Best road in south west?

markt · 25-03-2010, 09:33 PM

hi guys just wondering what everyones favourite public road is to drive along. Personally mine is cheddar gorge (awesome road! Especially at night with no other cars in the way!)

**Cyb3r** · 25-03-2010, 09:34 PM

Come live down here

So many to choose from

markt · 25-03-2010, 09:36 PM

yeah, in and around bath is pretty shite!

ash w · 25-03-2010, 10:24 PM

i agree wiv dean there is loads of good roads down hear

xsg · 25-03-2010, 10:35 PM

it does not get much better than coming up through & out of cheddar gorge
full throttle understeer to avoid ramblers & sheep

ash w · 25-03-2010, 11:43 PM

^^^
ive never been there, wots it like? might hav to take the s1 16v up there when ots done

**Cyb3r** · 25-03-2010, 11:52 PM

Pretty awsome up there must admit!

ash w · 26-03-2010, 12:00 AM

might hav to go there suntime

how far is it away from me dean?

**Cyb3r** · 26-03-2010, 12:02 AM

not too far tbh jct 22 on the m5

ash w · 26-03-2010, 12:22 AM

not to bad then flat out down the m5 lol

markt · 26-03-2010, 12:38 AM

drove down cornwall a while ago when i had a quicksilver, some pretty good roads round there. Has anyone been to raf davidstow near bodmin? Old abandoned airfield with full sized runways, pretty fun!

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Originally Posted by xsg

it does not get much better than coming up through & out of cheddar gorge
full throttle understeer to avoid ramblers & sheep

Couldnt agree more humps!

**Cyb3r** · 26-03-2010, 12:50 AM

Its no where near bodmin lol.

Its down the road from me.

The run ways are fucked you can drive a car about 5 mph thats it.

Rallye James · 26-03-2010, 08:32 AM

The Porlock toll roads would be my favourite, similar to Cheddar gorge with the tight hairpins and big cliffs, yet at the right time of year you won't see another car down there

A39 from Bridgwater to Williton is good after about 9pm when there's no-one on it. The B3224 between Bishop's Lydeard (Taunton) and Elworthy is another fun one, often go home that way

markt · 26-03-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyb3r

Its no where near bodmin lol.

Its down the road from me.

The run ways are fucked you can drive a car about 5 mph thats it.

Sorry, dont know that area lol. Only found it by chance. Theyre not all fucked, i managed to drive down one, must admit did have to avoid a microlight taking off! All part of the fun though and a very good place for a photoshoot

rallye james where is this toll road your on about? Is it far from bath?

Rallye James · 26-03-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by markt

rallye james where is this toll road your on about? Is it far from bath?

Not sure how far from Barh, about an hour an a half?

Clicky

New Road on that map is the main Porlock toll road, the other is the Worthy Toll Road but that's narrower and twistier and much lower speed.

They're both used as rally stages for the Somerset Stages.

markt · 26-03-2010, 12:44 PM

that road looks insane! Might be worth a journey down there on the weekend. You'll have to show me how its done mate!

Davey G · 26-03-2010, 07:36 PM

couple near me that i like are

marldon to totnes road via berry pomeroy via berry pomey castle

and bovey tracy to plymouth via the moors on a summers night, its a long one but worth every meter.

markt · 26-03-2010, 08:49 PM

there really are some good roads in the south. Any coastal road is good also

Davey G · 27-03-2010, 12:20 AM

forgot the budleigh salterton road as well, nice sharp left and right that gets my 106's on 3 wheels at as fast as the front end will hold it(25 mph)

markt · 27-03-2010, 01:00 AM

might have to check out devon soon!

alex newman · 01-04-2010, 03:00 PM

no the road u want to drive along is in cornwall

its just after plymouth it gos from trerulefoot all the way to torpoint its the a374 hell off a bit off road

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...,0.077248&z=14

Davey G · 01-04-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by alex newman

no the road u want to drive along is in cornwall

its just after plymouth it gos from trerulefoot all the way to torpoint its the a374 hell off a bit off road

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...,0.077248&z=14

ha i put it in on multimap and it brought up union street i thought yeah hell of a road ;-)

i know you mean the other side of the river though

markt · 01-04-2010, 05:59 PM

who lives near cheddar then?

Sam B · 01-04-2010, 06:14 PM

If you looking for roads near bath theres a few accross the plains i know that are awesome, one from citterne to tilshead is mint, completely desolate most the time. Only problem round here is all the ood roads your are likely to meet a tractor, dear, badge, tank lol

Gorge is mint, remember racing up and down that in the summer usually swimming with cops though.

James, Remember me wheel spinning, bouncing off the limiter out the car park last year at the 106oc meet lol

ORAM5744 · 21-04-2010, 10:35 AM

A356 road from crewkerne to the A303 (Stoke sub hambdon juction) in Somerset. some fast corners in that one watch out for the lorries and tractors though......
A372 through seven bends (Aller to Bridgwater) in Somerset there is a little hump back bridge that gives you some great air if you hit it right.

Reynolds way near Street is a good one also and if you want to go on a longer drive (nearly an hour) then Crewkerne to West Bay (A3066 I beilve) Somerset to Dorset.

ashdadrummer · 29-04-2010, 11:39 AM

the lanes between molland, through north molton and off to brayford.
there all amazing little lanes!
all in north devon btw

Tom J · 29-04-2010, 12:55 PM

Porlock Toll Road takes some beating, especially if you have a mate to block the other end off for you!!

I used to do a few little circuits out of Newton Abbot when I lived there. Widecombe in the Moor is good, as is the main road past Hay Tor as you come out of Bovey Tracey, carrying on onto the moor. Also the road past the clay pits between Kingsteignton and the A38 is a good un.

Dartmoor is best done on a weekday afternoon out of season, to my mind, or crack of dawn in the summer. Remember, kill your speed, not a pony!

danfully · 25-10-2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rallye James

The Porlock toll roads would be my favourite, similar to Cheddar gorge with the tight hairpins and big cliffs, yet at the right time of year you won't see another car down there

A39 from Bridgwater to Williton is good after about 9pm when there's no-one on it. The B3224 between Bishop's Lydeard (Taunton) and Elworthy is another fun one, often go home that way

defo agree with James! Porlock Hill takes some beating!
maybe run this on the 'xmas meet?'

Dan! · 26-10-2010, 11:20 AM

cheddars pretty good, not so much when i had a quiksilver and brake fade at the bottom of the hill! :P

Rallye James · 26-10-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by danfully

defo agree with James! Porlock Hill takes some beating!
maybe run this on the 'xmas meet?'

Yep, that's the plan

ash w · 26-10-2010, 12:18 PM

porlock hill is awsome, so we goin up it on the xmas meet??

**Cyb3r** · 26-10-2010, 06:25 PM

biddy to holsworthy road haha.

danfully · 27-10-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ash w

porlock hill is awsome, so we goin up it on the xmas meet??

UP and DOWN it

ash w · 27-10-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by danfully

UP and DOWN it

true lol :P

Rallye James · 27-10-2010, 07:08 PM

Up the hill and down the toll road I reckon

DanwRS · 22-12-2011, 05:34 PM

I know its a really old thread but polock hill, the tole road in somerset minehead!

25-03-2010, 09:33 PM	#1
markt WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bath Posts: 214	Best road in south west? hi guys just wondering what everyones favourite public road is to drive along. Personally mine is cheddar gorge (awesome road! Especially at night with no other cars in the way!)

25-03-2010, 09:34 PM	#2
Cyb3r 106 RALLYE REGISTER MEMBER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Holsworthy, Devon Posts: 10,683	Come live down here So many to choose from __________________ *The Car In Front's A 16v.*

25-03-2010, 11:52 PM	#7
Cyb3r 106 RALLYE REGISTER MEMBER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Holsworthy, Devon Posts: 10,683	Pretty awsome up there must admit! __________________ *The Car In Front's A 16v.*

26-03-2010, 12:02 AM	#9
Cyb3r 106 RALLYE REGISTER MEMBER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Holsworthy, Devon Posts: 10,683	not too far tbh jct 22 on the m5 __________________ *The Car In Front's A 16v.*

26-03-2010, 12:50 AM	#12
Cyb3r 106 RALLYE REGISTER MEMBER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Holsworthy, Devon Posts: 10,683	Its no where near bodmin lol. Its down the road from me. The run ways are fucked you can drive a car about 5 mph thats it. __________________ *The Car In Front's A 16v.*

25-03-2010, 09:36 PM	#3
markt WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bath Posts: 214	yeah, in and around bath is pretty shite!

25-03-2010, 10:24 PM	#4
ash w Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: south molton, devon Posts: 1,944	i agree wiv dean there is loads of good roads down hear

25-03-2010, 10:35 PM	#5
xsg REGISTERED FORUM USER - NON MEMBER Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bath, Somerset Posts: 26	it does not get much better than coming up through & out of cheddar gorge full throttle understeer to avoid ramblers & sheep

25-03-2010, 11:43 PM	#6
ash w Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: south molton, devon Posts: 1,944	^^^ ive never been there, wots it like? might hav to take the s1 16v up there when ots done

26-03-2010, 12:00 AM	#8
ash w Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: south molton, devon Posts: 1,944	might hav to go there suntime how far is it away from me dean?

26-03-2010, 12:22 AM	#10
ash w Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: south molton, devon Posts: 1,944	not to bad then flat out down the m5 lol

26-03-2010, 08:32 AM	#13
Rallye James SW GROUP LEADER Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Williton, Somerset Posts: 5,595	The Porlock toll roads would be my favourite, similar to Cheddar gorge with the tight hairpins and big cliffs, yet at the right time of year you won't see another car down there A39 from Bridgwater to Williton is good after about 9pm when there's no-one on it. The B3224 between Bishop's Lydeard (Taunton) and Elworthy is another fun one, often go home that way __________________ [CENTER][B]New Formula Red AP1 S2000 [I][COLOR="Black"]Previous sporting Peugeots:[/COLOR][/I] [URL="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/4531940528_98a56bc409_o.jpg"][U]Onyx Black S2 Rallye :s2:[/U][/URL] [COLOR="DarkGray"]\|[/COLOR] [URL="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/james106rallye/306%20Rallye/xlow2.jpg"][U]Bianca White 306 Rallye :s2:[/U][/URL] [COLOR="DarkGray"]\|[/COLOR] [URL="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/james106rallye/x1-1.jpg"][U]Onyx Black S1 Rallye :s1:[/U][/URL] [COLOR="DarkGray"]\|[/COLOR] [URL="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/james106rallye/app11.jpg"][U]Bianca White S2 Rallye :s2:[/U][/URL][/B] [IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/20hx18l.jpg[/IMG][/center]

26-03-2010, 12:44 PM	#16
markt WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bath Posts: 214	that road looks insane! Might be worth a journey down there on the weekend. You'll have to show me how its done mate!

26-03-2010, 07:36 PM	#17
Davey G WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Torbay/ Plymouth Posts: 969	couple near me that i like are marldon to totnes road via berry pomeroy via berry pomey castle and bovey tracy to plymouth via the moors on a summers night, its a long one but worth every meter.

26-03-2010, 08:49 PM	#18
markt WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bath Posts: 214	there really are some good roads in the south. Any coastal road is good also

27-03-2010, 12:20 AM	#19
Davey G WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Torbay/ Plymouth Posts: 969	forgot the budleigh salterton road as well, nice sharp left and right that gets my 106's on 3 wheels at as fast as the front end will hold it(25 mph)

27-03-2010, 01:00 AM	#20
markt WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bath Posts: 214	might have to check out devon soon!

01-04-2010, 03:00 PM	#21
alex newman REGISTERED FORUM USER - NON MEMBER Join Date: May 2009 Location: plymouth Posts: 5	no the road u want to drive along is in cornwall its just after plymouth it gos from trerulefoot all the way to torpoint its the a374 hell off a bit off road http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...,0.077248&z=14

01-04-2010, 05:59 PM	#23
markt WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bath Posts: 214	who lives near cheddar then?

01-04-2010, 06:14 PM	#24
Sam B WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 2,823	If you looking for roads near bath theres a few accross the plains i know that are awesome, one from citterne to tilshead is mint, completely desolate most the time. Only problem round here is all the ood roads your are likely to meet a tractor, dear, badge, tank lol Gorge is mint, remember racing up and down that in the summer usually swimming with cops though. James, Remember me wheel spinning, bouncing off the limiter out the car park last year at the 106oc meet lol

21-04-2010, 10:35 AM	#25
ORAM5744 WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ilchester, Somerset Posts: 1,287	A356 road from crewkerne to the A303 (Stoke sub hambdon juction) in Somerset. some fast corners in that one watch out for the lorries and tractors though...... A372 through seven bends (Aller to Bridgwater) in Somerset there is a little hump back bridge that gives you some great air if you hit it right. Reynolds way near Street is a good one also and if you want to go on a longer drive (nearly an hour) then Crewkerne to West Bay (A3066 I beilve) Somerset to Dorset.

29-04-2010, 11:39 AM	#26
ashdadrummer FREELOADER! 85+ posts still not joined :-( Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: West Buck Posts: 99	the lanes between molland, through north molton and off to brayford. there all amazing little lanes! all in north devon btw

29-04-2010, 12:55 PM	#27
Tom J 106 RALLYE REGISTER MEMBER Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North London Posts: 4,539	Porlock Toll Road takes some beating, especially if you have a mate to block the other end off for you!! I used to do a few little circuits out of Newton Abbot when I lived there. Widecombe in the Moor is good, as is the main road past Hay Tor as you come out of Bovey Tracey, carrying on onto the moor. Also the road past the clay pits between Kingsteignton and the A38 is a good un. Dartmoor is best done on a weekday afternoon out of season, to my mind, or crack of dawn in the summer. Remember, kill your speed, not a pony! __________________ [CENTER] [B]Harrow Rallye Sanctuarye (Formerly also the XND Centre of Excellence) [COLOR="White"]JDU[/COLOR][/B] - Progressing slowly in the secret restoration lair [B]BBB[/B] - Head Gasket kit purchased; to fit (hopefully curing the misfire) before MoT [B][COLOR="Red"]YKP[/COLOR][/B] - Taxed, Tested and Burning Oil [B][COLOR="Blue"]MYM[/COLOR][/B] - Rallye Bus: In traffic [B][COLOR="Red"]DFR[/COLOR][/B] - RIP, Rallye Bobsled, whose body was stolen... [B][COLOR="White"]XTL[/COLOR][/B] - [URL="http://www.106rallyeforum.com/forum2008/showthread.php?t=57523"]Please Pray for the Dervinator's Soul.[/URL] [URL="http://www.106rallyeforum.com/forum2008/showthread.php?t=61502"][IMG]http://www.motorphoto.co.uk/rallye/sigs/nexttripsig.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/CENTER]

26-10-2010, 11:20 AM	#29
Dan! WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: W-S-M Posts: 761	cheddars pretty good, not so much when i had a quiksilver and brake fade at the bottom of the hill! :P

26-10-2010, 12:18 PM	#31
ash w Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: south molton, devon Posts: 1,944	porlock hill is awsome, so we goin up it on the xmas meet??

26-10-2010, 06:25 PM	#32
Cyb3r 106 RALLYE REGISTER MEMBER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Holsworthy, Devon Posts: 10,683	biddy to holsworthy road haha. __________________ *The Car In Front's A 16v.*

27-10-2010, 07:08 PM	#35
Rallye James SW GROUP LEADER Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Williton, Somerset Posts: 5,595	Up the hill and down the toll road I reckon __________________ [CENTER][B]New Formula Red AP1 S2000 [I][COLOR="Black"]Previous sporting Peugeots:[/COLOR][/I] [URL="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/4531940528_98a56bc409_o.jpg"][U]Onyx Black S2 Rallye :s2:[/U][/URL] [COLOR="DarkGray"]\|[/COLOR] [URL="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/james106rallye/306%20Rallye/xlow2.jpg"][U]Bianca White 306 Rallye :s2:[/U][/URL] [COLOR="DarkGray"]\|[/COLOR] [URL="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/james106rallye/x1-1.jpg"][U]Onyx Black S1 Rallye :s1:[/U][/URL] [COLOR="DarkGray"]\|[/COLOR] [URL="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/james106rallye/app11.jpg"][U]Bianca White S2 Rallye :s2:[/U][/URL][/B] [IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/20hx18l.jpg[/IMG][/center]

22-12-2011, 05:34 PM	#36
DanwRS WHOOPS! MEMBERSHIP JUST EXPIRED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Torbay Posts: 72	I know its a really old thread but polock hill, the tole road in somerset minehead!

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