Where are you coming from?
Where are you coming from?
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LeoZwalf

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2,802 posts

259 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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For the first time, I am not travelling from England. I now live in Frankfurt so will be doing the drive all on my tod and meeting up with the rest of the team in Le Mans on the Wednesday.

Mainly I'm wondering if anyone else is coming from a non-UK place (apart from Lowdrag, that's just cheating!) and if so what will your route be?

Call me mad but I am not going on any toll motorways in France, adds a couple of hours to the journey but I'd rather have the €80 in my pocket!

Not long now...

Leo

White-Noise

5,500 posts

277 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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Oxford, quite a change from coming from Pinner I am sure you will agree!

flattotheboards

6,689 posts

235 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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We are coming from Leeds early on wednesday morning to catch the ferry.

moribund

4,407 posts

243 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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Wakefield, Wednesday afternoon. But you wanted to know NON UK visitors, oops.

Look out for the Dutch!

Steve

Pacey

66 posts

248 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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Two of our group are coming up from Cornwall (which according to the locals isn't England technically), then going via Dover.

The other is driving, wait for it....

From Dumfries to Plymouth, then up to Dover with the rest of us for 6am on the Wednesday.

Edited by Pacey on Sunday 24th May 23:28

Lord Pikey

3,257 posts

244 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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Im coming from Munich on the tuesday night / wednesday morning all on my own as well.

Thanks for the info about tolls, i never realised they were that much!

MustangGT-H

70 posts

210 months

Monday 25th May 2009
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Coming from Breda, South of Holland on Thursday afternoon!

RsSpyder

781 posts

227 months

Monday 25th May 2009
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White-Noise said:
Oxford, quite a change from coming from Pinner I am sure you will agree!
I'm also coming from Oxford. Which crossing are you on?

Matt Harper

7,026 posts

230 months

Monday 25th May 2009
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Orlando, FL

White-Noise

5,500 posts

277 months

Monday 25th May 2009
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RsSpyder said:
White-Noise said:
Oxford, quite a change from coming from Pinner I am sure you will agree!
I'm also coming from Oxford. Which crossing are you on?
0755 Dover. Coming from Dorchester on Thames but in reality will be coming from my friends in Eastcote - easier than driving from here that day!

spoonies

353 posts

231 months

Monday 25th May 2009
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Pacey said:
Two of our group are coming up from Cornwall (which according to the locals isn't England technically), then going via Dover.

The other is driving, wait for it....

From Dumfries to Plymouth, then up to Dover with the rest of us for 6am on the Wednesday.

Edited by Pacey on Sunday 24th May 23:28
The two from Cornwall wouldn't include a certain Chris with his second Cobra would it?
I'm coming from northern Lincs (again) via Pompy and Le Havre rather than Hull Zeebruge this year.
Only asking 'cos my Cobra now resides in Cornwall with a chap who will be a virgin at Le Mans this year.
Colin

LeoZwalf

Original Poster:

2,802 posts

259 months

Monday 25th May 2009
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Lord Pikey said:
Im coming from Munich on the tuesday night / wednesday morning all on my own as well.

Thanks for the info about tolls, i never realised they were that much!
That is a bit of an estimate, it could be less but not by much. I was reckoning on about €40 each way, ish.

Just looking on Google Maps now, doing Munich to Le Mans without tolls comes out at around 12 hours! Using tolls gives 9hrs 25 mins so for you it might well be worth spending the extra if you can stretch to it. For me it makes a diff of around 2 hours (according to Gmaps, I've never done the journey myself) and as I am scraping the barrel, I'll be taking the cheap option smile


Griff Boy

1,563 posts

260 months

Tuesday 26th May 2009
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Hi guys,

My mate and I are coming downfrom north east Scotland, not far from Aberdeen!

Have got a 6 hour drive to hull and then ferry to zeebrugge and probably another 6 hour drive to le mans!

Definetely not from England!

Lord Pikey

3,257 posts

244 months

Tuesday 26th May 2009
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LeoZwalf - I think ill take the expensive option. I am meeting my mates who are driving from Preston as they have my camping tickets and tent. I just need to time my drive to match thiers and last time i looked if i leave Munich when they leave Preston it wont be far wrong

LP


burriana

16,556 posts

283 months

Tuesday 26th May 2009
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Griff Boy said:
Have got a 6 hour drive to hull and then ferry to zeebrugge and probably another 6 hour drive to le mans!

Definetely not from England!
Which ferry are you on? We're on the Wednesday evening one so may see you in the queue ... but we only have a 25 minute drive to get there smile

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Edited by burriana on Tuesday 26th May 08:17

LeoZwalf

Original Poster:

2,802 posts

259 months

Friday 4th June 2010
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Greetings again, friends!

Just like last year I will be driving from Frankfurt to Le Mans.

Anyone else coming from this sort of direction?

Leo

E36Rob

753 posts

219 months

Friday 4th June 2010
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Traveling from Berkshire on Monday.

RemaL

25,100 posts

263 months

Friday 4th June 2010
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Bristol to Poole on tues evening ready for the early ferry over on wed morning

5678

6,146 posts

256 months

Friday 4th June 2010
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E36Rob said:
Traveling from Berkshire on Monday.
The same but on Tuesday morning. Eurotunnel @ 7.20am for us.

Chr1sch

2,592 posts

222 months

Friday 4th June 2010
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We're coming from Worcester, doing it in one day setting off early Thursday morning! On the 12:20 tunnel..

Edited by Chr1sch on Friday 4th June 09:01