Greta Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Do you really enjoy driving your Triumph on a motorway or dual carriageway? ... or do you prefer quieter smaller roads? Looking back at the days when our cars competed in long distance rallys, watching Pathe Reel videos on Youtube - it's obvious how for many of our cars their natural environment is not blasting along an open highway but rather hustling the B roads & back routes. I wonder if there's an appetite in CT to collectively devise a back-road route from Lands End to JoG? Much of course is covered by RBRR / Border Raiders etc... but could another route be devised? A collective research project to devise a self-drive route from one end of the country to the other - that explores some of the best driving roads that are still available - yet logically links together an end to end route. A route that could be driven in as long, or short a time as you & your co-driver desire. I've explored much of the terrain between Morecambe Bay & The Pentland Firth and can suggest several options through northern Britain - but I'd very much love to learn other's suggestions for routes from Cornwall to Lancaster or York. Don't be daunted - just share your favourite route through your own county ( this thread could also hold a list of great day drives. I;m particularly interested to learn of others workable routes across & around the busy city / urban sections. Simplicity is often key but satnav assistance does allow more intricate routes to perhaps be used. Anyway - if we get stuck in another "lockdown" maybe I can persuade some of you to while away a few dark evenings plotting and sharing your favourite roads. Who knows we may even be able to devise "An Isolation Rally" where members drive the collaboration route and share here, FB & Club Torque their adventures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 That does sound like a grand idea. Unfortunately I'm quite a way off any sensible LE-JoG route here in Cambridgeshire, and my memory of roads around Banbury is somewhat out of date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Easy peasey....I can do Grantham to Retford to Doncaster to Selby to Wetherby to Thirsk and then on onto Richmond Co Durham and Northumberland.....without the aid of a map and use of main roads.....Might bump into Dick Turpins ghost...but it will prove we would be heading in the right direction. There are still some sections of the `old A1` that are narrow and bumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mole42 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I'm interested! I can look at the West Country, sort of Devon / Malverns / Mid-Wales. That could be a fun project. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I like the idea of this route :) There are some interesting small roads in the east of England if the most direct route is not mandatory. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Quoted from mole42- I'm interested! I can look at the West Country, sort of Devon / Malverns / Mid-Wales. That could be a fun project. Richard Great to see some gathering interest.I can use TomTom - Route Planning "Thrill" feature to create nominal legs of 250 miles / 8 - 9 hours ( see link ) ... but this is no substitute for local knowledge & informed preferences. However, with suitable waypoints may be the way to record, refine & share route developments. I think the above time / distance is a sensible way to split the project into manageable sections ...marathon night drivers - of course could double or triple stage - but part of the joy, I hope, will be in enjoying the countryside through which we travel and having the opportunity to take comfort breaks and socialise with ones co-driver if no-one else. Richard - I'm looking forward to sharing a recce drive with you through the west country! MyDrive https://mydrive.tomtom.com/gor-webapp/share/itinerary/725c8d75-68f9-4503-87a4-245da4b913aa#mode=itinerary+viewport=52.67992,-4.99781,6.49,0,-0+itinerary=%7B%22id%22:%22725c8d75-68f9-4503-87a4-245da4b913aa%22%7D+ver=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Keith - HELLO - is there anyway of moving this thread to it's own section? I've no wish to dilute RBRR discussions but would appreciate a way to keep this thread visible and active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Quoted from Velocita Rosso- Easy peasey....I can do Grantham to Retford to Doncaster to Selby to Wetherby to Thirsk and then on onto Richmond Co Durham and Northumberland.....without the aid of a map and use of main roads.....Might bump into Dick Turpins ghost...but it will prove we would be heading in the right direction. There are still some sections of the `old A1` that are narrow and bumpy That would be great Michael - I'm already thinking that there perhaps should be both an eastern and western route. I look forward to you providing detail ( gpx file, map, diagram, description ... whichever works best for you & your suggested section.We could even call it "The Dick Turpin Bywayman Rally!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Quoted from RobPearce- That does sound like a grand idea. Unfortunately I'm quite a way off any sensible LE-JoG route here in Cambridgeshire, and my memory of roads around Banbury is somewhat out of date. Quoted from Howard- I like the idea of this route :) There are some interesting small roads in the east of England if the most direct route is not mandatory. H Thanks guys - pick a section and make some suggestions. If you're an experienced RBRR participant - share your favourite routes through Wales & N. Scotland. After all this may end up being RBRR - the slow-way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Quoted from Greta- Thanks guys - pick a section and make some suggestions. If you're an experienced RBRR participant - share your favourite routes through Wales & N. Scotland. After all this may end up being RBRR - the slow-way. When I took the Spitfire for its MOT last week, the tester (younger chap, not the owner) talked at great length about his recent "North Coast 500" experience. We in the Cambridge area did that two years ago and it is most excellent. The thing is, you do it anti-clockwise because the best roads are on the west coast, away from the RBRR or LeJog routes. The 2018 RBRR had a bit of a diversion because the planned (usual) route from JoG, when it turned south (B871?), was closed. It turns out the diversion, the next road along, is even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 So we could maybe include the western section of NC500 - with the shortcut detours shown here & so leave the central routes for RBRR proper, That would suggest an approch from SW via Fort William & then west through Glen Garry on the A87 - leaving the option of a run through the Cairngorms on the return down the eastern side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 ... and of course - every marathon should require adequate training. I'm hoping I can persuade a few CT friends to join me on the more accessible Borders 500 as soon as social restrictions permit the jaunt to be enjoyably shared. Borders 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Maybe include some of the western section, yes. I think practicality probably suggests not going to Applecross as the roads in and out are potentially highly challenging unless you stop overnight, and there aren't many options for that. (On our NC500 we did stop there but woke up to pea-soup fog, which made the exit somewhat hazardous). The borders one looks interesting as a "training run" 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Well I am interested,when and where,regards michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Yep. Also interested if I can fit it around my job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hi I had not heard of the Border 500 before. It looks an interesting run Regards Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 If I get a chance - and remember! - I'll have a look at some Worcestershire roads this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Quoted from richard w- If I get a chance - and remember! - I'll have a look at some Worcestershire roads this weekend Some would say...`Ta,mac` ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mole42 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I've attached a .gpx file of a route from Land's End as far as Monmouth. If anyone would like to comment, or perhaps share their thoughts about certain sections that they know, I'd be happy. Some of the roads I've plotted are ones I know, others recommended by a rally navigator pal who's based in Truro so any local knowlege would be good! Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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