Mid Wales Road trip

[Rusty Crobar]

Here's the details of my weekend road trip, can't recommend it enough if you ever get the opportunity. 

Day one: First good road was the a470 from merthyr Tydfil to rhyadar via breacon, quite busy on a weekend but fast and great views as you go over the beacons.

I got a bit lost trying to find the elan valley but all the roads around there are awesome so it wasn't really a problem. Eventually found the route around the dams which is a great road in its own right, shame it was snowing so had to slow the pace a bit. 

Got to test the suspension travel in the bumpy car park there too! Then it was back on the a470 to Newtown and then to the excellent Checkers in Montgomery.  

 

[Big Rat]

Brilliant pictures matey, even in that weather the scenery is just great.

Listen if you are negotiating that in this weather a summer in jock land will just be a walk in the park 😏

Big Rat

[Rusty Crobar]

Day two: Nice easy route home, we got on the A483 close to the hotel and followed it all the way until joined the a470, which eventually goes past my house. It was definitely not boring though, the A483 around Llandrindod wells is probably the best road I've ever driven. Well sighted, open, good mix of straights and corners and very fast! 

I promised Mrs Crobar I'd keep the speed down a bit after flinging her around so much the previous day but i was still going pretty quick even short shifting and avoiding the 2nd intake zone 😊.

Day one took about 4 hours including 2 pit stops and getting lost, the trip back about 2 hours. Got through about  £50 of 99ron averaging 18mpg.

[Warrington guy]

Got to admit rusty roads are amazing. Always holiday down in Tenby , the drive from Newtown to Tenby I always looked forward to . Before my isf times tho . Would love to try it in the isf 

[Rusty Crobar]

Just now, Warrington guy said:

Got to admit rusty roads are amazing. Always holiday down in Tenby , the drive from Newtown to Tenby I always looked forward to . Before my isf times tho . Would love to try it in the isf 

Overtaking is easy in the isf, helps with traffic 😎. Luckily my wife is fearless!

[Warrington guy]

I driving a is 200 then . Still good fun 

[emjay82]

Brilliant pics @Rusty Crobar looks like a stunning route 👍 

[Big Rat]

The Rusty and the Trusty Rusty wife providing the IS-F massive with a pictorial pleasure of the Welsh outback 😏

But Russ thought it was but much in the above post you revealing how you have been throwing your wife around to us all I know these weekends away can involve such malarkey but for the sensitive ears and ageing ticker of this poor old builder.......😂😂😂

 

[Rusty Crobar]

1 hour ago, Big Rat said:

The Rusty and the Trusty Rusty wife providing the IS-F massive with a pictorial pleasure of the Welsh outback 😏

But Russ thought it was but much in the above post you revealing how you have been throwing your wife around to us all I know these weekends away can involve such malarkey but for the sensitive ears and ageing ticker of this poor old builder.......😂😂😂

 

Why did I know you would pick up on that! One track mind, and I don't mean guiness or silver cars 😀

[Big Rat]

4 minutes ago, Rusty Crobar said:

Why did I know you would pick up on that! One track mind, and I don't mean guiness or silver cars 😀

What a perceptive man you are 😌

🐀

[Mark G]

Great photos mate, looks like you really enjoyed it.

[Rusty Crobar]

9 minutes ago, Mark G said:

Great photos mate, looks like you really enjoyed it.

I did, sport mode, manual gears and mostly 3rd and 4th for the majority of the trip. Need to go back soon without the wife though and when the weather is better!

Here's how the car looked when I got back though...

[Rusty Crobar]

[Big Rat]

18 minutes ago, Rusty Crobar said:

Looking at the shading inside those exhausts matey she got a sound thrashing, not that I know anything about these matters of course 😌

Big Rat

[Flytvr]

Have those pipes got bigger?

[emjay82]

Epic exhaust notes bellowing around mid Wales . They do look familiar....

[Big Rat]

2 minutes ago, emjay82 said:

Epic exhaust notes bellowing around mid Wales . They do look familiar....

Now that is a good piccy 👍🐀

[Flytvr]

4 minutes ago, emjay82 said:

Epic exhaust notes bellowing around mid Wales . They do look familiar....

Is that the airfix scaled down version of @Rusty Crobar's pipes?

Looks like a great road trip Rusty 

 

[Big Rat]

I think they are but mind you he can afford stuff like that, after all his wife takes him to Michelin starred restaurants have you seen the prices there 😳

Mrs Rat take note 😬

Big Rat

[emjay82]

I'm just jealous @Rusty Crobar. Would love an uprated exhaust to make the most of the V8 soundtrack. Still toying with the idea.... 

[Rusty Crobar]

I think there is an inch of dirt on them, that's why they look bigger!

[Flytvr]

@Rusty Crobar. You and this thread - it's all your fault.

Just looked outside. Rain has stopped. Weather in Wales tomorrow looks good. IS-F needs a workout. I'll send you a postcard from Wales. Off I go. 

[Big Rat]

If is wasn't up to my eyes in work I'd come with you, invited or not 😁

Big Rat

[Big Rat]

@Flytvr look out Dav, I cant make it but it looks like @Mark G is on his way, don't recognise that particular hand signal from the Highway Code myself 😂

@Rusty Crobar see the effect a trip out to Wales has on people 😂 

Big Rat

 

[Rusty Crobar]

Sounds like a future LOC meet to me... 😃