Japfest (16th May) South East roll call / convoys
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Re: Japfest (16th May) South East roll call / convoys
I've got a room at Swindon north premiere inn on the fri night. It's about 40 mins from coombe and was only £32
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Re: Japfest (16th May) South East roll call / convoys
I went through the North Circular last year, was pretty easy and traffic up until the last roundabout was fine. I think I left at 5Gazza_DJ wrote:That will depend on the timings from Jay. It will be an early start though as it's a ~2hr15min drive from Brentwood to Castle Combe with no stops, assuming traffic conditions are decent!Bezly wrote:I can meet you at Brentwood services!! What time are you thinking??Gazza_DJ wrote:
So, if we pick up the Essex lot at Brentwood services
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Moi? Pas du tout! I think you will find I'm due on track before you...shinny wrote:We spent over an hour there last year! I don't mind picking people up for a convoy (*ahem* Tony! *ahem*) but I ain't hanging around there. Some of us have cars to get on trackGaz! wrote:If you guys are m4 ing it, fancy meeting at chievley for a pre meet. I can meet you there.
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I will be joining the M4 at Chievely Services as I live just down the road from Newbury
So if there is a planned meet then I'm in!
Not even sure how to reach Gate A at Combe anyway so following someone who does would be excellent!
Hopefully there will be less traffic as some Knob won't slide into an XF this year
So if there is a planned meet then I'm in!
Not even sure how to reach Gate A at Combe anyway so following someone who does would be excellent!
Hopefully there will be less traffic as some Knob won't slide into an XF this year
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How good is your map reading?FIREBIRDC9 wrote:Not even sure how to reach Gate A at Combe anyway so following someone who does would be excellent!
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/51.5144 ... !3e0?hl=en
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I'll be at chievley. Any times yet?
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I'm aiming for 05.30 & leaving no later than 06.00 as I have track time booked.
Being stuck in a queue is not an option...
Being stuck in a queue is not an option...
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il meet at 5:30 at chievley along with tony
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Bloody hell that's early, anyone getting to Chievley a bit later
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Gates open for 6am. That's my target [emoji1]
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Have you been before? Trust me, it's pot luck how long you have to queue.firebobby wrote:Bloody hell that's early, anyone getting to Chievley a bit later
You never know what external factors will screw things up.
2012. 10th anniversary record attendance + inept gate marshalling = 4 hours stuck in a queue.
2013. About 15-20 minutes crawl: not too bad.
2014. Some twonk having an accident + Badminton Horse Trials the same day = a repeat of 2012.
The run in from the Chippenham direction is usually worse but it makes no sense to go that way to reach gate A.
Your call though.
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My 1st time Tony, so think I will have to make it early thenTonyleFrog wrote:Have you been before? Trust me, it's pot luck how long you have to queue.firebobby wrote:Bloody hell that's early, anyone getting to Chievley a bit later
You never know what external factors will screw things up.
The run in from the Chippenham direction is usually worse but it makes no sense to go that way to reach gate A.
Your call though.
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Any update on the Brentwood timings?Gazza_DJ wrote: So, if we pick up the Essex lot at Brentwood services, and any of the Hertfordshire / North London / surrounding areas and anyone coming through that way at South Mimms services? Then onto Chieveley to pick up the main group, and onto the venue.
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Re: Japfest (16th May) South East roll call / convoys
OK, Jay has made a thread here:
http://mr2oc.co.uk/forums/134/163291.html
To make Chieveley for 5.30am to 6am we'd need to leave Brentwood at by 4.15am. Assuming perfect travel conditions and sensible speeds, it will take just under 1hr30mins to get there.
Let's get a list of everyone who will meet at Brentwood at that time.
Brentwood meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/EK942 (It's a Shell, not a Total!) Should be plenty of room at that time in the morning.
http://mr2oc.co.uk/forums/134/163291.html
To make Chieveley for 5.30am to 6am we'd need to leave Brentwood at by 4.15am. Assuming perfect travel conditions and sensible speeds, it will take just under 1hr30mins to get there.
Let's get a list of everyone who will meet at Brentwood at that time.
Brentwood meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/EK942 (It's a Shell, not a Total!) Should be plenty of room at that time in the morning.
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