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    Posted: 15-February-2004 at 10:51
If anyone is looking for some accommodation look here

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I have booked a room now and there are still rooms free.
The family is running another hotel nearby so other rooms are available. I have forwarded the address to Markus and Daniel, so it would be nice if we can stay in one Hotel all together.
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Points: 2118 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-February-2004 at 12:41
Uwe did you get a room on your own or are you sharing? When do you plan to go over and come back?

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I am planning to go on Friday morning. Sorry, can't share.
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I'm hopefully travelling over with M3Cecotto, but not sure what day. Would prefer to travel over on the Friday. Is a group going over? I may stay at my parents on the Thursday night which is near Bedford.
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Points: 1594 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-February-2004 at 16:10
I would like to travel over early ( probably 7 am ferry ) Friday from Dover . Remember the Ring is open on the Friday from 2:15 pm until 7:30 pm, and being a week day should mean it will be little less packed than the saturday and the Sunday.
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Brian, 7am!!!!!! in the middle of the night????
I am planning to hop on the ferry about 10am.
Which route/ticket are you going for?
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What can I say Uwe .... I'm keen
Dover is 45 mins from me,so maybe I'll keep it cheap by taking the ferry as the Seacat crossing last time almost had me reaching for the sick bags
So call it a 7 am ferry with 1.5 hours for the crossing and another 30 mins to get off and out of the dock area . Then add another hour for the time difference and its already 10am . Another 4-5 hours to get the the Ring, book into the hotel , freshen up and that should leave a few hours of lapping on what hopefully should be a quiet Friday evening.
I normally go the route as suggested by Ben Lovejoys Ring page
here I did go via Spa last time just to have a look and because I thought part of it was still open as public road . Sadly there was some racing on , so no joy there.
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Points: 791 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-February-2004 at 19:08

I'm planning to go over early Friday, having driven down on the Thursday and stayed locally to Dover on the Thursday night - a leisurely jaunt to the Ring for Friday evening - I'm not too bothered about getting any track time on Friday, but it'd be a bonus.  Prefer the bog standard "big boat" to the Seacat or chunnel.  Planning to stay on Sunday and head home on Monday morning.

I am flexible and it would probably be  better to go over in a group if possible.
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When and where is this being held? Stupid question, but........I have to collect some LSD's and could drop in. Sounds like fun.
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I'm gonna head over Friday morning from Cambridgeshire. Will meet up with people heading friday am as the boats can be boring. It would be a plus if someone has been before and has some idea of the roads.

It'll be great to be on the correct side of the road, like Le Mans last year.
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Points: 1594 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-February-2004 at 22:41
Originally posted by Andyboy Andyboy wrote:

When and where is this being held? Stupid question, but........I have to collect some LSD's and could drop in. Sounds like fun.


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I am happy to guide if we meet up somewhere in Dover.
What is the prefered ferry of everyone? I am using the boat outwards and tunnel back to save some cost. Or the other way round, haven't booked anything yet. Don't go fo a "regular" ticket. I had a quick browse yesterday and have been quoted £245!
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I thought the trick was to buy 2 same day return tickets one booked for the day you go out and one for the day you come back and not use one half of each ticket as a same day return is a 1/4 of the price of just booking to go Friday and come back Sunday or Monday.If there is 4 of us all going at the same time we may be able to get a discount for a group booking . Look here ferry links
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Brian,
when have you last used this trick? I always switch operators as a safety measure because Hoverspeed might not let you on the ferry if you haven't left with this ticket used for the return trip.
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Points: 2118 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-February-2004 at 13:23
I am going and will meet up. I thought the chunnel was £50 eash way when booked in advance. Will need to check up on this.

Not to bothered what time we leave at but not too early.
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Originally posted by UweM3 UweM3 wrote:

I am happy to guide if we meet up somewhere in Dover.
What is the prefered ferry of everyone? I am using the boat outwards and tunnel back to save some cost. Or the other way round, haven't booked anything yet. Don't go fo a "regular" ticket. I had a quick browse yesterday and have been quoted £245!


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Just tried the Chunnel website and leaving 10 am on Friday 25 and returning sunday 27 4pm(just put a time in for quote) was £153. Quicker by far than the ferry. That was for one person, but think it goes on your vehicle anyway.

We obviously need to make a decision as to what the best form of crossing that suits everyone.

I prefer the chunnel as it's far quicker and trains leave fairly regularly.
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I would still like to leave early to get to the Ring in time for some laps on what would be a quiet day. A fully open weekend will be very busy and for a first time vistor a Friday evening would be an ideal time to drive the Ring .Also I think I will travel back on the Monday, maybe driving to Spa on the way back as it is hardly going out of the way.
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Points: 791 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-February-2004 at 14:46

I prefer the boat but it's no big deal, early as is practical on the Friday would be best.

A trip home via Spa on the Monday sounds good.

We need to be careful that everyone gets to do what they want to do, it is meant to be a holiday after all.  It'll be 20 years almost to the day that I last drove the Nordschleif so a couple of gentle laps on the Friday might be good.

I've been in contact with the guesthouse Uwe mentions above and I'm waiting on confirmation of two rooms.

 
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I also booked a reservation at the same one as well and am awaiting confirmation.

My preference would be to travel back late on the Sunday as i would like to be home on Monday. Not to bothered to see spa, but may travel down reasonably early on Friday if that's what everyone else decides on. Cambridgeshire to dover are is not to far. Te ferry is about 2hrs including disembarking, the chunnel is so quick at only 25 minutes underground. Save time here to get to ring in time Brian.
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