True bonding session with the car yesterday - was important for me to become totally comfortable with pressures, temperatures on a prolonged hard drive and to get feel for the balance of the car
7.15 am start and first 55 miles to Corwen on the A5 to meet up with the other cars for the day
E46 330i convertible
B5 S4 running just over 500bhp
Corrado 16V running 888's and the surprise of the day
Griffith 500
Route seemed to centre around the Shell fuel station on the A5 just outside Betws-y Coed as I needed to top up every 100 miles or so
First action was the top two legs of the EVO Triangle - the A543 from Pentrefoelas and the B4051 - not really worth doing the bottom section as its just the A5 so turned round and did it in the other direction
Said it before - whilst the EVO Triangle is good there are better roads out there and we then proceeded to drive them.
From the A5 (Cerrigydrudion) we took the B4501 to the A4212.
Turning right on the A4212 we took the road until it met the A470 at Trawsffyndd where we turned right to Ffestiniog.
From Ffestioniog we took a right on to the B4391 until it reached the A4212 where we turned round and went back until we reached the B4407 to the A5.
Reaching the A5 we took a left and went to Betws-y Coed for lunch.
After lunch we headed to Llandudno on the A470 and did a tour of the Great Orme before heading to the A55.
Quick blast on the A55 through the three tunnels - great noises from mine and the TVR before coming off at Bangor and joining the A4244 to Llanberis.
Meeting the A4086 we took a left and right up and down the Llanberis Pass - fantastic scenery but traffic always prevents a proper attack of the roads.
This took us back to the A5 and a right turn back to Corwen.
The day ended for the others but heading home B4401 down to the B4391 where turned left and took probably the best road of the day, clear roads, setting sun before hanging a right on to the B4580, followed by a left on the A490 and a left on to B4393 and B4398 bring me back on to the A5 at Knockin and a final 20 mile journey home
Hugely enjoyable day - the surprise being just how well a stock Corrado 16V (albeit running on 888's) kept up Vital stats for the day
Breakages, damage, mishaps - nil
Speed camera vans seen - 3
Unmarked police cars spotted - 1 red Auris estate
Oil and water used by Westfield - nil
Mileage - for me (from Telford) - just over 300
Fuel used - approx. 19 gallons of Shells finest V Power Nitro