• Meet at Thurrock Services Main Car Park @ 9 p.m. (Junction 30 - M25).
• Leave services @ 9.30 p.m. 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. Spread out a bit at the toll booths so we all get through in a reasonable time.


• 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. I suggest the leaders do about 40 in the 70 zone just to let the stragglers at the tunnel catch up.
• Watch out for new speed cameras on A13 around Beckton/A406 junction. In particular, immediately you descend the Movers Lane flyover there is a 40mph speed camera.


After a few miles you will pass a BP petrol station on your left. You will shortly after have to follow the signs for “Central London/Blackwall Tunnel.

• Stay in the left hand lane on A13 approaching the Canning town flyover, once over the flyover continue STRAIGHT AHEAD towards Blackwall Tunnel. You pull up at some lights with the Financial Times building on your left. You need to be in the left hand lane at this point as we will be turning left at the next lights to join the Blackwall Tunnel southbound. We will get queued up at this point, don’t worry.

Once through the tunnel take the first proper slip road (ignore the tiny left turns) and turn left at the roundabout down Millennium Way. Follow this all the way to the end and park up at the side of the road to regroup in front of the Millennium Dome….

We then head off after the regroup, back up Millennium Way to the roundabout and Take the 3rd exit (basically turn right!) Keep in the very right hand lane. It is a one way street at this point so keep to the very right.

Rejoin the A102 and go through the Northbound Blackwall tunnel. Watch out for the speed camera just before the entrance. Keep in the left hand lane and take the very first slip road as you exit.

This has some traffic lights, at this point keep in the very right hand 2 lanes and continue straight on. Do not take the left hand lanes. Continue along East India Dock Road. Keep your eyes open for the Rotherhithe Tunnel entrance…… we are not doing that this year but we take the next left down Butcher Row.

Keep in the RIGHT HAND LANE and continue along The Headway.





• As you approach Tower Bridge Keep in the left hand or middle lane but DO NOT turn left onto the bridge!
• Keep the Tower of London to your left and follow the road.


• The first bridge we pass under is London Bridge, make some noise but watch out for the Cameras along this stretch.
• Continue along Upper Thames Street and through the Blackfriars underpass
• Continue along Embankment (with the river to your left) under Waterloo Bridge.

At all time keep the river to the left of you. If it isn’t YOU ARE LOST.

• Keep going until you come to a “T” junction at Big Ben, turn right and then keep in the left hand lane and turn left, keeping Parliament to your left.
• Keep going along Millbank, straight over the Roundabout at Lambeth Bridge and keep going again past Vauxhall Bridge.
• The leaders should at this point be able to pull up along the side of the road, this are is mainly residential/offices and should not be busy with parked cars, re-group if we can. There is a large layby just after the petrol station. Pull in here to regroup again.


• We then go UNDER Grosvenor Bridge and TURN LEFT onto CHELSEA BRIDGE
• Keep going straight on until you get to the roundabout and double back on yourself. The leaders will pull over along this road and allow the backmarkers to re-group. The park will be shut at this time of night.


• Retrace your steps over the bridge and turn right. The lights will split us up so the leaders will stop again to allow everyone to catch up. We can then head into Parliament square in convoy.

Follow your steps back along Millbank, into Parliament Square and back along the Embankment. Keep the river on your right hand side.

The Limehouse link might be shut at this point. If it is then turn left up Butchers Row and turn right at the end. After a mile we then TURN RIGHT into West India Dock Road/Aspen Way. It will be signposted for Docklands/Excel.

• Continue along Aspen Way (with Canary Wharf on the right) and exit to the left before the flyover. Turn right (4th exit) off the roundabout under the flyover and into McDonalds for a pit stop On exiting McDonalds, take the 3rd exit on main roundabout and stay in left hand lane to another roundabout with an Esso garage (NOT through tunnel!!!), take 2nd exit on roundabout towards A13.

• The Hardcore might want to go back to the Dartford Tunnels again for another couple of runs, if not then it’s the End of the Run

• Be careful, drive safely and within speed limits. No-one wants their evening ruined by getting 3 points. Flame the tourists……

Remember the toll charge is £1 each way so make sure you have some £1 coins to keep the flow fast through the Tunnels
Caution....There are loads Speed cameras on this route with limits including 20mph, 30mph, 40mph & 50mph! Keep your eyes peeled!!! (and the Road Angels updated ) You have been warned!


Maps for the tunnel run can be found on this link

 

lol

Love ya really Budgie

 

meow!

budgie

i dont know what it is about sundays?

 

1. Milamber
2. Yellowvanman
3. Mark_B4
4. VTEC to Turbo can't make event now (DVD Production, sales and distribution)
5. Bubs (TBC as no car )
6. Fish
7. Spally lead car
8. T123VOR
9. Turbo_T
10. Baz69birds (Official Photographer)
11. BatFink
12. budgie (camera car 1)
13. V7 SYN
14. jay .. north london scooby
15. coriton
16. Tomski_908
17. Uk.steve
18. WAZ + LISA + TOMTOM.
19. imprezyou ..... from kent scoobs (Camera car 5)
20. trails
21. 97Catalunya & BoneyEm (Camera car 2) + FLAMER(www.catalunyareg.com)
22. furrydice79
23. alex_00s
24. Tripple'O G
25. Chalkiepete + Flamer
26. wagon 807
27. Ms B Standard
28. BuzzBlaber
29. BigMikeyBoy
30. GTMRacing
31. Crowman
32. Eastbourne STI (Camera car 3)
33. Rid
34. Worzel
35. L70byb
36. Dibbleyuk
37. S300BY J
38. Wongy
39. alloy
40. Jetstream (AKA Slipstream from Herts Scooby crew)
41. Andy-C
42. SwissTony
43. ~Dream~ (Herts Scooby crew)
44. Ade'
45. wimpy (Bucks Scooby Crew)
46. tyreman (Bucks Scooby Crew)
47. Tino-wrx (Bucks Scooby Crew)
48. Gaz (Bucks Scooby Crew)
49. Sisubaru (Bucks Scooby Crew)
50. scogsywrx (surreyscoobies)
51. 13secs (surreyscoobies)
52. Vega (shuld have car by then)
53. WRX_Dazza ( )
54. CAT2 (www.catalunyareg.com)
55. Nick & Jake (www.catalunyareg.com)
56. mark2wrx (Herts Scooby Crew)
57. simon57
58.scooby feltch from the northampton area ( new to this so be gentle with me )
59.redscoobymann also from northampton area.
60. AVZ a.k.a wedmonds1 (Kent Scoobies)
61.striker
62.Andy Co (Kent Scoobies)
63.JimboP1
64. Smiles - STi v5 Wagon + Flamer (Hampshire Subaru / ScoobyWagons)
65. RB5.309
66. Karl22B
67. NATE (hopefuly)
68. CT Dunmow
69. ScoobyMaz
70. bluescoobyluke another one from the northampton area!!
71. John1uk (Camera car 4)
72. ZeroRisk
73. wayne1966
74. nunoamorim133(+Dad and some friends )
75. MadMonk (Sussex Scoobies)
76. SHESCOOBY & SMILES, Ickle Muppet OXFORD & BUCKS SCOOBIES
77. xkellyx
78. Loony Toon( with a few new toys and lots of pops/bangs and real flames)
79. EmEm
80. Wanty (Scoobycity)
81. MJP (Scoobycity)
82. sam555 & papa lazarou
83. steviep
84. karting steve
85. stevesbluewrx
86. fulham71
87. Anger
88. chris
89. richT
90. Bod
91. Sugsy
92. Booboo (just remind me nearer the time)
93. RB5_203
94. Stoker (Hants scooby crew)
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.

 

 

1. Milamber
2. Yellowvanman
3. Mark_B4
4. VTEC to Turbo can't make event now (DVD Production, sales and distribution)
5. Bubs (TBC as no car )
6. Fish
7. Spally lead car
8. T123VOR
9. Turbo_T
10. Baz69birds (Official Photographer)
11. BatFink
12. budgie (camera car 1)
13. V7 SYN
14. jay .. north london scooby
15. coriton
16. Tomski_908
17. Uk.steve
18. WAZ + LISA + TOMTOM.
19. imprezyou ..... from kent scoobs (Camera car 5)
20. trails
21. 97Catalunya & BoneyEm (Camera car 2) + FLAMER(www.catalunyareg.com)
22. furrydice79
23. alex_00s
24. Tripple'O G
25. Chalkiepete + Flamer
26. wagon 807
27. Ms B Standard
28. BuzzBlaber
29. BigMikeyBoy
30. GTMRacing
31. Crowman
32. Eastbourne STI (Camera car 3)
33. Rid
34. Worzel
35. L70byb
36. Dibbleyuk
37. S300BY J
38. Wongy
39. alloy
40. Jetstream (AKA Slipstream from Herts Scooby crew)
41. Andy-C
42. SwissTony
43. ~Dream~ (Herts Scooby crew)
44. Ade'
45. wimpy (Bucks Scooby Crew)
46. tyreman (Bucks Scooby Crew)
47. Tino-wrx (Bucks Scooby Crew)
48. Gaz (Bucks Scooby Crew)
49. Sisubaru (Bucks Scooby Crew)
50. scogsywrx (surreyscoobies)
51. 13secs (surreyscoobies)
52. Vega (shuld have car by then)
53. WRX_Dazza ( )
54. CAT2 (www.catalunyareg.com)
55. Nick & Jake (www.catalunyareg.com)
56. mark2wrx (Herts Scooby Crew)
57. simon57
58.scooby feltch from the northampton area ( new to this so be gentle with me )
59.redscoobymann also from northampton area.
60. AVZ a.k.a wedmonds1 (Kent Scoobies)
61.striker
62.Andy Co (Kent Scoobies)
63.JimboP1
64. Smiles - STi v5 Wagon + Flamer (Hampshire Subaru / ScoobyWagons)
65. RB5.309
66. Karl22B
67. NATE (hopefuly)
68. CT Dunmow
69. ScoobyMaz
70. bluescoobyluke another one from the northampton area!!
71. John1uk (Camera car 4)
72. ZeroRisk
73. wayne1966
74. nunoamorim133(+Dad and some friends )
75. MadMonk (Sussex Scoobies)
76. SHESCOOBY & SMILES, Ickle Muppet OXFORD & BUCKS SCOOBIES
77. xkellyx
78. Loony Toon( with a few new toys and lots of pops/bangs and real flames)
79. EmEm
80. Wanty (Scoobycity)
81. MJP (Scoobycity)
82. sam555 & papa lazarou
83. steviep
84. karting steve
85. stevesbluewrx
86. fulham71
87. Anger
88. chris
89. richT
90. Bod
91. Sugsy
92. Booboo (just remind me nearer the time)
93. RB5_203
94. Stoker (Hants scooby crew)
95. Scratchyballs
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.

 

Oh I am definately out as lead car, although i would love to ride shotgun with someone, so if anyone is going past Benfleet.....if you dont mind...give me a shout

cheers

 

I may have a spare seat

 

cheers dude, will speak to you closer to the time, and who knows if there is no one else....you may well end up as lead car

 

You forgot to say the oldest too







Mind you if me and the big fella was there you'd STILL be oldest

 

lead car on the first one.

No probs just let us know and trying to sort out a camera

 

If u get stuck i can pick u up as well its on my way just incase u have probs mate

 

tis ok i will stay sober to make sure i lead you the right way lol.....must add being at the front has it's up sides as it's down sides....but trust me when we are going through the dartford tunnel or along the A13, just keep an eye on your rear view mirrors

 

Whooooo!! Picking the missus up when she returns from Helsinki at 3pm, booked into the Thurrock Travel Inn for the night, I'M GONNA BE THERE!! (so will the wife if she's not flaked out). Looking forward to it big time, not been to any kind of Scooby meet before.

 

This is a pretty big one for your first

 

A scooby meet virgin and you pick one of the biggest ESC meets of the year you will enjoy and don't wory we will all keep your Mrs awake, unless you have double glazing on your cat ()

 

Em has picked up 3 EAA collection tins and loads of stickers to be wrapped around buckets so we will bring them to the lodge

I am sure Frayz must have a few spare buckets to supply us

 

Have you seen the route plan AND the maps??

 

I may have a spare seat 2 if u get stuck m8

 

I may have a spare seat 2 if u get stuck m8

 

I may have a spare seat 2 if u get stuck m8

 

OOps y did that post 3 times?

 

• Meet at Thurrock Services Main Car Park @ 9 p.m. (Junction 30 - M25).
• Leave services @ 9.30 p.m. 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. Spread out a bit at the toll booths so we all get through in a reasonable time.


• 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. I suggest the leaders do about 40 in the 70 zone just to let the stragglers at the tunnel catch up.
• Watch out for new speed cameras on A13 around Beckton/A406 junction. In particular, immediately you descend the Movers Lane flyover there is a 40mph speed camera.


After a few miles you will pass a BP petrol station on your left. You will shortly after have to follow the signs for “Central London/Blackwall Tunnel.

• Stay in the left hand lane on A13 approaching the Canning town flyover, once over the flyover continue STRAIGHT AHEAD towards Blackwall Tunnel. You pull up at some lights with the Financial Times building on your left. You need to be in the left hand lane at this point as we will be turning left at the next lights to join the Blackwall Tunnel southbound. We will get queued up at this point, don’t worry.

Once through the tunnel take the first proper slip road (ignore the tiny left turns) and turn left at the roundabout down Millennium Way. Follow this all the way to the end and park up at the side of the road to regroup in front of the Millennium Dome….

We then head off after the regroup, back up Millennium Way to the roundabout and Take the 3rd exit (basically turn right!) Keep in the very right hand lane. It is a one way street at this point so keep to the very right.

Rejoin the A102 and go through the Northbound Blackwall tunnel. Watch out for the speed camera just before the entrance. Keep in the left hand lane and take the very first slip road as you exit.

This has some traffic lights, at this point keep in the very right hand 2 lanes and continue straight on. Do not take the left hand lanes. Continue along East India Dock Road. Keep your eyes open for the Rotherhithe Tunnel entrance…… we are not doing that this year but we take the next left down Butcher Row.

Keep in the RIGHT HAND LANE and continue along The Headway.





• As you approach Tower Bridge Keep in the left hand or middle lane but DO NOT turn left onto the bridge!
• Keep the Tower of London to your left and follow the road.


• The first bridge we pass under is London Bridge, make some noise but watch out for the Cameras along this stretch.
• Continue along Upper Thames Street and through the Blackfriars underpass
• Continue along Embankment (with the river to your left) under Waterloo Bridge.

At all time keep the river to the left of you. If it isn’t YOU ARE LOST.

• Keep going until you come to a “T” junction at Big Ben, turn right and then keep in the left hand lane and turn left, keeping Parliament to your left.
• Keep going along Millbank, straight over the Roundabout at Lambeth Bridge and keep going again past Vauxhall Bridge.
• The leaders should at this point be able to pull up along the side of the road, this are is mainly residential/offices and should not be busy with parked cars, re-group if we can. There is a large layby just after the petrol station. Pull in here to regroup again.


• We then go UNDER Grosvenor Bridge and TURN LEFT onto CHELSEA BRIDGE
• Keep going straight on until you get to the roundabout and double back on yourself. The leaders will pull over along this road and allow the backmarkers to re-group. The park will be shut at this time of night.


• Retrace your steps over the bridge and turn right. The lights will split us up so the leaders will stop again to allow everyone to catch up. We can then head into Parliament square in convoy.

Follow your steps back along Millbank, into Parliament Square and back along the Embankment. Keep the river on your right hand side.

The Limehouse link might be shut at this point. If it is then turn left up Butchers Row and turn right at the end. After a mile we then TURN RIGHT into West India Dock Road/Aspen Way. It will be signposted for Docklands/Excel.

• Continue along Aspen Way (with Canary Wharf on the right) and exit to the left before the flyover. Turn right (4th exit) off the roundabout under the flyover and into McDonalds for a pit stop On exiting McDonalds, take the 3rd exit on main roundabout and stay in left hand lane to another roundabout with an Esso garage (NOT through tunnel!!!), take 2nd exit on roundabout towards A13.

• The Hardcore might want to go back to the Dartford Tunnels again for another couple of runs, if not then it’s the End of the Run

• Be careful, drive safely and within speed limits. No-one wants their evening ruined by getting 3 points. Flame the tourists……

Remember the toll charge is £1 each way so make sure you have some £1 coins to keep the flow fast through the Tunnels
Caution....There are loads Speed cameras on this route with limits including 20mph, 30mph, 40mph & 50mph! Keep your eyes peeled!!! (and the Road Angels updated ) You have been warned!


Maps for the tunnel run can be found on this link

 

1. Milamber lead car2. Yellowvanman
3. Mark_B4
4. VTEC to Turbo can't make event now (DVD Production, sales and distribution)
5. Bubs (TBC as no car )
6. Fish
7. Spally
8. T123VOR
9. Turbo_T
10. Baz69birds (Official Photographer)
11. BatFink
12. budgie (camera car 1)
13. V7 SYN
14. jay .. north london scooby
15. coriton
16. Tomski_908
17. Uk.steve
18. WAZ + LISA + TOMTOM.
19. imprezyou ..... from kent scoobs (Camera car 5)
20. trails
21. 97Catalunya & BoneyEm (Camera car 2) + FLAMER(www.catalunyareg.com)
22. furrydice79
23. alex_00s
24. Tripple'O G
25. Chalkiepete + Flamer
26. wagon 807
27. Ms B Standard
28. BuzzBlaber
29. BigMikeyBoy
30. GTMRacing
31. Crowman
32. Eastbourne STI (Camera car 3)
33. Rid
34. Worzel
35. L70byb
36. Dibbleyuk
37. S300BY J
38. Wongy
39. alloy
40. Jetstream (AKA Slipstream from Herts Scooby crew)
41. Andy-C
42. SwissTony
43. ~Dream~ (Herts Scooby crew)
44. Ade'
45. wimpy (Bucks Scooby Crew)
46. tyreman (Bucks Scooby Crew)
47. Tino-wrx (Bucks Scooby Crew)
48. Gaz (Bucks Scooby Crew)
49. Sisubaru (Bucks Scooby Crew)
50. scogsywrx (surreyscoobies)
51. 13secs (surreyscoobies)
52. Vega lead car
53. WRX_Dazza ( )
54. CAT2 (www.catalunyareg.com)
55. Nick & Jake (www.catalunyareg.com)
56. mark2wrx (Herts Scooby Crew)
57. simon57
58.scooby feltch from the northampton area ( new to this so be gentle with me )
59.redscoobymann also from northampton area.
60. AVZ a.k.a wedmonds1 (Kent Scoobies)
61.striker
62.Andy Co (Kent Scoobies)
63.JimboP1
64. Smiles - STi v5 Wagon + Flamer (Hampshire Subaru / ScoobyWagons)
65. RB5.309
66. Karl22B
67. NATE (hopefuly)
68. CT Dunmow
69. ScoobyMaz
70. bluescoobyluke another one from the northampton area!!
71. John1uk (Camera car 4)
72. ZeroRisk
73. wayne1966
74. nunoamorim133(+Dad and some friends )
75. MadMonk (Sussex Scoobies)
76. SHESCOOBY & SMILES, Ickle Muppet OXFORD & BUCKS SCOOBIES
77. xkellyx
78. Loony Toon( with a few new toys and lots of pops/bangs and real flames)
79. EmEm
80. Wanty (Scoobycity)
81. MJP (Scoobycity)
82. sam555 & papa lazarou
83. steviep
84. karting steve
85. stevesbluewrx
86. fulham71
87. Anger
88. chris
89. richT
90. Bod
91. Sugsy
92. Booboo (just remind me nearer the time)
93. RB5_203
94. Stoker (Hants scooby crew)
95. Scratchyballs
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.

 

Hi Everyone !

Thinking of attending this Event !!

Could someone Please tell me roughly what time it will all finish ?

We would be coming from CORNWALL (bit of a Trek) ! but having purchased the "TUNNEL RUN 2" DVD a while back,I'm thinking...YEH GO FOR IT !!! May have to find some accomodation to stop the night when it finishes (long drive home) ! ,any recommendations ?

Couple of other things what are the chances of getting lost on the Run,do all of you pretty much keep together ?? I see there are Maps, but I dont have a Walkie Talkie , obviously would'nt want to travel all that way to loose the main pack ! Sorry to ask this but you all know sometimes this happens on Events like this & I DON'T KNOW MY WAY ROUND THE BIG CITY !!!

Also are there any other groups , people going from the South West upwards to Convoy up with via M5 / M4 ? If so where you meeting and what time ?

One last thing ! is there a Prize for furthest travelled !! if not hope you will get us on Film for the DVD ,if we make it. ; )

By the way its Duracell + quite a few of you already know me from ?? !!!

THANKS Duracell

 

Welcome on board Duracell you nutter

What can I say, cornwall!!!

The route is actually rather easy to follow provided there are no diversions (like last year). Provided you keep the river on the left on the way in and then keep it on the right on the way back you will be ok.

Do you have satnav, that would make things easier?

So far as hotels are concerned whats your budget? there are a few travellodge type places nearby and of course central london is part of the route so you could splash out and make a weekend of it

We generally finish about midnight'ish maybe a little later depends on how keen you are at going through the dartford tunnel.....

Come along, you'll love it

 

Thanks for replying straight away Milamber !

Don't have a Sat Nav but may be able to borrow one off someone ?

Thanks for the Tip on accomodation, probably cant splash out too much just not long returned from 3 weeks in the Canadian Rockies , NOT in the SCOOBY though !!

 

Borrowing a satnav would be great but only if you know how to use it they can be damned infuriating if you don't

Found you a hotel at the services we leave from £54-00 for the room - click here

 

I think CAT2 is staying their also?

 

...got some collecting tins, stickers, posters etc from the Air Ambulance yesterday to use for the tunnel run......is everyone donating money (kinda like an entry fee to go on the run or is it just being used for merchandise)?

And who should i be giving the stuff too (will hopefully be at the lodge on thursday)...dont want to tread on anyone's toes

Maybe we should talk to them about making it an official event each year with them and the police etc on board (like they do with their motorbike run each year)........

Thanks

Ems :-) (aka the P.R. connection between ESC and the EAA)