Queanbeyan to Canberra

Where are your favourite MX5 roads in the State that you live?

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Queanbeyan to Canberra

Postby br3w » Thu May 17, 2012 2:41 pm

Okay it's not a long drive :lol: But if you turn left at Hindmarsh, join up with the Monaro and then onto Morshead Drive/Parkes Way for some quick roundabout action, through to the GDE and then end up at Haydon Drive. In the mornings I can get to work in 21-22 minutes with only 2/3 traffic lights, lots of left-handers and most roads set to 80/90 km/h.

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Re: Queanbeyan to Canberra

Postby marty085 » Thu May 17, 2012 2:51 pm

For those of us who are visual learners: http://g.co/maps/wk97t (Google maps)

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Re: Queanbeyan to Canberra

Postby br3w » Thu May 17, 2012 3:08 pm

Thanks marty, what google maps doesn't show... no fixed radar traps :) and I have done this route hundreds of times now and never seen the fuzz (early in the mornings at least). Not that I go over the posted speed limits, I find driving the mx-5 any speed over 60 feels like you are in a F1 cockpit!

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Re: Queanbeyan to Canberra

Postby tumble » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:39 am

I have a friend who lived for years at one end of that trip, and worked at the other end ... and owned an MX-5 SP. He was often happy. :-)

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Best Detour in Canberra

Postby oztrackdays » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:39 am

https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-35.2847645,149.161493/-35.2702281,149.1582978/@-35.281265,149.1560577,14.75z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0

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Re: Queanbeyan to Canberra

Postby greenMachine » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:03 pm

Yes, that Duntroon roundabout westbound is my favourite spot for some nicely judged cornering :wink: ...

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