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Message started by TomH on 10/07/11 at 16:36:27

Title: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by TomH on 10/07/11 at 16:36:27

Tall Pines roads with no ice and snow, leaves on the trees, warm temperatures and no bugs!!

http://www.performancerallyimages.ca/2011rally-of-the-tall-pines-corners-galleryp1.html

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by RyanHuber on 10/07/11 at 19:14:50

It's sad that I know exactly where everyone single one of those photos is... Holy smokes TC31 looks smoooooooooth!

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by Dave Cotie on 10/07/11 at 20:11:01

Me too - Yes TC 31 looks like an MTO highway.

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by rosswood on 10/08/11 at 19:05:19

Which photos do you guys think is TC31?

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by Dave Cotie on 10/09/11 at 07:42:09

Photo 11, it sure looks like 31 looking west.

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by RyanHuber on 10/09/11 at 14:54:04

The first is the bridge on Landon. Second is the Detlor crossing. Third is on Upper, awesome corner. Then you've got the entry and exit of the uphill hairpin. The next few I'm pretty sure are Middle. The 40 sign is north of the village in Upper going south. Then TC31, a couple of the lower cross road, Iron Bridge is the last. How'd I do? ;)

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by rosswood on 10/09/11 at 18:48:58

Pretty good. Yes #11 is looking west from TC31, but somehow the picture makes it look a lot smoother than it is. It was dry (actually almost the entire route was the driest I have ever seen it), but still quite a dip there.

From there we went north on Mayo, across Birch and then the Peanut. Finally up Old Detlor and to Iron Bridge. One of the pictures (probably two) are on Old Detlor - one by the jump at TC402 where it crosses the Heritage Trail.

The 40 sign picture is on Lower Old Hastings near the Glanmire bridge.

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by Dave Cotie on 10/09/11 at 19:48:59

Well if Bancroft has been anything like North Bay, things are drier than a popcorn fart up here.

We haven't had a decent rainfall all summer and it hasn't rained much this fall yet either.

24 degrees C and getting a tan on Thanksgiving weekend. :o When I used to drive my motorcycle (in university), this weekend was the last ride of the season and it was normally accompanied by single digit temps and the occasional snowflake.

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by KDeV on 10/09/11 at 20:31:07

By the looks of the roads, I might be able to get away with the car for working the rally..but I'll probably bring the truck to stay on the safe side

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by peteski on 10/13/11 at 09:26:49

mmmmm smooth roads

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by KDeV on 10/16/11 at 10:56:04

a month and a half in advance things look awesome...however like Black Bear I'm tossing a chainsaw in the truck because mother nature can be cruel and you just never know

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by Dave Cotie on 10/17/11 at 14:08:23

Dave Cotie wrote on 10/09/11 at 19:48:59:

Well if Bancroft has been anything like North Bay, things are drier than a popcorn fart up here.

We haven't had a decent rainfall all summer and it hasn't rained much this fall yet either.

Well I guess what I get for posting this is 5 consecutive days of rain!

Title: Re: Tall Pines route check photos
Post by dtompsett on 10/17/11 at 21:00:31

Only a few years ago Pines was completely gravel, but it was cold. Most of the route was great, except for a few spots that turned to slick muck... recall running 000 through the Peanut and having atleast one moment in a shady area where the top was mud on frozen ground.