ESC Tunnel Run VII 2010

[TurboAndy]

Esc tunnel run vii 13th november
The seventh annual ESC Tunnel is due, and shall be taking place on 13th November this year.

For those who know the event, im am sure you will appreciate how magical the evening is, for those who are new to it, it is one of the biggest events of the year and last year we had Scooby owners from all over the UK attend.
Last year we had over 200 cars and thanks to Milamber's organisation, the event was a success.
We will be collecting for a charity again which will be for the British Heart Foundation and aim to raise as much as possible.
The route will include the Dartford tunnel, Limehouse link and Blackwall tunnel. A quick stop at McDonalds and then back again.
Once the route is live, print it, as you may get lost, and a printed route will help prevent this
Can memebrs wanting to attend this only put there name down on this list and NOT the one on Scooby Net.
Thanks
Let the list commence:
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[Moley_WRX]

No one???

[Anger]

Names already on SN for me and has been for a while

Theres a few others already on there too

[TurboAndy]

Bump bump

[TurboAndy]

Anyone????

[simonairheadz]

lol,the thought.............head...............brickwall lol

[TurboAndy]

Bump bump

Originally Posted by simonairheadz

lol,the thought.............head...............brickwall lol

[TurboAndy]

Here is the route. Please print one of these off and bring it with you. This includes your free parking Pass for Billingsgate Market. Please park in this car park and not block the flow of traffic in the area out side of Billingsgate Market and Mcdonald's Restaurant.


2010 ESC TUNNEL RUN ROUTE

• 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 over the Dartford Bridge and enter the 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

PARK IN BILLINGSGATE MARKETS - YOU WILL NEED THIS PASS:





• 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.

• Well Done You Have Just Completed The 2010 Tunnel Run.



If you lose the convoy, please make your way to the next destination postcode (using a sat nav if you have one) as you are more likely to get there before us and re-unite with the convoy again.

It is strongly recommended you print the route beforehand.

Disclaimer

The organisers do not promote speeding or driving through red lights - if you do, you do so at your own risk. THIS IS NOT A RACE. You are the driver in control and are in control of your vehicle so by participating in this event, which has been co-ordinated to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, you do so at your own risk. The organisers cannot, and will not be held responsible for any outcome from this event.

[simonairheadz]

erm are you sure the blackwalls open?

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by simonairheadz

erm are you sure the blackwalls open?

I looked into this for the SES tunnel run last weekend - its open Northbound all the time, but closed southbound Sundays 01:00-08:00. From the directions above, they're coming back out of London via A13 and not Blackwall/A2.

[TurboAndy]

Aye Blackwall is open when we are using it.

[Anger]

Really looking forward to this

[Anger]

Great charity this year Andy... Keep up the good work

Dont worry about the lack of numbers on here, theres a few from Sussex already on the SN list and theres a good 20 from Surrey going aswell

Should be well over 150 scoobies by the time it comes around


James

It's all the old people on here you see!

James, you should grab the reins with this for next year and get the SES numbers up.

It's a great idea for sure and a great charity etc. I'm sure you'll have a top night.

[TurboAndy]

Thanks for your comments, means alot.

[Gary Tractor boy]

122 on the list on SN, sholuld be a big one

[Brad Wrx]

Im going representing Hastings lol

Good man Brad give it some anti-lag from me {mine is ****e} Sounds like it will be a big meet. Anger bang whistle pop & fart your car sounds fantastic. Please get this on vid with sound. I love my Evo but you just cant beat that Scooby noise in a tunnel.

[Anger]

A vid to get you in the mood

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...t=scoob097.flv

Originally Posted by Anger

A vid to get you in the mood

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...t=scoob097.flv

Ha! Ha! i like it BUT just watching that got my Adrenalin up as that Bmw went passed, so now off to watch more you tube vids at the Ring

[smiley]

Was a wicked night, much fun!

[Anger]

Yeah it was a great night and i didnt get lost for once lol