Driving Day - near Brecon, Wales - Sat 30 August 2014

Driving Day - near Brecon, Wales - Sat 30 August 2014

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S. Gonzales Esq.

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2,556 posts

211 months

Wednesday 25th June 2014
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I'll be organising another of the joint PH / ADUK Driving Days, this time based near Brecon on Saturday the 30th of August. It's got access to some great roads, and even on a Summer Saturday the quiet routes we use shouldn't be too busy.

We'll be based at a café that will be open for breakfast, and we can return to for lunch. Participants will be grouped into twos or threes and then take turns to each drive their own car over a choice of routes, ranging from 40 to 80 minutes for each driver. After everyone in the group has driven, they retire to base for discussion and refreshment.

There's no requirement or expectation to drive other vehicles, or let other people drive yours. It also doesn't matter what your car is - the point is the driving, not the vehicle. Previous experience of Advanced Driving isn't required either, just a willingness to think about what you're doing in the car and talk about it. As organiser, I'll be attempting to match up groups of drivers with varying experience so that everybody gets to learn something, and we all have an enjoyable time.

My previous attempts to mobilise the Advanced Driving forum to actually get out and drive have met with somewhat mixed success. I'm surprised at this, as I've been attending these kind of events for over 8 years now and really can't overstate how much they've changed how I drive, and think about driving. i truly believe that anyone who's serious about improving their driving has to get out and drive with other people. Come on PH!

I can't guarantee the weather, but the roads will hopefully look like this:






S. Gonzales Esq.

Original Poster:

2,556 posts

211 months

Wednesday 25th June 2014
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Expressions of interest here please, with confirmations required about a week before the event.

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S. Gonzales Esq.

MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Wednesday 25th June 2014
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Sounds like a very good idea, although it would be a bit ear for a day trip ....and I'm unavailable anyway. Something similar further north (North wales, NW England) would be good.

R_U_LOCAL

2,676 posts

207 months

Wednesday 25th June 2014
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On a similar note, if you ever organise anything in the North West, I'll be happy to come along for the day.

SVS

3,824 posts

270 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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R_U_LOCAL said:
On a similar note, if you ever organise anything in the North West, I'll be happy to come along for the day.
Now that's a good offer! I hope PHers in the North West don't miss the opportunity. (I'm down South and on two wheels.)

S. Gonzales Esq.

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2,556 posts

211 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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There have been similar days organised in the North West - I'll make some enquiries about whether they're likely to be repeated and get back to you.

Brecon's worth a bit of a drive though...

blearyeyedboy

6,252 posts

178 months

Friday 27th June 2014
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Lovely. I've moved to Cambridge these days so it's a bit far... but I still have friends to visit in Wales/South West and I'll have to see if I can squeeze this in... scratchchin

paul1087

89 posts

197 months

Monday 30th June 2014
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Interest expressed!

waremark

3,241 posts

212 months

Tuesday 1st July 2014
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R_U_LOCAL said:
On a similar note, if you ever organise anything in the North West, I'll be happy to come along for the day.
Where in the North West are you? Is Alston in Cumbria, the base for occasional driving holidays by members of a driving club I belong to, within easy reach?

R_U_LOCAL

2,676 posts

207 months

Tuesday 1st July 2014
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waremark said:
Where in the North West are you? Is Alston in Cumbria, the base for occasional driving holidays by members of a driving club I belong to, within easy reach?
I'm in Lancs, but I could be tempted by a day out in the Alston area.

titian

55 posts

118 months

Tuesday 1st July 2014
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+1

I'm also in Lancs

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Tuesday 1st July 2014
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S. Gonzales Esq. said:
Expressions of interest here please, with confirmations required about a week before the event.

Name
S. Gonzales Esq.
LordGrover
Looks familiar...


Geekman

2,863 posts

145 months

Tuesday 1st July 2014
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Synchromesh mentioned this to me a couple of weeks ago and I'm really interested in going. Unfortunately, it's unlikely I'll be in the country on 30th August: if my plans change, I'll definitely put my name down.

S. Gonzales Esq.

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2,556 posts

211 months

Tuesday 1st July 2014
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LordGrover said:
Looks familiar...

Aha - same road, but you had the more typical weather. That stretch always seems to have fewer sheep too, which is helpful.

To expand on my earlier comment, my colleague in the North informs me that he hopes to run something near Chester later in the year. I'll update as soon as I have details.

S. Gonzales Esq.

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2,556 posts

211 months

Wednesday 9th July 2014
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We'd be glad to have you along. It's likely to be a 9:30 start, with breakfast available from 8:30.

Name
S. Gonzales Esq.
LordGrover
paul1087
fesuvious




Edited by S. Gonzales Esq. on Wednesday 9th July 13:39

S. Gonzales Esq.

Original Poster:

2,556 posts

211 months

Wednesday 9th July 2014
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All will be revealed in due course, as soon as I've actually booked the place. It'll be near (or in) Brecon though.

goneape

2,839 posts

161 months

Thursday 10th July 2014
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It's a fantastic place for it and I'd love to come especially having had to bale out of the Shaftesbury day , but if all goes to plan I'll be there caving and biking the preceding weekend.

Rats!

madmover

1,725 posts

183 months

Tuesday 15th July 2014
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I'm up for this :-)

Just let me or fesuvious know which cafe to meet at!

A

S. Gonzales Esq.

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2,556 posts

211 months

Tuesday 15th July 2014
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Will do thumbup

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S. Gonzales Esq.
LordGrover
paul1087
fesuvious
madmover

e21Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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May well be up for this. I'm off to Brecon on Friday (from here in Cornwall), then Betswy Coed in a B&B for Friday night, before heading back down over Saturday and Sunday. Going to give the car a fluids and plug change tomorrow. smile