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Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by PSB1 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:20 pm

Any tips? Some tasty roads in West Sussex I seem to recall. Down to Alton maybe and then across?
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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by MrHilario » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:25 am

Tips? Go early to avoid traffic.

In all seriousness, if you go via Alton, make sure you hit the B2141, it's a great road, there is a video in the trackdays and meets thread of a group of us from here hooning it around that area. Was a great drive! I am jealous :thumb:

Here is a possible route, sorry for the massive link I don't know how to hyperlink on here.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Readi ... .81787!3e0
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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by MrHilario » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:27 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQXpfaK ... e=youtu.be Here it is, the fun starts around 6.45 :D
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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by PSB1 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:45 am

Thanks Simon - looks great. I'm going down to see a mate there, go usually 3 or 4 times a year. The M25 / A24 is dull so I'll give this a try :-)
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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by Surrey Sam » Wed Mar 08, 2017 12:15 pm

As Simon suggests that's a nice route which we took recently at the Boxhill drive out, especially when it's a busier time of day. If driving at a quieter time, then the A272 makes for a nicer drive than the motorway's as well. Perhaps try each, one there and the other back.

This is the route I'd choose out of Worthing to include the A272:

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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by MrHilario » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:02 am

How did this go Paul?
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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by PSB1 » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:21 pm

Cheers for the suggestions lads! In the end, I went:

Basingtoke > Alton > some random but wonderful road thrown up by the sat nav > A3 > A27. The dual carriage way sections were amongst the highlights, especially around Chichester-ish. There were several other enthusiastic cars swapping places. Blatting through the gears in a mixture of Sport and Sport+. Sublime, loud and slidey :-). I will never, ever forget the immature over-runs.

Coming back, was a little less adventurous - went A24 then at Dorking turned onto the A25 to Guildford. I've used that road before, didn't disappoint but traffic was a bit heavier.

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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by Shoppinit » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:34 am

Paul789 wrote:
Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:21 pm
weirdly, I can't stop searching for B8's...
There's a joke here with Master and B8s but it's not coming.
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Re: Reading to Worthing - back roads?

Post by PSB1 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:19 am

Shoppinit wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:34 am
Paul789 wrote:
Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:21 pm
weirdly, I can't stop searching for B8's...
There's a joke here with Master and B8s but it's not coming.
Keep trying.
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