Classic LeMans - Dover / Calais travel

[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

[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

[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 ?

[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.

[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

[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

[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 ?

[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.

[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

[hot66]

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

[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

[Mick Cliff]

The tour de France route has been published ......

Usually published in the last quarter of the preceding year

[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.

a lot of us will be staying in Rouen on Sun night

Where will you guys be staying Sunday night, any hotel in particular?

[bjmullan]

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

[bjmullan]

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.