Exmoor meet

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egor110

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16,818 posts

202 months

Thursday 14th April 2016
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Is anyone interested in a meet-drive around Exmoor?

I was thinking of around 200 miles of driving with a stop for a pub lunch or fish and chips or both I guess.

Depending on where most people are coming from we could start on the outskirts of taunton before heading onto Exmoor or we could start in Devon and head onto Exmoor.

wessexrfc

4,326 posts

185 months

Thursday 14th April 2016
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Weather dependant, I could be up for this, need to get some miles on the engine!!

ncaplin

25 posts

119 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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I could be up for it on a sunny Sunday - the Facebook group that linked me to this thread is a local Bristol one so a few of us might be keen on heading down and going from Taunton as suggested.

TDIfurby

1,997 posts

174 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Is the Lynton -> Simonsbath road? biggrin

egor110

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202 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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TDIfurby said:
Is the Lynton -> Simonsbath road? biggrin
It's b3223, watersmeet heading back towards simonsbath.

LordHaveMurci

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168 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Hi Ian, are you on the FB group Giles set up? May get more responses from that.

I may be up for it, the 996 needs brakes I think (light came on twice but stayed off when ignition turned off & back on so who knows?!).

egor110

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Friday 15th April 2016
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LordHaveMurci said:
Hi Ian, are you on the FB group Giles set up? May get more responses from that.

I may be up for it, the 996 needs brakes I think (light came on twice but stayed off when ignition turned off & back on so who knows?!).
I put a post up on the facebook page yesterday.

3 hours in the cup and my ears are still ringing!

P155flaps

556 posts

142 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Id but up for this is it happens.

Live in Taunton and a month and half into a new car and still less than 500 miles so any excuse to put some miles on it.

If its wet ill bring the wifes Golf R as Race Maxx on my car are not the best in the wet.

egor110

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Friday 15th April 2016
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P155flaps said:
Id but up for this is it happens.

Live in Taunton and a month and half into a new car and still less than 500 miles so any excuse to put some miles on it.

If its wet ill bring the wifes Golf R as Race Maxx on my car are not the best in the wet.
Give me a shout if you want a drive round exmoor i'm not that far from you.

Are you going to the welsh meet on sunday?

P155flaps

556 posts

142 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Cool cheers

No sadly not as got some friends over sat night and will be a late one with lots of alcohol so balls to getting up early.

Always up for a hoon.

Where you based I am just outside of Milveron and assuming the wife doesn't have work on and can have the kids up for a drive most weekends in the summer.

Turn7

23,502 posts

220 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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I spent four days around Ilfracombe last weekend, and we arrived by driving through Exmoor.

All I can say, is that I am extremely envious of your local roads.

Good condition, mostly, with some lovely sweeping to tight turns in great countryside.

Wish I lived down that way as I would be right up for a hoon.

egor110

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Friday 15th April 2016
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P155flaps said:
Cool cheers

No sadly not as got some friends over sat night and will be a late one with lots of alcohol so balls to getting up early.

Always up for a hoon.

Where you based I am just outside of Milveron and assuming the wife doesn't have work on and can have the kids up for a drive most weekends in the summer.
I'm out lydeard way.

Your best way onto exmoor is head to wiveliscombe onto the b3227 then a396 which takes you right across exmoor ro dunster
or head to dulverton then onto the b3223 all the way to watersmeet which is the route i took.

Also look out for the haynes museum breakfast clubs ( 1st sunday of the month) there worth going to as you get a wide array of cars turning up.

egor110

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Friday 15th April 2016
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Turn7 said:
I spent four days around Ilfracombe last weekend, and we arrived by driving through Exmoor.

All I can say, is that I am extremely envious of your local roads.

Good condition, mostly, with some lovely sweeping to tight turns in great countryside.

Wish I lived down that way as I would be right up for a hoon.
Dulverton lets it down, too busy and that really narrow climb out of it is a pain in the ass, especially if the hunts on.

Turn7

23,502 posts

220 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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egor110 said:
Turn7 said:
I spent four days around Ilfracombe last weekend, and we arrived by driving through Exmoor.

All I can say, is that I am extremely envious of your local roads.

Good condition, mostly, with some lovely sweeping to tight turns in great countryside.

Wish I lived down that way as I would be right up for a hoon.
Dulverton lets it down, too busy and that really narrow climb out of it is a pain in the ass, especially if the hunts on.
Fortunately, we went Dunster/Wheddon Cross/Simonsbath/Challacombe....

BuzyG

787 posts

210 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Yep have enjoyed some good runs up that way. Do you have a date in mind?

egor110

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Friday 15th April 2016
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Some time in june maybe around the longest day?

BuzyG

787 posts

210 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Sounds perfect for me. Be back from Scotland by then and before the Holidays kick off.

P155flaps

556 posts

142 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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egor110 said:
I'm out lydeard way.

Your best way onto exmoor is head to wiveliscombe onto the b3227 then a396 which takes you right across exmoor ro dunster
or head to dulverton then onto the b3223 all the way to watersmeet which is the route i took.

Also look out for the haynes museum breakfast clubs ( 1st sunday of the month) there worth going to as you get a wide array of cars turning up.
Real close then, have family in Lydeard so there all the time (used to live in Cotford).

Put allot of miles on these (shameless car pic) on those roads but not ventured up further onto Exmoor.

Will pm you to arrange a date for a drive out. Work from home mostly so always up for an evening drive out too.

Cheers
Raf


MadRob6

3,594 posts

219 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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I'd be up for this depending on date. Money is too tight to humour it at the moment but I used to live on the edge of Exmoor so gagging to get back out there in the 944.

egor110

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Saturday 16th April 2016
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MadRob6 said:
I'd be up for this depending on date. Money is too tight to humour it at the moment but I used to live on the edge of Exmoor so gagging to get back out there in the 944.
Would a June date be too soon ?