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Your own personal road circuit
zilspeed - 9/5/10 at 08:33 AM

We all have our own route that we use. Point A to Point A in a circuit. Clockwise or Anticlockwise depnding on your mood as you leave home.
Living near some great driving roads, I don't have to go far for some of the good stuff, and so I give you The Zilburgring...

Feel free to work out your route and post below.
This presentation brought to you with the help of our sponsors at Google, MS Paint and the wonderful screen grab function.

Here's mine, your turn now.

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Flamez - 9/5/10 at 08:40 AM

nicely done and the pictures are sunny.

does google ever show it raining?

speedyxjs - 9/5/10 at 08:47 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Flamez
does google ever show it raining?


Yes, i found a place on friday that had wet roads. Cant remember where it was though.

zilspeed - 9/5/10 at 08:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Flamez
nicely done and the pictures are sunny.

does google ever show it raining?


It never rains here anyway....

mangogrooveworkshop - 9/5/10 at 08:52 AM

we have several round here but Im loath go go tell where they are as big brother is always on the prowl....
Google already sees way to much.....reads too much and has evidence of all our movements.
But applecross penisula is my ultimate one. As well as the Glenfarg to Perth road driving at the speed limits posted .
A road is good if you dont have to speed to get a good driving experiance out of it.
Cheers Pat

zilspeed - 9/5/10 at 08:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
we have several round here but Im loath go go tell where they are as big brother is always on the prowl....
Google already sees way to much.....reads too much and has evidence of all our movements.
But applecross penisula is my ultimate one. As well as the Glenfarg to Perth road driving at the speed limits posted .
A road is good if you dont have to speed to get a good driving experiance out of it.
Cheers Pat


Certainly agree with the last bit especially. You really wouldn't need to trouble the speed limit on any of the roads above.
Best thing about my route is that it starts and finishes at my front door.

Flamez - 9/5/10 at 08:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
we have several round here but Im loath go go tell where they are as big brother is always on the prowl....
Google already sees way to much.....reads too much and has evidence of all our movements.
But applecross penisula is my ultimate one. As well as the Glenfarg to Perth road driving at the speed limits posted .
A road is good if you dont have to speed to get a good driving experiance out of it.
Cheers Pat


Certainly agree with the last bit especially. You really wouldn't need to trouble the speed limit on any of the roads above.
Best thing about my route is that it starts and finishes at my front door.


Dont they all start and finish at home...

55ant - 9/5/10 at 09:04 AM



really good roads around my dads place in royston either driving or cycling.

zilspeed - 9/5/10 at 09:07 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Flamez
quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
we have several round here but Im loath go go tell where they are as big brother is always on the prowl....
Google already sees way to much.....reads too much and has evidence of all our movements.
But applecross penisula is my ultimate one. As well as the Glenfarg to Perth road driving at the speed limits posted .
A road is good if you dont have to speed to get a good driving experiance out of it.
Cheers Pat


Certainly agree with the last bit especially. You really wouldn't need to trouble the speed limit on any of the roads above.
Best thing about my route is that it starts and finishes at my front door.


Dont they all start and finish at home...


Ok, you got me there.

But I don't have to drive 100 miles or more to get to the good stuff was my poorly made point.

iscmatt - 9/5/10 at 09:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
we have several round here but Im loath go go tell where they are as big brother is always on the prowl....
Google already sees way to much.....reads too much and has evidence of all our movements.
But applecross penisula is my ultimate one. As well as the Glenfarg to Perth road driving at the speed limits posted .
A road is good if you dont have to speed to get a good driving experiance out of it.
Cheers Pat


I'm going to applecrorss in June! Can't wait!

I live near the yorkshire moors so i always enjoy a trip up there from castlehoward to rosedale

MakeEverything - 9/5/10 at 09:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Flamez
quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
we have several round here but Im loath go go tell where they are as big brother is always on the prowl....
Google already sees way to much.....reads too much and has evidence of all our movements.
But applecross penisula is my ultimate one. As well as the Glenfarg to Perth road driving at the speed limits posted .
A road is good if you dont have to speed to get a good driving experiance out of it.
Cheers Pat


Certainly agree with the last bit especially. You really wouldn't need to trouble the speed limit on any of the roads above.
Best thing about my route is that it starts and finishes at my front door.


Dont they all start and finish at home...


Well, at least we all hope they do....

loggyboy - 9/5/10 at 10:03 AM

Sadly round my way its either boring A roads, or 'too narrow to have confidence' B roads.
Best fun I have A-B routes or round the basingstoke ringroad at a stupid hour of the morning so no ones around.

I have mapped the Ringroad onto RaceChrono with various sectors to make it more interesting

[Edited on 9/5/10 by loggyboy]

andylancaster3000 - 9/5/10 at 10:05 AM



This is mine ^

...or have i missed the point?

Steve Hignett - 9/5/10 at 10:19 AM

Got to be one of the best roads in the country! The Ploice have a spotter plane circling most of the summer, so get in nice and early as soon as the weather breaks!

As for one of the above comments, I agree - the lower you can keep your speed thrills the better, as this means you have to work twice as hard to go fast! Last time I was there I never got out of 1st & 2nd gear on my carbon fibre CBR600RR racing a guy on a supermoto - awesome awesome awesome!!!






AndyW - 9/5/10 at 10:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by 55ant


really good roads around my dads place in royston either driving or cycling.


Thats a good route and one I will be doing when finished!!

BenB - 9/5/10 at 10:46 AM

I've got lots of pictures of road works and traffic jams and speed bumps

Guinness - 9/5/10 at 10:51 AM

I've just been out around the Cooker Ring, 40 miles of fun, including dual carriageways, fast country lanes, switchbacks, a tight series of 90 degree corners, a few villages, a very long dead straight run down the Military Road and then home in time for coffee.

SeaBass - 9/5/10 at 10:52 AM

Great thread: Here's mine a 65 mile moorland special stage in the Lammermuirs. My regular test route - you'd find it hard to hit the speed limit on the best section between Duns and Garvald!

Check some of the Streetview on the link.

Link Here




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[Edited on 9/5/10 by SeaBass]

Ninehigh - 10/5/10 at 08:16 PM

No idea how to post all that but I got 2.

Get off the M56 at Northwich/Warrington (the first junction after the M6 if you head for Wales/Birkenhead way. Take the road to Northwich, hope you don't get stuck behind a bus or any other car.

Take the M56 back toward Manchester and go past Stockport, iirc you're looking for the M67 then and the Snake Pass. Brilliant at night