Commuting to work - favourite stretch of road, what's yours?

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About twice a week, I travel along the A420 from Marshfield to the outskirts of Chippenham and there's a wonderful stretch of uphill, twisty road just the other side of Ford. if there's no traffic to delay you, a wonderful place to stretch the Macan's lung and test it's agility :D :D
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...and on yesterday's trip out of Bristol on the M32, a convoy of 3 of us, a 67 plate 911 GTS, a 54 plate 911 4 then me
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What’s Work ?

Used to love riding and driving along the B6243, Longridge to Clitheroe.

Quiet, twisty, :D
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Not a commute, but a favourite of mine is accross the Mendips from, say, Burrington to Shepton Mallet; some nice straights, a few sweeping fast bends and one really tricky triple which (through half closed eyes and a vivid imagination) is a bit like the corkscrew at Laguna Seca😊
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Paul wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 9:33 am Not a commute, but a favourite of mine is accross the Mendips from, say, Burrington to Shepton Mallet; some nice straights, a few sweeping fast bends and one really tricky triple which (through half closed eyes and a vivid imagination) is a bit like the corkscrew at Laguna Seca😊
Know it well and is my preferred route to Bristol Airport. It's awesome at night or very early in the morning at speed..... :evil:
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neilj007 wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 8:00 am About twice a week, I travel along the A420 from Marshfield to the outskirts of Chippenham and there's a wonderful stretch of uphill, twisty road just the other side of Ford. if there's no traffic to delay you, a wonderful place to stretch the Macan's lung and test it's agility :D :D
Used to use that route fromChippenham to Bristol in preference to the M4 / M32.
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Just had a few days in Dorset and the B-road from Bere Regis along Sugar Hill to Wareham is a blast.
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Not a commute but an annual trip We take on the road that runs from Moffat to Peebles in the Scottish Borders. It follows the river tweed for quite a few miles. Always hit it mid week when it is lovely and quiet. Beautiful scenery and a great meandering road. You don’t even need to go near the speed limit either
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Not a commute, but a weekend driving through the Yorkshire Dales with the 991 chapter of the Porsche Club GB will live long in my memory! Awesome roads and scenery. And the first time that I saw a Racing Yellow 991 in the metal too! :)
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I don't waste my car on mundane things like commuting, but the entire A82 is pretty good, if you can avoid the tourists.
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