What is this?

[sh1kar]

On MoD land. Looks like an old test track of some sort

The bumpy road is half a mile long and merges into a concrete banked bend

 

[enfieldspares]

As you say perhaps a test track? But testing what? Or testing who? Driver training possibly rather than vehicle testing?

 

[Jagdmatch]

possibly old tank track buried to stabilise the surface ?

 

[8x57]

I think but may be entirely wrong that it may be called Belgium pavement or pave road for testing vehicle suspension and braking systems.

Note. There should be an accent on the e of Pave, but I don't know how to do that on a keyboard.

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[Cottis]

I think but may be entirely wrong that it may be called Belgium pavement or pave road for testing vehicle suspension and braking systems.

Note. There should be an accent on the e of Pave, but I don't know how to do that on a keyboard.

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I agree, looks like some sort of proving ground.

 

[Mountain Bug]

Are you sure its not just a common road in Scotland where they have finally decided to start filling the potholes with whatever they had at hand?

Scott

 

[nocturnaldave]

It’s a cracking idea to cut down on cyclists!,,

 

[WH308]

I think but may be entirely wrong that it may be called Belgium pavement or pave road for testing vehicle suspension and braking systems.

Note. There should be an accent on the e of Pave, but I don't know how to do that on a keyboard.

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It looks too random for a Pave track, they are more like a cobbled road. That looks more like a random bump test track to me. Odd on a military base though, unless they trained gunners to hold a steady aim in rough terrain? Or tested vehicles for durability?

 

[Freeforester]

Are you sure its not just a common road in Scotland where they have finally decided to start filling the potholes with whatever they had at hand?

Scott

The A9 hasn’t been dualled yet - all part of the Nats’ ‘Boat and Road’ “Initiative”

 

[Freeforester]

It’s a cracking idea to cut down on cyclists!,,

‘Taint workin’ too swell…

 

[wytonpjs]

On MoD land. Looks like an old test track of some sort

The bumpy road is half a mile long and merges into a concrete banked bend

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More location clues and I might be able to give you a definitive answer

 

[Freeforester]

More location clues and I might be able to give you a definitive answer

It’s beneath you

 

[wytonpjs]

It’s beneath you

 

[Mungo]

On MoD land. Looks like an old test track of some sort

The bumpy road is half a mile long and merges into a concrete banked bend

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I’m going to guess for testing the sensitivity of some kind of specialised kit to vibration in vehicles.

 

[Freeforester]

I’m going to guess for testing the sensitivity of some kind of specialised kit to vibration in vehicles.

.. For Starmer’s private limo; apparently he tests it regularly - quite often; very specialised, I understand..


“Can we go around the bendy bit again, driver?”

 

[finnbear270]

A form of Belgian pave for armoured vehicle suspension tests.

 

[BRYAN]

For training Tankies not to spill their tea.

 

[zambezi]

e of Pave, but I don't know how to do that on a keyboard

There are a few ways to conjure such characters from a standard keyboard but what I find is much easier is to create a notepad of commonly used items and leave that on the desktop to copy-n-paste as required.

Here is my sample list. Drop this into a text file on your desktop:

℃ ℉ ° μm ± é à å ü ¨ ½ ⅓ ¼ ⅕ ⅙ ⅛ µg € n³ x² CO₂ ™, ®, ©, and ℠ ✓


pavé

 

[sh1kar]

I’m going to guess for testing the sensitivity of some kind of specialised kit to vibration in vehicles.

That’s my view also. It’s not pave as the bumpy bits are too big (1 foot long and about 6 inches wide and about 3 inches protruding from the concrete base) and to widely spaced

The location is Ceasars Camp above Farnham

I think it’s a WWII testing ground of some sort. Bit like a military version of Millbrook

 

[finnbear270]

The lumps of rock appear to be placed randomly in between each other in a row, but more uniformly placed in distance down along the track, until they appear to have tighter gaps further away from camera shot (unless that is an effect of the camera shot?)