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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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16/03/2015 21:48
16/03/2015 21:48
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Jonscoupe
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Hi Chrissy, Sounds like a plan Brecon Beacons sounds great! We could meet up at the Lamb and Flag for some lunch: http://www.lambflag.com/Huge car park so ideal for lots of coups to meet up.
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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17/03/2015 00:00
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HiraethHuw
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Me too - date depending. I like to go out early in the day when there's less traffic - but I suppose a meet and drive is about sticking together so traffic doesn't matter. How about meeting somewhere near Merthyr Tydfil (don't know the area meself but there must be supermarkets with big car parks), driving North over the Beacons to Brecon (A470), then Piston Heads mentioned road to Builth Wells (B4520) (good car park by the river there), South along the Wye (B4567), join the A470 at Erwood, then South via Talgarth and Cwmdu to the A40 then onto the Lamb and Flag. AA says it's 73 miles, and 1 hr 50 mins. We could start off at 10am and get to the pub by 1pm allowing for petrol and other stops. There are other fab roads, the A4059 from Hirwaun that meets the A470 etc etc. Not to mention the Elan Valley, the road to Aberystwyth via LLangurig, (H Huw wanders off into fantasy roads at this point in the post....).
Last edited by HiraethHuw; 17/03/2015 00:06. Reason: More roads to drive
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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17/03/2015 20:25
17/03/2015 20:25
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Count me in, mine could do with a good run.
Any route in South/Mid Wales sounds great with a decent pub for lunch.
As I'm 2 hours from the bridge would meeting at Magor services or similar be possible? Enjoyed myself last time driving in convoy to the Pub.
11th/12th April?
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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17/03/2015 22:25
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HiraethHuw
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Weekends are best for me. Have arranged a pass - would love to bring the family but the kids throw up as soon as we leave town and the missus is always shouting at me to slow down These are the dates I can do:- Sun 12th April Sat 18 or Sun 19th Sun 3rd May Sat 23 Sun 24th May
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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18/03/2015 10:49
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I can do: Sun 12th Sun 19th
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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19/03/2015 13:11
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Magor services on 12th or 19th good for me too.
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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19/03/2015 16:41
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I can do pretty much any weekend. Would prefer a Sat, but I can also make a Sunday. Should have my Coupe back with me too!! All nice and shiny
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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19/03/2015 20:41
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What if we said plan for 12th April and if the weather looks shocking 19th can be the alternative?
HiraethHuw's suggestion for a route sounds good? Would we need numbers to book a table for the pub?
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
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19/03/2015 21:58
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That's going to be some miles for you to travel if your coming up from Dorset, DC. Happy to look at other suggestions closer to Magor and Abergavenny. The route I was going on about goes up from 70 miles to 125 if we start at Magor servs. The dual carriageway from Newport to Abergavenny via Raglan is good, straight and generally not busy. There's a good mountain road from Rassau to Llangynidr which we could use on the way to the pub. I'll PM a couple of peeps to drum up some more company
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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19/03/2015 22:07
19/03/2015 22:07
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Some nice roads in and around the Forest of Dean/Wye Valley? Also some good pubs with food...
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: Gripped]
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20/03/2015 00:21
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On Can invite my neighbour with his EVO FQ340 to make up numbers.
I can also rally some other troops. Only if he can keep up!
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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20/03/2015 09:57
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Alex usually comes out with us in his Sabre tuned Mk1 Focus RS so I'll ask him.
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
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20/03/2015 18:42
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Wow! 20 VT's, an Evo and an RS Focus? I can't wait. Bit worried that not only my NA can't keep up, but won't stop when the others do! I'll be sailing past the convoy with both feet on the middle pedal surrounded in a cloud of brake dust . Wonder if my mate will lend me his GTV V6?????
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: HiraethHuw]
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21/03/2015 00:37
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Wow! 20 VT's, an Evo and an RS Focus? I can't wait. Bit worried that not only my NA can't keep up, but won't stop when the others do! I'll be sailing past the convoy with both feet on the middle pedal surrounded in a cloud of brake dust . Wonder if my mate will lend me his GTV V6????? Don't worry. The NA's natural habitat are the A and B roads of the beacons!! I met Alex on a track day last year strangely. He was in his tuned Ibiza diesel. It wiped the floor with my remapped NA. Helluva fun though. Might invite my other mate in his remapped Fabia vRS. He is in Hereford.... Convoy ??? Will ask Joe too.
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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21/03/2015 10:34
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Alex sold his Ibiza couple months back Blew the gearbox apart!
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: HiraethHuw]
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22/03/2015 14:05
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That's going to be some miles for you to travel if your coming up from Dorset, DC. Happy to look at other suggestions closer to Magor and Abergavenny.
The route I was going on about goes up from 70 miles to 125 if we start at Magor servs. Happy to do it. It's not often I get the chance to take the Coupe out for the day so it'll be fun. As for the NA not being able to keep up, don't worry at all, speed limits and traffic will be the hinderance rather than horsepower
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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23/03/2015 12:19
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I'll be at Magor Services at 10am on 12th: Then maybe: 1. Travel East or West on the M4 in search of some nice driving roads then, 2. Stop off at a couple of beauty spots to enjoy the views then, 3. Pub lunch somewhere then, 4. Cruise home.
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: Gripped]
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23/03/2015 14:47
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HiraethHuw
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Smashing pic, remember seeing it last year now. The road from Hirwaun to the A470 is just that bit wilder and quieter than the A470 itself. It joins the 470 just south of Storey Arms, IIRC. Will probably be covered in snow on the 12th
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Re: Wales / S West meet..
[Re: chrissy]
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24/03/2015 13:12
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RS Alex has confirmed he's free on 12th
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