Gumball to France in 2006?

Watched the DVD of the old trips that we did over to Belgium and France and got me thinking what a great time we all had...so...

Looking to arrange a really good trip down to Fort-Mahon Plage

May 20 2006 Weekend

http://www.allezfrance.com/docs/feature_products/p_and_v/belle_dunne.aspx

Meeting up with French cars / jap car owners (who love the soop!)

Arranging the whole thing to be filmed and look at some nice press stuff (I have mate in PR to get this happening properly this time!!) and DVD to follow - which believe me is a lovely momento for the future

You have just got to try the roads over there!!

Itinery proposal...

Saturday

7.30 - Meet Clackett lane Services Eastbound M25

7.45 - Depart for Maidsone Service

8.00/8.15 - Meet Maidstone Services - Petrol Fill here

8.30 - Depart Services For Tunnel

9.00 - Check-in to Tunnel (remember reference number that will be given to you)

9.30 - Complete Check-in

9.59 - Train depart

10.45 - Depart tunnel and drive A16 South (toll E4 approx for journey)

(end of A16 everyone waits in carpark after toll for stragglers)

12.15 - Arrive at Fort-Mahon Plage - drive to seafront and back to the resort (everyone then catches up etc)

12.30 arrive at Resort and Check-in

13.00 Park up cars in main square and take lunch there or drive back into town (1KM) to get lunch

15.00 pm Cars parked in main square for show and shine competition - meet up with Frenchies etc (ladies / bored partners can use the aquaclub / tennis / other facilities during this time...)

18.00 Cars moved to secure and dedicated parking area

19.30 Drinks etc in bar (cash bar)

20.00 Dinner served in private room overlooking lake (set menu 1/2 bt wine inc)

21.30 Raffle etc

Rest of evening free

Sunday

Free day

- Breakfast included in room rate taken in the restauarant till 10.00 (TBC)

Alternatives

1. Drive further down coast to explore this lovely area of Picardy (20/30 miles)

2. Drive over to the city of Amiens / Somme / First world war sites etc (60 miles)

3. Stay in resort and utilise the Aquaclub / waterworld type place or cycle

4. Fort Mahon Plage beaches - sand sailing here

5. Drive back to Calais for some shopping in the afternoon

18.00 Meet a La Manche (within the tunnel complex) at 17.30

19.00 Trains home (due to it being busy on a Sunday we have to split the trains home)

23 x 18:33

20 x 19:06

Ideas and input always welcome

Happy to throw open my doors if anyone from oop north needs to stay over on the Friday night etc...and expect there are a few others who will do the same too..

So what do you reckon??

OK Guys

Payment details

paypal address = [email protected]

Payment required by 14 January 2006 (when I have confirm and make first payment to secure the booking) as follows

A) Two Person in Car

Accommodation £116.00 (small allowance for currency fluctuation - will refund / put towards wine etc any over payment)

Tunnel £42.00

Dinner Food £40.00

Sundry (DVD/night porter etc) £5.00

Paypal charges £8.00

Total £211.00

B) One Person in a car

Accomodation £56.00

Tunnel £42.00

Dinner Food £20.00

Sundry £2.50

paypal charges £5.00

Total £125.50

C) Three people in Car

Accomodation £176.00

Tunnel £42.00

Dinner Food £60.00

Sundry £7.50

Paypal £11.50

Total £297.00

Anyone not taking tunnel - please remove from total and pay that...

Please bung it in by then with following details (cut and paste please)

Real Name =

Forum Name =

Name of Car Passengers (first and second names) =

Registration number of car =

Type of car =

If I have forgotten anything - please let me know

Cheers

Train Reference numbers (use for check-in and return).

Booking Number Name

37834264 Steve Millar

37834918 R Rai

37834967 Colin Jones

37835048 Keven Philips

37835071 Ben Leow

37835139 Cornelius McCann

40587958 Simon

37835246 Rehman Bakhsh

37835337 Lee Elcock

37835212 Gerald Simpson

37835428 Jon Hudd

37835485 Neil Ford

37835519 Simon Boothroyd

37835717 Ken Holland

37835782 Paul Evans

37835824 Ellis Grange

37835873 Ian R

37835733 Gary Woods

37835659 Styeven Robson

37835931 Rob Swiatek

37835980 Rohim Ali

37835543 Pete Barfield

37836046 Stephen Crane

37836087 Sharon Green

37836137 Matthem Ford

37836186 Lui Sorrenti

37836210 Simon Perks

37836269 Abid Hussein

37835170 Lee

37836384 Richard Bond

37836459 Seam Barry

37836194 Ben Waite

37836541 Sean White

37836632 Bryan Keet

37836699 Andrew Twiddy

37836723 Dino Fitzgerald

37836756 Paul Burns

37835923 Steve MacCartney

37836673 M Brough

37836822 N Daley

37836905 Sheena Cambridge

37836871 Dan Philips

37836996 Mike Porter

37837119 Victor

37836038 Gary James

37835196 Doug Young

Hello !

i am a member of the Ultimate Supra (the french Supra owner club), i am also member of this forum now !

I see that you have a lot of very nice car, i learn a lot of thing on your website about Supra.

That s a pretty cool idee this "european" meeting in France, happy to see you on april.

Julien

Train Times Back

37834264 Steve Millar 18:33

37834918 R Rai 18:33

37834967 Colin Jones 18:33

37835048 Keven Philips 18:33

37835071 Ben Leow 18:33

37835139 Cornelius McCann 18:33

40587958 Simon 18:33

37835246 Rehman Bakhsh 18:33

37835337 Lee Elcock 18:33

37835212 Gerald Simpson 18:33

37835428 Jon Hudd 18:33

37835485 Neil Ford 18:33

37835519 Simon Boothroyd 18:33

37835717 Ken Holland 18:33

37835782 Paul Evans 18:33

37835824 Ellis Grange 18:33

37835873 Ian Chisholm 18:33

37835733 Gary Woods 18:33

37835659 Styeven Robson 18:33

37835931 Rob Swiatek 18:33

37835980 Rohim Ali 18:33

37835543 Pete Barfield 18:33

37836046 Stephen Crane 19:06

37836087 Sharon Green 19:06

37836137 Matthem Ford 19:06

37836186 Lui Sorrenti 19:06

37836210 Simon Perks 19:06

37836269 Abid Hussein 19:06

37835170 Lee 19:06

37836384 Richard Bond 19:06

37836459 Seam Barry 19:06

37836194 Ben Waite 19:06

37836541 Sean White 19:06

37836632 Bryan Keet 19:06

37836699 Andrew Twiddy 19:06

37836723 Dino Fitzgerald 19:06

37836756 Paul Burns 19:06

37835923 Steve MacCartney 19:06

37836673 M Brough 19:06

37836822 N Daley 19:06

37836905 Sheena Cambridge 19:06

37836871 Dan Philips 19:06

37836996 Mike Porter 19:06

37837119 Victor 19:06

37836038 Gary James 19:06

37835196 Doug Young 18:33

Rooming List

Now Dont start with the 'can i share with him etc' swap when you get there if you want Just dont involve me...

And please understand that if you have a twin - where a double was requested then

1. Push them together or

2. You should know better at your age

(doubles are limited due to the room configuration)

hi guys,ive just joined the club,and all thou i havnt got a supra,i have got a soarer tt,and is a member of LSOC

is there any chance we could come a long,am sure some of the LSOC members would be up for it,and would be great fun

i hope you dont mind me asking:thanku:

This is proving to be difficult finding acommodation for you lot!!

Every weekend in April / May seems to be either Easter or a public holiday!

Tried loads of hotels - 5 rooms at the Ibis booked (max they will let me!) - wating for Mercure to come back to me as a group booking

Will then need everyone to send me dosh ASAP - will prob arrange a special paypal account - so everyone will be able to pay easily

Please add how many people are in your party/car for room requirements - I will assume that everyone is a twin unles you tell me otherwise

If you want to double up with another member who is by themselves to cut costs then please arrange this asap (off thread please)

Rgds

Paul

OK Guys - this looks a good place and have posted a separate poll to confirm the date

I suggest we go for 3 per house (couple and single)

Hi Paul,

I have checked the picture, impressive prestigeous car.... we have done this kind of car meeting in our resort and Belle Dune , witch is suitable with it huge main central square where we could parc the cars, the square is sourrounded by a lake and as Belle Dune is an ecological resort it is very nice for journalist to take pictures of the cars with a nice background.

The House 8 persons that we have held for you on option are big enough to accomodate up to 4 pax :

1 bedroom large bed, 1 room with twin beds, 1 room with banked bed we can also use the living room as a bedroom

For the rates for 3 and 4 persons in Bed and Breakfast :

In April

For 3 persons/house 80 € /person

For 4 persons/house 65 € /person

In May

For 3 persons/house 88 € /person

For 4 persons/house 72 € /person

Please find enclosed the resort Map, houses picture and a view of thr bridge and the lake

I stay at your disposal

Kind regards

Lionel

Please see first post m8 for all the details

I will arrange a group tunnel booking for 40 supras (lower floor) which will hopefully be about £40.00 per car for a return ticket

Hotel Accommodation (inc breakfast) will be booked on a 3 per house basis and will be approx £50.00 per person

Dinner (at the resort) on the Saturday Evening will be about £30.00 per person inc wine

Other costs to be split between the group (approx £7.00 per car)

Nightporter to look after cars £150.00

Simons Crossing / costs (for the DVD production) £90

Own costs to bear

Drinks !

Petrol !

Lunch Sunday

Shopping

I will be going across to visit the area in the new year to recce the possibilities of where we can go etc / places to see

A 50% Non-refundable deposit will be required to secure your booking - with full payment based on number of people per car etc one month before the date

Does all that seem fine?

I will be meeting you guys in Calais when you get off the tunnel. I think it's about a four hour drive there from here in Germany. I'll need to know how to secure my reservation and make my payment as soon as the date and arrangements are concrete. Questions about the security dude:

-Is he armed?

-Will he shoot to kill?

-French or British?

-Will the company that he represents insure the safety of our cars?

I will be meeting you guys in Calais when you get off the tunnel. I think it's about a four hour drive there from here in Germany. I'll need to know how to secure my reservation and make my payment as soon as the date and arrangements are concrete. Questions about the security dude:

 

-Is he armed?

-Will he shoot to kill?

-French or British?

-Will the company that he represents insure the safety of our cars?

Stick you name up on the list (+ anyone coming with you) - marked accommodation only

In regards to the security - I am assured that at the very least he will not be Italian (!) His presence is just there to deter! So please dont ask more of them then that!

OK Guys

I will be asking for some money after XMAS (thought that would be best! )

So just to let you know...

No credit cards accepted BTW...

Update from Eurotunnel - May would have been more expensive - but I think £38.00 per car is good

We would have a specific meeting place arranged within the terminal half hour before departure etc

Dear Mr Evans,

Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding group travel with Eurotunnel. Based on the details provided, we would be able to offer the following fare:

£38.00 per car on a overnight ticket. (40+ vehicles)

Please keep to your booked departure time if you want to be assured of a fast crossing. However, we do recognise that it is not always possible to plan your arrival time at Check-In accurately. So, if you arrive at Check-In within 2 hours of your booked departure, we will, at no extra charge, transfer you to a space on the next available shuttle. Your booking will not be transferable if you arrive at Check-In more than 24 hours after the booked departure time. However, please note that this could be quite a long wait if we are very busy.

The fare quoted is based on the number of cars* given, and the dates and times advised. Once booked tickets are non-refundable, but amendable prior to outward travel. Unused bookings may not be amended for alternative dates.This quote is valid for bookings made by 8th January 2006.

Thank you for your enquiry and I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Kind regards.

Tracey Middleton

Sales Support Team

Edited

Update on pricing

Hello Paul

Ok option extended to the 14/01/2006

I confirm the prices Bed & Breakfast given by Lionel on his mail of november 17th :

House sleeping 3 persons = 88 € per person (approx £58.50)

House Sleeping 4 persons = 72 € per person (approx £48.00)

Dinner on saturday night: we have several menus, from 24,5 € (approx £16.50!) tell me your budget on this point.

I remind yours, sincerely

Bernadette

OK Guys

Payment details

paypal address = [email protected]

Payment required by 14 January 2006 (when I have confirm and make first payment to secure the booking) as follows

A) Two Person in Car

Accommodation £120.00 (small allowance for currency fluctuation - will refund / put towards wine etc any over payment)

Tunnel £38.00

Dinner Food £40.00

Sundry (DVD/night porter etc) £5.00

Paypal charges £8.00

Total £211.00

B) One Person in a car

Accomodation £60.00

Tunnel £38.00

Dinner Food £20.00

Sundry £2.50

paypal charges £5.00

Total £125.50

C) Three people in Car

Accomodation £180.00

Tunnel £38.00

Dinner Food £60.00

Sundry £7.50

Paypal £11.50

Total £297.00

Anyone not taking tunnel - please remove from total and pay that...

Please include the following details (cut and paste please) into the paypal comments section

Real Name =

Forum Name =

Name of Car Passengers (first and second names) =

Registration number of car =

Type of car =

If I have forgotten anything - please let me know

Cheers

OK guys lets do this thing...the offers of help are very much appreciated and I will get in touch

Mods - can you please switch on my editing rights to this thread please so I can prune as required etc?

Will be spiltting the confirmed attendees into 'packs' of five for the journey...all of who look out for all the others in your group...so in case you feel nervous about this you will have a support group around you...etc

I am travelling over to the venue later in January to recce it all out - check petrol stops / Accommodation etc

I will need to pay the money in then - so please start sending yours through

And any thoughts on a Sunday trip will be welcome - thoughts that Amiens might be a good one?

Rgds

Paul

Sunday 21st May is the MotoGP at Le Mans.

Bit of a journey but seeing as you'll be in France it might interest some.

Please get your payments in asap guys - deadline now 20 January

1. Mr Angry (Steve) +1 (Hopefully!!)

2. Rush ( Rushvinder ) + 1

3. CJ +1

4. Ian R

5. Martin R

6. Geordie Steve +1

7. Mr Keef +1

8. Dale B (Dale Bowman + 1)

9. Gaz Walker

10. Ben San + 1

11. cornimac +1 (hopefully) PAID

12. Jezzy Babe

13. Green Peace PAID

14. Ray

15. Kosmic

16. Class One (Doug) +1 +1 child (one room required)

17. Leett (lee) + 1

18. Gatso +1

19. Pig + 1 PAID

20. Toyota Tom

21. Steve+1

22. Supraman (Neil) + 1

23. Homer (Darryl)

24. Terribleturner (James) + 1

25. SimonB (Simon)

26. Ivan PAID

27. whitesupratt

28. Ellis +1PAID

29. Branners

30. mr lover +1

31. SteveR (+1 probably)

32. ~Rob~ + 1 (Rob S)

33. supRo (Ro) + 1

34. Jspec Germany + 1 (accomodation only)

35. SupraHuman

36. Pete + 1

37. scrane+1

38. tezzpip +1

39. Sgreen + 1

40. robace

41. Burna +1

42. Guru (maybe +1) PAID

43. Lui +1

44. AMG +1

45.

46. slow dog and suprababe _____

47. Judge Smudge (please PM Sgreen if there is any more info, or deposits req'd as no internet at present)

48. Burt + 1

Guys

For those who have PM'ed asking me about paypal - this is sooo easy to set up and is the only method that I can accept

Cheers

I would be there too

Hi Guys and Girls,

I've dropped in from MKiiisupra.net just to say hello and ask if there are any places left for the trip??? Also if you mind us tagging along.

Originally got the info for this run off Stouf (French guy) on an American Supra forum, long winded way to get info ???

At the moment we have 9 cars with a mix of driver only and couples.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Very happy to have you along - sure that no one else will object...

paul, im planning on going with the mrs and as such will not want to share a room with anyone. can you get me a price for a room with a 2 person occupancy please

thanks ...lee