Steve
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just to clarify, no matter what road you find, or how scenic it is you will never be able to drive it like you can on a track
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Steve
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Just to double clarify that doesnt mean you cant have fun on a decent road, but its no substitute for a track
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Steve
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k?
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mwg
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No. Look at that picture, there is nothing like it apart from maybe another road in the Lakes or Scotland. 25 miles on that road without seeing a corner that is the same as another.
Having to overtake other cars, cars going the other way, narrow parts of the road etc. etc. is all part of the fun to me.
[Edited on 06-12-2011 by mwg]
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Warren G
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Mike
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Hate to say it but I've got to agree with Steve. You can't drive properly fast on the road but track and road driving are generally completely different experiences for me. Track means full on attack mode, adrenaline pumping, dry mouth etc. a nice road means a relaxed but brisk drive with something good to look at and still needing some thought on getting round the bends.
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John
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Is a road not more challenging than a track then? you have to take loads of other factors into account than just spinning off into some gravel.
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Adam_B
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I prefer going for a smash down some decent roads because I dont have to sit in a room for 45mins looking at flags and it doesn't cost me £200 
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mwg
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It's fun to me, not disputing that you could push harder on a track but I don't have to be driving the car at 100% of its potential all the time to have fun.
Not interested in going round and round the same piece of smooth wide tarmac. Each to their own though.
[Edited on 06-12-2011 by mwg]
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John
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What about spending 6 months of the year preparing a car for track for one outing Matty? That not float your boat?
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Steve
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the problem is you get people driving like idiots on the road then thinking they are driving flat out and are some kind of driving genius
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Fonz
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
They're all the same link mate  Newbury to Wantage looks good though, not that far from me so may have to try it  Got a couple of days off next week
this is a great piece of road, tight in places, it wouldn't offer room for error. i used it fairly often as the in Laws are in Newbury (i am in Wantage)
the A338, Hungerford>Newbury Road is equally rewarding, more open and predictable than the 4494 i find 
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Rick Draper
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Cat and Fiddle is shit now, 50mph average speed cameras on it.
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
the problem is you get people driving like idiots on the road then thinking they are driving flat out and are some kind of driving genius
why is that a problem when all this thread about is what roads people like driving on in britain 
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Steve
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ur the problem as you brought tracks into the equation with your statement
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John
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What about a toll road? Any good toll roads that we could call tracks?
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by John
What about a toll road? Any good toll roads that we could call tracks?
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mwg
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Originally posted by Steve
ur the problem as you brought tracks into the equation with your statement
I only said your roads are crap down south thats why you go on tracks. Then you started waffling on about driving on tracks 
[Edited on 06-12-2011 by mwg]
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Steve
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i swear to god someones going to get fought
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John
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I can't find my Fabia picture to illustrate but in answer to the question, anywhere North of Glasgow is great.
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chris_uk
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To say you cant drive like on public roads like you can on a track isn't exactly true.
If you are driving down hill and you can see the twisting road and you can see there are no cars in sight then whats to stop you committing to the corners like you would do on a track?
The real difference is that the public road is not always going to have perfect conditions, there may be potholes, leaves on the road causing it to be slippy, an animal running across the road, gravel spilt, paint or any number of things lying on the tarmac which could cause incidents or worse. The fact is that driving fast on a road is no different to driving on a track (take hillclimbs for example or city based tracks, they are still using public roads its just that they have been maintained and have been made safe etc)
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John
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I use the full width of the road if I'm out for a blast and can see clearly.
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Steve
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theres laods of difference, hill climbs are closed off roads for a start just like rallys are 
i dont think id ever commit to a corner on a road quite like i would on a track, its not just crashing into cars thats the problem, you have zero run off and obstacles like lamp posts etc etc
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
It's fun to me, not disputing that you could push harder on a track but I don't have to be driving the car at 100% of its potential all the time to have fun.
Not interested in going round and round the same piece of smooth wide tarmac. Each to their own though.
[Edited on 06-12-2011 by mwg]
You where saying people drive on track because they don't have good roads locally. There's only OJC that's said roads are boring but we all know what he's like.
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mwg
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I said southerners, you are northern
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