Chateau Run - 5th August

[Lambochick]

Here's one for you, to be a bit different. A jaunt across the channel to Chateau de Cocove for a spot of lunch!

Chateau de Cocove is about 30 mins from Calais, near Recques-sur-Hem. The proposal is to be on the 9:28 a.m. shuttle from Folkestone. With the 1 hour time difference, this will give us plenty of time to get to the chateau for lunch, which has already been provisionally booked for 1 pm (local time). After lunch the aim is to head towards the western coast of France and drive back to Calais along the coast roads. Suggested return trip on the Shuttle is the 18:42 crossing, which shouldn't be too late for anyone who doesn't live too close to the Eurotunnel terminal when we get back to the UK.

Anyone who wishes to go will be responsible for booking their own Eurotunnel tickets, which are £32 each way for the times suggested. Tickets can be booked online at
Eurotunnel

Lunch at the Chateau will be 5 courses, and should cost in the region of 40 Euros.

As is usual, add your name to the list if you are interested.


1. Lambochick......................Countach
2. Lambochick's friends............Countach

Edited by Lambochick on Thursday 27th July 09:54

[Lambochick]

p.s. This is not a Lambo only run, so if you fancy a spot of lunch in a French Chateau, add your name.

[shagga]

Sounds pretty good. Car is currently off the road with electrical gremlins but should be back by end of June / mid July (so my friendly technician told me on Saturday) so put me down provisionally. Car is a Corvette ZR1

[Lambochick]

Lambochick said:

1. Lambochick......................Countach 2. Lambochick's friends............Countach 3. Shagga..........................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)

[drogo]

Hi Lambochick,
This looks like a very nice jaunt, myself and friends are very interested but we need to do some planing.
A couple of questions for you,
Do you have a limit to numbers for booking at the Chateau Tilques?
and
is it Ok if some of us (me) meet you at the Chateau, as I`m that if bring your Countach we`ll never be able to keep up , not driven in france for some years! but do have satnav and a heavy right foot so should not be too far behind

We would be myself, `drogo` and Anne in MX5, and possibly `eve` and Annette in Chimera and `romanymagic` and Julie in Z4.
Regards, Dave.

[Lambochick]

Have no limit on numbers yet (unless it starts getting into silly figures). Don't worry about keeping up, as we won't be doing silly speeds, especially in the vicinity of Calais where the police seem to be having a bit of a downer on UK motorists.

Those of us that have already booked our Eurotunnel crossing are on the 9:28 train out of Folkestone, and lunch at the Chateau has been booked for 1 pm (local time). This gives us plenty of time to take a steady jaunt from Calais to Tilques to enjoy the countryside.

If you feel that you will be a definite, copy and paste the above list with your names added, which will also help me to make sure that we have booked enough places for the lunch.

Edited by Lambochick on Sunday 16th July 17:06

[drogo]

1. Lambochick.......................Countach
2. Lambochick's friends.........Countach
3. Shagga..............................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)
4. Drogo................................MX5
5. Eve....................................Chimera

Here`s looking forward to a grand day out.

[Red Un]

Count me in plus a friend provisionally:

1. Lambochick.......................Countach
2. Lambochick's friends.........Countach
3. Shagga..............................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)
4. Drogo................................MX5
5. Eve....................................Chimera
6. Red Un..........................Tuscan
7. Mad Michael......................Evo (Provisional)

[118]

1. Lambochick........................Countach
2. Lambochick's friends..............Countach
3. Shagga............................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)
4. Drogo.............................MX5
5. Eve...............................Chimera
6. Red Un............................Tuscan
7. Mad Michael.......................Evo (Provisional)
8. 118...............................Chimaera

Hope the sun is shining!!

[Maou]

I'll be there, to take some pictures, I live near there.

[bigwithey]

1. Lambochick........................Countach
2. Lambochick's friends..............Countach
3. Shagga............................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)
4. Drogo.............................MX5
5. Eve...............................Chimera
6. Red Un............................Tuscan
7. Mad Michael.......................Evo (Provisional)
8. 118...............................Chimaera
9. bigwithey ........................ RX-8 (Provisional)

[Red un]

1. Lambochick........................Countach
2. Lambochick's friends..............Countach
3. Shagga............................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)
4. Drogo.............................MX5
5. Eve...............................Chimera
6. Red Un............................Tuscan
7. Michael and Sukie....................Evo
8. 118...............................Chimaera
9. bigwithey ........................ RX-8 (Provisional)

[drogo]

Sorry Eve (Steve) dropping out due to work commitments
I say, "throw a sicky, it`ll be a loverly day out"
Hope the weathers going to be as nice as it is here now

1. Lambochick........................Countach
2. Lambochick's friends..............Countach
3. Shagga............................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)
4. Drogo and Anne....................MX5
5.
6. Red Un............................Tuscan
7. Michael and Sukie.................Evo
8. 118...............................Chimaera
9. bigwithey ........................RX-8 (Provisional)

I`m all booked up, see you all there

Drogo

[Lambochick]

Have also heard from my friends who are bringing their Countach, that a friend of their's should be coming in a Fezza (not sure which model).

For anyone who knows that they are definitely coming, hope you've got your Eurotunnel tickets booked. It may be possible to buy them on the day, but I am not sure that you would be able to guarantee being on the right train.

Haven't quite worked out what roads we'll be using yet, or which route promises some good roads after lunch, but will post details when sorted.

[118]

tickets booked.

[Lambochick]

Current list so far (after speaking to my friends who don't visit PHeads)

1. Lambochick........................Countach (Eurotunnel booked)
2. Lambochick's friends..............Countach (Eurotunnel booked)
3. Shagga............................Corvette ZR1 (Provisional)
4. Drogo and Anne....................MX5
5. Red Un............................Tuscan
6. Michael and Sukie.................Evo
7. 118...............................Chimaera (Eurotunnel booked)
8. bigwithey ........................RX-8 (Provisional)
9. Lambochick's friends' friend......Ferrari 348TB (Eurotunnel booked)
10. Lambochick's friends' friend.....Diablo (Eurotunnel booked)
11. Lambochick's friends' friend.....Murcielago (Provisional)
12. Lambochick's friends' friend.....1937 racing Bentley (Provisional)

Looking good so far.

Edited by Lambochick on Tuesday 4th July 21:11

[shagga]

Waiting for a new windscreen from the US. Been waiting now for 4 weeks for delivery.
Hope it gets here in time as it looks to be a really great day out. So still in provisionally but no tunnel booked yet until I am sure car will be ready

[Lambochick]

Right, a few details to start putting some flesh on the bones of this trip.

As stated above (somewhere) those of us that have already booked our Eurotunnel ticket should be on the 9:28 a.m. train. Check in time for this train is 8:58 a.m.

For anyone who wants to meet up on this side of the Channel before checking in, we will be meeting at Maidstone services at Jn8 of the M20 from 7:30 onwards. Departure from the services will be at 8:30 sharp to ensure we get to the Tunnel Terminal on time for checking in.

If anyone would like to see the route we are intending to take once in France, they can view it at www.88qv.com/Chateau.htm

For those of you who use MS Autoroute, if you'd like to drop me a mail, I can forward the Autoroute file to you so that you can print out any maps or directions you would like to use. Don't worry if you haven't got Autoroute, as I will be printing off a few maps for handing out on the day.

Edited by Lambochick on Thursday 27th July 09:55

[118]

Route looks good, We will meet you at the services. Would be nice to get some others as well, is there a dress code for the Chateau?. Shorts acceptable?.
Ian

[shagga]

Windscreen should be in UK and fitted by end of week so took a chance and booked tunnel. So no longer provisional