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In which case... I'm booked! Right... who's joining me? Go on... £129 is still a bargain for Bedford... Mal.

And back down to £129 now by the look of it. I'm really keen to do this, but I've never taken my Zed on track before and have no idea what its noise is like. It's a totally standard 53 plate - anyone got any idea whether I'd pass the static and drive-by tests at 87dB? Cheers, Mal.

Man, I really should visit this site more often. 1. Stew+1 2. Martinmac+1 3. Stan+1 4. xstric9x+1 5. Ebized +1 6. Beavis +1 7. Tilly +1 8. AK350Z(Scratchy) +1 9. Adam (Arphotographs) (the man with the cam) +1 10. Zmanalex +1 11. Maccaman 12. Squarehead +1 13. Darren-b +1 14. Lexx +1 15. malross +?

Final couple... I've stitched together a few pics for panoramas on the Applecross peninsula and stuck em in me flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/malross/ta ... 2008/show/ Mal.

No objections here - looking forward to seeing it! Mal.

Nice shots, man! I think the first one going up Applecross might have to grace my desktop. I'll just tell my workmates it's *my* nice shiny car. You beat me on the total mileage too -- 1050 vs 964 -- but I'm going to try to claim the frugal crown with an indicated 32.6mpg overall. Not sure that's anything to be too proud of, mind... Mal.

BTW, did anyone get any attention from the police going through Glen Coe on Monday morning? I think they must've heard me overtaking from afar. I was pootling along behind a lorry when I passed the (stationary) camera car. Only realised they'd turned the car round and set off in pursuit when I overtook the lorry a few corners later and saw them doing a multiple overtake in my rear-view mirror. Tailed me for the next 5 miles or so then turned off. Mal.

Nice one, Frank. You've got some bloody great pictures there. Cheers for posting.

Oh, that's a point. This was my first outing with the 350Z forums and I just want to say that it was absolutely cracking. I've been out on runs with a few car clubs / forums over the years, but I reckon I'm pretty safe in saying this was the best. Loads of good craic, easy to get to know you all, and not one idiot driver... or maybe my standards have dropped. Seriously though, it was a great weekend, so thanks to everyone. Exemplary leadership by Stew too - nice one. See you all for the same thing next year (if not before!). Mal.

Seconded! Now, time to see whether I can upload one or two of mine. Apologies in advance for the my-car bias... I'm just trying to upload pics that are different to the ones everyone else will have. Mal.

Did anyone who completed the full circuit get a final tally of how many miles it was? Must've been a monster... Mal.

Cheers, that's good to know. I've also found out there's BP Ultimate in Fort William, which I'll be passing through on the way up, so I should be sorted. Sorry to hear about the bike - bit of a sickener, that. Mal.

You know this whole full-tank-at-the-start business? Where are people filling up? The nearest super-unleaded I've found is 35 miles away(!) in Inverness... :-/ Note: I'm assuming everyone needs super. Being a relatively new owner, I could be wrong, but don't the cars *need* it? I swear the handbook says to drive very gently if you have to use anything other than 98RON... Mal.

You've just crunched your car and you're still turning up to the meet?!? Man, you're hardcore. Glad you're ok, anyway. Mal.

Yep, I'm thinking of taking a detour via Loch Fyne/Inveraray on the way up, then back onto the A82. Great drive. BTW, did someone say there's V-Power in Fort Augustus? Mal.

Could just be me being a dumbass. I am an idiot. Yeah, sorry about posting what looked like a snipe. Further reading makes it pretty clear which direction we're going. Love the fact we're doing 180 miles and there's probably fewer than 10 junctions to keep an eye out for, btw. Gotta love the Highlands... Mal.

Will you need all of the cars in the chalet grounds? I'm just wondering whether I'll be able to get in, what with me not being a guest and all... Mal.

I'll be arriving in FA sometime between 5 and 6pm on Saturday. I'm stopping at the local hostel, but will make my way over to the posh chalets(!) soon after arriving. BTW, looking at the PDF, the Outline of the Day section says we're following the loop in an anti-clockwise direction, but the rest of the doc proceeds to mention Applecross then Ullapool, etc. Surely that's clockwise? Wouldn't want to get it wrong and lose you all... Mal.

I wouldn't worry about it. Your Nismo kit looks awesome compared to my bog-standard look. I've just got to resist the temptation to copy you... Mal.

Right, I've got the Monday off work and have booked my accommodation, so... 1 Stew..................CONFIRMED 2 Martinmac..........CONFIRMED 3 Zmanalex 4 Ebized................CONFIRMED 5 Max ...................CONFIRMED 6 H Potter 7 Stanski...............CONFIRMED 8 xStric9x..............CONFIRMED 9 Little Miss 10 Beavis 11 Bigphil 12 rizbert.............CONFIRMED 13 AK350Z...........CONFIRMED 14 Tamtech 15 350zPaul 16 ab350z............CONFIRMED 17 Adam (Arphotographs)...........Confirmed/booked!! 18 DJsickboy 19 Z Boy - Adams chauffeur for the day (don't do anything rude in your pants while in this car Adam!) 20 gazzab 21 Wilky 22 Malross..........CONFIRMED

Now THAT, sir, could not be more perfect. That's the exact route I was taking last time I drove the highlands. It's from Steve Carter's website, right? God bless that man and his maps. Sadly, last time out, I rather crumpled my Cooper S's rear end by reversing into a boat trailer as I left Plockton - d'oh!. Cue an instant holiday cancellation as I drove straight home to book it into a bodyshop. Ever since that day, I've vowed I would return to slay a few ghosts... must be destiny. Right, time to book a long weekend off work... Mal.

Hmmmmm... I realise I'm somewhat late to the party, but can anyone point me to a post that says where the drive's going, what people are doing about accommodation, etc, please? I'm getting sick of clicking Next/Previous at the bottom of these pages. Maybe I missed something obvious, but I'd appreciate being pointed in the right direction. Anyway, I'd love to join you all -- been too damned long since my last drive through the highlands -- but I need to do the sums first (my holiday budget's somewhat depleted)... Cheers, Mal.

Cheers, Dicky - much appreciated. I already know I've got issues - the fronts are really badly worn on the insides, so I guess it's either toe-out or dodgy camber. Or is it castor? Whatever, it needs fixing. Did you get a quote for actually performing the alignment (rather than checking for problems)? Mal.

Good stuff. One thing though... what the hell's a J-turn? Never heard that term before... Nope, I'm just taking it one thing at a time. I'll see whether I'm happy with just the tyre changes before doing anything more. Mal.

Nope, I'm just on the Rays, totally unmodified. Mal.