London to Cheltenham best route?
14 March 2001, 02:13 PM
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I'm off to Powerstation on Sat morning to get my geometry done 
Haven't been that way for 5 years so need some advice: M40/A40 or M4 to Swindon then A4019(?) I'm joining the M25 at J10(A3).
Speed cameras per journey is an issue!!
Also on the way back can anyone reccommend a few 30 mile or so twisty detours off the main drag so I can play with my new found handling??
Cheers
Justin
Haven't been that way for 5 years so need some advice: M40/A40 or M4 to Swindon then A4019(?) I'm joining the M25 at J10(A3).
Speed cameras per journey is an issue!!
Also on the way back can anyone reccommend a few 30 mile or so twisty detours off the main drag so I can play with my new found handling??
Cheers
Justin
14 March 2001, 03:07 PM
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Would advise either:
A. M25 to M4 then M4 to Swindon then up A419 to Cheltenham.
or
B. M25 to M3, along M3 to Bracknell, cut through to M4 then up to Swindon and then A419 up to Cheltenham.
On way back, head back via A40 to M40 then back to London. A40 has quite a few roundabouts to play on, but also has a few speed cameras too
Cheers
Ian
Would advise either:
A. M25 to M4 then M4 to Swindon then up A419 to Cheltenham.
or
B. M25 to M3, along M3 to Bracknell, cut through to M4 then up to Swindon and then A419 up to Cheltenham.
On way back, head back via A40 to M40 then back to London. A40 has quite a few roundabouts to play on, but also has a few speed cameras too
Cheers
Ian
15 March 2001, 10:21 AM
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Thanks Ian
Yep I used to to the Bracknell cut through when I used to travel to Bristol many moons ago, dunno about the traffic at 10am on Saturday though!
Can anyone else suggest a twisty route home? Roundabouts on the A40 sounds a good compromise...
Justin
Yep I used to to the Bracknell cut through when I used to travel to Bristol many moons ago, dunno about the traffic at 10am on Saturday though!
Can anyone else suggest a twisty route home? Roundabouts on the A40 sounds a good compromise...
Justin
16 March 2001, 05:54 PM
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O O O OO I know this one....
DONT GO ANYWHERE NEAR OXFORD, its camera land!
Take the M4 to Swindon, but get off and go in to Cirencester, then follow the signs to Cheltenham. Just as you start to leave Cirencester you go past a Shell Garage on the Right then Texaco on the left.
Take the next RIGHT and you get about 19 miles of twisty with NO CAMERAS and good passing places.
Just keep going as you get near the town after going down a big hill you need to go through two sets of traffic lights (stop if they are red!)Be careful round this bit because they do traps here sometimes (its a 40 limit anyway)
At a THIRD set of lights turn RIGHT and go about 100 yds then RIGHT again into BattleDown industrial estate where PS is.
Repeat the process on the way home because its even better in that direction.
A word of caution however is that bump steer is great but the quicker turn in takes getting used to. Dont push it too hard until you are used to it. I had mine done 3 weeks ago and its ace. :-)
PS if you see a black Elise 160 leave it alone, he is a mate and its a bit fast....
DONT GO ANYWHERE NEAR OXFORD, its camera land!
Take the M4 to Swindon, but get off and go in to Cirencester, then follow the signs to Cheltenham. Just as you start to leave Cirencester you go past a Shell Garage on the Right then Texaco on the left.
Take the next RIGHT and you get about 19 miles of twisty with NO CAMERAS and good passing places.
Just keep going as you get near the town after going down a big hill you need to go through two sets of traffic lights (stop if they are red!)Be careful round this bit because they do traps here sometimes (its a 40 limit anyway)
At a THIRD set of lights turn RIGHT and go about 100 yds then RIGHT again into BattleDown industrial estate where PS is.
Repeat the process on the way home because its even better in that direction.
A word of caution however is that bump steer is great but the quicker turn in takes getting used to. Dont push it too hard until you are used to it. I had mine done 3 weeks ago and its ace. :-)
PS if you see a black Elise 160 leave it alone, he is a mate and its a bit fast....
16 March 2001, 09:07 PM
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GT,
Yeah, good call. One of my fav. bits of road that, but I don't usually give it away (oh, and I couldn't remember directions like that)
Justin,
I'm at PS in the morning, so I'll see you there.
Cheers
Ian
Yeah, good call. One of my fav. bits of road that, but I don't usually give it away
(oh, and I couldn't remember directions like that)Justin,
I'm at PS in the morning, so I'll see you there.
Cheers
Ian
19 March 2001, 10:09 AM
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Damn!
Didn't read the last 2 posts till now, oh well it all went OK, Did the M4 to Swindon and went the Cirencester way.
Ian, nice to put a face to the name and a BIG THANKS to Richard and all at PS, especially the technical explanation of my pre PS settings!
Did the A40/M40 home, man I have never seen so many cameras in a 30-40 mile stretch of road
but 3 had also had thier geometry reset - one of which had been totally uprooted!
GT you're not wrong about the initial turn in, much sharper than before - I love it!!!!
Thanks to all
Justin
Didn't read the last 2 posts till now, oh well it all went OK, Did the M4 to Swindon and went the Cirencester way.
Ian, nice to put a face to the name and a BIG THANKS to Richard and all at PS, especially the technical explanation of my pre PS settings!
Did the A40/M40 home, man I have never seen so many cameras in a 30-40 mile stretch of road
but 3 had also had thier geometry reset - one of which had been totally uprooted! GT you're not wrong about the initial turn in, much sharper than before - I love it!!!!
Thanks to all
Justin
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