The 23/24/25 of May 2020 was a bank holiday weekend in
the UK.
On Saturday the 23rd I took the Exige for a drive on well-trodden
roads - nothing adventurous. A small shopping drive to the Shell Garage at
Spleen, then down south on the A34, coming off at Tothill, and down the B4640,
back into Newbury, and stopping at Newbury Retail Park and M&S to do some
shopping.
On Sunday 24th, a slightly more adventurous drive on the
B4000 through Stockcross and Wickham, a short bit of A338 south, and then my
satnav sent me down a very beautiful country lane called ‘Radley Bottom’, then
back into Newbury on the A4.
A couple of fun overtakes on the B4000. This can be quite
a quick road, and there are a few good overtaking areas. You have to enjoy slow
drivers because it gives you something to overtake. Speeding really is not for
me (out of respect to other road users, and I want to keep my driving license
thank you.)
Image: Radley
Bottom Lane
My adventure down ‘Radley Bottom’ got me thinking that I’ve
not been very adventurous. There are so many B roads and country lanes close to
where I live that I should explore. I am a little wary of single-track country
lanes due to fear of meeting something big and having to reverse a long way -
really I should not be such a pussy.
Coincidentally, my petrol fill up on the 23rd was only
£18. Say the Exige does 20p a mile, that’s just 90 miles I’ve done since I last
filled up in March (after returning from my Snetterton track day). Which makes the mileage just under 12000 miles (say 11890).
Image: Sunday May 24th
Circuit
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