Hampshire Tunnel Run

[notax]

NOW ARRANGED FOR SUNDAY 28th MARCH

I've recently bought myself another Ferrari - this time with a stunningly loud Capristo exhaust and to celebrate thought I'd organise a 'Hampshire tunnel run' I need your help to identify as many good tunnels as possible in (or near) Hampshire so I can design an ear bleedingly loud route

Here are my current thoughts:

Proper tunnels:

A272 somewhere near Bramdean?

Springvale Rd Kings Worthy

Well House Lane Kings Worthy

Very short one A3090 on leaving Romsey



Wide road bridges:

Picket Post and Bolderwood under A31 New Forest

Jnc1 M27

Chestnut Avenue, Chandlers Ford

Leigh Road, Chandlers Ford

Any more ideas, please add I'll announce a date when the weather improves...

Edited by notax on Tuesday 26th January 22:55

[zs]

Hey Chris, Not much in close proximity like london, but....

M3 underpasssss just north of J11, J10 & J13 too + J14 & some of the M27 Js: 5,8,10

short under railway on andover road, nr East Oakley

railway/B3055 underpass

few narrow streets in winchester and lyndhurst

[spdpug98]

I can't help with the bridges, but would be up for the Tunnel Run

[PompeyM3]

What model Ferrari did you get notax ?

Shame the Hindhead tunnel isn't open yet, (although not quite in Hampshire).

I'll ask around and see if there are any additions to those already mentioned.

[Gingerbread Man]

This sounds like a good run. As said, Hindhead not open yet.

[Alex97]

notax said:

Picket Post and Bolderwood under A31 New Forest

I don't know if you've been there or if you've just found it through internet searching, but I really wouldn't bother with that one! About a 3 metre run from the junction one side and it has a cattle grid on the other.

[notax]

zs said:

Hey Chris, Not much in close proximity like london, but....

M3 underpasssss just north of J11, J10 & J13 too + J14 & some of the M27 Js: 5,8,10

short under railway on andover road, nr East Oakley

railway/B3055 underpass

few narrow streets in winchester and lyndhurst

Hi Peter

Thanks for the above - have you still got the Viper? Hope the tyres are in a better state than when I saw you after the slalom! I think we have enough ideas for me to sort a route - I'll just wait until the weather is a bit more predictable... Be good to catch up

[notax]

PompeyM3 said:

What model Ferrari did you get notax ?

Shame the Hindhead tunnel isn't open yet, (although not quite in Hampshire).

I'll ask around and see if there are any additions to those already mentioned.

I've just bought my second F355 GTS. This one is mid life crisis Red with cream carbon fibre race seats - and the Capristo is awesome

Hindhead should be a good addition - when is it due to open?

[notax]

Alex97 said:

notax said:

Picket Post and Bolderwood under A31 New Forest

I don't know if you've been there or if you've just found it through internet searching, but I really wouldn't bother with that one! About a 3 metre run from the junction one side and it has a cattle grid on the other.

I agree, Picket Post is pretty hopeless, Bolderwood is better - speed limit is still 40 but at least it's picturesque (especially with a load of supercars zooming along )

[zs]

notax said:

Hi Peter

Thanks for the above - have you still got the Viper? Hope the tyres are in a better state than when I saw you after the slalom! I think we have enough ideas for me to sort a route - I'll just wait until the weather is a bit more predictable... Be good to catch up

Yes, yes and sounds good!..well, IT WILL SOUND GOOD i'm sure new 1 louder than the Tiv then? Think HHead's due in 10 but the adjoining road network will set the full opening back to 11 and it'll probably be 2nd gear stuff only (not bad tho..!) with the cameras they'll have in there.....
.....just looked up:

http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/3832.asp...

a mile of tunnel!

[Jon VXT]

i'd be up for a god tnnel run a bit more local, so once arranged be sure to post it in the south coast forum

Jon

[Gingerbread Man]

Hindhead is due to open in time for the oylmpics - 2011 due to the south coast holding sailing events.

That's a long wait for a run! Isn't there a tunnel near Brighton, I remember going through one on the way to the Bright Speed Trials.... Vague I know.

[ironictwist]

Gingerbread Man said:

Hindhead is due to open in time for the oylmpics - 2011 due to the south coast holding sailing events.

That's a long wait for a run! Isn't there a tunnel near Brighton, I remember going through one on the way to the Bright Speed Trials.... Vague I know.

Southwick Tunnel It's a bit out of the way from the rest of the run, but if you incorporated that and a hoon around the roads near Brighton marina & heading North or East of Brighton, you'd have a quite a pleasant hoon.

I know I have

[hyperblue]

Gingerbread Man said:

Hindhead is due to open in time for the oylmpics - 2011 due to the south coast holding sailing events.

It'll be worth the wait, over 1 mile of tunnel goodness, 5 minutes from my house

Edited by hyperblue on Monday 28th December 21:15

[Gingerbread Man]

hyperblue said:

Gingerbread Man said:

Hindhead is due to open in time for the oylmpics - 2011 due to the south coast holding sailing events.

It'll be worth the wait, over 1 mile of tunnel goodness, 5 minutes from my house

Edited by hyperblue on Monday 28th December 21:15

5 minutes from your house? We must live next door.

[PompeyM3]

notax said:

PompeyM3 said:

What model Ferrari did you get notax ?

Shame the Hindhead tunnel isn't open yet, (although not quite in Hampshire).

I'll ask around and see if there are any additions to those already mentioned.

I've just bought my second F355 GTS. This one is mid life crisis Red with cream carbon fibre race seats - and the Capristo is awesome

Hindhead should be a good addition - when is it due to open?

Very nice. One of the best Ferrari road cars ever made. When the Hindhead tunnel is open in 2011, it'll be worth a trip just for that alone 1.1 miles in your new 355 and your ears will be bleeding along with everyone else in the tunnel at that time !

[Paul_B]

I'd be up for this being so local!

One I can think of is Stoneham Lane which goes under the M27 by Eastleigh Football club.

Oh, and under West Quay in Southampton, that would be quite funny!

Edited by Paul_B on Thursday 31st December 12:08

[spdpug98]

Paul_B said:

One I can think of is Stoneham Lane which goes under the M27 by Eastleigh Football club.

Edited by Paul_B on Thursday 31st December 12:08

That's a good call, we could also do the small one by the Ford Factory on the way

[Gizmo!]

What about the walls in that town with the incomprehensible one-way system - Midhurst is it...?

[.Mark]

Gizmo! said:

What about the walls in that town with the incomprehensible one-way system - Midhurst is it...?

Petworth.