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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-May-2004 at 18:48
Hi guys

Those who's booked how much and who did you book it with?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-May-2004 at 19:17
Originally posted by 215m3 215m3 wrote:

Hi guys

Those who's booked how much and who did you book it with?

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Keep meaning to do this . Looking at the Euro Tunnel site , a booking for friday to Monday is something like £185 . Book to go Friday morning and come back Friday night is about £35 . What a huge rip-off !

So I thought about booking a day return on the Euro Tunnel for the trip and and not bothering with the reurn half , and then booking a day return for the ferry starting at Calais . The web sites will quote you to do this , I just don't know if they send the tickets to you , or you collect when booking in . If you have to give an address for them to post them , I don't see them sending them to me in the UK when I've just told them I'm coming from Calais .
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-May-2004 at 19:42
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It quoted £144, which i thought was ok then when i went further jumped up to £187, like what's the jump for?

If you booked online you should get a ref no. and would have thought that would be enough?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-May-2004 at 22:20
just booked Friday 25th 7.58am
Hopefully nobody at check in will get suspicious when we all go for a "day trip". So please do NOT mention that Germany is our destination
Usually I come back with Seafrance on another "day trip".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-May-2004 at 22:29
Originally posted by UweM3 UweM3 wrote:

just booked Friday 25th 7.58am
Hopefully nobody at check in will get suspicious when we all go for a "day trip". So please do NOT mention that Germany is our destination
Usually I come back with Seafrance on another "day trip".


Do you book the return tickets in advance Uwe , do they post them to you or ask questions about why you live in the UK but will travel from calais to Dover ?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-May-2004 at 22:40
As I am not going back sunday I will just go to a travel agent in Germany and book a trip. Online booking should just give you a ref number, no tickets anymore. Just don't use the tunnel again
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-May-2004 at 10:19

 

Hi Guys,

 

Just booked the train, £123.00. Not to bad.

Out on Friday 08.00 25th return Sunday 27th.

 

How about all meeting at Thurrock services JNC 30 M25 to travel down to the tunnel togather as a possible meeting point.

 

 

 

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-May-2004 at 13:55
I'm booked as well. 07.58 out and 18.33 return.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-May-2004 at 18:41
Hi Guys,

Sorry I've been a while getting back, Jake and myself are now booked on the Eurotunnel at 07.58 Looking forward to it :-)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-May-2004 at 20:26
Ok , booked a day return for the 0758 today at £38. Getting a day return from Calais back home is tricky . The ferry companies are wise to people from the UK trying to book like this , and won't let you book from the websites . There's an easy £100 saving somewhere here ....... just got to find it
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-May-2004 at 22:08
just watched some german Telly, petrol is now up to EUR 1.20 !!! I hope the beer is still cheap. I am really looking forward to some cold Warsteiner
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-May-2004 at 22:26
Originally posted by UweM3 UweM3 wrote:

just watched some german Telly, petrol is now up to EUR 1.20 !!! I hope the beer is still cheap. I am really looking forward to some cold Warsteiner


Brian will be paying for the drinks with all this money he's saving
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 11:47

 

Anybody given thought to a meeting point????

 

 I suggested Thurrock services, junction 30 M25 any other ideas, or suggestions.

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 17:00
I haven't booked the train or ferry yet.. will it be easy to get the ferry back from Calais.. can't you just turn up and buy a ticket??
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 17:13
Why are we not meeting just outside the chunnel?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 18:44
Originally posted by rcwtom rcwtom wrote:

I haven't booked the train or ferry yet.. will it be easy to get the ferry back from Calais.. can't you just turn up and buy a ticket??


You can buy a ticket there and then once in Calais , thing is it costs about £160 for a single.......This is how mad ferry pricing is .
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 18:49
Originally posted by UweM3 UweM3 wrote:

Why are we not meeting just outside the chunnel?

I agree Uwe. Everyone will have an early start to be at the Chunnel for 0728 . Why waste time getting to a meeting point and waiting ? If everyone just makes sure they are at the Chunnel on time ...... no problems.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 19:25

Hi guys.

i know this is a little bit off the current dicussion on this topic but what  sort of lap times have you guys had there before and what is considered fast for our e30's.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 22:43
Originally posted by amorgan amorgan wrote:

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i know this is a little bit off the current dicussion on this topic but what  sort of lap times have you guys had there before and what is considered fast for our e30's.



You can't do a full flying lap of the Ring on a public day ,as you start half way down the main straight and end about 400 yards from where you joined the track.

Most guys on public days time their laps from a bridge just after the start and end it at a gantry just before the end . These are called BTG ( bridge to gantry )times .

If someone tells you a BTG time , then reckon on adding about another 25 secs for a full lap time. I don't know many times for E30 M3s , but I have seen a guy called Espen in a video do about 8:30 BTG which is quick .
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-May-2004 at 23:04
I would say everything below 9 mins is a change pants job. Espen is really flying!
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