smcGSI16V
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I had a job interveiw in Gloucester on Friday and decided to kill 2 birds with one stone and head up to the 'Elan Valley' in Wales seeing as I was half way there.
Fantastic roads around the area, with hairpin bends after hairpin bends, flat out straight sections to steep inclines and declines on almost empty roads.
I had already done the 'Evo triangle' and the Brecon Beacons and black Mountain passes so hit mid Wales, got to go back there tho as I only had a couple of hours.
It ended up being over a 450 mile round trip and took me 4 hours to get home. Wales has some of this country's great roads and if you get the chance head over there.
Anyway some photo's
Biggest downside was outside Hereford I hit a pothole the size of the Grand Canyon and done this
to one of the Softstars, OUCH. But all sorted now, I beat it out with a hammer got it almost back to round and just stuck it on the rear.
[Edited on 07-03-2010 by smcGSI16V]
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Mark.W
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Poor Softstar  looked like awsome roads tho 
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noshua
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 alloy.
Pictures are  Do you have this one in any other resolutions? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4414874798_91cd89a155_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4414098393_b9f26b1d8a_b.jpg but where is the vauxhall badge on the grill?
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Nic Barnes
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lovely pics
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Rich H
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Great pics mate.
I want to go driving on decent roads! All the ones round here suck!
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Munchie
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nic, do u live near shap?
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Daveskater
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Nice pics there, the one with your car in it is awesome
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by noshua
alloy.
Pictures are Do you have this one in any other resolutions? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4414874798_91cd89a155_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4414098393_b9f26b1d8a_b.jpg but where is the vauxhall badge on the grill?
No, thats the only picture I have.
The badge is there, its been painted over with satin black paint, so has the rear one. They were all manky and the front one stone chipped/dented so instead of buying new ones (no point as its a go car not a show car) I had a spare tin of paint lying around so just painted them.
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AlunJ
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theres one thing I love about living in wales, and you've quite clearly shown it here, once you get away from the motorway and dual carriageways, some of the roads really are immense. Went for a spin up the black mountains today, gets better every time
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cjohnson
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Eagle F1's good tyres matey? Just got some on my Speedlines but haven't been out with them on yet!
Them roads look immense!
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K3 VMU
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looks so much like the roads around here, lovely pics, gutted about your wheel, the roads up here are fakin shockin, i think my car is going to get rattled to bits
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gavin18787
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Looks good, im planning on heading over there when the days are a bit longer and warmer as I have only heard good things about it
Simular thing happened to one of my wheels on my gsi due to a pot hole 
Just before I sold it too
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by cjohnson
Eagle F1's good tyres matey? Just got some on my Speedlines but haven't been out with them on yet!
Them roads look immense!
I use them as my everyday/track wets so yes, I rate them.
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by smcGSI16V
I use them as my everyday/track wets so yes, I rate them.
agree 100%, awsome all round tyre, loved them on the corsa now have them on the vts too
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Looks good, im planning on heading over there when the days are a bit longer and warmer as I have only heard good things about it
Yeah, well worth the trek. Summertime is better, there was snow on the hills and some ice still on Friday.
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by smcGSI16V
quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Looks good, im planning on heading over there when the days are a bit longer and warmer as I have only heard good things about it
Yeah, well worth the trek. Summertime is better, there was snow on the hills and some ice still on Friday.
Was thinking some time in May as I have a few days off work booked and dont think I am going to go to nurburg now. So thinking UK trackday and a road trip to wales that week
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Paul_J
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wow great pics mate!
I'd love to go over there at some point.
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