Deleted User Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Had a look at the road atlas last night.Looks like we're heading deeper into Wales than ever before.Reckon it'll be about 177 miles between Gledrid/Oswestry and Gordano via Llandovery and Tim's favourite road through the Forest of Dean.Hope there's some petrol stations open in the middle of the night towards the end of that leg for cars with a low fuel range. :)No M5 shortcuts, next year, for a kip at Gordano, folks - you'll be deep in the heart of Wales.Not that I'm trying to worry anyone. ::)Anyone know Llandovery and have any idea where we might stop in the middle of the night?Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 On the case, Mr Jim!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I loved driving thru the welsh roads at night where the only other lights were Triumph cars. More of that has got to improve the event. Something which I thought wasn't possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 I Live 8 miles from llandovery, and you will be lucky to find fuel between gledrid and llandovery after 8pm at night the only 24 hour garage i know of is in the centre of abergavenny which would be on the way back to the seven bridge, about 65-70 miles from llandoveryjust make sure your cans and tank are fullh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ants Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 There is a garage in Llandovery that opens for night rallys, They may well open if contacted in advance. Some of the best roads in Wales lead into Llandovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ants Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 There is a large car park behind the Castle Hotel in Llandovery, used as HQ for a few stage rallies. It is lit and has toilets, but they are pay toilets. Depending on what time you are there the castle hotel maybe still open for refreshments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 be very carefull using anything in town some of the loacals are very anti this sort of thing particularly at the moment after WRC and the hasslel thereof, in the middle of the night is going to attract unwanted attention and i doubt morris isaccs will open for the numbers concerned! besides it only about 180 miles from gledrid to the next stop (gordano) i would think all the cars would make that on one tank without having to fill up, the most you should need is a 10ltr reserve tinh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 Spitfires with GT6 engines and standard Spitfire fuel tanks have a range of around 150 miles.Should get them to Abergavenny.Tim and Nigel Abdullah will have everything in hand.Relax. :)Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Umm, unfortunately we will be in Landovery at about 00.30 - 01.30hrs-doubt if anything would be open. Owing to this anti-social time, we would be best using a location outside town-nowhere near residential properties.Hrgserv has sent something of interest.All info is very useful, keep it coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Is it Dixie's by any chance?Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Dixies is on the military range and it takes 5 months to get permission to use it! you are liable to find an mp with a rifle pointed at you if you attempt to use dixies without permission!h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 What's one military policeman with a rifle against 100 Triumphs! :PJust speculating about Dixie's Corner. :)Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Overhere if we have a all night event. We contact a gas station who will open just for us. I think if you could do that then problem solved. I would think gas sales would be around 1,000 gals. If they had a snack or small store we would buy snacks, coffee and the like. Me thinks money talks. Now if their were two stations next to eachouther or accross the road that would be better. Only down side is if a small station it will take time to fill all of us. Could also be a control stop. Just a thought. Tolet's a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Visited the stop we will be using yesterday and met Hugh.Excellent venue, will be very dark though!No clues, wait until the Driver Meeting(s).Good shout by Hugh-thank you.That's two new Controls sorted. Just another three to arrange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Halfway.Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 What, to paradise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Im open to bribes but you will need 5 figures before the decimal point lolhughp.s no zeros allowed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 Esgair Dafydd?That's north of Llandovery and in a forest too.I remember the televised rallysprints there years ago.A control up there would be awesome!Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyk5614 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Here's an idea that will presumably be scuppered by the delights of the MET anti-terorism unit.Instead of routing round the M25 for the last bit, why not go right through central london?What a sight it'd be, 100 Triumphs cruising down the Mall, round parliament Square, down the Embankmant, you get my drift?J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 1045 wrote:Here's an idea that will presumably be scuppered by the delights of the MET anti-terorism unit.Instead of routing round the M25 for the last bit, why not go right through central london?What a sight it'd be, 100 Triumphs cruising down the Mall, round parliament Square, down the Embankmant, you get my drift?JWe tried to avoid teh M25 in 2006 by going across London.The traffic at 6pm on a Sunday is shocking!Now if we could get them to close teh roads for us.........:-)Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 While I think going throug London would be great: ;DThe local Police would have to close a route just for us. ??)To make this work we would ALL have to meet up before we enter the city. :oTo make this perfect the local/national media would need to bee their with reporters and cameras. :PJust think of what this would do for the club. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Seeing as the penultimate checkpoint this year is Didcot it must be fairly easy to avoid most of the M25 anyway. Sort of high Wycombe, Rickmansworth, Watford, St Albans sort of way. I haven't checked this out on the map, but it must be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 You're going to hit traffic and lots of traffic lights if you try to cut out the M25. After spending so long in the car sitting at 50-70mph (don't forget the roadworks...) for 30 miles doesn't sound so bad. I've cut across country to avoid that part of the M25 a few times. Unless the M25 is absolutely stuffed it's not worth the extra time. I also go through London a lot and there's no way I fancy doing that after the RBRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I thought the M25 "minimisation" 2 years ago was a good compromise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Yogi,The route is more or less as you describe. This time we will miss out the speed humps around Wendover and Princes Risborough.Bill,Sorry but we cannot go through London, it would add 1 - 2 hrs onto the event and cause nothing but panic or frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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