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WOW - M74 into the A70 onto the Forth Road Bridge

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WOW - M74 into the A70 onto the Forth Road Bridge

Post by Darren Slone » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:40 pm

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Travelled from Nottinghamshire upto Kircaldy this morning in my D3 BT and as I came off the M74 my nav put me onto an unfamiliar road, the A70, W :D W what a rollercoaster of a road!!!

The journey up the A1 and along the A66 was rotten, couldn't see 2 cats eye lengths on the A66 due to rain and fog, things started to brighten up on the M74, well became clearer anyway!

Off the Motorway and onto this fabulous stretch of blacktop, hardly anything on it at 08.15, although it was quite greasy and not a flat out drive by any means the road and scenery were great, I didn't travel the whole length as I turned left towards the Forth Road Bridge, if you are ever going to or from Edinburgh this is well worth a drive, I bet it is fabulous on a summers day , you guys that did the Queensferry meet the other week must know it very well, lucky devils :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Post by cj_eds » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:45 pm

Bits of the A70 are one of the roads in last weekend's Moffat Meet. Welcome to Scotland and have fun up here - there's a good selection of brilliant roads. If you have time, avoid the main routes like the motorways, A1 etc and stick to some of the twisty fun ones :thumbsup:

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Post by Darren Slone » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:53 pm

cj_eds wrote:Bits of the A70 are one of the roads in last weekend's Moffat Meet. Welcome to Scotland and have fun up here - there's a good selection of brilliant roads. If you have time, avoid the main routes like the motorways, A1 etc and stick to some of the twisty fun ones :thumbsup:

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Thankyou!! It is now my default road!!! :D

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Post by Adamski » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:11 pm

Yeah this as cj_eds has said - we blasted the rollercoaster on a recent meet. Top road :thumbsup:
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Post by Geeman » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:31 pm

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Post by Darren Slone » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:51 pm

Thanks geeman, I will give the other roads a go, I come up 3-4 times a year with work so will find the time on my next visit!!!! :thumbsup:

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Post by goon » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:04 pm

went to Scotland on the motorbike this summer,stayed a night in Kendal and took the A road to Carlisle instead of M6 that too was a total blast.

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Post by Bing » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:38 pm

Darren Slone wrote:Thanks geeman, I will give the other roads a go, I come up 3-4 times a year with work so will find the time on my next visit!!!! :thumbsup:
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Post by 2alpsade » Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:21 pm

Don''t know about the roads up there, but that's a fine car to be doing the journey in :thumbsup:
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Post by Darren Slone » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:41 am

2alpsade wrote:Don''t know about the roads up there, but that's a fine car to be doing the journey in :thumbsup:
Thanks 2alpsade, it's a cracking car, 09 #22, now up to 88K and never missed a beat!! :thumbsup:

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Post by 2alpsade » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:16 am

Darren Slone wrote:
2alpsade wrote:Don''t know about the roads up there, but that's a fine car to be doing the journey in :thumbsup:
Thanks 2alpsade, it's a cracking car, 09 #22, now up to 88K and never missed a beat!! :thumbsup:
Good to hear she's been ultra-reliable! Surprised you don't have her on the Alpina Register (#'s 21 and 24 are on there). Mine is easily the best car I've ever owned/driven for the combination of pace/comfort/agility/economy. :thumbsup:
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Re: WOW - M74 into the A70 onto the Forth Road Bridge

Post by buzyg » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:58 pm

Great roads I used to use the A70 and the A702 when driving up to Rosyth over the years. Favourite route though was turn of at Carlise onto the A7 and blast up that way. Some magnificent rivers & fantastic scenery. As stated by others always need an eye out for the boys in blue North of Galashiels.
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