Dawn Raid latest
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Hi everyone,
I think my last detailed post got lost amongst the pages of the first dawn raid thread, so perhaps it would be better to clear things up with a new thread.
I'll e-mail the route to all those who respond to this post, nearer the time.
Right. What I’m proposing is that the very best time of all to go for a blat is dawn, early in the morning, right at the start of daylight, making the most of it with not a second to lose.
To do that means, not unnaturally, an early start. Now, it would be nice to make an early start without having to get up in the middle of the night, so I’m suggesting we all check into a Travelodge, get into the cars at 0530 the next morning and hit the road.
I have a route which is just under 140 miles, around the very best of Derbyshire and the peak district. It’s a little bit longer than I would have wished, but I can’t reduce it without losing some really great hooning road or other. Most of this route is on good old honest-to-goodness hoonable roads. It’s got great views, and a few hairpins, as many as you’ll get in one run in England I would have thought. Not continental type hairpins, but good tight bends nonetheless.
Some singletrack lane is used, to get from one hooning area to another, or just because the view is great or some other point of interest. Also at one point there is a bit of turning left and right etc. for a while. This has allowed me to keep the route circular, without criss-crossing or using roads twice etc. except we’ll be using the Cat & Fiddle road twice, both in and out. Had to do this due to the mileage getting too long.
I did a full route reccie a couple of Saturdays ago. I have to say, I had a great day. It was one of those crisp clear days, once the mist had lifted. The views are terrific, it really is big country in parts up there, and really beautiful.
As I’ve said before, I’ve got the whole route on a tulip roadbook. Each instruction gives the overall mileage from the start of the run, an intermediate mileage, a landmark or location if possible, a tulip diagram which shows the layout of each junction and the direction to head in, and a specific instruction. There are 8 instructions to each page so each one is fairly large to see should you be in a car on your own. You could turn these into a set of instructions if you wish. I’ve included some warnings of sharp bends, but not all. You all will have to watch it, there are some delicious off-camber corners, or bends on brows etc. It’s unrealistic to include them all, plus it may lull you into a false sense of security. Be warned: they’re proper roads up there!
It is my intention to e-mail these out nearer the time for you all to print out.
I don’t really recommend trying to follow the route on your own, I think it would be better and more enjoyable for you if you just tagged on the back of another car. I know you might like to find one travelling at a pace to suit you, but you’ll be free to choose, obviously. I think if you did try it on your own you’d end up keep having to stop to check the route. Just IMHO.
The good thing IMO about using a road book is that you can bring a passenger and he or she gets to play a part in the process.
The Travelodge: There is a Travelodge 4 miles north of Macclesfield, at a place called Adlington, with a Little Chef on site. www.travelodge.co.uk/travelodge/location.php?hotel_id=152
The lodge itself is situated out of town, and the carpark is behind the little chef, so those cars that are there overnight aren’t on wide-open show, plus there can’t be too many passers-by from the pub etc. All the rooms there are Family rooms, which mean they can sleep 3 adults, apparently all can sleep separately – the beds come apart in other words. You can cancel up to 12 noon on the day – 12 noon that is, they’ve changed from 4 pm. There are 21 non-smoking rooms and 7 smoking. All are en-suite with tea/coffee facilities. Rooms cost £44.95.
I haven’t managed to find a café etc that would be open en route. I’ve found one that opens at 9am but I reckon we should all have been past there by then. To be honest, 140 miles at an average speed of what? 45 mph minimum means we should all be back between 9 and 10 am. That would probably mean we’d have to go back to the Little Chef for brekky and post hoon gossip as most pubs don’t open til 11-12. Perhaps we could ask them to save us a corner so we can all get together afterwards.
The date will be Sunday June 6th. For those that can’t make it, if it’s a success, we’ll do it again this summer. I’m already working on another route, which I promise will be just as good, if not better.
So, what do we think? A major 140 mile hoon on some of Britain’s best roads for not a lot of money. Interested?
If you are, then the thing to do is book a room at the Adlington travelodge for the night of the fifth of June. Remember, you can cancel until 12 noon on the day should you change your mind.
I think my last detailed post got lost amongst the pages of the first dawn raid thread, so perhaps it would be better to clear things up with a new thread.
I'll e-mail the route to all those who respond to this post, nearer the time.
Right. What I’m proposing is that the very best time of all to go for a blat is dawn, early in the morning, right at the start of daylight, making the most of it with not a second to lose.
To do that means, not unnaturally, an early start. Now, it would be nice to make an early start without having to get up in the middle of the night, so I’m suggesting we all check into a Travelodge, get into the cars at 0530 the next morning and hit the road.
I have a route which is just under 140 miles, around the very best of Derbyshire and the peak district. It’s a little bit longer than I would have wished, but I can’t reduce it without losing some really great hooning road or other. Most of this route is on good old honest-to-goodness hoonable roads. It’s got great views, and a few hairpins, as many as you’ll get in one run in England I would have thought. Not continental type hairpins, but good tight bends nonetheless.
Some singletrack lane is used, to get from one hooning area to another, or just because the view is great or some other point of interest. Also at one point there is a bit of turning left and right etc. for a while. This has allowed me to keep the route circular, without criss-crossing or using roads twice etc. except we’ll be using the Cat & Fiddle road twice, both in and out. Had to do this due to the mileage getting too long.
I did a full route reccie a couple of Saturdays ago. I have to say, I had a great day. It was one of those crisp clear days, once the mist had lifted. The views are terrific, it really is big country in parts up there, and really beautiful.
As I’ve said before, I’ve got the whole route on a tulip roadbook. Each instruction gives the overall mileage from the start of the run, an intermediate mileage, a landmark or location if possible, a tulip diagram which shows the layout of each junction and the direction to head in, and a specific instruction. There are 8 instructions to each page so each one is fairly large to see should you be in a car on your own. You could turn these into a set of instructions if you wish. I’ve included some warnings of sharp bends, but not all. You all will have to watch it, there are some delicious off-camber corners, or bends on brows etc. It’s unrealistic to include them all, plus it may lull you into a false sense of security. Be warned: they’re proper roads up there!
It is my intention to e-mail these out nearer the time for you all to print out.
I don’t really recommend trying to follow the route on your own, I think it would be better and more enjoyable for you if you just tagged on the back of another car. I know you might like to find one travelling at a pace to suit you, but you’ll be free to choose, obviously. I think if you did try it on your own you’d end up keep having to stop to check the route. Just IMHO.
The good thing IMO about using a road book is that you can bring a passenger and he or she gets to play a part in the process.
The Travelodge: There is a Travelodge 4 miles north of Macclesfield, at a place called Adlington, with a Little Chef on site. www.travelodge.co.uk/travelodge/location.php?hotel_id=152
The lodge itself is situated out of town, and the carpark is behind the little chef, so those cars that are there overnight aren’t on wide-open show, plus there can’t be too many passers-by from the pub etc. All the rooms there are Family rooms, which mean they can sleep 3 adults, apparently all can sleep separately – the beds come apart in other words. You can cancel up to 12 noon on the day – 12 noon that is, they’ve changed from 4 pm. There are 21 non-smoking rooms and 7 smoking. All are en-suite with tea/coffee facilities. Rooms cost £44.95.
I haven’t managed to find a café etc that would be open en route. I’ve found one that opens at 9am but I reckon we should all have been past there by then. To be honest, 140 miles at an average speed of what? 45 mph minimum means we should all be back between 9 and 10 am. That would probably mean we’d have to go back to the Little Chef for brekky and post hoon gossip as most pubs don’t open til 11-12. Perhaps we could ask them to save us a corner so we can all get together afterwards.
The date will be Sunday June 6th. For those that can’t make it, if it’s a success, we’ll do it again this summer. I’m already working on another route, which I promise will be just as good, if not better.
So, what do we think? A major 140 mile hoon on some of Britain’s best roads for not a lot of money. Interested?
If you are, then the thing to do is book a room at the Adlington travelodge for the night of the fifth of June. Remember, you can cancel until 12 noon on the day should you change your mind.
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DustyC said:
Excellent date. I think thats D-Day isnt it?
Yep. Might have to make some mention of this in the road book.
I mean, hopefully if we're all getting in our cars just about dawn, we'll have to just have a think about what was happening at that very same time, just what, 300 miles south of where we'll be, 60 years ago. Young men and women going through quite a different dawn experience. Lets celebrate the freedom they fought to give us.
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