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Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:39 am
by MattFu
Added myself. Heading down with my old man on the Thursday, back Monday. Staying in hotels, but will hopefully see some of you there.
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Weds
07:20 am - Eurotunnel - bjmullan - 944
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - hot66 - 2.4S
11:50 am - Eurotunnel - Gary71/Glenn75S - 2.4T
????? am - TimB - Audi Allroad
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - MarkM & Dad - 2.4s
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - 73SJM - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Darren65 - 2.4E (hopefully) - 993 (probably)
11.50 am - Eurotunnel -Russ - Rep
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - VG65 - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - jtparr/barry - 2.7 Carrera
13:20 pm - Eurotunnel - impmad2000 and Derro- 2.2T Targa (Tim and Pete)
Thurs
08:20 am - Euotunnel - 23eHeure (orange E) / theorangeperil (orange T) / Lindsay (Ford Anglia)
10:20 am - Eurotunnel - neilbardsley
Lunchtime - Eurotunnel - MattFu - Red SWB 2.0
Fri
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Sun
10:00pm - Eurotunnel - neilbardsley
Mon
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - hot66 - 2.4S
11:50 am - Eurotunnel - Gary71/Glenn75S - 2.4T
????? am - TimB - Audi Allroad
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - MarkM & Dad - 2.4s
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - 73SJM - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Darren65 - 2.4E (hopefully) - 993 (probably)
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Russ - Rep
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - VG65 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - jtparr/barry - 2.7 Carrera
13:20 pm - Eurotunnel - impmad2000 and Derro- 2.2T Targa (Tim and Pete)
Lunchtime - Eurotunnel - MattFu - Red SWB 2.0
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:50 am
by johnM
Added myself. Heading down with my wife on the Thursday, back Monday.
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Weds
07:20 am - Eurotunnel - bjmullan - 944
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Johnm Julie - 2.2E
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - hot66 - 2.4S
11:50 am - Eurotunnel - Gary71/Glenn75S - 2.4T
????? am - TimB - Audi Allroad
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - MarkM & Dad - 2.4s
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - 73SJM - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Darren65 - 2.4E (hopefully) - 993 (probably)
11.50 am - Eurotunnel -Russ - Rep
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - VG65 - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - jtparr/barry - 2.7 Carrera
13:20 pm - Eurotunnel - impmad2000 and Derro- 2.2T Targa (Tim and Pete)
Thurs
08:20 am - Euotunnel - 23eHeure (orange E) / theorangeperil (orange T) / Lindsay (Ford Anglia)
10:20 am - Eurotunnel - neilbardsley
Lunchtime - Eurotunnel - MattFu - Red SWB 2.0
Fri
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Sun
10:00pm - Eurotunnel - neilbardsley
Mon
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Johnm Julie 2.2E
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - hot66 - 2.4S
11:50 am - Eurotunnel - Gary71/Glenn75S - 2.4T
????? am - TimB - Audi Allroad
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - MarkM & Dad - 2.4s
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - 73SJM - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Darren65 - 2.4E (hopefully) - 993 (probably)
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Russ - Rep
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - VG65 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - jtparr/barry - 2.7 Carrera
13:20 pm - Eurotunnel - impmad2000 and Derro- 2.2T Targa (Tim and Pete)
Lunchtime - Eurotunnel - MattFu - Red SWB 2.0
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:39 am
by rvzz
Always wanted to visit this village and museum .
http://8w.forix.com/loheac.html
Promotes itself as "Village de l’Automobile " .
Is it do-able on the way to Le Mans after our overnight in Honfluer ? Or a bit to far out of our way ?
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:37 pm
by MattFu
Does anyone have advice for a route from Calais to Le Mans that's not all autoroutes?
And any ideas of nice places to stay on the way down? Quite keen to break the journey up.
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:46 pm
by hot66
Matt , on the way down a group of us usually stop in Rouen for the weds night ( not this year though due to the Tour de France being there on the Weds .. we're now stopping on weds night near the coast )
If you're getting the Thursday tunnel, you might just want to do a single run straight down to Lemans as most of DDK are arriving at the camp site Thursday afternoon ( are you camping ? ) ... we then have our early morning drive & photo on Friday before the public roads shut which is really worth being there for
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:27 pm
by MattFu
Hi James,
I'm not camping unfortunately, I booked through PCFR so that I can do a track lap and I'm with my old man so we've opted for the relative comfort of the Etap in Le Mans.
I've only booked Fri and Sat nights because the intention was to stop somewhere en route. Having said that I'd like to be there for the DDK photo on Friday, what sort of time do you normally do that?
Matt
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:40 pm
by hot66
Not too early on the Friday .. aim top leave the site for 10am, meet at the 2nd chicane on the Mulsanne for 10.30 ... roads close at 12 noon
Do you have some where to stop on Sunday night ?
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:25 pm
by MattFu
Should make the photo then with an early start from wherever we are. Presumably around Rouen somewhere, depending on Le Tour.
On the Sunday was thinking of heading away from Le Mans in the evening and getting a couple of hours closer to Calais.
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:04 pm
by shoestring7
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Weds
07:20 am - Eurotunnel - bjmullan - 944
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Johnm Julie - 2.2E
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - hot66 - 2.4S
11:50 am - Eurotunnel - Gary71/Glenn75S - 2.4T
????? am - TimB - Audi Allroad
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - MarkM & Dad - 2.4s
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - 73SJM - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Darren65 - 2.4E (hopefully) - 993 (probably)
11.50 am - Eurotunnel -Russ - Rep
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - VG65 - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - jtparr/barry - 2.7 Carrera
13:20 pm - Eurotunnel - impmad2000 and Derro- 2.2T Targa (Tim and Pete)
Thurs
08:20 am - Euotunnel - 23eHeure (orange E) / theorangeperil (orange T) / Lindsay (Ford Anglia)
10:20 am - Eurotunnel - neilbardsley
Lunchtime - Eurotunnel - MattFu - Red SWB 2.0
Fri
8.50am - Eurotunnel - Shoestring yellow 911T + mate in a silver 996 (yawn)
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Sun
10:00pm - Eurotunnel - neilbardsley
Mon
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Johnm Julie 2.2E
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - hot66 - 2.4S
11:50 am - Eurotunnel - Gary71/Glenn75S - 2.4T
????? am - TimB - Audi Allroad
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - MarkM & Dad - 2.4s
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - 73SJM - 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Darren65 - 2.4E (hopefully) - 993 (probably)
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - Russ - Rep
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - VG65 2.4T
11.50 am - Eurotunnel - jtparr/barry - 2.7 Carrera
13:20 pm - Eurotunnel - impmad2000 and Derro- 2.2T Targa (Tim and Pete)
Lunchtime - Eurotunnel - MattFu - Red SWB 2.0
Tues
4.50 pm Eurotunnel - Shoestring7 Yellow 911T
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:19 am
by hot66
MattFu wrote:Should make the photo then with an early start from wherever we are. Presumably around Rouen somewhere, depending on Le Tour.
On the Sunday was thinking of heading away from Le Mans in the evening and getting a couple of hours closer to Calais.
a lot of us will be staying in Rouen on Sun night
Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:12 pm
by hot66
The tour de France route has been published ......this could cause some of us a problem on the weds as we were going to follow the coast .....
http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/us ... etape.html
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:54 am
by Mick Cliff
hot66 wrote:The tour de France route has been published ......
Usually published in the last quarter of the preceding year

Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:33 pm
by MattFu
hot66 wrote:MattFu wrote:Should make the photo then with an early start from wherever we are. Presumably around Rouen somewhere, depending on Le Tour.
On the Sunday was thinking of heading away from Le Mans in the evening and getting a couple of hours closer to Calais.
a lot of us will be staying in Rouen on Sun night
Where will you guys be staying Sunday night, any hotel in particular?
Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:34 pm
by bjmullan
hot66 wrote:The tour de France route has been published ......this could cause some of us a problem on the weds as we were going to follow the coast .....
Not going to cause me any problems as I'm planning to catch it in at least two places

Re: Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:36 pm
by bjmullan
MattFu wrote:Where will you guys be staying Sunday night, any hotel in particular?
I think you will find they are staying in at the ibis Rouen Centre Rive Gauche Saint Sever in Rouen on Sunday night.