LONDON 964 OWNERS - Alpine Tour
08-19-2014, 03:46 PM
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Sounds like a great trip chaps...
Coincidentally we (a group from Porsche Club Ireland) are kicking off our Euro Trip the week prior to yours. We are staying at the Camponile in Reims on the way to Stuttgart on Tuesday 9th. A few of the lads have stayed there previously and say it's spot on.
Enjoy the trip...and if you pass a group of Irish reg 911s along the way be sure to give us a flash and a wave!
Rich
Coincidentally we (a group from Porsche Club Ireland) are kicking off our Euro Trip the week prior to yours. We are staying at the Camponile in Reims on the way to Stuttgart on Tuesday 9th. A few of the lads have stayed there previously and say it's spot on.
Enjoy the trip...and if you pass a group of Irish reg 911s along the way be sure to give us a flash and a wave!
Rich
08-20-2014, 05:45 PM
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Hi,
We sail in on the Rosslare to Cherbourg ferry arriving Tues 9th. Plan is then a leisurely drive down to Riems maybe stop at the Normandy beaches on the way. We then make our way down to Stuttgart for a few days and then onto the Ring for the weekend, then back to Calais for Monday and home through Holyhead to Dublin.
Still firming up on the in between details but that's the crux of it!
Can't wait!
Rich
We sail in on the Rosslare to Cherbourg ferry arriving Tues 9th. Plan is then a leisurely drive down to Riems maybe stop at the Normandy beaches on the way. We then make our way down to Stuttgart for a few days and then onto the Ring for the weekend, then back to Calais for Monday and home through Holyhead to Dublin.
Still firming up on the in between details but that's the crux of it!
Can't wait!
Rich
08-20-2014, 06:18 PM
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Three Wheelin'
We are heading down through Reims on the 11th and onto Troyes for the night and back to Reims for the evening of the 15th and Calais on the 16th for the Eurotunnel.
If you're in or near Reims go to the old GP pits and grand Stand, it's a good place for a photo op apparently.
If you're in or near Reims go to the old GP pits and grand Stand, it's a good place for a photo op apparently.
08-21-2014, 08:09 AM
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Sounds great Stuart. Shame that our groups will just be missing each other by a day or two!
Plan is for a photo shoot at the old GP circuit alright....will post a few pics up here when back.
Rich
Plan is for a photo shoot at the old GP circuit alright....will post a few pics up here when back.
Rich
08-21-2014, 08:50 AM
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4 Weeks to go
L9O | ALPINE TOUR | SEPTEMBER 12-14/16
CONFIRMED
01. StuartQ_______________________________________Guards Red Coupe C2
02. Henrik________________________________________GP White Coupe C2
03. BLCKBETY_____________________________________Black Coupe C4
04. 964TT_________________________________________Stone Grey Coupe C2
05. Fitcherama______________________________________GP White Coupe C2
06. Rephlex________________________________________Maritime Blue Coupe C2
07. VR6er__________________________________________Guards Red Coupe C2
08. Johannes________________________________________964 or 360 Stradale
09. Eric_____________________________________________BMW 335 Coupe
THURSDAY 11th
■ 11:00 - Meeting point | Folkestone Services car park | M20 J11
■ 11:20 - Check in closes.
■ 11:50 - Eurotunnel departure.
■ 4-5hrs - Journey to Hotel.
Hotel - Campagnile Sud.
__________________________________________________________________
FRIDAY 12th
■ Morning tour - Troyes to Thonon Les Bains.
■ Lunch - Meet up with gents coming from Holland & Belgium.
■ Afternoon tour - Finishing in Sevrier/ Annecy
__________________________________________________________________
SATURDAY 13th
■ Full day tour - Finishing in Megeve. 2 Nights.
__________________________________________________________________
SUNDAY 14th
■ Full Day Tour
__________________________________________________________________
MONDAY 15th
■ TBC
__________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY 16th
■ 11:20 - Check in closes.
■ 11:50 - Eurotunnel departure.
__________________________________________________________________
CONFIRMED
01. StuartQ_______________________________________Guards Red Coupe C2
02. Henrik________________________________________GP White Coupe C2
03. BLCKBETY_____________________________________Black Coupe C4
04. 964TT_________________________________________Stone Grey Coupe C2
05. Fitcherama______________________________________GP White Coupe C2
06. Rephlex________________________________________Maritime Blue Coupe C2
07. VR6er__________________________________________Guards Red Coupe C2
08. Johannes________________________________________964 or 360 Stradale
09. Eric_____________________________________________BMW 335 Coupe
THURSDAY 11th
■ 11:00 - Meeting point | Folkestone Services car park | M20 J11
■ 11:20 - Check in closes.
■ 11:50 - Eurotunnel departure.
■ 4-5hrs - Journey to Hotel.
Hotel - Campagnile Sud.
__________________________________________________________________
FRIDAY 12th
■ Morning tour - Troyes to Thonon Les Bains.
■ Lunch - Meet up with gents coming from Holland & Belgium.
■ Afternoon tour - Finishing in Sevrier/ Annecy
__________________________________________________________________
SATURDAY 13th
■ Full day tour - Finishing in Megeve. 2 Nights.
__________________________________________________________________
SUNDAY 14th
■ Full Day Tour
__________________________________________________________________
MONDAY 15th
■ TBC
__________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY 16th
■ 11:20 - Check in closes.
■ 11:50 - Eurotunnel departure.
__________________________________________________________________
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08-24-2014, 04:46 PM
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I've done a bit of research and this is my proposed route for Monday for option 2.
Monday 15th
Megeve - Gex - La Cure- Le Brassus watch museum etc and Lunch - Vallorbe - Pontalier - Gray - Langres - Reims.
Approx. 12 hours inc watch museum and Lunch.
Audemars Piguet
Route de France 16
1348 Le Brassus
Tel.+41 (0)21 845 14 00
Museum open from 8am to 12 and 13:00 to 16:30.
2.5 hrs from Megeve to Le Brassus
5.5 hrs from Brassus to Reims
Stay in Campanile just outside of Reims
Approx. £60 per room
Tuesday 16th
Reims GP circuit - Calais Euro tunnel.
Monday 15th
Megeve - Gex - La Cure- Le Brassus watch museum etc and Lunch - Vallorbe - Pontalier - Gray - Langres - Reims.
Approx. 12 hours inc watch museum and Lunch.
Audemars Piguet
Route de France 16
1348 Le Brassus
Tel.+41 (0)21 845 14 00
Museum open from 8am to 12 and 13:00 to 16:30.
2.5 hrs from Megeve to Le Brassus
5.5 hrs from Brassus to Reims
Stay in Campanile just outside of Reims
Approx. £60 per room
Tuesday 16th
Reims GP circuit - Calais Euro tunnel.
Is the Audemars Piguet museum open to the public? I thought visits were "by appointment", whatever that means! The Musée international d'horlogerie in La Chaux de Fonds is near by, and supposed to be very good.
Sounds like a great trip....wish I could join you!
08-24-2014, 05:34 PM
#98
Three Wheelin'
Well, it says opening times and nothing about appointment, but i'll take a ride over there in a few days and double check.
Choux de Fonds is an option, plus you also have another Audermars facility in Le Locle too, but they are a bit out of our way, keeping them in mind though.
Choux de Fonds is an option, plus you also have another Audermars facility in Le Locle too, but they are a bit out of our way, keeping them in mind though.
08-25-2014, 04:43 AM
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Sorry, been busy building a car!!!
Stuart, very happy to fit in with the general plans so please just assume happiness from myself and Simon.
We have a way to go to finish the car, but every resource is being utilised to get her finished.
So looking forward to this trip!
Stuart, very happy to fit in with the general plans so please just assume happiness from myself and Simon.
We have a way to go to finish the car, but every resource is being utilised to get her finished.
So looking forward to this trip!
08-25-2014, 12:17 PM
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Just been told about the Sanef toll device that you clip to your windscreen and clears you past all French Tolls automatically. It then debits your UK nominated account. It's free to sign up and sounds like a no brainer if you visit France more than once every two years. You can find a link to it on the Eurotunnel website.
08-25-2014, 01:29 PM
#101
Three Wheelin'
So, I'll book the hotel for the 15th in Reims, hopefully a Campagnile and confirm once I've done it.
I'll try and keep the cost at around the 80.00 euro mark if possible.
If I have time, I will take a ride out this coming Friday to the watch museum and make sure there is something worth visiting, possibly a factory tour etc.
Regarding the SANEF toll pass, yes it's worth it if you are travelling through France on the motorways on a regular basis, which I have done over a number of years, but I've never bought a pass.
If you are on your own in a right hand drive car, no doubt it will save you time and trouble.
Here are a couple of links with info on the passes.
http://driveeuropenews.com/2013/03/2...ists-think-so/
https://www.saneftolling.co.uk/
I'll try and keep the cost at around the 80.00 euro mark if possible.
If I have time, I will take a ride out this coming Friday to the watch museum and make sure there is something worth visiting, possibly a factory tour etc.
Regarding the SANEF toll pass, yes it's worth it if you are travelling through France on the motorways on a regular basis, which I have done over a number of years, but I've never bought a pass.
If you are on your own in a right hand drive car, no doubt it will save you time and trouble.
Here are a couple of links with info on the passes.
http://driveeuropenews.com/2013/03/2...ists-think-so/
https://www.saneftolling.co.uk/
08-25-2014, 03:05 PM
#102
Burning Brakes
Re Sanef I was going to post about this too. Been using for a couple of years, mainly for the Le Mans trips.
Any of us travelling together from the UK need this; otherwise none of us need bother as we'll all have to wait. It's brilliant, you just sail through in a dedicated lane past any queue.
Any of us travelling together from the UK need this; otherwise none of us need bother as we'll all have to wait. It's brilliant, you just sail through in a dedicated lane past any queue.
09-02-2014, 01:38 PM
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So, who's leaving from the UK?
Rephlex - Maritime blue
StuartQ - Guards Red
VR6er - Guards Red
D964Diver - Baltic Blue
Me - black
??!
Yup, just call up your UK provider and ask the to bolt on European cover for the period...
Rephlex - Maritime blue
StuartQ - Guards Red
VR6er - Guards Red
D964Diver - Baltic Blue
Me - black
??!
Yup, just call up your UK provider and ask the to bolt on European cover for the period...
09-02-2014, 01:57 PM
#105
Three Wheelin'
Frank, I think he means breakdown, not general insurance.
i noticed when i booked the Eurotunnel, that they offer it for £80.00 as opposed to direct line (i think) at £117.00
i noticed when i booked the Eurotunnel, that they offer it for £80.00 as opposed to direct line (i think) at £117.00