Adam
02-03-2009, 03:29 PM
NOTE - I NEED A DEFINITE YES BY 10:00pm TONIGHT TO GAURANTEE A PLACE
Sorry about the late notice.....
I was thinking of going along and gatecrashing the MGF register's Arctic Circle Run this Friday (they have confirmed that we are welcome). There is a fee/donation of £10 to support the Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Some details:
Thurrock Services (junction 31), briefing and sign in from 9:30pm, depart at 10:00pm
The object is to do a complete lap of the M25 with the hood down. A complete lap is around 120 miles. Please ensure you have adequate fuel for the entire lap, as we shall not be stopping until Thurrock.
· The group will travel between 60 and 70mph so as to not be an obstruction to other road users. This car is the pace car; participants are not to overtake it.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f30/Scarlet_Fever_MGF/IMG_0514_small.jpg
· We all travel anti-clockwise and the main convoy will not stop to join up with the other groups, rather it will slow down slightly as we approach, and drive by the services, allowing the other cars to join.
· Please note that should you have an issue, mechanically or otherwise, the convoy will not be able to stop and assist and that you should make your own provisions for these outcomes (breakdown recovery etc).
· Should the weather be judged as dangerous – the run may be cancelled at short notice.
· There is no obligation to keep the hood down (although it is hoped that temperatures and climate on the day will make it possible to do so) and that should the cold be detrimental to the abilities of the driver the hood must be raised. Finally, the additional £10.00 donation to Stoke Mandeville Hospital for raising the hood is not mandatory and is only an incentive to attempt the run with the hood down.
· The whole group needs to be courteous to other road users and not provide an obstruction. This includes (but is not limited to) keeping to the left lane wherever possible and allowing other vehicles into and out of the group, particularly at junctions, entries and exits.
· We all do the Dartford Tunnel together circa midnight, There are two tunnels, a left and a right one, note, if it is open, we should all take the LEFT HAND bore. This is because the Thurrock group need to exit immediately afterwards into the services. It is recommended that all participants exit here too (for warm up, chat, photos, tea/coffee etc in the services), however you do not have to if you don’t want to stop, you can continue your lap onto South Mimms or Clacketts Lane should you wish.
· There will be windscreen stickers available for those who finish the run from Thurrock. Thurrock will be the best opportunity for a group photo as it is the last time all the cars will be together.
· The Dartford Crossing is free between the hours of 10:00pm and 6:00am, so we won’t be charged. However, the toll booth barriers will be down (to slow traffic as they approach them), as you pull up to the barrier it will raise and the dot matrix sign will say, THANKYOU, FREE.
· Please note that the road into and out of the Dartford Crossing is NOT a motorway (it has green road signs), please be extra careful here and follow the posted speed restrictions, it is a notorious spot for speed traps. Also the tunnel itself is a 50mph zone, we are likely to attract the attention of the crossing Police, making a noise should be OK, but breaking the speed limit or driving dangerously to make a noise is definitely not.
· WARNING Folding the hood in low temperatures can cause the plastic rear screen of your hood to split (it goes brittle as the temperature drops). It is strongly recommended that you unzip it and lay it flat on the parcel shelf before you lower the hood.
· Lastly, if all goes according to plan, we shall have around 50 cars between Clacketts Lane and Thurrock services – this is a very noticeable group of cars and we are highly likely to attract a lot of attention from the Police. They have been informed of the run (as has the Dartford Crossing), as a courtesy, but they will be watching us very carefully and we do not want to give them an excuse to shut us down. All it will take is one person stepping out of line and the run is over – please be careful.
Sorry about the late notice.....
I was thinking of going along and gatecrashing the MGF register's Arctic Circle Run this Friday (they have confirmed that we are welcome). There is a fee/donation of £10 to support the Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Some details:
Thurrock Services (junction 31), briefing and sign in from 9:30pm, depart at 10:00pm
The object is to do a complete lap of the M25 with the hood down. A complete lap is around 120 miles. Please ensure you have adequate fuel for the entire lap, as we shall not be stopping until Thurrock.
· The group will travel between 60 and 70mph so as to not be an obstruction to other road users. This car is the pace car; participants are not to overtake it.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f30/Scarlet_Fever_MGF/IMG_0514_small.jpg
· We all travel anti-clockwise and the main convoy will not stop to join up with the other groups, rather it will slow down slightly as we approach, and drive by the services, allowing the other cars to join.
· Please note that should you have an issue, mechanically or otherwise, the convoy will not be able to stop and assist and that you should make your own provisions for these outcomes (breakdown recovery etc).
· Should the weather be judged as dangerous – the run may be cancelled at short notice.
· There is no obligation to keep the hood down (although it is hoped that temperatures and climate on the day will make it possible to do so) and that should the cold be detrimental to the abilities of the driver the hood must be raised. Finally, the additional £10.00 donation to Stoke Mandeville Hospital for raising the hood is not mandatory and is only an incentive to attempt the run with the hood down.
· The whole group needs to be courteous to other road users and not provide an obstruction. This includes (but is not limited to) keeping to the left lane wherever possible and allowing other vehicles into and out of the group, particularly at junctions, entries and exits.
· We all do the Dartford Tunnel together circa midnight, There are two tunnels, a left and a right one, note, if it is open, we should all take the LEFT HAND bore. This is because the Thurrock group need to exit immediately afterwards into the services. It is recommended that all participants exit here too (for warm up, chat, photos, tea/coffee etc in the services), however you do not have to if you don’t want to stop, you can continue your lap onto South Mimms or Clacketts Lane should you wish.
· There will be windscreen stickers available for those who finish the run from Thurrock. Thurrock will be the best opportunity for a group photo as it is the last time all the cars will be together.
· The Dartford Crossing is free between the hours of 10:00pm and 6:00am, so we won’t be charged. However, the toll booth barriers will be down (to slow traffic as they approach them), as you pull up to the barrier it will raise and the dot matrix sign will say, THANKYOU, FREE.
· Please note that the road into and out of the Dartford Crossing is NOT a motorway (it has green road signs), please be extra careful here and follow the posted speed restrictions, it is a notorious spot for speed traps. Also the tunnel itself is a 50mph zone, we are likely to attract the attention of the crossing Police, making a noise should be OK, but breaking the speed limit or driving dangerously to make a noise is definitely not.
· WARNING Folding the hood in low temperatures can cause the plastic rear screen of your hood to split (it goes brittle as the temperature drops). It is strongly recommended that you unzip it and lay it flat on the parcel shelf before you lower the hood.
· Lastly, if all goes according to plan, we shall have around 50 cars between Clacketts Lane and Thurrock services – this is a very noticeable group of cars and we are highly likely to attract a lot of attention from the Police. They have been informed of the run (as has the Dartford Crossing), as a courtesy, but they will be watching us very carefully and we do not want to give them an excuse to shut us down. All it will take is one person stepping out of line and the run is over – please be careful.