Tour either side of Le mans

[Fentons]

With some trepidation, I am planning a european trip in the e this summer, with Le Mans being the centre piece.
I am both very nervous, and excited, and would welcome any ideas as to route.

At the moment the plan is.

Hull to Rotterdam. (1 day)
Rotterdam to Amsterdam to pick up my buddy (1 day).

A couple of days in Amsterdam.
We then have 2 days to get from Amsterdam to Chantilly. Any recommendations re route or stop overs gratefully received.

Then Chantilly to Le mans (for the classic weekend). I have a fantasy of driving the e down the champs elysees. I was thinking of leaving Chantilly v early in the morning, to hit the champs elysees about 4 -5 am. (I know how much the e hates sitting in traffic...!). Does anyone have any advice regarding the practicalities of this?

After the classic weekend, I need to be in Bilbao by Wednesday night, hopefully via the pyrenees. Again, any thoughts re route /s top overs gratefully received.

Thanks in advance
F

[OvalOwl]

Fentons said:

With some trepidation, I am planning a european trip in the e this summer, with Le Mans being the centre piece.

We then have 2 days to get from Amsterdam to Chantilly.

The old Reims-Gueux circuit is en-route.

Fentons said:

I have a fantasy of driving the e down the champs elysees. I was thinking of leaving Chantilly v early in the morning, to hit the champs elysees about 4 -5 am. (I know how much the e hates sitting in traffic...!). Does anyone have any advice regarding the practicalities of this?

Have a watch of "Rendezvous"

[The Tea Boy]

OvalOwl said:

Have a watch of "Rendezvous"

Indeed, well worth a watch!! infact you reminded me to watch it (at full volume, naturally!!)

Matt

[The Tea Boy]

Im taking my caravan to LM this year, riving down with a mate for the weekend, then after the race driving to Tours on the monday to meet the wife off the plane from Stanstead and mate mate will be getting the flight back to Stanstead and driving back to Nottingham.

Meanwhile the wife and i will continue to La Rochelle for a week or so before starting the drive home

(ps this is a good way of keeping SWMBO happy)

Matt

[surveyor]

Are there any good roads between Rotterdam and Amsterdam. I'd suspect you might as well get the Hull to Amsterdam ferry and spend the day exploring somewhere else?

[vincegail]

surveyor said:

Are there any good roads between Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

No. Boring highways with very strictly reinforced speed limits. Not recommended at all!

[Mr LoTo]

My girlfriend & I are also doing a driving holiday in my MR2 Mk2 Turbo ending up at Le Mans before heading home...

Home is north Holland so leaving Amsterdam heading down through Holland into Belgium, Spa, Luxembourg, Grenoble, Route Napoleon, Monaco, back round south of France coast all the way to Barcelona, back up to Andorra, Bordeaux, Le Mans, back to Amsterdam...

Can't wait....

Yes - and concerning the question of roads in Holland, motorways are 120 kl, but around major towns the speed limit is 100 kl enforced by numerous camers as well as average speed cameras in some cases... Not so much fun...

[freshmicropig]

Fentons said:

With some trepidation, I am planning a european trip in the e this summer, with Le Mans being the centre piece.
I am both very nervous, and excited, and would welcome any ideas as to route.

At the moment the plan is.

Hull to Rotterdam. (1 day)
Rotterdam to Amsterdam to pick up my buddy (1 day).

A couple of days in Amsterdam.
We then have 2 days to get from Amsterdam to Chantilly. Any recommendations re route or stop overs gratefully received.

Then Chantilly to Le mans (for the classic weekend). I have a fantasy of driving the e down the champs elysees. I was thinking of leaving Chantilly v early in the morning, to hit the champs elysees about 4 -5 am. (I know how much the e hates sitting in traffic...!). Does anyone have any advice regarding the practicalities of this?

After the classic weekend, I need to be in Bilbao by Wednesday night, hopefully via the pyrenees. Again, any thoughts re route /s top overs gratefully received.

Thanks in advance
F

We'll be doing the same - give us a wave if you see a green MG on the way to Spain!

[freshmicropig]

Fentons said:

With some trepidation, I am planning a european trip in the e this summer, with Le Mans being the centre piece.
I am both very nervous, and excited, and would welcome any ideas as to route.

At the moment the plan is.

Hull to Rotterdam. (1 day)
Rotterdam to Amsterdam to pick up my buddy (1 day).

A couple of days in Amsterdam.
We then have 2 days to get from Amsterdam to Chantilly. Any recommendations re route or stop overs gratefully received.

Then Chantilly to Le mans (for the classic weekend). I have a fantasy of driving the e down the champs elysees. I was thinking of leaving Chantilly v early in the morning, to hit the champs elysees about 4 -5 am. (I know how much the e hates sitting in traffic...!). Does anyone have any advice regarding the practicalities of this?

After the classic weekend, I need to be in Bilbao by Wednesday night, hopefully via the pyrenees. Again, any thoughts re route /s top overs gratefully received.

Thanks in advance
F

We'll be doing the same - give us a wave if you see a green MG on the way to Spain!

[lowdrag]

The Tea Boy said:

OvalOwl said:

Have a watch of "Rendezvous"

Indeed, well worth a watch!! infact you reminded me to watch it (at full volume, naturally!!)

Matt

I was rather deflated when I found out that, despite the film announcing at the beginning "no cheating or editing", that the camera was mounted on a Mercedes saloon and the soundtrack added later. Still a good watch though.