Who is travelling the furthest?

[rsvmilly]

I've been going to Le Mans for the past 8/9 years. I am lucky that I'm only 100 or so miles from Portsmouth. The journey to LM can be done in a longish day quite easily.

Reading about some of the Irish PHers maing their way down over a period of a couple of days got me thinking. Where are you all travelling from and how long does it normally take you?

You'd need to be dedicated to travel from the North of Scotland but I'm sure people do.

What about our American cousins? Anybody coming over to LM?

[maxf]

I probably will be if last year's navigational skills have not been improved upon!

We overtook a small convoy of *very* slow classic cars and preceeded to travel at over 100mph for around 2 hours (back towards Calais on the Sunday). Then in the distance, I spot some slow moving cars... yep, the same cars we had overtaken previously!!!

It was a nice drive though

[Raffles]

Well we're coming from Glasgow. Stopping near Dover on Thursday night.

It's our first time so don't know how long it's going to take us...

We're crossing at about 11:00. Would it be worth it to change to an earlier time??

[miniandy]

I'm leaving from Glasgow on Wednesday evening and staying somewhere halfway, then on Thursday I'm picking up a passenger just outside London, then getting the 14:00 ferry from Dover.

[Marki]

Raffles said:

Well we're coming from Glasgow. Stopping near Dover on Thursday night. It's our first time so don't know how long it's going to take us... We're crossing at about 11:00. Would it be worth it to change to an earlier time??

No i would think around 11 will be ok

[up-the-dubs]

rsvmilly said:

Irish PHers

Woo-hoo.

All told it's only a 1200 mile round trip.

[KB_S1]

10 miles to ferry, overnight to Zebruuge then down to Le Mans in one shot. Hopefully shared driving. Might end up at goodwood on way home instead if budget permits, or Germany to put figures to the test.
Well we would just sit around waiting for the ferry anyway

[wezo]

Well, I'll be travelling over from the Cayman Islands, still trying to sort flights as everything is so expensive, but the Speedferry is booked for Thursday at 2.45pm and I can't wait...

[jpchenet]

We've got one guy coming from Australia.

Came for the first time last year while visting family and now he's well and truely hooked!!!

[Mark B]

jpchenet said:

We've got one guy coming from Australia. Came for the first time last year while visting family and now he's well and truely hooked!!!

He's not getting married just before coming to LM is he?

I spoke to someone this week who is coming from Aus to attend, plus get married just before hand?

[Hansgerd]

I know one guy who used to travel from Vietnam

He's living in Cologne now.

Hi JP.

[N17 TVR]

Hansgerd, pop over to Houx and have a beer with us. Will drop you a mail....

[jpchenet]

Hi HGB

My mate from Oz is married already, so unless he's planning bigamy..........!

[Hansgerd]

Stuart, same place as last year I assume. I'll come along on saturday morning and hopefully for the after race brews.

[panclan]

My mate and me have got approx 3700 mile round trip, Sandhurst > Le Mans for the race. Then a little down to Gap, over the Alps by as many routes possible before the DTM meeting in Oschersleben on 26th June. After that we are booked into the Porsche factory for a tour before going back down to the BMW museum in Munich. Onwards to the Porsche museum, before a few laps around the 'ring prior to catching the chunnel back home. all in a little Eunos.

I can't wait

>> Edited by panclan on Monday 23 May 16:19

>> Edited by panclan on Monday 23 May 16:20