Cardiff, TUNNELS!!!!!!!!!!!
Cardiff, TUNNELS!!!!!!!!!!!
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steve j

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3,223 posts

257 months

Sunday 24th April 2005
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New to the world of TVR and as I live near Cardiff, there are two fantastic tunnels in Cardiff, clive f kmows them well. Charged through them today YAAAAHHH what a hoot. If you are interested, turn off M4 at J33 into Cardiff, dual carraigeway straight into the first tunnel, out, up to the roundabout, do a 180 and back through the other side. Anyone been through them? give us a shout, cos now I am deaf!

Rockey

161 posts

259 months

Monday 25th April 2005
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Been there done that Good aint it

SotonS2

14,709 posts

267 months

Monday 25th April 2005
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The tunnels on the M4 itself aren't bad - never had the pleasure with the Tiv though

We're woefully short of decent tunnels down here on the south coast. There's a couple on the run down to Brighton about 1/2 mile long and that's about it. Have to make do with short 2nd gear blats under motorway bridges

mrk4thom

1,285 posts

286 months

Monday 25th April 2005
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The tunnels are ace! I find that driving through in third at 55, then accelorate to 70+ over the last 100 yards. This creates a wall of sound as you leave the tunnel. Not that I have spent years practicing.

BTY the speeds are theoretical calculations as the limit is 50 in the tunnel which I never exceed.

chutmun

132 posts

278 months

Monday 25th April 2005
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Darn those tunnels! They've cost me a fortune in fuel!


(Been on far too many passenger demo-drives that 'just so happen' to divert down to Caaerdiff )

gad

199 posts

280 months

Tuesday 26th April 2005
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yeah done them trick is to have to of you in cars so that one of you can keep the lane clear ahead then pull over so you got a clear run through then swap on the way back excellent. Brynglas tunnels by newport are good also.

steve j

Original Poster:

3,223 posts

257 months

Tuesday 26th April 2005
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Hey gad I like the idea of two in the tunnel, when my bruv in law comes to wales in his S2 you will hear bout it here, Soton man I originally come from the I.O.W. and know only to well there is a shortage of tunnels down there, guess Im lucky to have two sets on my doorstep. Incidentally my bruv in law clivef still lives with his S2 on the Island and you know how bad the roads are over there.