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Disco 3 commercial as a support vehicle Vanny?

I was thinking ( yeah I know, doesn't happen often ).For participants who have got quite a trek on their hands to get up north, you could pit stop at my house. I'll put the kettle on and allow you to have a break.
I was then proposing to use the A6 through Kendal and over Shap towards Penrith, as an alternative to more monotonous motorway.
There is a cracking stretch of road between Penrith and Carlisle, essentially the old route up to Scotland.
We could then hop back on to the M6/M74 as far as Gretna and then back onto the B7076, which despite being a minor B road, is in fact quite a decent stretch and will lead us nicely towards our first overnight stop at Hoddom Castle.

That sounds like a cracking idea, Mark I've often thought about taking the A6, but often am in too much of a hurry to make it further north. Means we'll miss out on Tebay services though...

The drive on the A6 will, hopefully, make up for missing out on Tebay visit.

Some cracking bends, especially the approach to Shap summit.

Sweeping right hander, followed by a drop and then a left hander, leading to the climb, to the top of Shap itself.

It's a regular run of mine on the Firestorm. Reminds me of the 'corkscrew' at Laguna Seca. No knee down action in a BX unfortunately!!

mds141 wrote:Disco 3 commercial as a support vehicle Vanny?

I was thinking an L-reg RRC V8 if she'll let me buy one. I find the notion of it being a support vehicle a bit of a misnomer though, they don't make em like they used to is fortunate because the old ones are shite (which is why i want one).

I'd rather like a new-not-quite-out range rover, but i don't think they'll lend me one!



On the route front, dependant on time, i have every intention of travelling up to scotland without using the motorway, and probably stopping off in grassmere on the way.

Im wondering if I can get the 19TRS estate ready in time....

If any one can Tim, you're the one.

hilarystone wrote:Shall we start a CCCE2013 list?

CCCE2013
Kitch 16V
Hilary Stone 16V

Add

Anne Marie "Daisy" 19TGD

Andrew "TizzyD" TZD Turbo

Yes, we are taking both cars

Two sets of stickers please

Vanny wrote:So we have:

CCCE2013
Kitch 16V
Hilary Stone 16V
Mike Sims - Flying GS Estate
Dollywobbler (and possibly Mrs Dollywobbler - TXD Turbo
Tim Leech - BX (not sure which one)
Mat Fenwick (not in a Focus!)
Mark Smith 16v
Vanny - Jazz the valver (or maybe something by LR) wife will join dependant on work/holidays

Mike +1 not sure which car probably the Activa but some Citroen

I'll pop into the printers tomorrow and get some guesstimates for sticker set prices. I was thinking of 1 larger sticker, for bonnet roof etc and 2 smaller ones for the doors.

Put me down for a set of stickers - there aren't quite enough on the GS yet!

Will do Mike.

And me - although I'm not going - for the records of course!

Youre welcome to come Phil, I will lend you a BX, WTF or GT!

Arrrgh, love to Tim but can't