OK this is it the official thread for THE event on the ESC calendar:notworthy

It's time for the annual ESC Tunnel Run:luvlove:

If you've never been before it is one of the biggest events of the year and last year we had Scooby owners from as far afield as Cornwall and Birmingham:notworthy

Last year we had at least 130 cars including the mad, bad Zen Performance machine:luvlove:

We take in the dartford tunnel, limehouse link and blackwall tunnel. A quick stop at McDonalds and then back again.

Bring a map because someone gets lost every year:lol1:

A route will be posted shortly.........



Whose coming then?

yes oh yes im in....3rd run now on the trot cant wait....:notworthy :thumb:

those that havnt yet you know you wanna....:D

I hope to be there ;)

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If any of you milton keynes lot wanna convoy down , Myself and a few from Birmingham/northampton /Northern lot will be Rumbling down the M1 :norty: :norty: , you are more than welcome to join us, Maybee meet at toddington services ..just add your names to the mids/northern section list and i will add all the names to the ESC list nearer the time ...cheers WAZ :D

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/scott_lapachinsky/2004/aug/convoy_brochure.jpg

btt for Budgie

Will you be avoiding all the roadworks on the M25 south of the tunnel?

Im not sure yet but it will be about 6 - 6.30 pm when we hit the road works if we choose to go that way . Route to be chosen a bit nearer the time ..:smug: , You are more than welcome to join us on route , :thumb: the more the merrier..
WAZ :D

:thumb: Me for sure:D

Put your names down on the list , (not the main ESC list the( midlands/Northern one ), and where you wanna meet on route.Im gonna add all the names later on to the main list when we have a nice convoy list ...:D cheers waz .

any maidstone scoobies going ????

If anyone needs a flamer fitted before the event contact Mark B4 over in the ESC section:thumb:

99 on the main list now, a fair number from Sussex Scoobies too

The Bucks Scooby Crew have 15 on the list in sidc so should be good.

Cheers
Iain:thumb:

Hello wimpy , hope your fine ? ive got 10 so far but hope to get more , we will be leaving at 5pm so we will meet you the same as last year , i hope thats ok . see ya soon waz :thumb:

The Bucks Scooby Crew have 15 on the list in sidc so should be good.

Cheers
Iain:thumb:

Looking good. The route isn't yet finalised but we are definitely dropping the inner london loop. It is a bit too long and everyone gets lost.

Hello wimpy , hope your fine ? ive got 10 so far but hope to get more , we will be leaving at 5pm so we will meet you the same as last year , i hope thats ok . see ya soon waz :thumb:

Hello mate same as last year sounds good. Was it about half 6 we met? Looks like this is guna be a good one again:thumb:

Cheers
Iain

if yo nee a Extra fix ....the Rotherhithe Tunnel is a must
i mean Acoustic Heavan.... nice and narrow = Loud !

Rotherhithe Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A101_road)

it is a must

Speedyscooby that looks nice ...:norty: :norty: but theres one problem ..:wonder: :wonder: i dont see your name on the list ....:nono: :nono: , get it down you know you want to ... cheers waz :thumb:

Important note.


As you know we are using this event as a fund raiser for our favourite charity. The Essex Air Ambulance.

Last year we were able to raise over £500 for them thanks to everyones generous donations (and Vegas' employers HSBC :notworthy

This year we will once again asking for donations. Its not an entrance fee but we will be standing at the entrance with our collecting buckets:D

Nothing is compulsory, its all entirely voluntary but we would like to achieve something in the region of £5-00 per car. Most of you will have passengers so this shouldn't be too difficult. Any loose change would be appreciated so bring your loose change pots with you:luxhello:

Remember to keep lots of spare £1-00 coins for the tunnel though:D

Hope you understand.


Milamber

Just a little taste

Tunnel Run Recce (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPf448JlnM):D

• Meet at Thurrock Services Main Car Park @ 8.30 p.m. (Junction 30 - M25).
• Leave services @ 9.30 p.m. and join M25 towards Dartford Crossing.
• Through tolls and continue M25 to junction 2 (A2 Junction)

• Exit Lakeside Services – at the roundabout take the 3rd exit sign posted M25

• At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto the M25

• Go through the Dartford Tunnel and toll booths – remember to have your £1.00 ready!

• After the tolls the road goes into 4 lanes – keep in the first two lanes, following the signs for A2 London / Canterbury, Junction 2

• Ignore the turning for Dartford A225 (Junction 1b )

• Keep in the inner 2 lanes – follow A2 LONDON, keeping in the right hand lane when appropriate

• Keep in the right hand lane as you approach the roundabout

• At the traffic lights on the roundabout, keep in the right hand lane, but when you drive round the roundabout keep to the left, following signs for BEXLEYHEATH

• Go thru the 2nd set of lights then into the left hand lane through the 3rd set of lights taking the exit A2 LONDON

• Now a 50mph speed limit – please do not exceed the speed limit as the A2 is full of speed cameras!

• After 8.6miles of the journey, get into the outer 2 lanes

Speed Camera after 9.2miles

Another Speed Camera after 10.5miles

• Make sure you keep to the middle and outside lane, as the inside lane filters off the local traffic for most of the journey

Speed Camera at 11.9miles (behind the green sign)

Speed Camera at 12.4miles (behind green sign)


• (Speed limit is still 50mph)

Speed Camera 13.2miles, just after the 2nd bridge

Speed Camera at 14.9miles (on the central reservation)

• At roundabout, follow road round to the right and go through the lights; road then goes into 2 lanes

• Follow the signs for Blackwall Tunnel

• Keep on the road and follow signs for DOCKLANDS/BLACKWALL TUNNEL – keep on the road, do not turn off yet

Speed camera at 16.4miles

• Keep following the signs for Docklands / Blackwall Tunnel

• Stay in the 3 outside lanes

• Speed limit changes to 30mph on the bridge - move into the inside lane

BLACKWALL TUNNEL – make sure you keep in the inside lane as you will be turning left immediately you exit the tunnel. If you ignore this instruction then you are on your own! Set your sat nav to find the Mcdonald's Restaurant
2 Trafalgar Way
Aspen Way
Billingsgate,
London,
E14 5SP

• We then take the first exit at the end of the tunnel. Keep to the inside 2 lanes on this road.


• Turn left at the lights into Cotton Street signposted Excel

• At roundabout, take the right hand lane through the lights, then take the exit just after McDonalds (Aspen Way)

• Get into right hand lane – 40mph speed limit

• Follow signs for Tower Bridge / Wapping – 30mph speed limit

• LIMEHOUSE LINK - this tunnel has speed cameras high up on the wall –30mph speed limit

• Take right hand lane as you immediately come out of the tunnel – turn onto Butcher’s Row

• Keep in right hand lane (The White Swan should be on your right hand side) – turn right onto Commercial Road and stay in the right hand lane after turning

• Keep in right hand lane as you go under the bridge

• At the lights take the right hand turn to go to the Rotherhithe Tunnel – keep in the right hand lane as it goes into a narrow width restriction road

20mph speed limit in the Rotherhithe Tunnel – speed camera as you exit the tunnel

• At the roundabout, go into the right hand lane, going all the way round the roundabout and back into the Rotherhithe tunnel – remember 20mph speed limit!

Camera just before you enter the tunnel

• As you exit the tunnel, go through the 1st set of lights, keeping in the left hand lane. Basically head back on yourself.

• 2nd traffic lights, keep in the left lane, turning left onto Commercial Road

• Stay in left hand lane and at the traffic lights turn left into Butchers Row

• At traffic lights turn left (onto The Highway) back into the Limehouse Link

30mph in tunnel – cameras in the tunnel

• In tunnel, follow signs for Tilbury / Royal Docks (Basically stay on the main carriageway)

McDONALDS REGROUP

• Now 40mph - once out of the tunnel get into the left hand lane following the signpost Isle of Dogs / Canary Wharf / A102

• Take the slip road and get into the right hand lane on the slip road

• At roundabout go all the way round, exiting at McDonalds to re-group

• Upon leaving McDonalds at the big roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Apsen Way, signposted Tilbury / Excel

• Keep in the RIGHT hand lane and continue through the underpass. (signposted A13)


• Rejoin the A13. Warning, plenty of speed Cameras along this stretch.

• At the Lodge Avenue Flyover, keep in the two outside lanes

Camera after the flyover

• Keep on A13, signposted Tilbury / Dartford Crossing

• Take the slip road signposted Dartford Crossing

• At the roundabout take the 3rd exit, keeping in the right hand lane as you take the slip road

• Go through the DARTFORD TUNNEL - £1.00 required

• Go through the tolls and head towards A2 – keep in the left hand lane for A225 Dartford (junction 1b)

• Take the slip road of Dartford A225, keeping in the right hand lane on the slip road

• At the roundabout take the 4th exit back onto the M25

• Go back through the tolls and into the DARTFORD TUNNEL – another £1.00 needed

• Then head back to Lakeside Services



Hurrah, you have now completed the Tunnel Run 2007!!!!







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im there!!!!!

im there!!!!!!

need to check the date to make sure I am not working but if not I would love to join your lot waz if that’s ok

are you still calling in at toddington services

Hello F1 CJE UK , if your not working then you are more than welcome to join the convoy down , hopefully you can sort some more cars out from your way ..:notworthy , we are going to leave northampton at 5pm so about 1/2hr 45mins to toddington at a steady pace .. :norty: :norty: , hopefully see you soon WAZ :thumb:

Hello F1 CJE UK , if your not working then you are more than welcome to join the convoy down , hopefully you can sort some more cars out from your way ..:notworthy , we are going to leave northampton at 5pm so about 1/2hr 45mins to toddington at a steady pace .. :norty: :norty: , hopefully see you soon WAZ :thumb:

Looks like South Mimms are guna know we are there. If you are coming from MK we will be at South Mimms at 6pm

Cheers
Iain

really looking forward to this...
Just printed off the map and directions and i have a question...:wonder:
When we leave McDonalds after the re-group why do we head back along the A13?
Why not go back the way we came e.g. along A2 - this means another run through the Blackwall tunnel and when we get to the M25 we do not have to go over the bridge to go back up the M25 to go through Dartford tunnel

does that make sense?

To me the map makes no sense .. :lol1: :lol1: , my printer has run out of ink so i have a black & white copy .:cry: :cry: :cry: , looks like I'm going to get lost again...:confused: , If your coming from Milton Keynes don't meet wimpy :nono: , if you want a proper cruise to south mimms :lol1: :lol1: join us midlands lot .:luxhello: :luxhello: we will get to toddington about 5.45PM and then on to meet wimpy and his lot at south mimms :notworthy :notworthy , its going to be a fun night and i cannot wait :luxhello: :luxhello: :luxhello: , Any more people for the list ?????? get your names down if you have not already..