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...are you going to have to travel to get to the National day and/or PVS?
To the campsite for the national day (DE12 8JD), multimap says 182 miles... and to Santa Pod (NN29 7XA), multimap says 215 miles - that's a good 3 tanks of fuel for each round trip then lol
Google maps says : 25.6 mi – about 50 mins for the National Day and 94.7 mi – about 1 hour 54 mins for Pod :)
craig green
08-05-09, 10:03 AM
Is the nat day closer than Santa pod (for us) then Jack?
how is santa pod further when the national is higher up :confused:
national = 60 miles so 20 quid fuel
pod = 16 miles so a fiver fuel lol
Craig, yep.
Burgo, because to get to Pod, us SW lot go up the M5, across the M4 then up the A34 - so we have to drive across the country as well as upwards. The camp site for the National day, whilst further up, is basically a straight drag up the M5 for us.
think its about 100 miles for me and kelly.
not to bad lol
c20 nva
08-05-09, 10:23 AM
371 miles about 6 hours :tard:and a fuel tank hold about £30
craig green
08-05-09, 10:27 AM
Craig, yep.
Burgo, because to get to Pod, us SW lot go up the M5, across the M4 then up the A34 - so we have to drive across the country as well as upwards. The camp site for the National day, whilst further up, is basically a straight drag up the M5 for us.
Yeah, just looked up the route.
Northampton is an absolute mare for us lot. great reason for shows to be elsewhere (PV, Billing & TRAX all in the same area!!!!) & the distance to the national proves it. :roll:
it ent that bad. imo its easier to go up the m5, m42, m6 to the m1. im sure it only took me 2 hours to get back from swindon going that way
craig green
08-05-09, 11:04 AM
1st time I ever went to PV (the 1st one in 2002 infact) we got led cross country by Tom Stickland & despite it being lanes & minor B roads all the way, it was quite quick.
Sat-nav brought me home some weird, random way last year & just dumped me onto the M5 at cheltenham, the quiet junction.
Haven't a clue what way we went last year, all I remember is being on the M4 when Ash's cooling system had a prolapse lol
Even if we went the way Burgo says, that would still be further than the national day IMO. Either way, I'm bringing some spare cans of fuel just in case. Sods law i'll hit the saloon's range max (of about 160 miles!) and there won't be a fuel station for miles :roll:
97.3 miles to pod, about 1 hour 47 mins not too bad :)
164 to national
210 to pod
about 81 miles to pod
141 miles to national day
craig green
08-05-09, 12:41 PM
Haven't a clue what way we went last year, all I remember is being on the M4 when Ash's cooling system had a prolapse lol
We did the M4 to J13 (iirc), up past Oxford on the A34 etc. Crap route but the easiest, least likely for BIGS to get lost (doh) lol
mikey14sr
08-05-09, 12:41 PM
170 miles to pod for me, 160 to billing, can just about make a round trip to each on one tankfull in the vectra, but not doing pvs this year so that's £65 saved just in fuel!
I feel sorry for people like vaughn and keith, they'll be doing as many miles in a weekend as I do in 2 months getting to either of those places!
mikey14sr
08-05-09, 12:49 PM
double-post
craig green
08-05-09, 12:59 PM
I feel sorry for people like vaughn and keith, they'll be doing as many miles in a weekend as I do in 2 months getting to either of those places!
Dedication.
Spare a thought for Lee who didn't get home til 10am on the Monday morning from last year's PVS lol
craig green
08-05-09, 01:11 PM
yeah. Was it RAC or AA??
Need to sort myself sum recovery.. tow rope & a PAYG mobile isnt ideal.
Welsh Dan
08-05-09, 01:27 PM
76.57 miles to the national day, 144.27 to santa pod.
Not that I'm going to either :(.
489 Miles each way to Santa Pod
7 hours & 56 Minutes
:(
Nat day is 236 miles away from me :cool: Glad i have cruise control and a 70 litre tank lol
Spare a thought for Lee who didn't get home til 10am on the Monday morning from last year's PVS lol
lol lol lol lol
The frontera of fail.
We did the M4 to J13 (iirc), up past Oxford on the A34 etc. Crap route but the easiest, least likely for BIGS to get lost (doh) lol
lol i blaime the people i was with
Im not getting lost this year. Well thats my challange so your probley see me on the way up on the sat on the side of the road lol
forgot to say it around the 100 mile mark to each of them.
To the national day from my house it says...
110 miles about two hours twenty minutes but it will be longer and further as im going up the coast to scarborough to pick andy up for that one!
And to pod its says 168 miles, three hours twenty mins, good job im doing the full weekend then as it makes it more worthwhile lol
stevie-p
08-05-09, 03:17 PM
only 128 miles for me 2.58 hours too pod
CoolTiger
08-05-09, 05:46 PM
148 mi – about 3 hours 1 min
to pv iirc thats 3qtrs of a tank down there and 3qtrs on way back around 55£ in fuel
national day 21miles
pv 51miles
the national day is about 25mins cross country...
the pod is never, cos I hate the damned place
bristol to the pod: the easiest way is via swindon & up the a420 to oxford, then take the A34 to northampton. fine if you like gatso cameras, 128miles
bristol to the nat day: 119miles
Well, there are my answers, as I'll be travelling from Dougie's house in Bristol. I hate the jouorney over to Pod from Bristol, it's well not as good as the journey from Manchester. Miles don't bother me though... I'm used to travelling up and down, up and down, up and down.
National day. 28.6 mi – about 50 mins
Not going to pvs, so not even looking how far it is!
General Baxter
08-05-09, 10:24 PM
national day 21miles
im closer :p
im closer :p
Cool! Your house if it's raining thenlol
National day = 482 miles.
Just down the road :roll:
National day = 482 miles.
Just down the road :roll:
everywhere is down the road!!!!!!
everywhere is down the road!!!!!!
Iceland isnt lol
im closer :p
16.5miles......... plus a ton of speed bumps.
National day. 28.6 mi – about 50 mins
Not going to pvs, so not even looking how far it is!
50mins my 4rse.
we got home in the hour from SOT in the touran via draycott in the clay & barton under needwood...... i'd guess 35mins tops for you
95 miles, lift from my dad to chimps house then lift with chimp to pv lol
Asa-James
08-05-09, 11:58 PM
65.38 miles, about 1 hours 30 mins to PNG day, and 135.72 miles, about 2 hours 45 mins to PVS
astraluke
09-05-09, 08:55 AM
well mine would be
Distance: 499.19 miles, about 12 hours 27 mins
Do i get a prize for living in the most bumble**** area???
General Baxter
09-05-09, 09:35 AM
16.5miles......... plus a ton of speed bumps.
i see you adjusted the map to the local's route, **** going down the 42 lol
aa says 80.2 miles for me and 2 hours lol , less the half miles to get to pod lol
i see you adjusted the map to the local's route, **** going down the 42 lol
'kin right, Baxter, thru sheepy & up the 444... fun roads
well mine would be
Distance: 499.19 miles, about 12 hours 27 mins
Do i get a prize for living in the most bumble**** area???
Don't Brianair run from Brest to luton??? 3hrs + 90 miles in a hire car 1 1/2 hrs
4 1/2 hrs......
Hire a light aircraft and a nuts pilot and land it on the strip lol
why land????
http://www.whenwegetthere.com/tourist_attraction_images/air_tourist_attractions/skydiving/skydiving.jpg
it'll be the first time in centuries that someone from france has managed to land on these shores unannounced........
50mins my 4rse.
we got home in the hour from SOT in the touran via draycott in the clay & barton under needwood...... i'd guess 35mins tops for you
Lol, you have touran, i have nova!
217 miles for me to pvs. on a car that will have only done about 50 miles altogether
General Baxter
10-05-09, 10:45 AM
217 miles for me to pvs. on a car that will have only done about 50 miles altogether
lol if my old 1.4 made it to pod and back your engine can, mine had bloody dremeled pocketed pistons lol
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