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Club G40 => Photos and videos => Topic started by: Alex on July 26, 2010, 11:19:32 pm
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So, it's the first day of your week off work. You're in Cardiff (not Peterborough, for once) with a G40, a full tank of fuel and a few hours to kill. What do you do?
Well, I spent today tearing up the Brecon Beacons in the G40, with my mate Martyn in his Integra Type R. We racked up 240 miles, without using any motorways. Bloody awesome!
A few photo highlights, cos I know you guys like a bit of scenery...
Full tank of fuel. Check. Caffeine. Check. Off to Chepstow to meet Martyn!
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After the Chepstow meeting point we headed over to Builth Wells, really fast winding roads for most of it. Stopped off for a bite to eat and let the cars cool down for a bit.
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After Builth the roads got smaller and much bumpier, which favoured the Integra's standard suspension. Scenery was awesome though!
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The temperature dropped right off as well, and we got high enough to hit a load of fog.
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q290/AlexGrantUK/IMG_0659.jpg)
Stopped off for a dehydration/rehydration break and realised we were in the back end of nowhere. The roads were really rough by this point, some of them are WRC stages I think.
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Then back out onto some bigger roads - smooth tarmac again and jaw dropping views.
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q290/AlexGrantUK/IMG_0661.jpg)
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Would've been rude not to stop. But I cooked my brakes pretty badly on the fast section, and coming into Brynaman they were smoking pretty badly.
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Then we headed home - back to warm weather and sunshine. My car looks like it's been rallied - loads of sheep shit splattered all up the side.
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q290/AlexGrantUK/IMG_0669.jpg)
All in all an awesome drive, and the car felt awesome! :---)
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Looks like a great day Alex. I've got a picture in that same layby as the one above from the other week when the Missus and I went camping around south west wales for a week. Brilliant road is that!
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I've done these roads a few times myself, great day out!
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nice pics! great country roads you have there
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some wicked pictures there man,polo looks sweeet nice drop aswell and the views are awsome plus im sure ive been along that road in the last pic :D im not far i live in brynmawr