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Re: North Coast 500

Post by HYFR » Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:15 am

Nearly 300 miles to Glasgow in a 5.0V8 and 32mpg !!!
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by Brooner » Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:03 am

Feck that's good best i get in my RS on the motorway is 27 MPG

and as per the screen it probably will up there at the moment
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by HYFR » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:24 pm

EPIC driving today through the Cairngorms, Old Military Road, Applecross Pass

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Re: North Coast 500

Post by lynchy » Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:05 am

Very scenic roads DK
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by Brooner » Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:34 am

Bonny part of the country stunning on the west coast in the summer
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by chunky79 » Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:15 am

Ahhhhhhhhh, really missing Scotland this Christmas. Keep the pics rolling Dave :thumbs:
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by irn_bru_ce » Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:03 pm

Didn't realise the high regard that the roads around NE Scotland get, suppose just get used to it

I usually do Aberdeen to Fort William via the Lecht each summer for the UCI DH world cup , apart from the 10miles or so on the A9, probably the best 2h30 of driving to be found
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by Brooner » Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:11 pm

Hope all the flooding is not hampering your trip DK
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by HYFR » Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:12 pm

Just on the M6 on the way home

I can positively say the NW of Scotland is officially ahead of a Ring trip and the Alps

Simply epic
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by HYFR » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:09 am

Home now
Pleased with this
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by will1981 » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:22 am

Sounds like a great trip Dave, looking forward to the write up/vid. Summer trip would be good! :thumbs:
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by HYFR » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:45 am

Will, just give me a date and I'm there !
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by mikep99 » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:47 am

That's not the m6! It's been a nightmare today along with the m40...
Looks like you had a good jaunt tho :)
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Re: North Coast 500

Post by rs4george » Sun Apr 03, 2016 6:00 pm

do you think it would be dry enough to complete this route in an open cockpit car later on in the year.

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