Stu
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Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
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Well the missus was doing my head in, the sun was out and my car had been freshly "detailed"  so I took the Tuscan up over the Cat and Fiddle! Great drive out not been up there for ages, well recommended loads of cars up there (F430, couple of Porsche turbos, Lotus Esprit, Evos, Scoobs) as well as the usual bikes! Even put the action cam in the window too so will upload the vids when I've edited them!
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RichR
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You're up in my country round there; awesome road and the views are astounding.
Car loosk very nice as well, understated cool 
[Edited on 11-02-2008 by LiVe LeE]
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Matt L
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lovely car. used to absolutely love them but recently gone off them a little and prefer the one that looks like its bin attacked with an axe saying that i still wouldnt say no to a tuscan
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myke
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car looks awesome, but i can't help thinking the grille would be better if it wasn't body colour.
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
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Stunning car mate
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Steve
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why is it called the cat and fiddle?
they show this road a lot on traffic cops
[Edited on 11-02-2008 by Steve]
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Ricky352
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr Pepper
Stunning car mate
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Ricky352
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Cool number plate too
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
why is it called the cat and fiddle?
they show this road a lot on traffic cops
There is a pub at the top of the pass called the Cat & Fiddle
It's also a fooking dangerous road. Was the worst in the country for deaths a couple of years ago. But, it's my fave road 
Although, I think that the A54?? From the cat and fiddle to congleton is far worse to drive down.
[Edited on 11-02-2008 by Dean_W]
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RichR
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Steve,
The pub along the road is called the Cat and Fiddle; the road runs between Macclesfield and Buxton alongside the Goyt Valley/
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Road with the highest amount of deaths so you take a TVR up there 
Nice pics 
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richc
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i were suppose to be up there yesterday for a beverage, but went Pod instead!
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Road with the highest amount of deaths so you take a TVR up there
It is an awesome road though......stunning views, stunning corners and some parts you can see right down the valley so you can use all the road (not endorsed at all by Dean_W )
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Mather.16v
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just up the road from me, lovely motor
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RichR
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in fairness 95% of deaths on that road are Motorcyclists not car drivers
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Stu
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Registered: 3rd May 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Road with the highest amount of deaths so you take a TVR up there
Nice pics
Worse ways to go!
To be fair the TVR is a bit of a handful on that type of road, you dont get that much speed up really! It would still sting if you did crash tho!
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Kathryn W
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Never been up, although i believe its meant to be good...
Both the drive and the scenery
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Rob H
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Anyone mind pointing this out on a route on Google maps? It's near-ish to my neck of the woods, so wouldn't mind a tootle along their if it's not too far  .
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Ian
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Macclesfield to Ladmanlow
I assume that is the same route Stu took.
[Edited on 11-02-2008 by Ian]
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BeArDy
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Flash cuunntt
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willhouse
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awesome road, went up there for a VXON meet last year.
IIRC they sometimes use helicopters to catch people speeding on this road
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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absolutely stunning car m8 lv it
some seriously tight corners on that road
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Bonney
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I was up there too, along with mattk seen you sat in a layby, we passed you i was behind a bright orange punto. Car looks great, While you was up there, did you see the convoy of honda s2000's?
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Bonney66
I was up there too, along with mattk seen you sat in a layby, we passed you i was behind a bright orange punto. Car looks great, While you was up there, did you see the convoy of honda s2000's?
Yeah, do remember seeing an orange Punto actually when I was letting the car cool down and listening to the Derby! Didnt see any S2000's tho!?
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Gareth John
absolutely stunning car m8 lv it
some seriously tight corners on that road
Cheers matey!!!
Yeah, to be fair the Tuscan struggles a bit sometimes on the tighter corners, loads of fun tho! I reckon a well sorted hot hatch would be quick round there!
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