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A lot of complaints going down that Cambridge area is boring, however we've still got some good roads going.
Starting a thread of good roads to drive on and possibly sought out some meets? For this to work, using Google Maps Directions option to point out the route, given miles and estimated drive time (but that's for granny's so don't blame me if you do it quicker!):
A. "Yarrow Road, Cherry Hinton" to "Balsham UK", 7.1 miles, approx. drive time: 14 mins
Good route as can all meet up in the car park at Fulbourn Tesco. Route has two good straight routes (for you lucky ones with 1.8s!) then moves onto a couple of good twists before reaching Balsham where you turn around and go back!
B. "Cambridge Road, Abington" to "Balsham UK", 4.1 miles, approx. drive time: 7 mins
That whole area is pretty good for driving, good scenery. But theres one particular hill that you can easily get air on. Couple of good sharp turns and some stretches of straight roads.
Anyone else in the Cambridge/East area know any good roads, stick on the thread and we can organise a meet to test them out!
peterborough
Leave peterborough past alwalton going towards elton. great twisty road to elton which you can get some speed up on. turn right at the first right in elton towards wansford some lovely corners then a long straight :).
once in wansford either turn round to go back the same way. go onto the a1 which is quite twisty going back to peterboroug or the a47 which is long and fast.
or some other little country routes
One of my fave roads :)
That sounds pretty good! How long does it take you to get between Peterborough and Cambridge? Might have to come up some time
not sure really depends on traffic. about 45 mins though
I have got from Cambridge to Peterborough in 25mins before at 8pm...
Haha, but was that legally ;)
Anyone got any other good roads around Cambridge?
Every road is a good road when you're on the floor with some poke under your right foot!! My favourite road, is the one from Wilburton to Cottenham! Its got fast bends 60+ but still quite tight, hump back bridge, tight s-bend over larger bridge and three straights. Drive it every day and could prob do it blind folded.
We need to have an informal meet soon, none of this go for a drink stuff........just a meet in the car park and meet each other. thats wot i think any way!!
Every road is a good road when you're on the floor with some poke under your right foot!! My favourite road, is the one from Wilburton to Cottenham! Its got fast bends 60+ but still quite tight, hump back bridge, tight s-bend over larger bridge and three straights. Drive it every day and could prob do it blind folded.
We need to have an informal meet soon, none of this go for a drink stuff........just a meet in the car park and meet each other. thats wot i think any way!!
Agreed, informal meets are so much better! I cant say there are very many roads that I find very interesting to drive around on in cambridge though.
Yer informal meet sounds good, none of this going Bowling . . .
WHOOP WHOOP!! like minded ppl...........I thought i was gonna get some serious grief!! lol
Lets get it sorted then!! for like a sundy early evenin! Don't matter if we only go out for an hour or so! just to break the old ice and sh*t!
Awesome, sounds good to me
what about the roud from fulbourn to the bottom of lyne kil hill? in cherry hint thats always a nice drive with some long sweeping corners or theres a short road from little shelford to witlesford which is fast and bendy. theres also the back road from trumpington to newnam has a nice fast left hander up a hill which is great.
Up towards waterbeach, or royston, or through granchester and out the other side.
what about the roud from fulbourn to the bottom of lyne kil hill? in cherry hint thats always a nice drive with some long sweeping corners or theres a short road from little shelford to witlesford which is fast and bendy. theres also the back road from trumpington to newnam has a nice fast left hander up a hill which is great.
Yer deffinetly mate! Lyne kil hill is a nightmare to drive up sometimes though - too many caravans! Should give me a shout when your round by whittlesford as I live in Duxford!
yeah will do m8, u dont happen to hang around in the macy ds at whittlesford rounderbout do ya? i have the occasional drive out to there as my mate lives 2 mins down the road. whats ya real name m8?
I have got from Cambridge to Peterborough in 25mins before at 8pm...
i've done bury st edmunds to cambridge in 14 mins....... FLAT OUT!!!:D
yeah will do m8, u dont happen to hang around in the macy ds at whittlesford rounderbout do ya? i have the occasional drive out to there as my mate lives 2 mins down the road. whats ya real name m8?
Nah I don't mate, not recently. Last time I was there was doing 'donuts' round the concrete flower bed whilst it was wet :P
lol that sounds about rite. my m8 does that in his 2lt nova but mostly in the dry lol. we should get a meeting going as theres a few people around cambridgeshire, what do ya think?
Yer sounds good! Test out some of these roads or something. Will need to do some decent mods to make it passable! What's your C like?
yeah would be good. my c is a 54 plate in silver with rub strips removed from side. sportex oval backbox and tsw tourum alloy wheels and yokohama tyres. pioneer head unit with 6x9s in a modified parstleshelf. other than thats its bog standard. that urs in the pic?
yeah would be good. my c is a 54 plate in silver with rub strips removed from side. sportex oval backbox and tsw tourum alloy wheels and yokohama tyres. pioneer head unit with 6x9s in a modified parstleshelf. other than thats its bog standard. that urs in the pic?
Sounds pretty good! Yer mine is in the pic, some recent stuff here:
http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=132208&highlight=recent+jobs
But a few new pieces since then. Next is some c/c handles and then im de-rubstriping. Looking for spoiler as well at the moment.
looks smart matehave to see about opening a thread with the pics of my car in.
http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=148280
Looks good mate, wish I had a set of facelifts! Going to have to get a meet going soon!
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