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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
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- Lifer
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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
An oldy but goldy route, the NC500 plus the Grand Tour in one trip.
Three full days of a mixture of great roads and scenery.
Starting at Inverness on Saturday and then taking in the Grand Tour specific parts ending in Wick and avoiding some of the more turgid parts of the A9. The next day Sunday goes from Wick to Ullapool across the spectacular northern and western sections. Finally Monday sees both the famous vistas at Applecross and then the open run back to Inverness.
We’ve booked 4 rooms for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at £81, £97, £140 and £58 respectively.
Thursday and Sunday nights are at the Premier Inn, West Inverness.
Friday night in Wick is ‘A Castle View’ in Keiss, just north of Wick and Saturday night in Ullapool at ‘The Arch Inn’.
There are some very good options for very interesting positioning drives to and from the start and finish which can be discussed for those who book.
These are allocated on a first come, first served basis, however if you are not sure that you can commit please put yourself down as ‘interested’ rather than ‘definite’
Depending on numbers, anyone past the 4 room limit can book direct.
For logistics reasons this is restricted to 8 cars maximum.
Hotel prices and availability are much more challenging in 2023, and with folk’s budgets constrained, if you want to book cheaper / alternative accommodation please feel free.
Three full days of a mixture of great roads and scenery.
Starting at Inverness on Saturday and then taking in the Grand Tour specific parts ending in Wick and avoiding some of the more turgid parts of the A9. The next day Sunday goes from Wick to Ullapool across the spectacular northern and western sections. Finally Monday sees both the famous vistas at Applecross and then the open run back to Inverness.
We’ve booked 4 rooms for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at £81, £97, £140 and £58 respectively.
Thursday and Sunday nights are at the Premier Inn, West Inverness.
Friday night in Wick is ‘A Castle View’ in Keiss, just north of Wick and Saturday night in Ullapool at ‘The Arch Inn’.
There are some very good options for very interesting positioning drives to and from the start and finish which can be discussed for those who book.
These are allocated on a first come, first served basis, however if you are not sure that you can commit please put yourself down as ‘interested’ rather than ‘definite’
Depending on numbers, anyone past the 4 room limit can book direct.
For logistics reasons this is restricted to 8 cars maximum.
Hotel prices and availability are much more challenging in 2023, and with folk’s budgets constrained, if you want to book cheaper / alternative accommodation please feel free.
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We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- B21
- Lifer
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- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Defintely going
Interested
Standby queue if required
Interested
Standby queue if required
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
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- Location: co.durham.
North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Can you put me down for this run please.
[*]Sold,Silver grey 2007 2.5si Sport convertible.previous 03 2.7boxter,2.0 MX5,Golf R,2.9Boxster,golf gti,Now Z4 e23i and M135i
- B21
- Lifer
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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Your booked in Mike
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Me too please peter
Z4 3.0si - gone
Z4MR - gone
E89 35i - gone
Z4MR - gone
E89 35i - gone
- B21
- Lifer
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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- B21
- Lifer
- Posts: 5463
- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Defintely going
B21 aka Peter Yellow E89
Cherrymike aka Mike Silver E89
Stevespg aka Steve grey E89
Interested
Standby queue if required
B21 aka Peter Yellow E89
Cherrymike aka Mike Silver E89
Stevespg aka Steve grey E89
Interested
Standby queue if required
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- B21
- Lifer
- Posts: 5463
- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
A reminder / call for Newbies for this long weekend bash with the full NC500 plus the Grand Tour extra bits..
WhatsApp group has been set up for this now..
Defintely going
B21 aka Peter Yellow E89
Cherrymike aka Mike Silver E89
Stevespg aka Steve grey E89
Interested
Standby queue if required
WhatsApp group has been set up for this now..
Defintely going
B21 aka Peter Yellow E89
Cherrymike aka Mike Silver E89
Stevespg aka Steve grey E89
Interested
Standby queue if required
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- Mr Tidy
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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Ever since I did a driving trip to Wales in 2021 I've been thinking I'd love to go back to Scotland in a Z4! (Last time I went was in 2008 in a BMW 123d with Mrs Tidy).
So if you E89 owners don't mind an E86 interloper please can I have the last place for this Peter?
Many thanks, Iain.
So if you E89 owners don't mind an E86 interloper please can I have the last place for this Peter?
Many thanks, Iain.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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- Lifer
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Hello, it would be a pleasure to have you join us…Mike rarely drops his roof so it will just seem like two coupesMr Tidy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:16 pm Ever since I did a driving trip to Wales in 2021 I've been thinking I'd love to go back to Scotland in a Z4! (Last time I went was in 2008 in a BMW 123d with Mrs Tidy).
So if you E89 owners don't mind an E86 interloper please can I have the last place for this Peter?
Many thanks, Iain.
I’ll set up a WhatsApp group closer to the date so if you can pm me your mobile number I can then set it up
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We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- Mr Tidy
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Thanks, Mike sounds like a kindred spirit!
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Fortunately Mike is very thick skinned but as he is old he does feel the cold
[*]Sold,Silver grey 2007 2.5si Sport convertible.previous 03 2.7boxter,2.0 MX5,Golf R,2.9Boxster,golf gti,Now Z4 e23i and M135i
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- Lifer
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The journey begins…
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We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- B21
- Lifer
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- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Then there were three..
Loch Leven Larder then Glenshee
Loch Leven Larder then Glenshee
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We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)
Canna beat a threesome
Hope the weather holds for you all ,have a great run
And watch out for mr plod .
M
Hope the weather holds for you all ,have a great run
And watch out for mr plod .
M