Thanks Daz!

[neil_cardiff]

For introducing me to the 'mini-nurburgring' I think you called it, which is now going to be frequent 'detour' home.

I woke up with a smile this morning after knowing that I had sucessfully terrorised Kingr-seven enough for him to be gutted that every time he looked in the mirrors all he could see was my 'poxy Golf' STILL hanging on.

Not bad considering what it was up against...

I also take great delight in giving Alex an interesting show of my arse end sliding around.

All in all a great road, Cheers Daz!

[pdV6]

Took the long way home via the Portway as well, I notice!

[neil_cardiff]

pdV6 said:

Took the long way home via the Portway as well, I notice!

Ahem...

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[dazren]

A couple of nice stretches, although best we don't discuss them on line. I spotted bill taking a detour after the curry, the git was pulling away as well.

DAZ

[neil_cardiff]

dazren said:

A couple of nice stretches, although best we don't discuss them on line. I spotted bill taking a detour after the curry, the git was pulling away as well. DAZ

Wot' I thought too...Still, it's been introduced to those who would appreciate it the most

[mechsympathy]

dazren said:

A couple of nice stretches, although best we don't discuss them on line. I spotted bill taking a detour after the curry, the git was pulling away as well. DAZ

Judging by the way the following car receded into the distance I assumed it wasn't you (just some rep in a 518). It's time you investigated the single seat Atom idea

[kingr seven]

neil_cardiff said:

I woke up with a smile this morning after knowing that I had sucessfully terrorised Kingr-seven enough for him to be gutted that every time he looked in the mirrors all he could see was my 'poxy Golf' STILL hanging on.

Hehe, I'll loose you next time - errr, Daz was slowing me down (ahem!)

Oli

[pdV6]

Noticed you swinging off to try the loop again on the way back, Oli...

[silverback mike]

Loop, what loop, speeding, eh, where were we...

[neil_cardiff]

Speeding?! Not on that particular road unless you fancy visiting the pond that Daz descibed. Like he said, the corners DO tighten up a bit...!!!

However, there was enthuiastic usage of the 'road' while I tried to keep the thing straight.

Did think of going back that way, but seeing as I had only done it the once, I didn't fancy trying it again in the dark...

[kingr seven]

Hehe, yeah, those corners do tighten don't they!! Had an interesting "moment" on the way back.

Oli

[RB Will]

u will all ahave to make the trip down to swindon for a curry sometime and I can show you some of the lovely roads round here

[x1m]

Lovely roads round swindon? :/ You mean like our 40mph dual carriageway "bypass" with traffic lights every 200 yards? Possibly the most infurating bit of road ever! The fosse way is nice though (lechlade --> burford etc)

[RB Will]

x1m said:

Lovely roads round swindon? :/ You mean like our 40mph dual carriageway "bypass" with traffic lights every 200 yards? Possibly the most infurating bit of road ever! The fosse way is nice though (lechlade --> burford etc)

take it you are talking about Thamesdown Drive?
no im talking about the lovely roads heading the opposite way, wanna meet up one night and u can follow me along a few?

[canam-tt]

Your girly roads?

Now if it involves weeving around the magic roundabout then that will be fun.

And as for curry houses, there are more per square inch than in the whole of india!

[x1m]

Unfortunatly, still a student, so can only drive the parents honda jazz! Thanks for the offer though, feeling the need to get a cheap runabout lately to curb my inner petrolheadness.

Which roads do you know? I know a few to the north and east, but barely any to the west, and only the road to Malborough in the south. If you know any good uns, let slip, would rather do that than have to use the m4!

Magic roundabout is fun when deserted at midnight, almost like a slalom course from some directions. Lot more police about in Swindon when dark now though, although considering the amount of "modded" novas about now, probably a good thing

[Mad Dave]

Right, gotta get myself along to see this 'mini nurburg'! I do remember theres a nice set of bends going down a hill, on the other side of the suspension brige I think. A few friends and I used to affectionately call it 'the esses'.

[pdV6]

Mad Dave said:

I do remember theres a nice set of bends going down a hill, on the other side of the suspension brige I think. A few friends and I used to affectionately call it 'the esses'.

If that's the one I'm thinking of, the one under discussion here is an order of magnitude tighter on the sphincter scale...

[neil_cardiff]

pdV6 said:

Mad Dave said: I do remember theres a nice set of bends going down a hill, on the other side of the suspension brige I think. A few friends and I used to affectionately call it 'the esses'. If that's the one I'm thinking of, the one under discussion here is an order of magnitude tighter on the sphincter scale...

Very much so! - I'm thinking tighter than Dicks hat band here..

In the words of the immortal Daz "You would'nt want to go off on that corner - theres a pond behind there"

[yertis]

neil_cardiff said:

In the words of the immortal Daz "You would'nt want to go off on that corner - theres a pond behind there"

Which neatly sums up the difference between the Nurburgring and the West Country version.