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Paul_J
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13th Apr 08 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just read this on another forum

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11th April 2008

NEWS FROM CASTLE COMBE CIRCUIT


This week we start on a serious note. The local Police have informed us that on event days here, even mid-week track days, they will be setting up speed cameras on the approach roads around the local villages. Therefore in your own interests please, when visiting us, respect our neighbours and ensure that you drive within the local speed limits. We want your visit to Castle Combe Circuit to be an enjoyable one and not starting or finishing with a fine and points on your licence.
Butler
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13th Apr 08 at 16:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice one. Thought this was gonna be a heads up about rain!
Paul_J
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13th Apr 08 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I hope it doesn't rain.
Novaneil
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Thats a good shoot Paul, Its very easy to get carried away on those roads on the way into Combe... Especially when in a convoy.

Will save the 3 figure speeds for the track me thinks Thats what its there for afterall.

PS: PLEASE DON'T RAIN
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13th Apr 08 at 18:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yer im shitting it about rain. As my car is VERY bad in the wet

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Ian
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13th Apr 08 at 18:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good shout Paul.
Paul_J
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13th Apr 08 at 19:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh I bet i still forget as some of the roads to combe are pretty nice...

Dual carriageway, then a few country roads...
MGM
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13th Apr 08 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there are also speed cameras on both directions of the M4, usually there's police cars parked up in the exit slips of Leigh Delamere services
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Thats worth noting, also my father travels down that section of the M4 DAILY and notes at least 3 mobile cameras a week between junction 14 and 17 (combe junction). This section is well known for mobile vans and has the worlds biggest speed camera signs up on the side of the motorway.

And before anyone says they don't work on a Saturday etc, my father has the 3 points to prove they do

Its well known they start gunning from 79mph upwards, so stick to shy of 80 on your speedo if you see one

They are normally white vans with black text written on then, and rarely park in the middle of the bridge

Wouldnt want any 3 point posts following Saturday
MGM
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^^ they are virtually unmarked as well. I do the same stretch of road pretty often.

If you see a van on top of a bridge anywhere west of Reading, its safer just to assume its got a camera on it
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15th Apr 08 at 21:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Agree'd

Like I said, White vans NORMALLY with silly wiritng on them
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"Making Wiltshire safer by fucking up your lives"
Paul_J
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15th Apr 08 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but they're rarely there at 6am .
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16th Apr 08 at 07:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
But they still do appear

When you don't want them to. Like when your doing 3 figures round a bend on the Mway, and there is one of the lil fuckers
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16th Apr 08 at 07:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not that any of us do three figures on the motorway though...

Surely this just proves that a 70mph spped limit nowdays is just pointless...
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17th Apr 08 at 12:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Another warning - weather is supposed to absolutely shite down here this weekend

[Edited on 17-04-2008 by Conway563]
Robbo
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Not being funny like but if you're attending an action day/RWYB at an established circuit then you really should anticipate a police presence on the local vicinity
N90ATH
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i wish i could come

 
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