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Old 03-01-2006, 05:09 PM
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I just been watching an old Clarkson vid where he takes an ecos along a road called the "Buttertubs pass" do you know where it is?
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thwaite to where? don't suppose you know the road number do you
Old 03-01-2006, 05:25 PM
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oh mate...would love to take a car down that road....supposed to be the best place for a blast
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Some amazing roads up there use to spend every sunday up there with the scooby boys
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It's unclassified mate. goes from Thwaite (On the B6270) to Hawes (A684).

Be fookin careful - it's a hell of a drop on the left!

Top road

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i like snake pass myself
Old 03-01-2006, 09:05 PM
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Both top qualty roads. The snake pass (a537) is far better in my eyes thow, the long straight, the tight corners brilliant!
Old 03-01-2006, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisblacas
Both top qualty roads. The snake pass (a537) is far better in my eyes thow, the long straight, the tight corners brilliant!
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here it is on multi map..

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...&multimap.y=74


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I live 5 mins from the Snake Pass, awesome road, and lots of other good roads go off it!

And its the A57
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Forest of Bowland is a fantastic drive - right thru the trough
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We have the M6 toll road
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I've been on it! But I weren't driving - my old dear was and I was about 10 It's not far from where her parents lived IIRC...
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Originally Posted by Graceland
Forest of Bowland is a fantastic drive - right thru the trough
Agreed, used to go that way to lancaster...through bradford etc! Some great roads up there!
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Originally Posted by TIFF-C20WTH
We have the M6 toll road
A46
A45
Fosse way
M45- now thats proper
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