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Old 19 October 2011, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Lagamorph
Glad to be of service



He got so excited about the subaru freebies he was sick just after this was taken

Any idea who the large breasted lady was with the blue bra
Who was sick H or Kain
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Evening all, pizza tonight
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Old 19 October 2011, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Lagamorph
Any idea who the large breasted lady was with the blue bra
Oooh, I knew I should of gone to this
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ESC Tunnel Run VIII - 22nd October 2011

Convoy will leave Star City at 15:00hrs - B7 5SA

we will stop at the below services for no more than 30mins each:

M6 Corley - CV7 8NR (J4-3)

M1 Watford Gap - NN6 7UZ (J17-16)

(skip Northampton services)

M1 Newport Pagnell - MK16 8DS (J15-14)

M1 Toddington - LU5 6HR (J12-11)

M25 South Mimms - EN6 3QQ (J23)

M25 Thurrock - RM16 3BG (J30)




• Meet at Thurrock Services Main Car Park @ 8.00 p.m. (Junction 30 - M25).

• Leave services @ 9.00 p.m. and join M25 towards Dartford Crossing.

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

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

• Go over the Dartford Bridge and enter the toll booths – remember to have your £1.50 ready!

• Through tolls and continue M25 to junction 2 (A2 Junction)

• 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) •
Speed Camera on exit of Limehouse Link (opposite Billingsgate)

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 - NO TOLL AFTER 10PM

• 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

• Then head back to Lakeside Services



Tunnel Run 2011!!!!


Regards H
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Old 19 October 2011, 08:28 PM
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Old 19 October 2011, 08:30 PM
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Evening
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Old 19 October 2011, 08:33 PM
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Old 19 October 2011, 08:35 PM
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Evening all.
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Old 19 October 2011, 08:54 PM
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Evening
When are the new hoodies due pal?
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Old 19 October 2011, 09:35 PM
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just come bck from harvester just had a fat steak mmmm i would come to the tunnel run but not now my clutch or gearbox are fluffed should be at the wmi meet tho fingers crossed
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Old 19 October 2011, 09:44 PM
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Evening, put out my first flyer today
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Old 19 October 2011, 09:52 PM
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Evening all, i got my car back....
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Old 19 October 2011, 10:27 PM
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WMI clothing should have been today so anytime now. Fair play John!
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Old 20 October 2011, 08:12 AM
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nice one shaid !

morning all

TWO DAYS TO GO....
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Old 20 October 2011, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlh
nice one shaid !

morning all

TWO DAYS TO GO....
Morning Carl, dont forget to print the route
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Old 20 October 2011, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by B4D HK
Morning Carl, dont forget to print the route
Ive had a go at following the map on google, think im going to get lost.
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Old 20 October 2011, 01:20 PM
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i got lost a few times last year. any chance us WMI peeps can stick together on the route when we're going through london?
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Old 20 October 2011, 01:30 PM
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Hey guys put me down not sure how to do it, this will be my first wmi outing!!!!!!! So H I will need the stickers etc please sir
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Old 20 October 2011, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 300-hawkeye
Hey guys put me down not sure how to do it, this will be my first wmi outing!!!!!!! So H I will need the stickers etc please sir
you have a PM, txt me

Feighan/Carl dont stress we will be fine and will stick togther
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Old 20 October 2011, 01:55 PM
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+ CB Radios
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Old 20 October 2011, 03:59 PM
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How many miles are we talkin in total??
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Old 20 October 2011, 04:19 PM
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Got my stickers on now!

Thanks H
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Old 20 October 2011, 07:35 PM
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sorted John !

Evening all I have added another two older WMI vids to youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEZlj2P7Zj4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpGzqvYlRrU

When uploading your vids to youtube please title them as West Mids Imprezas November meet 2011 or similar

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Old 20 October 2011, 08:07 PM
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eve h ... and evening all ... hope fellow wmi members are well .. and on another note im hoping to attend meet at end of the month ... so fingers crossed the car will be ready as have got teething probs at the moment
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Old 20 October 2011, 08:13 PM
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good evening all hope your all well
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Old 20 October 2011, 09:01 PM
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hey hey,

how are we all this evening?
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Originally Posted by Blue and Gold
hey hey,

how are we all this evening?
all good blue n gold .... bit tired an cant wait for weekend ... u going to tunnel run ?? im gonna miss it ... due to lack of funds
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Evening all hope to see you tomorrow evening on the tunnel run at some stage. I cant set out till late due to work but wouldn't miss it for the world.
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Old 20 October 2011, 09:21 PM
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all good blue n gold .... bit tired an cant wait for weekend ... u going to tunnel run ?? im gonna miss it ... due to lack of funds
I'm not gonna be on the tunnel run myself mate due to saving for parts for my planned upgrade next year plus a few other things that are needing my hard earned a little more than a night out
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Old 20 October 2011, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by WRX400
Evening all hope to see you tomorrow evening on the tunnel run at some stage. I cant set out till late due to work but wouldn't miss it for the world.
Its not tommorow eve bud, its saturday!!!!!
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