LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by robin » Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:19 pm

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Remember you already have a space in my room bookings. If you ever make it back from the bar... Image
Ah! well I am unlikely to be in the bar particularly late as I actually have to drive a car the next day :-) I actually think I've booked some rooms via Mr Gravel's Travel too (completely forgot!). Let me check.
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by campbell » Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:58 pm

Stu Pollock needs roomz too, so you could work out between you. I’m cool who I share with
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by Stu160 » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:11 pm

All booked up, and a list of parts order to prep the car.... I will be busy 😁😁
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by C7Steve » Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:34 am

Stu160 wrote:
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All booked up, and a list of parts order to prep the car.... I will be busy 😁😁
I hope that you have ordered enough sets of brake pads. :lol:


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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by C7Steve » Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:40 am

Campbell,

What is the A68 road from Edinburgh to Darlington like?


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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by ed » Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:08 am

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Campbell,

What is the A68 road from Edinburgh to Darlington like?


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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by ed » Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:11 am

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Hi Ed, do you mean Saturday? The track is Mon/Tue, unless I am wrong (as usual!).

Anyway, see you all there, yes please for curry bookings.
I had planned to go down on Saturday to stay with a mate but hes just cancelled so I will be joining the Sunday crew. :thumbsup
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by C7Steve » Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:14 am

ed wrote:
Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:08 am
C7Steve wrote:
Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:40 am
Campbell,

What is the A68 road from Edinburgh to Darlington like?


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Any suggestions for lunch meeting point if you know the area?


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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by ed » Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:37 am

Its so good I never stop! :oops: :lol:
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by C7Steve » Tue Oct 08, 2019 12:43 pm

ed wrote:
Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:37 am
Its so good I never stop! :oops: :lol:
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by campbell » Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:38 pm

It’s a decent road with some cameras to beware of. If you stay on it to Bishop Auckland ish, it avoids A1 Newcastle bypass car park.

Poss less of an issue on a Sunday though.

Looking at lunch ideas in due course.
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by hendeg » Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:42 pm

I'm sure there's a fantastic route down the middle through the Pennines, Dales and Peek District but I imagine it would take quite a while.
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by campbell » Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:59 pm

hendeg wrote:I'm sure there's a fantastic route down the middle through the Pennines, Dales and Peek District but I imagine it would take quite a while.
There sure is. In my younger days, I plotted and enjoyed exactly such.

But didn’t think it would be appreciated !

Plus some bits could be dire with cake hunter Sunday drivers Image

I’ll see what I can do though...
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by TarmacTerrorist » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:01 pm

a68 is good but you need to be early. It's so twisty and there are few good passing places. You can easily get held up behind a train of traffic if the guy at the front has no intentions to overtake and doesn't leave enough room for anyone else to... you're better off turning off the 68 and onto the 697 coldstream road. Much faster with plenty of overtaking places/long straights. Again, mind the cameras whichever route you take
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Re: LoT - Donington & Oulton - 28-29 Oct 2019

Post by campbell » Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:44 pm

This might be a good compromise ^

Use it a lot en route to North Yorks.

Plus could book lunch at Village Inn, Longframlington
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