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Old 20 March 2005, 06:56 PM
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A possy of Porsche's on the pass and a few down in Eskdale sunday
Old 20 March 2005, 07:39 PM
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Went up there about 18 years ago in the Triumph Acclaim - it was a first gear job getting up some seriously steep scary bits - 1 in 3 or even 1 in 2 on hairpins with adverse cambers. There were lots of old bangers at the top that had overheated etc. Suppose that's why I have heard it called the car graveyard.
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had me worried on Friday but conditions were terrible dusk,fog and running water.
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done it in winter in my first scoob, exhilarating drive going back to lakes this summer to do it again, pass of the cattle in scotland tougher by all accounts.
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Last time I went over Hardknott / Wrynose last year I passed a load of hairdressers, sorry - I mean BMW Z3's - 17 of them, and quite a few of them looked a bit white...

Coming down is worse than going up - it's quite disturbing when you can't see road at the other end of the bonnet...
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I did the pass of cattle 3 weeks ago in the snow - got some cracking pics of the car (my old my99 then)... Will post them up soon enough
Doing the Hardknot and Wrynose in May - cant wait - will be my first time since my dad drove me up there in a green marina 20 years ago! Anyway wasnt me as I dont own a porsche...
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Originally Posted by Abdabz
I did the pass of cattle 3 weeks ago in the snow - got some cracking pics of the car (my old my99 then)... Will post them up soon enough
Doing the Hardknot and Wrynose in May - cant wait - will be my first time since my dad drove me up there in a green marina 20 years ago! Anyway wasnt me as I dont own a porsche...
Cool, lets see them I have some pics off net of pass and wanna drag the missus up there this summer after she has driven hardknott/wrynose with me. can you recommend somewhere to stay in applecross?
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