ESC TUNNEL RUN VI - 24th October

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17 October 2009, 10:03 AM

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What time are we heading off for the big smoke and I will be coming back that night is everyone doing the same?

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17 October 2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Fodder

What time are we heading off for the big smoke and I will be coming back that night is everyone doing the same?

I usually leave about 3pm-3.30 from here so there is time to stop for food,fuel ect and its not a mad rush. For the boys in Cardiff way how about 4.30 depart from Magor?

I will start a seperate thread for the drive up

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17 October 2009, 06:13 PM

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I'll meet you in Reading services if you want to stop there guys?? Gotta go up there in the afternoon so will see you up that way

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17 October 2009, 08:20 PM

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I'll meet you in Reading services if you want to stop there guys?? Gotta go up there in the afternoon so will see you up that way

That sounds good to me

My ears will need a rest by then

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18 October 2009, 06:47 PM

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Cool man

Here's the updated list

1. Milamber
1a. James04
2. Bri4n
3. Scoobymaz
4. Wozzaa
5. Scooby Seb
6. TurboAndy & Anita (Beds And Bucks Scoobys)
7. Moley_WRX
8. Steviecrump
9. The BeeSTi's
10. Scooby Blue WRX, Ark & Coz

11. Millzy555
12. Supercue
13. MadOli
14. S600B_DC
15. simon57 + markie mark (no funky bunch)
16. smiffy07
17. xkellyx
18. Leemondo in the cossie
19. Darc174 & Co
20. mneame (Tunnel Run Virgin )

21. Jimlad & Callum
22 dream machine and troop
23. Coz & Shelly (Beds And Bucks Scoobys)
24. -Shane- ( Also 1st tunnel run)
25. alex_00s
26. scooby2004lee
27. StinkyPete
28. Louie
29. Faney
30. N.J.P

31. boobiman
32. wiley
33. TJ666 (Beds And Bucks Scoobys)
34. Gary Tractor boy
35. Drumsing & Lil Chris
36. The Gooners
37. The Gimp
38. Brooksie, Karen & Joe (Beds And Bucks Scoobys)
39. Ian My99
40. Snake + GF (Beds And Bucks Scoobys)

41. Rob (Cumbrian Scoobies)
42. PPP1 (PBailey on scooby city) 1st timer
43. col_2 (kentscoobies/sidc)
44. JDM King
45. EasyRider
46. Shep (KentScoobies/SIDC/SoutheastScoobies)
47. WillJenkins (Sussex Scoobies)
48. JamieWild (Sussex Scoobies)
49. PBailey (Scoobycity)
50. -Shane- (Scoobycity)

51. Gary (Scoobycity)
52. Jim (Scoobycity)
53. Ukarmy83 (aka kev) (Scoobycity)
54. Woodbutch + Lady Woody (MSOC)
55. P1 Daveyboy (MSOC)
56. Luther (MSOC)
57. RickyA (MSOC)
58. Scottydouk
59. darms (MSOC)
60. smiley kylie (Berkshire Scoobies)

61. BGH1R BOB
62. SCOOBDIZZLE
63. The Guvnor (MSOC)
64. maggyfu8kingmoopot (MSOC) + ROZ
65. Scooby Stu
66. Tom 87
67. B4D HK
68. aez
69. Wraggy78
70. Scoobyboy1

71. Roger Moore
72. Wazo'swrx
73. BigFud
74. Bob
75. MY06 PPP Silver
76. Tazman (tunnel newbie)
77. wrx287 (South Wales Scooby's)
78. TomR555
79. bill's sti
80. Mervil (South Wales Scooby's)

81. ScoobyChick-Sti & bump!
82. Pinseeker
83. Zorba999
84. Lorraine (if someone could keep an eye on me please, make sure i don't get lost like last time!)
85. Stuart n (TBC )
86. Jolly Green Monster
87. Robbo jr
88. lenster
89. Kin Quick (TBC)
90. Nate

91. C17RPA
92. Ads78 (first time and thinking I will need that tomtom download!)
93. scooby_tish
94. Mrs ST?
95. GeorgeM
96. Turbo_T
97. P1walding (Beds And Bucks Scoobys)
98. PBailey
99. Gary
100. Jim

101. Ukarmy83 (aka kev)
102. Hollywood (aka pete)
103. Turbomax
104. BlueByYou (Beds and Bucks Scoobys)
105. Scooby_kev (Beds and Bucks Scoobys)
106. L.J.F
107. JDM Luke
108. STI Vek (Beds and Bucks Scoobys)
109. Tigerfill
110. scoobyman1982

111. Majinvash ( Hampshire Subaru )
112. Neil Green
113. BigBoot (Beds and Bucks Scoobys)
114. Kieron
115. Sti,
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.

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18 October 2009, 11:53 PM

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• 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 through the Dartford Tunnel and 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

Hurrah, you have now completed the Tunnel Run 2009!!!!

Last edited by Milamber; 21 October 2009 at 08:32 PM. Reason: amended route