Swindon rover meet, moved due to requests new topic made

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:41 pm

Spread the word, yo...

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:03 pm

Vard66 wrote:After a little discussion, Rich and I have decided on the 15th, as it's good for both of us. We'll post more details about the route ideas once we've had a good think...

Just meet up in the Uffington White Horse car park

Then maybe a drive to Wantage as theres like over 10 pubs around the market place in the centre.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:05 pm

Sounds good to us... Rich has been banging on about the road out to wantage for a few days, actually. We may wanna go further out than Wantage itself but that should be a good part of the route.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:03 am

Ok guys, I've just been looking at the map, and I reckon this is a good initial structure for a route. Not much more than 50 miles each way, inclusive of some B roads (though more can be added), inclusive of the White horse and the downs surrounding it, the nice road out to Wantage, and also inclusive of some larger, wider roads for more comfortable cruising.

Last time we did this, we used a checkpoint system so that if anyone gets lost we can catch up every fire or ten odd miles, and so that if anyone doesn't want to go the full course of the drive, they can peel off at any of the checkpoints and make their way back.

Start at Uffington White Horse Car park.
B4507 --> Wantage.
A338 --> Hungerford (LARGE CAR PARK/ PUB CHECKPOINT SOMEWHERE IN HUNGERFORD, POSSIBLY THE RAILWAY TAVERN?)
A4 --> Marlborough.
A346 out of Marlb, becomes A338 (LARGE CAR PARK/ PUB CHECKPOINT IN EITHER TIDWORTH OR SHIPTON BELLINGER?)
A338 --> Shipton Bellinger/ Cholderton, connect to A303.
A303 Westbound --> Stonehenge. (CHECKPOINT IN STONEHENGE CAR PARK)
A360 --> Devizes.
A361 out of Devizes, join the A4 --> Marlb. (CHECKPOINT IN WAITROSE CAR PARK, THE BUS BAYS)
A346 out of Marlb up to Swindon.
A420, --> as far as the B4000.
B4000 --> as far as the B4507, and back to the Uffington White Horse Car park.

Anyone with any input regarding where we could make more checkpoints, feel free to pipe up. Also, anyone who feels there is a great little pub that just HAS to be stopped at anywhere along that route, everyone loves pubbing, so speak up!

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:57 am

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:17 am

I'm on Pay As You Drive car insurance and a jobless student, so a 50 mile route is a bit out of the question atm, especially so as my engine seems to be over-fueling!

How about Uffington Horse, then go to Abingdon via Wantage. Wantage is a bit crap for parking as there aren't many places to park, and what with the new town centre it'll be pretty busy on a Saturday. Abingdon on the other hand has plenty of parking and also plenty of pubs (many cheap ones too!).

Oh and my attendance is entirely down to whether I even make it back to Didcot from Brum after the "incident" the other night when the car tried to kill me twice lol.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:38 am

That's what Rich keeps saying, actually. Or, whining, anyway.
Ok, looking at a mappy now, how's this -

Uffington - B4507 to Wantage,
Wantage - A338 south to the M4
M4 east from J14 to J13,
A34 from J13 north, break off to do the A4185 (jsut to get a little more B road in), back onto the A34 and A34 north to Abingdon?

From there, we can then A415 it out until we join the A338, head south back to Wantage and then back to Uffington.

Shorter, improvement?

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:42 am

Or Uffington to Wantage, then to Abingdon, then the long winded way involving the A34 and M4 while I go back home and sleep

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:48 am

Wump! What's the point of going out for a drive if we just go as directly as possible from A to B? And yes, I like sleep too, but I'll just stock up on that in the few days beforehand, so I've got a slumber surplus!

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:55 am

As much as I wouldn't mind just driving around all day, I can't afford it due to my total lack of any money until April, and my stupid insurance combined with my thirsty engine mean that I simply can't go on a 100 mile roundtrip

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:02 am

Point well made and accomodated. 36ish odd out to Abingdon and 12 odd back to Uffington surely can't be too much?

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:33 am

I'll have a think when I'm more awake.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:07 am

Roger that. Catch up with you on the morrow.

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:16 pm

noooo dont drive him away

! I think a nice short one for a first meet will be nicer anyway tbh, I have no money so i wont complain, plus we can just get a feel for things and do a bigger next time?

Post by **Din** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:34 pm

Ok well i have to agree with a short trip for the first one as im spending around the Â£400.00 mark on tax and insurance this month and the ti is not going to be the cheapest of cars to run.
Please bear in mind i have to budget as i have a family etc.
But i would love to come out to uffington, have a pup lunch and take a few snap shots of the cars etc.
Btw if we end up at the M4 juction 13 or what ever it will be a quick easy run home so i faver this idea.
Hope this sounds ok

Dont want to spoil it for anybody eles.

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:40 pm

Uffington, the Abingdon via Wantage, or if you want a more scenice route then I suggest via Wantage, Didcot, Appleford, Culham and then Abingdon, and end up at the Nags Head pub (my old local when I was at College)?

I'll be up for something more elaborate in the summer when I have a job (touch wood).

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:54 am

Alright, so basically same route but with the 338 and M4 cut out. Coolies, we'll let you finalise the route, as you know it somewhat better. So long as it doesn't put us on any of those daft 50 restricted roads I'm alright with it!

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:05 pm

I agree with Din and stef, a big reason for this is so we can check out each others cars/take pictures have a pub lunch, a short drive is best so sounds like its settled

Post by **Din** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:10 pm

With you all the way Rich

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:07 am

Alright, alright, so I'm outvoted. You can sort the route next time, Rich.

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:37 am

Vard66 wrote:Alright, alright, so I'm outvoted. You can sort the route next time, Rich.

Didn't mean to p!ss you off. Like I said I'll be up for a more elaborate route in the summer once I'm back in the money and not in Brum.

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:46 am

Vard66 wrote:Alright, alright, so I'm outvoted. You can sort the route next time, Rich.

no dont get me wrong I liked your route and I would like to do it just as you know I have next to no money at the moment below 10 pounds

so I just couldnt of afforded and that would have sucked if I couldnt have gone ;( it plus I cant plan routes anyway I suck at that sort of thing, also I wanted to stay at yours again tonight but theo wanted to go home

which sucks cos now im sat doing nothing

Post by **Din** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:27 pm

stefaclese wrote:
Vard66 wrote:Alright, alright, so I'm outvoted. You can sort the route next time, Rich.
Didn't mean to p!ss you off. Like I said I'll be up for a more elaborate route in the summer once I'm back in the money and not in Brum.

Ill second that need to get some bonus.....

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:36 pm

That was sarcasm, not a pissed off Vard guys, don't panic, it'll take more than that to tripe n onions me off.

lol, I love that RT replaces vulgarities and even some pretty low class vulgarities with random stuff...

Post by **Din** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:38 pm

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:13 pm

Right. Din, Stefa, I just clocked that we've not set a time to meet up. Rich and I have just discussed it, we reckon that if we want to drive, then eat, we'll have to meet up fairly early, say 12ish, as it won't be a pub 'lunch' if we wind up eating at 5 or so, and then all the pubs will have the expensive menus out!
As far as the Nag's goes, I have no clue - so Stefa, any idea when they'll take in their lunch menus? (If it is the Nag's Head you were thinking of leading us to for a lunch...)

t666top · Post by **t666top** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:01 pm

well its very close to when i get my 25 turbo on the road so if it is i will go as i live in bristol so not that far

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:06 pm

Iirc the Nags stop lunch at 3pm.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:07 pm

Cool beans, the more the merrier!

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:08 pm

Reckon via the villages it's more than 2 hours-ish from Uffington horse to Abingdon? I wouldn't guess it was more than three quarters of an hour myself, but of course it's not a drive I've made before, so I've no firsthand of it...

stefaclese · Post by **stefaclese** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:11 pm

Won't be more than an hour, its about 30 mins going direct.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:13 pm

Cool. So if we say to meet in the Uff horse car park at about half twelveish? That'll give us about an hour and a half odd to ogle each other's cars and have a bit of a chat before we roll.

Post by **Din** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:23 pm

Just remember i have to be home by 5 as my other half has to go to work and i will be looking after my son :!:
I thought it was to be a pub lunch (1ish) perhaps

:

Any thoughts peeps

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:24 pm

Pub lunch then roll back to Uffington, and then split our different ways. Except that because you're going to Swindon, we may go the same way back anyway. Whereabouts in Swindon are you?

*Edit* If we're thinking of lunching before 3, that'll give us two hours odd to get back to Uffington and then back across to Swindon, so you should be fine, really.

Post by **Din** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:31 pm

Ta mate, I live in Abbey Meads just of the 419.