Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
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Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Me and Mr_Wedge are organising a road trip on the 19th July 2011 from Lands End to John O'Groats.
It will consist of an all day drive from one end of the country to the other within 24 hours on the same day. The distance is roughly about 850 miles for that day but no matter where you live in Britain you will be doing around 1700 miles from your house to home so this road trip is not for the faint hearted.
We plan on spending 2 nights in Lands End to meet, greet and rest up for the trip on the 19th. When you arrive in John O'Groats you will be greated with a glass of Champagne from the hotel manager in preperation for the evenings entertainment.
This trip is open to all makes and models of cars and is not a race. However, there is a prize for the first person to arrive in John O'Groats.
We will all be setting off at the same time with a photo of yourself and your car at the famous Lands End sign post with a time and date, the same will happen at the finish point. There is no route planned so you can make your own route to which ever way you think will be the quickest or most fun. Motorways are obviously the quickest way to go but not the most scenic or fun. The choice is yours
If you would be interested in this event then just simply let us know and we will try and answer your questions.
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Al this is right up my street and is something I would love to do but I just cant afford it If you organise it again for next year I will be there
You have put "we are organising" wo is the we ?
You have put "we are organising" wo is the we ?
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
If the organisors are paying for the fuel.. I'm in
Seriously, it does sound tiring, but a great experience.
So.. any particular reason for the event ?
Seriously, it does sound tiring, but a great experience.
So.. any particular reason for the event ?
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
I'm in pretty much the same possition this year :(Tinker2 wrote:Al this is right up my street and is something I would love to do but I just cant afford it If you organise it again for next year I will be there
You have put "we are organising" wo is the we ?
I think Alan and Wedgey are organising it
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Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
It was something that I've been wanting to do for a long time, I put the idea to Alan and were are now setting the ball in motion. It's a good long drive and wouldn't want to do it on my own, so at this point I must say a huge thank you to Alan for helping make dreams come true.
To stop people doing stupid speeds, we have talked about setting a time window, in other words, don't get there before Mr Google says you can. With fuel stops and breaks that will give you time to make up, but the idea is to arrive on the same day.
I will not be collecting first prize due to my lousy fuel consumption, I reckon four tanks if I take it easy and five if I push it a bit. That doesn't include fuel to Lands end or back from John O'Groats.
Always open to ideas and suggestions.
Ian.
To stop people doing stupid speeds, we have talked about setting a time window, in other words, don't get there before Mr Google says you can. With fuel stops and breaks that will give you time to make up, but the idea is to arrive on the same day.
I will not be collecting first prize due to my lousy fuel consumption, I reckon four tanks if I take it easy and five if I push it a bit. That doesn't include fuel to Lands end or back from John O'Groats.
Always open to ideas and suggestions.
Ian.
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Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Planned date is the 19th or 20th of July, I've got that week booked off so we can do a bit of the social side before and after.
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
The trip will be tiring which is why we are suggesting 2 days rest in Lands End before the start date. It would probably be best to have a co driver with you also, you can share the driving and the costs of the trip too.JayZ wrote:Seriously, it does sound tiring, but a great experience.
So.. any particular reason for the event ?
There is no real reason for the event, just another tick in the box of things you have done before you die I have driven my car all around Europe and this is a trip which when put to me via Mr_Wedge sounded like it could be interesting to plan.
We will all be setting off at the same time with a photo of yourself and your car at the famous Lands End sign post with a time and date, the same will happen at the finish point. There is no route planned so you can make your own route to which ever way you think will be the quickest or most fun. Motorways are obviously the quickest way to go but not the most scenic or fun. The choice is yours
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Mr_Wedge wrote: I reckon four tanks if I take it easy and five if I push it a bit
That'll be five tanks then, Ian
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Its something I have always wanted to do on the bike, so If I can get the time off work you can put my name down as well. Might as well do a dry run in the car!
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Pity its midweek Ian otherwise we might have caught up with you somewhere along the way. If you're not in a rush to get back home, give us a shoutMr_Wedge wrote:Planned date is the 19th or 20th of July, I've got that week booked off so we can do a bit of the social side before and after.
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Ripley,
I was going to see if I could call in and see you anyway, Not driving all that bloody way just to turn round and go home.
Spanky,
It might need six :whistling: and some tyres.
I was going to see if I could call in and see you anyway, Not driving all that bloody way just to turn round and go home.
Spanky,
It might need six :whistling: and some tyres.
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Re: Lands End to John O'Groats July 2011
Great stuff Ian, just give us a shout and we'll get something sortedMr_Wedge wrote:Ripley,
I was going to see if I could call in and see you anyway, Not driving all that bloody way just to turn round and go home.
Spanky,
It might need six :whistling: and some tyres.