North coast 500 tips.
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Just to add, thanks to the advice in this thread, I had a fantastic time last week driving (some of) the NC500.
Day 1:
From Dundee, I went over Glenshee / Lecht, Cawdor Castle, Beauly - Dingwall - Tain (Glenmorangie Distillery), Bonar Bridge - Lairg - Altnahara - Forsinard - Armadale (B&B)
https://goo.gl/maps/9NYjAUoPs972
Day 2:
Armadale - Bettyhill - Heilam - Durness - Rhiconich - Drumbeg - Clachtoll - Loch Assynt - Elphin - Ullapool - Auchindrean - Gairloch
https://goo.gl/maps/XAK2GpwJ1C82
Camped for 4 nights at Gairloch with the family (who travelled seperately) then..
Day 3:
Gairloch - Applecross - Inverness - reverse of the bits from day 1 - Lecht, Glenshee, Dundee.
I didn't take the Lotus this time, but I think I might just have to do it all again with the Elise!
Untitled by corranga, on Flickr
Spotted 1 Lotus on day 2 - a grey S1 with 160 wing, I think near Clachtoll, but I can't quite remember tbh.
What a fabulous country we live in!!
Chris
Day 1:
From Dundee, I went over Glenshee / Lecht, Cawdor Castle, Beauly - Dingwall - Tain (Glenmorangie Distillery), Bonar Bridge - Lairg - Altnahara - Forsinard - Armadale (B&B)
https://goo.gl/maps/9NYjAUoPs972
Day 2:
Armadale - Bettyhill - Heilam - Durness - Rhiconich - Drumbeg - Clachtoll - Loch Assynt - Elphin - Ullapool - Auchindrean - Gairloch
https://goo.gl/maps/XAK2GpwJ1C82
Camped for 4 nights at Gairloch with the family (who travelled seperately) then..
Day 3:
Gairloch - Applecross - Inverness - reverse of the bits from day 1 - Lecht, Glenshee, Dundee.
I didn't take the Lotus this time, but I think I might just have to do it all again with the Elise!
Untitled by corranga, on Flickr
Spotted 1 Lotus on day 2 - a grey S1 with 160 wing, I think near Clachtoll, but I can't quite remember tbh.
What a fabulous country we live in!!
Chris
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'98 Lotus Elise - Fun day car
'07 Fiat Panda 100HP - Daily puddle jumper
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Re: North coast 500 tips.
Brilliant hot and sunny weather last week for you.
Steve.
Steve.
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Finished off by showing your car at Glamis Extravaganza - looked good!
Ross
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
Now browsing the tech pages
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I saw you (well the TVR) either entering, or leaving, not sure which. I got back from the NC500 trip on Friday around 4.30pm, then spend Saturday and Sunday at Glamis in the Lotus. Great weather throughout, which probably helped all round!
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'98 Lotus Elise - Fun day car
'07 Fiat Panda 100HP - Daily puddle jumper
'04 Maserati Coupe GT - Manual, v8, Italian...
'98 Lotus Elise - Fun day car
'07 Fiat Panda 100HP - Daily puddle jumper
'04 Maserati Coupe GT - Manual, v8, Italian...
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It was absolutely perfect. I was craving the open top of the Lotus though.
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'98 Lotus Elise - Fun day car
'07 Fiat Panda 100HP - Daily puddle jumper
'04 Maserati Coupe GT - Manual, v8, Italian...
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'07 Fiat Panda 100HP - Daily puddle jumper
'04 Maserati Coupe GT - Manual, v8, Italian...
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It'll have been me arriving if you saw me heading down the drive towards the castle late morning as I got exited out the side entrance onto the Kirrie road
Ross
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
Now browsing the tech pages
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
Now browsing the tech pages
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Is there any paint left on the car?!rossybee wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:24 pmIt'll have been me arriving if you saw me heading down the drive towards the castle late morning as I got exited out the side entrance onto the Kirrie road
That exit route used to be fit only for agricultural vehicles! I always thought it was meant as a test, challenging all the concourse level classics owners to prepare their car for the next show.
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'98 Lotus Elise - Fun day car
'07 Fiat Panda 100HP - Daily puddle jumper
'04 Maserati Coupe GT - Manual, v8, Italian...
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Well I was a bit surprised at the surface so took it easy. There was a wee narrow humpback bridge too, the van two in front of me had to slowly squeeze over it....blew the stoor off on the way to Forfar seeing as my ever-hungry 16yr old son NEEDED a KFCCorranga wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:46 pmIs there any paint left on the car?!
That exit route used to be fit only for agricultural vehicles! I always thought it was meant as a test, challenging all the concourse level classics owners to prepare their car for the next show.
Ross
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
Now browsing the tech pages
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
Now browsing the tech pages
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Passed 4 today on the way down from Durness, V6, two S2, and an S1.
Was in the Motorhome, will need to get a Lotus Sport sunstrip on it.
Was in the Motorhome, will need to get a Lotus Sport sunstrip on it.
S1 S160
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