Havard Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm still tweaking the route, it is something along these lines but I'm still working on the route round Rotterdam so it only gets as far as west Rotterdam. link to route Looks good John. Seems to be a long straight road for the majority and although not an entertaining drive it should be easier to get a convoy of 35+ cars there in one piece. I imagine some backroads will be attempted on the Saturday. The area looks beautiful and having the sea in view for the majority will add to the experience. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 You sure you checked the route!! We drop off motorways just before Oostende and it is back roads all the way to Rotterdam. Going through or around towns and keeping off motorways as much as we can. Around 330km of which 200km will be back roads. More of the same on the Saturday, and then motorway and back roads to Bruges on the Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 You sure you checked the route!! We drop off motorways just before Oostende and it is back roads all the way to Rotterdam. Going through or around towns and keeping off motorways as much as we can. Around 330km of which 200km will be back roads. More of the same on the Saturday, and then motorway and back roads to Bruges on the Sunday. Will we need change for tolls on the route at all or do the back roads avoid them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 There is the 4 mile long tunnel which is a 4euro toll, apart from that I think it is toll free. I dont think Holland do toll roads, unlike the French and we leave France pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 You sure you checked the route!! We drop off motorways just before Oostende and it is back roads all the way to Rotterdam. Going through or around towns and keeping off motorways as much as we can. Around 330km of which 200km will be back roads. More of the same on the Saturday, and then motorway and back roads to Bruges on the Sunday. Sorry, it looked like they were main roads in the main. We are going to have fun then... We are going to have to relay people at the front and back to block off a few junctions and keep the convoy together. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Ian Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm still tweaking the route, it is something along these lines but I'm still working on the route round Rotterdam so it only gets as far as west Rotterdam. link to route Thats looking a good route John, hugging the coast most of the way ................. i like how the goole maps direction thing says estimated fuel cost 42 euro,s i wish !! lol Cheers -Ian- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 The route has very few juntions in it too. Getting through towns will be tricky but as the Dutch love bypasses then it wont be a problem. Oddly enough, the one thing it is very short on is petrol stations. So people need to fill up in the UK before heading across as we will have 1 stop for fuel but if people need to stop seperately to that we wont be waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Thats looking a good route John, hugging the coast most of the way ................. i like how the goole maps direction thing says estimated fuel cost 42 euro,s i wish !! lol Cheers -Ian- Mine is showing as €63, if you change it to high consumption, which is a bit more like it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Thats looking a good route John, hugging the coast most of the way ................. i like how the goole maps direction thing says estimated fuel cost 42 euro,s i wish !! lol Cheers -Ian- having walked through a lot of the route on Streetview I can safely say it will be a nice drive. We have spots lined up to stop before we go in to the Dutch tunnel and a spot to meet up afterwards, plus the lunch break, plus an afternoon stop just west of Rotterdam and then on to the hotel for around 5pm or so. A full commemorative pack will be created with route plans included, and there will be downloads for Garmin and Tomtom satnavs showing the Friday, Saturday and Sunday routes. It will be hard to keep 35 cars together but we hope to keep most people with us most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) 30 mpg will cost you £38 at £6 p gallon 20 mpg will cost you £57 at £6 p gallon 15 mpg will cost you £76 at £6 p gallon 10 mpg will cost you £114 at £6 p gallon to do the 302 kms or 190 miles Edited January 8, 2012 by Dnk (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 having walked through a lot of the route on Streetview I can safely say it will be a nice drive. We have spots lined up to stop before we go in to the Dutch tunnel and a spot to meet up afterwards, plus the lunch break, plus an afternoon stop just west of Rotterdam and then on to the hotel for around 5pm or so. A full commemorative pack will be created with route plans included, and there will be downloads for Garmin and Tomtom satnavs showing the Friday, Saturday and Sunday routes. It will be hard to keep 35 cars together but we hope to keep most people with us most of the time. The route is looking really good John! Really can't wait for this, especially given the numbers that are going it's going to be one to remember I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 What is the 4 mile tunnel called we are driving through? Eg: Mont Blanc Tunnel a lot of people have heard of, does the one we're going through have it's famous name or is it just a big tunnel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 What is the 4 mile tunnel called we are driving through? Eg: Mont Blanc Tunnel a lot of people have heard of, does the one we're going through have it's famous name or is it just a big tunnel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 I have never heard anybody mention the tunnel, its just weird. I ran the original route and told it to avoid toll roads and it took me a slightly strange way. I told it to show it with toll roads and it went across the sea, did a streetview and found myself in that tunnel. http://www.westerscheldetunnel.nl/index.cfm?&language=en Its not a stunning tunnel, just long and dual carriageway inside. It has SPECs cameras so we wont be racing, but we can slow down and get some good shots. We will group up on a slip road before we head in, get all the cameras on and then go. The toll booths are at the far end, we will go through there and then meet up again on another slip road and carry on for the lunch stop. There are only 2 booths that take cash, so it will take a while to run all of us through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 We are going to have to relay people at the front and back to block off a few junctions and keep the convoy together. H. You called? I'll do the junction blocking to keep us together, I'll need Darron (Wild coyote) to work with me. No doubt we will break up, peeps need to be prepared if they lose the convoy. Directions will be provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I have never heard anybody mention the tunnel, its just weird. I ran the original route and told it to avoid toll roads and it took me a slightly strange way. I told it to show it with toll roads and it went across the sea, did a streetview and found myself in that tunnel. http://www.westerscheldetunnel.nl/index.cfm?&language=en Its not a stunning tunnel, just long and dual carriageway inside. It has SPECs cameras so we wont be racing, but we can slow down and get some good shots. We will group up on a slip road before we head in, get all the cameras on and then go. The toll booths are at the far end, we will go through there and then meet up again on another slip road and carry on for the lunch stop. There are only 2 booths that take cash, so it will take a while to run all of us through. Cheers for the info on the tunnel, I thought there may be some kind of speed cameras in there. I won't be going too fast through there then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 This year i am most certainly taking a European Sat-Nav I'll have to dig out my GoPro when i get home this trip, no idea where i've put it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I baught a new sat nav with euro maps included just in case. If you have a satnav it's easy if you get lost. Just follow directions to the next meet up or if all else fails the hotel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) A full commemorative pack will be created with route plans included, and there will be downloads for Garmin and Tomtom satnavs showing the Friday, Saturday and Sunday routes. Indeed - the pack will contain everything people need for the weekend so nobody needs to panic about routes etc (it's all in hand!) There will also be Dragonball start-up and end screens for TomToms for those who know how to change them (I can post up instructions) as well as a Supra car icon you can use too (which I already do!) so every aspect is being catered for. I'll look at the possibility of doing it for Garmins too (if it's possible - those with Garmins might be able to put me straight here). Just looked on Google - you can - so they'll be available for both! Edited January 8, 2012 by ellis (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I baught a new sat nav with euro maps included just in case. If you have a satnav it's easy if you get lost. Just follow directions to the next meet up or if all else fails the hotel! What sat nav do you have? I have a test route that needs to checked on a Tomtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 You called? I'll do the junction blocking to keep us together, I'll need Darron (Wild coyote) to work with me. No doubt we will break up, peeps need to be prepared if they lose the convoy. Directions will be provided. Oh yes mate road blocking is a speciality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Just to mention, Havard, Wile, Scott998, Abz and Ellis are all helping me with this. And JohnnyG is helping sort out the club clothing. So its a team effort from day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Erm. Dunno. A start 20 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Just ran this on my hokey kokey Binatone with 'special' TomTom and the route demo is working fine. Would be nice to get it verified on something that didnt cost £29 from Misco... The first 35 miles are motorway btw, then its on to the backroads for a coast drive almost all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 im going to try it again on my tomtom , im sure it will be ok but having trouble checking the route as im not in the country of the map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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