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Growing Convoy for National 2011

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:42 pm
by Matt Tomkins
not sure how feasible it would be, which i why i suggest it early on!
If everyone traveling up on the friday adds an appropriate pick-up point to a google map and reposts, we could have a route (or more likely several merging) which could end up in an ever-growing convoy to the national.
add a destination and re-post

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... z=11&via=1

once we know how many + distances etc, we can sort out to coordinate timings - a potentially mammoth task, i know!

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:54 pm
by KatiePotatie
Brilliant idea! I'm coming from the other side though :lol:

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:35 pm
by Matt Tomkins
loooks like technical difficulties. everyone post postcodes, and i'll work out sa route once my exams finish (25th june)

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:02 pm
by KatiePotatie
B63 3LJ :)

Oh, I can't (at the moment, anyway) travel on motorways :lol: I'm the awkward one :lol: :lol:

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:05 pm
by melanddoug
GU8 4LE (near guildford)

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:06 pm
by Matt Tomkins
watford seems a popular meeting point so far...[frame]Image[/frame]

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:11 pm
by chrisryder
is this also assuming everyone is going on the same day, at roughly the same time?

i like throwing spanners in works :lol:

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:11 pm
by MColes
Can we have names to go with the letters? :D

I know I'm D but I have no idea about the others :lol:

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:16 pm
by Matt Tomkins

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:17 pm
by Matt Tomkins
a quick provisional route
avoiding motorways for katie - just need to work out a way around the A1M
that's easy, but just not now :p
more postcodes please, and i'll add them to my list!

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:37 pm
by Matt Tomkins
MColes wrote:Can we have names to go with the letters? :D

I know I'm D but I have no idea about the others :lol:
A: Jamie L,
B: me,
C:Knebworth!
D: you, coles
E: Katie D

will also be malanddoug meeting at watford

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:49 am
by rsawatson
I'm coming from BN14 0EB, West Sussex

It sounds like a great idea - last time I went to the National I didn't see a single Morris for the entire journey!

As for avoiding motorways - it looks from the map as though there's an expanse of countryside road between St Albans and Knebworth... it would certainly be the scenic route! (Though I will be towing a trailer so would prefer nothing too windy :) )

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:17 am
by KatiePotatie
If I'm being too awkward, I don't mind not being in the convoy! Who knows anyway, I may have passed my test by then! :lol:

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:22 am
by Matt Tomkins
KatiePotatie wrote:If I'm being too awkward, I don't mind not being in the convoy! Who knows anyway, I may have passed my test by then! :lol:
you're not being awkward! - i'll have a look at routes when i get a moment - even if you and coles meet us closer to, having gone separate ways - tbh, i'm pleased not to be doing motorways this end!

good luck passing your test! - you doing it in martha? - you'll need headrests btw

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:59 am
by KatiePotatie
Unfortunately won't be doing the test in Martha as she has no headrests :( but then again, it may well be better doing it in a less temperamental car! :lol:

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:02 pm
by rsawatson
KatiePotatie wrote:If I'm being too awkward, I don't mind not being in the convoy!
Nah, don't think that, it's much more interesting to divert off the main roads anyway :)

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:46 pm
by KatiePotatie
Oh you certainly get to see more than boring old motorway! :lol:

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 6:48 pm
by Alex'n'Ane
Ng4 1pd, i guess another northern convoy is possible?

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:27 pm
by pyebibby
my girl friend has said there is NO chance im allowed to go in moggey :( shes things its out rageous.... and i cant come in the focus, just wouldnt be cool, i think she needs persuading! i need help guys!!!

Re: Growing Convoy for National

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:29 pm
by MColes
I'd be telling her that if she doesn't want to go in the Minor she doesn't have to... she can stay at home. But I'm just mean like that :lol: