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« on: September 05, 2007, 17:47:41 »
Just out of curiosity, what's the furthest anyone has or would travel to go playing off road?

After being down in Billing the other weekend, my other 'alf had a mammoth return drive of 327 miles to get home....has anyone travelled further?

Similarly, does the idea of crossing a border put folks off?....England into Scotland etc......as what with this new border control thingy, I'm sure we no longer need passports  :wink:  (...except to get back into Yorkshire perhaps!  :D  :wink: )
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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2007, 18:00:12 »
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....England into Scotland etc......as what with this new border control thingy, I'm sure we no longer need passports  :wink:  


No, but might be worth investing in a translator to go with you  :wink:  :lol: I'm married to a Scot and I don't understand a word she says  :lol:
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2007, 18:04:53 »
I live in Hertfordshire and have done 700 mile round trips laning in wales for 3-4 days at a time! Love it!

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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2007, 18:07:40 »
The Sahara?  Iceland?  8)
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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2007, 18:10:32 »
Er gimme a sec, need to work it out in miles, Calgary to Whitehourse NWT, was almost two days solid drive.


2,288 km  so 1,421 Miles

Wasnt just to play in the snow and ice though :)

Other than that I would Guess last years Birthday bash in Llandovery, 180 odd miles.
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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2007, 18:16:37 »
Not strictly to go off roading........................................................
I once went from here to Oakhampton in Devon to pick up a V8 engine for my 110 I had at the time - 493 miles each way !   :lol:
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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2007, 18:20:48 »
i went to wales for the BB3 & did 1k miles in 4 days
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« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2007, 18:21:30 »
Iceland was about 1,400 miles if you include the sea crossing.

The manic piste we drove in Guinea (14 hours of driving to cover 80 miles) was about 3,300 miles drive from Bagshot according to Google Earth, but we covered about 4,300 according to the odometer (a lot of the roads weren't exactly straight).
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« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2007, 19:43:51 »
We drag MuddyMoo up to Perth each year for the Scottish Hillrally.

Hoping to be back again this year for the Scottish Borders Hillrally in November!

Regularly go back and forward to Wales.

In terms of how much off roading - we did over 500Kms on the Baja the other week.

One day we will go to the south of France and have a crack at the Rallye Des Cimes.

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« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2007, 20:00:07 »
Went all the way up to bonnie Scotland from Yorkshire to drive the Correyairack Pass.
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« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2007, 20:11:21 »
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Quote from: "P16LET"
....England into Scotland etc......as what with this new border control thingy, I'm sure we no longer need passports  :wink:  


No, but might be worth investing in a translator to go with you  :wink:  :lol: I'm married to a Scot and I don't understand a word she says  :lol:


Thats not cos she's a scot it's cos she's a woman.
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« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2007, 20:22:40 »
Ooooo sptb, you've done it now....you'll be hunted down by Prada wearing, pitchfork wielding lasses and when cornered, beaten to death with 3" heeled Jimmy Choo's  :wink:
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« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2007, 20:24:11 »
They'll never catch me - not in them heels  :D
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« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2007, 08:25:03 »
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Quote from: "P16LET"
....England into Scotland etc......as what with this new border control thingy, I'm sure we no longer need passports  :wink:  


No, but might be worth investing in a translator to go with you  :wink:  :lol: I'm married to a Scot and I don't understand a word she says  :lol:


That's not the Scots in her... it's the female in her that's hard to translate!

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Edit] DOH! Should have read the WHOLE post before flexing my comedy muscles... still... if more than one of us think it... we can't be wrong!
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« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2007, 12:53:24 »
deagh math madainn thig tiugainn latha faltie  :lol:

I went to Kings Lynn once to an off road centre.
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« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2007, 18:57:03 »
West Falklands, about 8000 miles away give or take a couple of counties.

 Do I win?  :lol:
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