Petrolheads Unofficial guide to Scotland

[Silverbullet767]

northo said:

Thanks for the contributions so far for the map. It is not listed publicly, so you will need to contact me if you want a copy.

As regards our police man, he has had many bikes and an R32 golf, and I can testify (wrong word to use probably), that he knows all the good routes that I have been using over the years. Like the rest of us, a lot of these traffic guys are petrolheads too. That said, he always says that his job as a copper was to deter people from speeding in preference to catching people speeding - a pretty fair view.

Is there anything on the west coast??

Its a bit sparse for good driving roads down this way

[donniemac]

A good potential route is to leave from Inverness, travel over the Kessock bridge along the A9, down to Dingwall (to the Tore Roundabout) and then across to Ullapool. Up to Lochinver and all the way up to Durness, across to Thurso, over to Wick and then back down to Inverness.
Fantastic scenery and some challenging twisty roads.

[cj_eds]

northo, How do you add the different types of placemarks (with the different icons - photos, hotels etc etc)? All I get the option of is the usual tear-drop shaped markers.

[northo]

cj_eds said:

northo, How do you add the different types of placemarks (with the different icons - photos, hotels etc etc)? All I get the option of is the usual tear-drop shaped markers.

When you are in edit mode just click on the symbol, and it will give you a selection to choose from.

Ed

[northo]

Tried to import speed cameras into the map - and its knackered it. Will get working on v.2 asap!

[cj_eds]

Don't know if this is part of the knackering you mention, or just a limitation of the google maps interface:

Only the 200 items shown in the left column are shown on the map at any time, regardless of where you are viewing. It means if you zoom in on a section, placemarks for that section might not actually be shown because its not within the 200 search results. To me that's a pain in the ar*e!

[northo]

Thats the problem - too may cameras imported into the map.

[cj_eds]

Pity there's not a way to filter them as per type - in the way you would POI's in TomTom etc.

[jollygreen]

Could I have a link please?

[RainerM]

Hallo there,

for us too, please, as we are planning a trip to Scotland later this year.
Many thanks and regards

Rainer and Dot

[peterperkins]

Yes please I'm off to Scotland in April. Thanks

[northo]

I am still working on this guys - bear with me.

[Raffles]

A while ago I registered the domain www.b-road.co.uk with something like this in mind. We could work together to put something simple on here? I could get server space, we could do something great.

R

[scoobyc]

added a few bits and pieces to northo's map but would happily add some more bits if you wanted to start your site as well?
ps cj eds, when'd you leave thurso, i'm born and bred and still lingering!

Edited by scoobyc on Friday 29th February 10:32

[360 detailing]

Be sure to call into the Fife waterpark when your in Scotland ( Bet you didn't know we had one here eh!! )

Link to the promotional video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sozq8R0ETFo

Edited by 360 detailing on Monday 3rd March 22:19

[hemibum]

Nothing to see here. Move along please.

[cj_eds]

scoobyc said:

added a few bits and pieces to northo's map but would happily add some more bits if you wanted to start your site as well?
ps cj eds, when'd you leave thurso, i'm born and bred and still lingering!

Edited by scoobyc on Friday 29th February 10:32

Left 10 years ago to go to uni, then seem to have gradually worked my way South with each job/house since!

Northo, I'll try to add my placemarks onto the new version.