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04-29-2014, 06:39 AM | #1 |
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In Search of...... The Ultimate Driving Roads - Scotland.
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com 2yrs 4 months, 21,000 miles on the clock, weekends, numerous PH Sunday Services and the following: Wales x 2 (Brecon Beacons, Elan Valley, Snowdonia National Park & the Evo triangle) Isle of Man Peak District Exmoor National Park France Switzerland Italy Austria Following alp passes: Col de Turini Col de la Bonette Col d’Izoard Col du Galibier Col de l’Iseran (highest in the Alps at 2770m) Col des Aravis Grimsel Pass Furka Pass St. Gotthard Pass San Bernardino Pass Fluela Pass Ofen Pass Umbrail Pass Stelvio Pass Gavia Pass Nockalmstrasse Grossglocker High Alpine Road Gerlos Alpenstrasse Germany Nurburgring x 2 Euro/Alp Tour Wales... A drivers playground Tour... Exmoor National Park Peak District Tour Isle of Man Weekend in Wales And now, the latest tour in search of (19/04 - 26/04) 1 M3, 3 1M's and the token M (M135i) Northumberland National Park Scotland Pennines / Yorkshire Dales https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ms...124&dg=feature A pictures worth a thousand words as the saying goes..... Starting point Northumberland National Park - Falstone.. Kielder Water And onwards we go... First casualty on one of the many mountain 'tarmac rally' stages Quick tour and taste testing on route Further into Scotland we go First departure from the main group, Mark and his M135i make way for Inverness to sort out his bulge issue, tyre that is ; ) The rest of us make for Loch Ness Oil top up time & a bit of road surfing on the baron plains Loch Ness bound off the beaten track Loch Ness...... heavily fogged over. Casualty 2 Loch Ness and the little M135i fresh on a new front set of Michelins Making track for John O'Grouts West we head... Heading south west Windy is an understatement Ullapool region http://www.ardvreckhouse.com/ nice place to stay. Isle of Sky Eilean Donan Castle Commando Monument Loch Lomond Back across the boarder to some wet weather after a dry run around Scotland Pennines/Yorkshire Dales Great trip, hard on the cars but BMW M's are built for driving and not collecting dust parked up in a garage. Now in need of a new windscreen, that be number 3. Thanks to Marcus for organising the great route and itinerary, Hetan, Mark and Jana for the laughs and driving company. Last edited by Aussie_in_London; 05-03-2014 at 02:30 PM.. |
04-29-2014, 10:13 AM | #3 |
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That is an amazing road trip! Thank you so much for sharing!
My wife and I did a road trip up to Ullapool for our honeymoon. I had a Mountune Fiesta MR200 and not the 1M then but I have promised her that we will do the trip again now that we have a car worthy of those roads. There were so many empty roads with breathtaking views and scenery. This was my favourite image from the trip... |
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04-29-2014, 11:32 AM | #4 |
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They did it again!
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04-29-2014, 12:03 PM | #5 |
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Now looking towards the next, hmmmm Norway, maybe Spain / Portugal, how about Iceland
Anyway, have a heap of gopro driving vid to go through now.... |
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Thanks... Great pics. Think you have been to more places in the UK than me and you're Australian! I must get out and about with my 1m more. Cheers for the inspiration.
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04-29-2014, 06:33 PM | #10 |
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Great pics mate. I'll be in Edinburgh for 4 nights as part of a UK tour soon. Driving from London, go South to Winchester, Cotswalds, York, Lakes, Scotland, across to Belfast, Galway via Sligo, Dublin via Kilkenny. Driving day trips from our various bases. Hiring a Jag Sportbrake for the UK leg and I hope it's up for it.
Hmm, maybe I should take out windscreen cover. |
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04-29-2014, 06:48 PM | #11 |
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Very cool tour!
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Get out there, the country is full of top driving roads and many not to far away or weekender's..... |
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04-30-2014, 02:51 AM | #13 |
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These sort of drives and the poor surfaces, plus one was at the ring. Luck I guess but a new windscreen gives a fresh new view on the trips to come
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p.s. Kilkenny cream does not exist in Kilkenny Thanks mate, just finished checking out your latest. Very nice alp drive and would you agree, much better passes than Stelvio |
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I really liked Selle Pass, though. I am thinking we could do both this year.
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04-30-2014, 05:33 AM | #16 |
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The views are spectacular that I must admit and it is a place that needs to be done.
I took this pic early morning from the mountain hut we stayed in http://www.rifugiogaribaldi.it/index_en.htm |
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05-01-2014, 10:48 AM | #17 |
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Go pro took a few random driving shots I found during uploading of footage
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Shame that I missed you guys, you must have driven right past me
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05-01-2014, 11:32 AM | #19 |
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Chances are yep, probably most of you guys up there
You have some of the best roads on this island and your selling up for a diesel Much of what we drove and the in-betweens https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ms...124&dg=feature |
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If the opportunity to be part of the next road trip comes up then I would be up for joining! - Be it UK or abroad, would be good to meet up with some like minded people!
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