Club Arnage

Out of interest, how did everyone cross the Channel to get to le mans,

the reason I wonder how many people made the trip. Because is it worth a call to the ferry companies to try and get a CA membership discount?

Saving us all money to spend on Beer, seems a good idea to me.

We used the tunnel.
Very good on the way out, but the return was manic.

Not enough people on the ground, unclear directions. but it was very quick and no delays getting off the train at either end.

Portsmouth - Caen. Expensive but still the best imo. Get some sleep as well.

speedcabins out on friday night 9:15, good as gold, only 15 mins or so late as i remember, nice in the dark as you could see the lights of blighty and france at the same time. Only cost £15 as well.

speedcabins back monday 20:20 i think it was, 30 odd mins late but no real problems. Again it was a fine old trip. it floated, went across the channel and all that sort of stuff i required.

we went Portsmouth/Le Harve   cheap crossing.  quite an old boat, but the bar was flowing and the food was quite good and not too overpriced! 

First time on speedferries for me this year.... pretty much on time both ways.  A good giggle watching the geezers in their fancy motors fretting about loading up.... anyone can be big n brave on the motorway, but confined spaces sorts em out!  ;D

Speedferries for us and preety much faultless for the price £50 return.

Portsmouth - Caen route. Maybe the dearest but with the overnight crossing you can have a beer get some shuteye and get to the campsite at a decent time of day.

I'll be going out Pompey - Caen tuesday night next year as it shaves 100 miles off the journey frogside and the boat's loaded with CAers. Probably come back Cherbourg - Poole evening as we came back on 11.30am this monday and let me tell you it was a struggle as we left MB at 6.30am  :o

Can you do it more quietly next year ;)

Out Poole CHerbourg - We shall be there again next year, cheaper than Pompey, good food and easy run to LM

Back to Pompey from Caen


Bloomin expensive though....

They have a monopoly.

Good luck ith the discount. The Portsmouth routes could fill theri boats twice over in le mans week, which is why they hike the price up.

We went out and back poole/cherbourg on the vomit comet 2hrs each way and 190 miles to L/M no drama cost £208  I think it was worth it cos I live ten minutes from the port  :) :) :)

I travelled on the tinworm, but I didn't like it much (at all).

Very quick and clean but no soul.

I'd rather have a wobbly boat next time, even a "SpeedOne" with an engine "out".

Not long before the off I was offered a Pompey to Caen for £75, must have been a good buy for someone.

No mo' "Le Tunnel Sous Le/La Manche" fo' me!

 :D

I missed saying goodbye to you but only missed you by half an hour.  >:(

If only you'd got up half an hour earlier then I'd have had a chance to say goodbye before I went to my tent!!  ;D ;D ;D

coach from London to Paris, with dover-calais crossing, then TGV to Le Mans.
Enough time on the crossing to drink 3 beers on the boat.
On return, TGV to Paris, coach to London via the Eurotunnel.  Stay on bus,
no bar.  Long delay at immigration.

Transmanche ferries, Newhaven Dieppe. 11pm weds, left 1.30am!! Return 3.00am monday. £48, the only reason we use it, and the journey down was better with the toll road. If only we had not been delayed we wouldn't have hit Rouen in the rush hour.

I've booked 10 cars for the Classic.  After speaking to Speedferries customer services, they offered me a £20 discount per car for a 'club' booking.

So what did that make it then Steve? £30 return??

I know there are lots of different times and routes that we all travel to Le Mans on, but I'm sure we should be able to get a discount if we bulk book!!

Guernsey to St Malo.   £137 1 person & car

>Martini...

Used the Tunnel out Thursday at 13:30 ,back Monday 12:00 ,one and a half hours earlier than the time we had booked.
No problems at all and Freebies from Audi at the shops before we left on the way out.
Quite a long drive from Newcastle (~340 miles) but no hold ups until we got to the Dartford crossing.

I too did the long drive down from Newcastle which took 6 hours including stops . Crossed via speed ferries which was excellent for £50 return ( 55 mins), stopped in Boulongne at the Formula 1 then 3hrs 50 to the circuit at a leisurely pace. Stopped in Rouen on return and checked out the old GP circuit before heading home (Just a few Armco's and a few metres of the original track left). Works out 150 miles each way extra over Portsmouth / Caen. Therefore  not including the extra 300 mile fuel / driving, thats a toal of £110 against £400 for brittany ferries. Speedferries hands down for me.

I did Pompey to Le Harve, bit their arm off for the cost food was good as was the entertainment and the company. not bad for a freight company
I was lucky to meet up with Nopanic and travelled down with him to the sites, thanks again for the company
2 LM Virgins i met got a last minute cheap deal of £130 for car and 2. I got £100 for the bike package.
Has Wishy's fridge aired out yet from the CXheese