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[chris_uk]

Im desperate to go but i cant commit the financial cost as im moving into my own house in a month i cant afford the spend any money until im sorted and settled in.. so hopefully there will be spaces availible in march

[haggi961]

and a Speedster or two came along

How many spaces left?

very tempting...

Could be tempted to come to this if your all ok for me to come.

[Delta Deano]

Get your name down Haggi all vxer's are wellcome no matter what.

[JG]

Im desperate to go but i cant commit the financial cost as im moving into my own house in a month i cant afford the spend any money until im sorted and settled in.. so hopefully there will be spaces availible in march

come on Chris, sort it out

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Get your name down Haggi all vxer's are wellcome no matter what.

Yeah what dean said, get your name down fella!!!

[techieboy]

Since I haven't done this before how long is the journey time? and whats the costs of getting over the water, or under it as the case may be?

Choices, choices.

via tunnel (35 mins) on Friday 3rd £90 return (on Monday 6th). Then you've got a 260 mile drive on the other side, circa 4 hours, to Le Mans.

via Newhaven->Dieppe ferry (4 hour crossing) on Friday 3rd, £125 return (on Monday 6th). Followed by a 170 mile drive on t'other side, circa 2.5 hours, to Le Mans.

via Portsmouth -> Caen ferry (3.5 hour or 6 hour crossing depending on which you get) on Friday 3rd, £230/£250 return (on Monday 6th). Followed by a 110 mile drive, circa 2 hours, to Le Mans.

I've looked at all of the costs and the tunnel and Newhaven ferry options work out to be almost exactly the same for the whole trip. The Portsmouth/Caen option is £50 to £70 more expensive and JG/Coco's Portsmouth/St Malo option is considerably more and really needs an additional day off at either end, due to the crossing timings.

Assuming I (or apparently Cocopops) can persuade Jo that we need to go again this year (she's not currently up for it), I'll be taking the tunnel option. It's a long boring drive but the total journey time is at least 2.5 hours shorter than any of the other options and being able to cross at a time to suit me/us and not the ferry company's timetable makes it a no-brainer, especially given the 2 hour leeway on your booked crossing time.

Your mileage may vary.

[chris_uk]

Im desperate to go but i cant commit the financial cost as im moving into my own house in a month i cant afford the spend any money until im sorted and settled in.. so hopefully there will be spaces availible in march

come on Chris, sort it out

I cant

If there is a space theres a space if not.. :'(

[siztenboots]

I drove from the Tunnel, but avoided all the peage , makes a much more interesting route, plus some nice places to stop for something to eat and have a stretch. Fuel stops at a hypermarche also a lot cheaper. Plus if the weather is wet , you don't want to be on the motorway with semi-slicks.

[techieboy]

Plus if the weather is wet , you don't want to be on the motorway with semi-slicks.

Funny that. We started off on the return journey on the non-peage N138 on the way home this year but when it started pissing down, decided to get back on the peage at Alencon. Was just soooooo slow on the other roads in the wet. Was a little bit in places but didn't stop Sticky & Dave going past us in the gloom and spray.

Took the scenic option on the way down but we had a few nights in Honfleur beforehand which made that option the best option.

[chris_uk]

nothing wrong with rain and semi slicks.

[CocoPops]

Assuming I (or apparently Cocopops) can persuade Jo that we need to go again this year (she's not currently up for it)

Trying my best Matt... as is Lauren (MartinS' daughter)

[frosty]

Attending:

1. JimmyJamJerusalem
2. Ali
3. 5oc - Booked (both dates)
4. JG - Booked
5. I 8 a 4RE - Booked (only Bugatti)
6. Joe_589 (both dates) - Booked
7. CocoPops - Booked
8. Darron wall & Deltadeano (both dates) - Booked
9. georgebc - both dates - Booked
10. Sutol (probably just the Bugatti but for the whole long w/e) - Booked
11. Red5 (both dates) - booked
12. Rally - (both dates) - booked
13. Partridge
14. Sticky
15. Siztenboots - booked
16. 2deano5
17. MaxR (Both Dates)
18.Nickb777 (Both Dates)
19. Martin S (Both dates)
20. Frosty & Minno (Sunday only)

Crossings:

Tunnel, tbc:
1. Jimmyjam
2. Techie
3. Red5 - out 3rd 8.30am, return ? - Booked
4. Rally - out 3rd 11:20 return 4th 16:20 - booked

Ferry Ptsmth/StMalo 3rd 20:15 ~ Caen/Ptsmth 12th 12:15
1. JG - Booked
2. Cocopops - Booked

Ferry, Ptsmth/Caen 3rd 08:15 ~ Caen/Ptsmth 6th 16:30:
1. 5oc - Booked
2. MaxR - To be booked

Ferry, Newhaven/Dieppe 3rd 10.00 ~ Dieppe/Newhaven 6th 19.30:
1. Darron & Deano - Booked
2. Georgebc - Booked
3. Sutol - Booked
4. Martin S - Booked

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Attending:

20. Frosty & Minno (Sunday only)

YES FROSTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fiveoclock]

20. Frosty & Minno (Sunday only)

I take it you'll be on the Newhaven Love Boat

[Sutol]

20. Frosty & Minno (Sunday only)

I take it you'll be on the Newhaven Love Boat

or could it be the Tunnel of Love Mark

Would like to go a more scenic route down from Dieppe but just want to get down as quick as poss at the end of the day.

Matt - what's this about Jo not too fussed on coming - we can't go without the interpreter!!

Edited by Sutol, 15 January 2012 - 04:54 PM.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

tempted as well but life can be a real pain sometimes.... will i be welcome if i track in something else ?

Edited by crazyfrog, 15 January 2012 - 05:09 PM.

[JG]

I've just invited Jo (Mrs Techie) on Bookface, the first invitation i've ever made. It might as well be a united front, to persuade her to go

[CocoPops]

Harassment...

[AliM]

I cant

If there is a space theres a space if not.. :'(

I'm in the same boat chris, if there is still space after i've paid for the National and an engine then i'll book it. If not, i'll still be going for the road trip. Was gutted I didn't go last year!

[hairy]

will i be welcome if i track in something else ?

not the gay renault spider??