Trev's Motorcycle Travels

South West Peninsula Spring Rally Rally; April 2010

Glorious Mud

1
Bridgwater (VJ Superbikes)
Start
2
West Bagborough
36
3
Wiveliscombe
39
4
Chidgely
07
5
Dulverton
11
6
Withypool
38
7
Twitchen
34
8
South Molton
Manned
9
Thelbridge Cross
33
10
Doccumbe
09
11
Princetown (The Old Police Station)
Manned
12
Tavistock
32
13
Upton Cross
35
14
Perranporth
Manned
15
St Columb Major
29
16
Padstow
23
17
Boscastle
04
18
Bickleigh (A396)
03
19
Hemyock
15
20
Bridgwater (VJ Superbikes)
Finish

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A muddy CB1000FS 'Big One' at the end of the rally. If you program your Satnav to take the shortest route your bike will look like this. Lots of Exmoor mud because of all the muddy lanes we went down. This was the first time I used the Satnav on a rally and it didn't all go to plan. I followed it slavishly ignoring road signs. Not recommended.

I started this rally with Dave and Rob but my lack of Satnav skills meant it didn't stay that way. I finished it with Dave although I didn't manage to keep with Dave the whole time. It started badly when I got confused trying to leave Bridgwater. I programmed the Satnav with the complete route starting and finishing at Bridgwater. I literally couldn't tell whether I was coming or going! That was enough for Rob and he went off on his own. As well as that, Dave and I didn't always agree on which way to go and we went our separate ways a couple of times. Quite a stressful rally in one way or another!