pick a section and make some suggestions. If you're an experienced RBRR participant - share your favourite routes through Wales & N. Scotland. After all this may end up being RBRR - the slow-way.
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"RobPearce"
posts: 2255 Spitfire & GT6 Model Consultant Cambridge group joined on Sun 11th Apr 1993 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 9 of 18
Quoted from Greta- When I took the Spitfire for its MOT last week, the tester (younger chap, not the owner) talked at great length about his recent "North Coast 500" experience. We in the Cambridge area did that two years ago and it is most excellent. The thing is, you do it anti-clockwise because the best roads are on the west coast, away from the RBRR or LeJog routes. The 2018 RBRR had a bit of a diversion because the planned (usual) route from JoG, when it turned south (B871?), was closed. It turns out the diversion, the next road along, is even better!
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"Greta"
posts: 179 Pendle & Pennine groupjoined on Tue 4th Oct 2016 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 10 of 18
So we could maybe include the western section of NC500 - with the shortcut detours shown here & so leave the central routes for RBRR proper, That would suggest an approch from SW via Fort William & then west through Glen Garry on the A87 - leaving the option of a run through the Cairngorms on the return down the eastern side.
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"Greta"
posts: 179 Pendle & Pennine groupjoined on Tue 4th Oct 2016 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
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... and of course - every marathon should require adequate training. I'm hoping I can persuade a few CT friends to join me on the more accessible Borders 500 as soon as social restrictions permit the jaunt to be enjoyably shared.
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"RobPearce"
posts: 2255 Spitfire & GT6 Model Consultant Cambridge group joined on Sun 11th Apr 1993 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 12 of 18
Maybe include some of the western section, yes. I think practicality probably suggests not going to Applecross as the roads in and out are potentially highly challenging unless you stop overnight, and there aren't many options for that. (On our NC500 we did stop there but woke up to pea-soup fog, which made the exit somewhat hazardous). The borders one looks interesting as a "training run" 😀
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"michael"
posts: 1178 Comp Committee Member TR6 Model Consultant Essex group joined on Tue 17th Feb 2004 |
posted Mon 19th Oct 2020
reply 13 of 18
Well I am interested,when and where,regards michael |
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 "ferny"
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posted Tue 20th Oct 2020
reply 14 of 18
Yep. Also interested if I can fit it around my job. 1964 Triumph 2000 - sleeping 1968 Triumph Herald 13/60 - fully standard and about 230bhp... daily driver 1981 Triumph Acclaim - daily driver by my finger and thumb
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"Rubce"
posts: 901 Cheshire & Staffs group joined on Tue 13th Oct 2015 |
posted Fri 30th Oct 2020
reply 15 of 18
Hi I had not heard of the Border 500 before. It looks an interesting run Regards Bruce AO of the Cheshire and Staffordshire CT Group
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"richard w"
posts: 450 Worcestershire group joined on Tue 19th Nov 2013 |
posted Fri 30th Oct 2020
reply 16 of 18
If I get a chance - and remember! - I'll have a look at some Worcestershire roads this weekend 72 Stag RV8 RBRR 2018 - team 100 dnf - finished in Dave Maton's HCR 2015,2016,2017 C2C 2018,19 |
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"Velocita Rosso"
posts: 9460 Public Relations Officer Advertising Officer Pendle & Pennine group joined on Thu 16th Oct 2008 |
posted Thu 5th Nov 2020
reply 17 of 18
Quoted from richard w- Some would say...`Ta,mac` ! PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVERTISING OFFICER
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"mole42"
posts: 120 Wessex (Bristol & Bath) group joined on Tue 15th Sep 2015 |
posted Tue 8th Dec 2020
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I've attached a .gpx file of a route from Land's End as far as Monmouth. If anyone would like to comment, or perhaps share their thoughts about certain sections that they know, I'd be happy. Some of the roads I've plotted are ones I know, others recommended by a rally navigator pal who's based in Truro so any local knowlege would be good! Richard  Attachment - LeJog the Hard Way Licence - Attribution1990 RBRR finisher in the late UTB 757L . 2016 RBRR finisher, 2018 C2C finisher in |
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