In true Harrods Christmas Advert style...
The Date... February 6th 2009.
The Time... 10:00pm.
The Place... Thurrock Services.
The objective is a complete lap of the M25, with the hood down - now you know why it's called the Arctic Circle Run! It's fliipin' freezing!! But a good laugh.
This is the only time the M25 is fun to drive. Notes
- The F/TF heater is good, but not good enough for this lunacy. Minimum 3 layers, hat, gloves & thick socks.
- Thermos Flask of hot drink is also recommended (although drinking it while driving probably isn't a good idea!)
- Unzip your rear screens and take great care when lowering the hood - the plastic goes brittle at low temps and can split.
- A complete lap is 120 miles, we travel anti-clockwise from Thurrock so that we can all blast through the Dartford tunnel at 2am together!
- Jams are very unlikely, few roadworks at this time of the morning/year and very little other traffic, last time we made it around without stopping, hopefully the A2 roadworks section no longer has the diversion so a complete lap should be possible.
- It's not a race, just an unbelievably rare chance to enjoy the most infamous motorway with a group of other mad MG people.
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This will be an F Register backed run, depending on numbers. If more than 12 people interested then it'll go through the official channels and i'll get some rally plates etc made up (for a nominal charge). If less than 12 i'll run it as an Essex Roadsters independent event and it'll be free.
Also, It would be good to do this as a relay, in so far as the HEAT wheels group could start from South Mimms at say 12:40am and join the convoy and the SEF crew could join us at say 1:30am at Clacketts Lane so that we all blast the Dartford Tunnel together - this way everyone does the tunnel at once, we all do a complete lap, but no one has to double back on themselves and do sections more than once.
UPDATE
- Thurrock group leaves at 10pm
- Rolling start at South Mimms (due to rubbish traffic lights at the roundabout making leading the whole convoy off here a logistical headache) circa 10:30pm
- Everyone comes off at Clacketts Lane circa 11:30pm to regroup and collect the last group.
- We all do the Dartford tunnel together around midnight
- We all exit at Thurrock to say goodbyes and have a meal / warm up a bit, South Mimms & Clacketts group head off to complete thier laps. Window stickers will be available from here.
- South Mimms group peels off circa 12:30am, Clacketts group carries on.
- Clacketts group finishes around 1:30am
If you are interested add your name here:
1. Andrew Phillips
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