Dalby Forest Drive
Discussion
Went to Scarborough with my mate on Saturday night taking the A64, thought we would take the scenic route back down towards Pickering then along the roads behind Castle Howard. We set off from the north bay about 5.30 but i think we turned off too early and ended up on this increasingly narrow rural road which seemed to go on forever but didnt lead anywhere. Eventually we found ourselves at the toll for Dalby Forest Drive - so considering we would have had to go all the way back to Scarborough again for a different route we decided to take the drive. For the next 7 miles through the heart of the forest we passed not one single car in any direction (by this time it was about 6pm). Awsome roads full of twists and turns - i can see why they hold rallys in the area. So i booted it all the way round - got the car absolutley filthy with mud and brake dust. I wondered why for the rest of the journey i couldent see the road very well, when we got back we noticed the thick layer of mud on the headlights and driving lamps (was as if there was some tracing paper covering them). Almost killed Bambi, she ran into the road at high speed, stood there and casually walked out of the way as i screamed to a halt.
Anyone else been for a bit of a burn round there?
It was great fun, bearing in mind if was dark damp and foggy - i would love to go back there in a Impreza WRX with some appropriate tyres and a set of xenons.
Anyone else been for a bit of a burn round there?
It was great fun, bearing in mind if was dark damp and foggy - i would love to go back there in a Impreza WRX with some appropriate tyres and a set of xenons.
Caution
I took a TVRCC run outthere 4 years back
Its and excellent ru bringing you out from Thornton le Dale to Scalby at Scarborough
Great pub at Sboro end "Moorcock inn"
The start has some rather natty speed bumps which caused a few TVR drivers a nightmare
They were negotiated but they certainly reduce the pace somewhat!
I took a TVRCC run outthere 4 years back
Its and excellent ru bringing you out from Thornton le Dale to Scalby at Scarborough
Great pub at Sboro end "Moorcock inn"
The start has some rather natty speed bumps which caused a few TVR drivers a nightmare
They were negotiated but they certainly reduce the pace somewhat!
gemini said:
Great pub at Sboro end "Moorcock inn"
Is that the one that's really small, the bar is a hatch, and it has about 3 tables crammed in.
We took the toll road a few years ago by mistake, lovely drive, not sure I'd want to take the tiv that way though. Mind you the Chrysler hasn't got much better ground clearance than the tiv so not sure I'd want to go in that either.
burriana said:
Stu!
STU!!!!
Next dawn Run?
Know what you mean about the lights. After yesterdays Dawn Run (Wolds Wazz) I had to peel off the layer of muck that had been baked onto the headlights. Near as dammit came off in one piece!
I know this particular road, but respectfully, it's not for wazzing as the speed limit's 'sposed to be v.v. slow as there are lots of wavy fisty bikers, hikers & psyco's in tham ther woods!
There are actually some better nadgery ones at the south part of Dalby though, for another day
P'raps we should do a fish & chip run in Scarborough one summer's evening, when it's not raining too heavy??
Yes there were some speed bumps - but im sure they were those tiny sharp ones which arent very high - tiv should get over them - you just have to go over them very slowly in any car.
I had never been on the road before, let alone at night in the fog at speed with not very good headlights - on the straights i was scared to death there was going to be barrier across the road appearing from the mist then crash!
but in the end it was awsome - most bizzare drive i have ever done.
I had never been on the road before, let alone at night in the fog at speed with not very good headlights - on the straights i was scared to death there was going to be barrier across the road appearing from the mist then crash!
but in the end it was awsome - most bizzare drive i have ever done.
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