Thanks Daz!

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neil_cardiff

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271 months

Friday 27th May 2005
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For introducing me to the 'mini-nurburgring' I think you called it, which is now going to be frequent 'detour' home.

I woke up with a smile this morning after knowing that I had sucessfully terrorised Kingr-seven enough for him to be gutted that every time he looked in the mirrors all he could see was my 'poxy Golf' STILL hanging on.

Not bad considering what it was up against...

I also take great delight in giving Alex an interesting show of my arse end sliding around.

All in all a great road, Cheers Daz!

pdV6

16,442 posts

268 months

Friday 27th May 2005
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Took the long way home via the Portway as well, I notice!

neil_cardiff

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Friday 27th May 2005
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pdV6 said:
Took the long way home via the Portway as well, I notice!



Ahem...

>> Edited by neil_cardiff on Friday 27th May 11:07

dazren

22,612 posts

268 months

Friday 27th May 2005
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A couple of nice stretches, although best we don't discuss them on line. I spotted bill taking a detour after the curry, the git was pulling away as well.

DAZ

neil_cardiff

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Friday 27th May 2005
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dazren said:
A couple of nice stretches, although best we don't discuss them on line. I spotted bill taking a detour after the curry, the git was pulling away as well.

DAZ


Wot' I thought too...Still, it's been introduced to those who would appreciate it the most

mechsympathy

54,248 posts

262 months

Friday 27th May 2005
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dazren said:
A couple of nice stretches, although best we don't discuss them on line. I spotted bill taking a detour after the curry, the git was pulling away as well.

DAZ


Judging by the way the following car receded into the distance I assumed it wasn't you (just some rep in a 518). It's time you investigated the single seat Atom idea

kingr seven

233 posts

246 months

Friday 27th May 2005
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neil_cardiff said:

I woke up with a smile this morning after knowing that I had sucessfully terrorised Kingr-seven enough for him to be gutted that every time he looked in the mirrors all he could see was my 'poxy Golf' STILL hanging on.


Hehe, I'll loose you next time - errr, Daz was slowing me down (ahem!)

Oli

pdV6

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268 months

Friday 27th May 2005
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Noticed you swinging off to try the loop again on the way back, Oli...

silverback mike

11,290 posts

260 months

Friday 27th May 2005
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Loop, what loop, speeding, eh, where were we...

neil_cardiff

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Friday 27th May 2005
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Speeding?! Not on that particular road unless you fancy visiting the pond that Daz descibed. Like he said, the corners DO tighten up a bit...!!!

However, there was enthuiastic usage of the 'road' while I tried to keep the thing straight.

Did think of going back that way, but seeing as I had only done it the once, I didn't fancy trying it again in the dark...

kingr seven

233 posts

246 months

Saturday 28th May 2005
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Hehe, yeah, those corners do tighten don't they!! Had an interesting "moment" on the way back.

Oli

RB Will

9,935 posts

247 months

Sunday 29th May 2005
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u will all ahave to make the trip down to swindon for a curry sometime and I can show you some of the lovely roads round here

x1m

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234 months

Sunday 29th May 2005
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Lovely roads round swindon? :/ You mean like our 40mph dual carriageway "bypass" with traffic lights every 200 yards? Possibly the most infurating bit of road ever! The fosse way is nice though (lechlade --> burford etc)

RB Will

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Monday 30th May 2005
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canam-tt

862 posts

234 months

Monday 30th May 2005
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Your girly roads?

Now if it involves weeving around the magic roundabout then that will be fun.

And as for curry houses, there are more per square inch than in the whole of india!

x1m

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234 months

Monday 30th May 2005
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Unfortunatly, still a student, so can only drive the parents honda jazz! Thanks for the offer though, feeling the need to get a cheap runabout lately to curb my inner petrolheadness.

Which roads do you know? I know a few to the north and east, but barely any to the west, and only the road to Malborough in the south. If you know any good uns, let slip, would rather do that than have to use the m4!

Magic roundabout is fun when deserted at midnight, almost like a slalom course from some directions. Lot more police about in Swindon when dark now though, although considering the amount of "modded" novas about now, probably a good thing

Mad Dave

7,158 posts

270 months

Tuesday 31st May 2005
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Right, gotta get myself along to see this 'mini nurburg'! I do remember theres a nice set of bends going down a hill, on the other side of the suspension brige I think. A few friends and I used to affectionately call it 'the esses'.

pdV6

16,442 posts

268 months

Tuesday 31st May 2005
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Mad Dave said:
I do remember theres a nice set of bends going down a hill, on the other side of the suspension brige I think. A few friends and I used to affectionately call it 'the esses'.

If that's the one I'm thinking of, the one under discussion here is an order of magnitude tighter on the sphincter scale...

neil_cardiff

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Tuesday 31st May 2005
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pdV6 said:

Mad Dave said:
I do remember theres a nice set of bends going down a hill, on the other side of the suspension brige I think. A few friends and I used to affectionately call it 'the esses'.


If that's the one I'm thinking of, the one under discussion here is an order of magnitude tighter on the sphincter scale...


Very much so! - I'm thinking tighter than Dicks hat band here..

In the words of the immortal Daz "You would'nt want to go off on that corner - theres a pond behind there"

yertis

18,677 posts

273 months

Tuesday 31st May 2005
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neil_cardiff said:
In the words of the immortal Daz "You would'nt want to go off on that corner - theres a pond behind there"


Which neatly sums up the difference between the Nurburgring and the West Country version.