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I use zig zag hill twice a day
Very entertaining in the right car
my Alfa loved screaming up there on the red line in second.....my bloody diesel Audi smokes it's way up there shifting between 2nd and 3rd making the with the usual diesel soundtrack
agreed that the roads beyond are great - the route through to Ringwood is fantastic (my route home)
Very entertaining in the right car
my Alfa loved screaming up there on the red line in second.....my bloody diesel Audi smokes it's way up there shifting between 2nd and 3rd making the with the usual diesel soundtrack
agreed that the roads beyond are great - the route through to Ringwood is fantastic (my route home)
Woke up at 7am this morning, sun was shining so went and drove this road (the B3081) in my new GTI. Great fun, did the complete road from Cranborne through to Shaftesbury and then back round to Poole (via Blandford). 
Really enjoyed it - highly recommended. Be careful though; there was a mullered Impreza Turbo in a field with Police Aware stickers all over it
Really enjoyed it - highly recommended. Be careful though; there was a mullered Impreza Turbo in a field with Police Aware stickers all over it
Saw this thread and thought I'd go have a look on my way down to the South West today. Worth the detour, for sure, but it was raining and there was loads of standing water at the top as it opens up. The hill was good fun though, although the poor surface and the wet got the better of the Alfa which pretty much wanted to go anywhere except down the road!
hanse cronje said:
ettore said:
carsarecool said:
It is -although in my view (and it`s where I grew up) the best bit is actually beyond zig zag, up in them hills...
yeap far better
DO you mean the rest of the B3081 or another road
Will be down that way soon, so might just have to make a detour
shadytree said:
hanse cronje said:
ettore said:
carsarecool said:
It is -although in my view (and it`s where I grew up) the best bit is actually beyond zig zag, up in them hills...
yeap far better
DO you mean the rest of the B3081 or another road
Will be down that way soon, so might just have to make a detour
Both - B3081 is good but there are several other options in the locale!
ettore said:
shadytree said:
hanse cronje said:
ettore said:
carsarecool said:
It is -although in my view (and it`s where I grew up) the best bit is actually beyond zig zag, up in them hills...
yeap far better
DO you mean the rest of the B3081 or another road
Will be down that way soon, so might just have to make a detour
Both - B3081 is good but there are several other options in the locale!
can you be a little more specific, or is that local knowledge only
You can PM me if you would prefer 
shadytree said:
ettore said:
shadytree said:
hanse cronje said:
ettore said:
carsarecool said:
It is -although in my view (and it`s where I grew up) the best bit is actually beyond zig zag, up in them hills...
yeap far better
DO you mean the rest of the B3081 or another road
Will be down that way soon, so might just have to make a detour
Both - B3081 is good but there are several other options in the locale!
can you be a little more specific, or is that local knowledge only
You can PM me if you would prefer Not all local knowledge (although there is one I will keep quiet!) - I`ll have to look at a map to get the right road numbers...
Road surface is actually not too bad, there are a couple of sections where the surface has badly degraded but the camber is OK and it`s all perfectly visible so it just adds to the fun.
There is one dodgy corner, highlighted above, by the Win Green turning that has a dodgy camber, double apex, no run-off and a big drop. Good when you know it, potentially suspect when you don`t...
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