Dawn raid, anyone?
Discussion
Nonny Nimity said:
Well,
There's been loads of interest. Sadly, there's a PH wedding near the proposed date, which means a couple of prominent members can't make it. I think I'll e-mail everyone with a choice of three dates and we'll go from there. I don't want to run too early due to unreliability of weather etc.
Will be contacting you all...
waiting for e-mail
davrian said:
Don't let the idea crash because people have other commitments. We could end up with a non event. Better to go for it and, following on from the success, running a second one later in the year
Yep, rather agree with that, but I'll try to contact everyone this weekend.
Am up early in the morning, 'cos I'm going for a reccie...
MrsS said:
Is there a date and time yet.
Yes, actually I've got a lot of info to relate, but just haven't found time to sit down and type it all out.
I think I want to stick to my original date, for various reasons, not least that if we change then it'll only mean someone else won't be able to go. I realise (and regret) that a couple of prominent PHers will miss out, but hey, we'll do it again. If it's a success, of course.
No maps will be required, you'll all be posted a full tulip road book to print out.
Give me 'til the end of the week, and I'll have all info ready.
NN
Nonny Nimity said:
No maps will be required, you'll all be posted a full tulip road book to print out.
Wouldn't it be easier just to do normal map type directions with road numbers and highlighting landmarks such as pubs or petrol stations. I for one will be alone in the car and wouldn't fancy my chances understanding a Tulip map sat in the pub, let alone whilst trying to keep up with anyone!
Right, I’ve finally got time to get all this down.
Just to recap: 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 and hit the road.
Just got to sort the logistics.
I have a route which is just under 140 miles, around the best of Derbyshire and the peak district. It’s a 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 Aldington, 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?
Just to recap: 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 and hit the road.
Just got to sort the logistics.
I have a route which is just under 140 miles, around the best of Derbyshire and the peak district. It’s a 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 Aldington, 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?
Sounds good, but owning a much slower car than most people on this site who usually go on runs like this, I normally get left behind and physically cannot catch up, not being a local to the area, I'd end up getting lost, especially if I am passengerless. Is there anyone else with a slower than PHaverage car that is going?
Sounds Great 
i'm on call that weekend. If no one will swap it's sicky time 
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