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| Lishlandy Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 941   
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I'm heading down from high Wycombe area, M4, A33 and jump on the M3 at Basingstoke. May see you en-route
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24th Dec 2013 5:25pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2767 
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I'll be coming from Cheshire, satnav says 3h 20m - gonna be an early morning for me! Cheers, David
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24th Dec 2013 5:32pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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David- That's pretty quick! Last time it took me 3h 30mins from Sandbach! That was in D3 comfort as well! An engine to TDi for!
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24th Dec 2013 5:58pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2767
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Hmm.. May have to reconsider my start time then! Going to be v early for sure! Traffic should be light though! Cheers, David
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24th Dec 2013 11:17pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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going to be starting about 10:30... people will be emailed start point
given the amount of rain and flooding, we will be sticking mainly to steel roads including a run around Imber. |
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26th Dec 2013 3:58pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6120 
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I went up to Imber about lunchtime today. Were a few people in there, but nothing too busy (The church was closed, which was a shame as I had a fiver in my pocket to buy some Imber honey... which probably tastes of diesel and cordite, but hey ho)
Came back via Tillshead/Westdown camp/The Bustard (What was) across the Larkhill ranges to Sidbury hill/CCDA. Lots of dog walkers, but passed no 4x4's on the return leg to sidbury/CCDA The main cat1 tracks were more or less puddle free. The small streams and river Avon at CC crossing were very deep and flast flowing, so I suspect if you look, you'll be able to find some deep water at the usual suspects locations 
Very strange at Windmill hill (just a you come into Tidworth from Marlborough, on the LH side) the whole hill and surrounding lowland was covered by one very low cloud. All the rest of the area was bright sunshine, apart from this one part.... very weird. |
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26th Dec 2013 4:08pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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You ever read James Herbet, The Fog?
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26th Dec 2013 4:10pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6120
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I've seen the film.
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26th Dec 2013 4:12pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2767
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Sounds good, thanks for the recce diesel_jim, looking forward to it!
See you all then Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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26th Dec 2013 5:35pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6120
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The cat1 tracks were doing exactly as they're designed to.... getting rid of the water, so they were nearly dusty in places.
However, 50' off piste and you'll be in a slippery load of trouble... the grassy land looked very wet in places. I suspect the byway through the "mud hole" will be messy... I for one will be giving that a miss I think. By Saturday every chav and his Maxxed up Pajero/Disco1 on 98" tyres will have been through there.  |
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26th Dec 2013 5:42pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2767
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Forecast is dry for Friday and Saturday though , so hopefully it will have dried out a bit.
What's the situation with groups? Will we just split up there or will we be assigned a group in the email? Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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26th Dec 2013 6:22pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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DW ... we'll see how many turn up and go from there
DJ ... thanks for the heads up |
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26th Dec 2013 6:42pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6120
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It chucked it down here last night... very wet when out running with the dog this morning |
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27th Dec 2013 7:46am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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really stormy here all night so the plains must have had a good soaking
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27th Dec 2013 7:57am |
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