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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 04:06 PM
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Don't want much do ya!!!!!
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 04:46 PM
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Sir Fizz

Cheers Really appriciate your help on this one m8

Btw YHM

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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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No problem mate!

YHM back!
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 12:04 AM
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Tiny mate, we gotta date for this one ?

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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 12:08 AM
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will be good to meet Slowboy again !

FEB 29th ?
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 12:34 AM
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Yep Date is Sunday 29th Feb Meeting @ Thurrock Services Main car park @ 10-30am Leaving @ 11am

Will let Sir Fozz post up the New route

Double helpings off Dartford Tunnell now as well

Will say no more!!

Bring it on Sir Fozz

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[Edited by tiny01 - 1/25/2004 1:07:39 AM]
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 02:20 AM
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am confident i will definately be back on the road for this one have you thought about the couple of tunnels along embankment??
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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oh go on then

1)Tiny01
2)robroy
3)Pele
3)*Nate*
4)SB
5)Phil_Stephens
6)AllanB
7)jimmy wrx
8)Spally
9)Supercue
10)Flat Four Impreza Club
11)duSTI
12)Scooby Diva
13)SHESCOOBY
14)Loony Toon Hee Hee
15)eek
16)SirFozzalot
17)PJB1
18)darkblueturbo
19)Kin Quick (bit of a gash really!)
20)eder22b
21)Bartman
22)brian the snail
23)scooby hand tim
24)scoobnov
25)mel
26)big dave
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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...and I always get left behind Altogether now..Ahhhhhhhhh

1)Tiny01
2)robroy
3)Pele
3)*Nate*
4)SB
5)Phil_Stephens
6)AllanB
7)jimmy wrx
8)Spally
9)Supercue
10)Flat Four Impreza Club
11)duSTI
12)Scooby Diva
13)SHESCOOBY
14)Loony Toon Hee Hee
15)eek
16)SirFozzalot
17)PJB1
18)darkblueturbo
19)Kin Quick (bit of a gash really!)
20)eder22b
21)Bartman
22)brian the snail
23)scooby hand tim
24)scoobnov
25)mel
26)big dave
27)aceman_uk...Happy Now

Excuse my ignorance but where are the Thurrock Services?

Pele....The Return of The BAT Swarm



[Edited by aceman_uk - 1/25/2004 11:04:40 AM]
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 02:21 PM
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Hey i went missing from the list for a min but im back :-)


1)Tiny01
2)robroy
3)Pele
3)*Nate*
4)SB
5)Phil_Stephens
6)AllanB
7)jimmy wrx
8)Spally
9)Supercue
10)Flat Four Impreza Club
11)duSTI
12)Scooby Diva
13)SHESCOOBY
14)Loony Toon Hee Hee
15)eek
16)SirFozzalot
17)PJB1
18)darkblueturbo
19)Kin Quick (bit of a gash really!)
20)eder22b
21)Bartman
22)brian the snail
23)scooby hand tim
24)scoobnov
25)mel
26)big dave
27)aceman_uk...Happy Now
28)silver haze
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 05:30 PM
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cough CORRRRRRRNER


2 in one day lol
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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Diva,

Pele Will not be happy with you

Two in one day

Tiny...
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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Damn just missed out on that one didnt i should ave held back for a min or two lol
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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EVENIN ALL....... west london numbers are gathering 'n' lookin 4ward 2 this meet!

The plan is 2 hookup 1st and meet at the startline of the cruise...

Think it'd be good 2 endup at the Ace Cafe... I work round the corner and could go in prior to speak to the owner to let him know 2 expect us?? be pretty cool... sort of a "mini" subaru meet? It's gotta nice size carpark...

tryin 2 get some help from my good friend Slowboy on organising the W.London crew departure... how do we add the names to the list tiny01??

really lookin 4ward 2 this... gonna be fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:43 PM
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Exact numbers tbc, but there's a few more from the west side to add, for now...

1)Tiny01
2)robroy
3)Pele
3)*Nate*
4)SB
5)Phil_Stephens
6)AllanB
7)jimmy wrx
8)Spally
9)Supercue
10)Flat Four Impreza Club
11)duSTI
12)Scooby Diva
13)SHESCOOBY
14)Loony Toon Hee Hee
15)eek
16)SirFozzalot
17)PJB1
18)darkblueturbo
19)Kin Quick (bit of a gash really!)
20)eder22b
21)Bartman
22)brian the snail
23)scooby hand tim
24)scoobnov
25)mel
26)big dave
27)aceman_uk...Happy Now
28)silver haze
29)Money
30)wible
31)paul_davies
32)Pedro72
33)SlowBoy
34)v5man
35)
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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[Edited by tiny01 - 1/26/2004 8:47:56 PM]
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 09:46 AM
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Ok, after some discussions, here is the final route for the 29th February.
  • Meet at Thurrock Services Main Car Park (Junction 30 - M25).
  • Leave services and join M25 towards Dartford Crossing.
  • Through tolls and continue M25 to junction *1b* Princes Road Interchange.
  • Leave via slip road, circumnavigate roundabout and re-join M25(A282) back towards crossing.
  • Through tolls again and through Dartford tunnel.
  • Exit M25(A282) at junction *30* (2nd exit after tunnel) and join A13 – London bound.
  • Continue A13 – The leaders will need to keep the pace down a bit here to allow everyone to catch-up due to traffic lights at M25/A13 junction.
  • Watch out for 30mph speed cameras around Beckton.
  • Stay in right-hand lane on Canning town flyover.
  • Enter new tunnel towards Isle-of-Dogs.
  • Continue over flyover and into Limehouse link (Watch out for 30mph cameras x 3 in tunnel).
  • Stay in right-hand lane towards end of tunnel.
  • Turn right at traffic lights.
  • Continue under bridge and turn right at next lights.
  • Stay in right-hand lane to next lights, turn right and continue through Rotherhithe tunnel. (Watch out for 20mph camera at entrance to tunnel).
  • Circumnavigate roundabout at the end of tunnel and straight back through Rotherhithe tunnel. (Watch out for 20mph camera at entrance to tunnel again).
  • On exit of Rotherhithe tunnel, take first left (before lights).
  • Follow to end (under bridge), turn left and left again at lights and back through Limehouse link. (Watch out for 30mph cameras x 3 in tunnel again).

    Due to the traffic lights around this area, the group might get split up a bit, so it may be an idea to re-group somewhere convenient before continuing so look out for the leaders stopping.
  • Continue over flyover (exit at this flyover if McDonalds stop is required), stay in left hand lane to roundabout (NOT through tunnel!!!), take 2nd exit on roundabout towards A13.
  • Turn left at lights and re-join A13 London bound, stay in left-hand lane and filter off to the left and through Blackwall tunnel.
  • Continue A2, onto M25 and the 2nd blast through Dartford Tunnel.
  • Exit at junction 31 (first exit after tunnel) and re-group in Thurrock Services.

End of run!

It will then be decided who wants to continue for a run to Ace Café.

Remember the toll charge is £1 each way so make sure you have 3 x £1 coins to keep the flow fast through the tolls.

Caution....There are approximately 14 Speed cameras on this route with limits including 20mph, 30mph & 50mph! Keep your eyes peeled!!!


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Old Jan 28, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 08:02 AM
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What time are we meeting Sir Fozz,now that you have sorted the route?

Well done and thanks
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 08:54 AM
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Sunday 29th Feb Meeting @ Thurrock Services Main car park @ 10.30am Leaving @ 11.00am
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Just to add ... The cameras in the limehouse link tunnel (30mph) measure your average speed over the entire tunnel. Therefore if you rag it between the three cameras you will get done big time as your average speed will exceed 33mph.

Will need to keep to 30 for the entire tunnel.
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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Just to add ... The cameras in the limehouse link tunnel (30mph) measure your average speed over the entire tunnel. Therefore if you rag it between the three cameras you will get done big time as your average speed will exceed 33mph.
You sure?
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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I think Gangsta IS SPOT ON....Couple of me m8's have had fines through the post.

Shame really coz that tunnel is ACE when it comes to SPPPEEEEDDD
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 02:11 PM
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Or we could all stop for a chat half way through the tunnel That should bring down the average speed
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 02:22 PM
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Every other day i go past that tunnel, never been fined...
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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like the plan, slow boy!!!

Even better than 40mph down the A127... let's DO IT!
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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Eder ... The comment I made is most def correct. There was a whole article on the tunnel and the camera system in a number of credible papers - most notably the Times and The Telegraph.

Ever noticed why there is a camera facing directly down about a metre after the one facing forward? This 'down facing' camera registers and computes the average speed. Very clever system - mate of mine was done by it on his bike.
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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bloody hell ive been lucky then
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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gangsta is spot on with regards to the cameras in the limehouse link.
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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That's how I understand it too... my Dad uses it everyday on the commute and he always, very painfully, trickles along at 30.

Still, I'm sure with a bunch of scoobs in 1st gear can make 30mph exciting
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