RE: A708 Moffat to Selkirk: My Dream Drive
Discussion
ryanthescot said:
Riley Blue said:
Not my favourite drive, I did it Selkirk to Moffat a few weeks ago and failed to spot a small rock in the road (there were plenty of them, washed down by rain I imagine) which punctured my nearside front tyre - £191 for a replacement.
The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. Just as I got out of Moffat and at the first traffic lights where it goes to a singe track, came round a bend and hit a stone puncturing the tyre. It was a Sunday so I had to get the car recovered to a local garage and leave it there so I could get a tyre ordered and pick it back up during the week. Pain in the erse!
t and the rubber gloves in the boot were too small...garym3m5 said:
As the light was fading it became eerie, with the urge to drive a bit quicker to reach civilisation. Once darkness arrived the road also became littered with rabbits! Great fun...
Last time I drove it, it was just around dusk on an autumn evening. 3x full emergency stops in the first 5-10 miles out of Selkirk because grouse ran out in front of me. Kamikaze wildlife are defintely more in evidence on this road than any of the other A70x roads.Excellent route - I completely agree although I am more used to the Highlands for fine driving. However, your road continues on south west beyond Moffat via Thornhill across Galloway to Newton Stewart. It is the old Queen's Way military road (A702/712). Superb driving and more of the same.
Great road! Heading from Edinburgh, once you hit Moffat you can pick up the A701 for the return leg (passed the Devils Beef Tub: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Beef_Tub).
I found this road a few years ago looking for a break from the motorway monotony of a regular trip from the Midlands to Edinburgh.
Its a great road with fantastic scenery and at the right time of day (or night), relatively traffic free. I've used it ever since
A word of warning though to those of us from the 'South'. Remember that this road is:
a. Quite far North
b. Quite high in places.
This has obvious implications where the weather is concerned. Yes, even in April when its BBQ weather back home.
I found out the hard way that the road is much less fun to drive at night, in 5 cm of unforecast snow (sitting on top of black ice in on the higher sections), in a car rolling on 255 section Pirelli P Zero Nero's
Its a great road with fantastic scenery and at the right time of day (or night), relatively traffic free. I've used it ever since
A word of warning though to those of us from the 'South'. Remember that this road is:
a. Quite far North
b. Quite high in places.
This has obvious implications where the weather is concerned. Yes, even in April when its BBQ weather back home.
I found out the hard way that the road is much less fun to drive at night, in 5 cm of unforecast snow (sitting on top of black ice in on the higher sections), in a car rolling on 255 section Pirelli P Zero Nero's
Summer time 6 am you won't find a better road for a blast, the hump back bridges are severe enough to give you some serious air, just watch out for the one that bears left on landing ( heading south).
And watch out for sleeping sheep on the warm Tarmac if you are the first car through they are not expecting to have to move sharpish!!
And watch out for sleeping sheep on the warm Tarmac if you are the first car through they are not expecting to have to move sharpish!!
I spotted a few white blobs in the distance on that road whilst pressing on one night. It was a flock of sheep having a snooze. I had to stop. Be careful!
From what I remember, There's a deceptive left bend/kink on the way back west alongside the loch.
Edit: spookily, I seem to have mentioned sleeping sheep at almost the same time as Mr Rallycross ^^
From what I remember, There's a deceptive left bend/kink on the way back west alongside the loch.
Edit: spookily, I seem to have mentioned sleeping sheep at almost the same time as Mr Rallycross ^^
Edited by MC Bodge on Friday 4th July 21:41
Edited by MC Bodge on Friday 4th July 21:42
rallycross said:
Summer time 6 am you won't find a better road for a blast, the hump back bridges are severe enough to give you some serious air, just watch out for the one that bears left on landing ( heading south).
And watch out for sleeping sheep on the warm Tarmac if you are the first car through they are not expecting to have to move sharpish!!
Off topic - looking at your profile I think I looked at trading a Civic Type R in for your RB5 back in 2003/04 when I used to live south of the border. Same person..?And watch out for sleeping sheep on the warm Tarmac if you are the first car through they are not expecting to have to move sharpish!!
That looks EXCELLENT, next time I head down home (Huddersfield, I live in Aberdeen), I think I'll take the Clio (mine is the previous generation 200 Cup) instead of the Volvo for a change and take a detour to check this out, cant wait!
Nice photos of the Ferrari and Porsche, looks like a cracking run!
Cheers!
Nice photos of the Ferrari and Porsche, looks like a cracking run!
Cheers!
m30dus said:
Off topic - looking at your profile I think I looked at trading a Civic Type R in for your RB5 back in 2003/04 when I used to live south of the border. Same person..?
Could be ? did your CTR have a clever geo set up ( toe in etc) on it's suspension ?Back on topic this road has to be driven to believe how twisty / fun it is!
lel said:
i love this road, i was there last week for the Moffat car show.
Moffat is a lovely place too
I drove that route on the way back from my brothers graduation in St Andrews last year, Moffat car show looked good, but with another 5 hours to drive, I thought it best but to stop. Moffat is a lovely place too
I learnt about this road as Evo used it for their car of the year test in 2012.
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