Saied's 2nd Kent Hoon - Sun 11/05/2008 - Opinions please!

[Saied]

After a highly enjoyable Hoon last Sunday, i'm proposing another for Sunday 11th May 2008.

The start point will be close to a junction of the M25 in Kent, assisting those travelling from London, Essex or Surrey.

I'll aim to have the routesheets and Google overlay map available a week prior to the event.

The route I have in mind this time will head in a more southerly direction to East Sussex before looping back to finish somewhere in NW Kent.

If you're interested, please respond stating whether you'd prefer option A or B. Whatever proves the most popular choice over the next week, i'll run with that and organise it upon that basis.

A 0600 start, early morning Hoon ending up in a cafe for breakfast around 0900.

B 1800 start, evening Hoon ending up in a country pub at twilight around 2030.


cheers


Justin

[John Lloyd]

Please build in one petrol and loo stop, thanks. Usually best at a Motorway service area as there is plenty of room to park and facilities.

[quyen]

Car is in the garage but should be ready in time for this hoon

Either time would be fine as long as it is dry, though I would prefer evening.

Can I suggest we have a few route masters (i.e. those who know the route and can lead other round) leading small packs of 3-5 people to avoid some of us (i.e. me) getting lost? The route masters can be those with a pre-programmed GPS systems or those with a passenger with a route map.

[MiloD]

Would defo be interested, live just off Jn 5 so not far to the start line for me!

[Medic-one]

Not sure yet if i'm off but if there's a lot of people going i might just swap my shift with someone.

I would really prefer the 06:00 start, there will certainly be far less traffic on the roads early in the morning, and i prefer driving (especially if we'll have to concentrate as much as we had to last sunday on time parts) when it's light and you can see far away, where in the dark you can't as good.

[Peter123]

Oh no, I missed sunday`s hoon cause I was at Brands, I`ll miss the next cause I`m at the Pod, then I`ll miss the Kent run, cause I`m at the Pod again

Hopefully, future hoons wont clash with Billing and Trax

[Ungarsee]

I'm in!! I'd go for 6am as there will be much less traffic around which means much more fun to be had. If we go for 6pm it should still be light for most of the run in mid May but the traffic will be a mare.

Looking forward to it

[John D.]

I might well come to this. Only if its in the morning though. Evening would be a waste of time IMO; way too much traffic (unless the roads are much less populated in Kent than Berks!?). Getting up at silly-o'clock is part of the fun

[DonnyMac]

Quyen, what happened to the car, I know you mentioned bodywork, but how? Any pics? Thanks for leading me back to the group, hope you get the car back in fine fettle soon.

[Red Devil]

Defintely up for this.
Personally would prefer Option A for traffic reasons.
Will make sure the alarm clock works this time!
Re quyen's route master suggestion I'm happy to volunteer for this.
Any East Sussex/NW Kent route will be on my home turf.
As long as I have the details beforehand I will be able to memorise it without needing GPS or a passenger.

[BigWithey]

I'm a possible for an AM run....

[Black Frog]

AM jobby for me.

BF

[Medic-one]

Medic-one said:

I would really prefer the 06:00 start

Ungarsee said:

I'd go for 6am as there will be much less traffic around

John D. said:

I might well come to this. Only if its in the morning though.

Red Devil said:

Personally would prefer Option A for traffic reasons.

BigWithey said:

I'm a possible for an AM run....

Black Frog said:

AM jobby for me.

Versus :

anonymous said:

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So i take it where going for the morning run then ? Should be good fun, empty roads and a nice sunrise.

I leave it to Justin to start the actual participants list then, hopefully we'll have some good weather and lots of people showing up this time.

Edited by Medic-one on Friday 11th April 01:00

[Saied]

Thanks for the feedback

It looks like the early morning start time is the preferred choice, so i'm happy to run with that. I shall create a new thread very soon for people to sign up to.

What I will say to Dizzee and Quyen is that I too have a real hankling for an evening Hoon sometime. My thoughts are for a meet on a Sunday evening at the end of June when the days are super-long. Couple of hours blasting along quiet roads and ending up in a proper country pub serving good beer, with decent parking and a nice garden. I already have one or two pubs in mind...


Justin

[Madscanner]

Happy with Oh My God it's early starts - judging by last time, the Sunday traffic seems to start picking up by about 10:00...