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    CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Anyone fancy meerting up at the usual place (Little Chef, Eastham) on the Friday? I'm thinking about 10 am meet then travel down and possibly meet up with people on the way?

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    Anyone fancy meerting up at the usual place (Little Chef, Eastham) on the Friday? I'm thinking about 10 am meet then travel down and possibly meet up with people on the way?
    Is any 1 meeting at lymm ?? I'm going down on the sat with rob backyard

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    what route is being taken m62 m1 or woodhead then m1

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    I'm honestly not sure what route as I haven't looked at the planner yet I expect it'll be M56 a M6 though.....

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    alex once you have a route let us know. as it will save me back tracking. i had a quick look the other day on the best way there from stockport it was showing woodhead or chesterfield being about 75 is miles and m62 100 miles. all 3 routes show a 2 hour drive time

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    Are we better off heading towards sheffield rather than going right the way round? cuts 20 miles off and only adds 5 mins, i think id rather drive that route than sit on a motorway?

    Via the A616

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    im in runcorn need to look at the roads as im towing the 5 less hilly and bendy the better

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    I'm easy what route we take as long as we don't take all day getting there - I want a BBQ and few beers! I've had a breif look on autoroute but as I say I'm easy.

    Roy et al, where would be a convenient place to meet up with you? If I remember rightly we met you at a service station somewhere last year?

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    im easy can meet anywhere just tell us what route is being taken and ill work out where to meet up.

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    I'm in for the convoy, Friday booked off work.
    Tony do you think you can fit a oil service in For me on the Friday before we set off, ??

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by gtmatt View Post
    Is any 1 meeting at lymm ?? I'm going down on the sat with rob backyard
    yes matt, I'll meet with you and rob at lymm on saturday morning, and anyone else obviously. what time are you thinking ?

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    I'm in for the convoy, Friday booked off work.
    Tony do you think you can fit a oil service in For me on the Friday before we set off, ??

    What time we setting off? just oil or filter as well?

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Walker View Post
    What time we setting off? just oil or filter as well?
    Oil.
    Last edited by Alan; 19-07-2012 at 06:24.

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Scoff View Post
    yes matt, I'll meet with you and rob at lymm on saturday morning, and anyone else obviously. what time are you thinking ?
    What time you thinking mate ??? I'm not fussed

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by gtmatt View Post
    What time you thinking mate ??? I'm not fussed
    do we rekon it's 2 and a half hours away ? 6.30 maybe ? or is there guys with us that need to get there earlier for track, etc ?

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Right-o. For those travelling down on the Friday we'll meet at the Little Chef in Eastham near the M53 at 10:00 am.

    Looking at the route on AA Route Planner we'll be heading onto the M56 then onto the M60 at J1. Then A57 until the A628. Then A616/A631

    http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/c...s_redirect.jsp


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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    Right-o. For those travelling down on the Friday we'll meet at the Little Chef in Eastham near the M53 at 10:00 am.

    Looking at the route on AA Route Planner we'll be heading onto the M56 then onto the M60 at J1. Then A57 until the A628. Then A616/A631

    http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/c...s_redirect.jsp

    Im going to suggest this as a bad idea, in terms of kepping everybody together over the wood head etc (obviously depending on car going on thefriday i suggest the motorway) it might be quicker point to point, but in real terms theres more chance of getting stuck behind things going that way.
    In my tanker driving motorway experience opinion

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Al, have you got sat nav? We can follow you if you lnow a better route

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    Al, have you got sat nav? We can follow you if you lnow a better route
    M62 m180 I reccons towards S****horpe. Might be longer in distance, but your gonna save on fuel and Its easier to convoy, plus time wise it's probably going to be quicker anyway as its a motorway.

    Sat nav wise, I have an I phone. Sat navs are a die ing IMO.

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Fair enough we'll head that way then

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Sounds good to me ive no doubt we'll all get lost anyway so planning is probably a waste of time Anyone rememeber our last red arrows moment when alex dived off the motorway and gibbo was nailing it past us all? lol

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Walker View Post
    Sounds good to me ive no doubt we'll all get lost anyway so planning is probably a waste of time Anyone rememeber our last red arrows moment when alex dived off the motorway and gibbo was nailing it past us all? lol



    m62s fine ill head up to birch services to meet up what time are we going on friday.

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    We're leaving our end at 10:00 am so should be around there at 10:30 ish?

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    thats a great excuse for having the full day off work ill get me self there for just before.

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Full day at blyton??? we'll have to think of some entertainment

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    Re: ND CONVOY: NW Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Scoff View Post
    do we rekon it's 2 and a half hours away ? 6.30 maybe ? or is there guys with us that need to get there earlier for track, etc ?
    06:30 sounds ok to me mate need your mob pm us me and rob will meet you at lymm any one else wanna meet ???

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    We're leaving our end at 10:00 am so should be around there at 10:30 ish?
    Got to birch and have a slight problem so I've had to get the car back home to sort out hung on as long as I could

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Anyone meeting in the morning??

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Yes I'll be there, will have to leave in the afternoon though

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Just spoke to rob, meeting place changed as no other takers for lymm. If anyone else NW wants to meet first thing Sat AM then let me know.

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    Re: CONVOY: NORTH-WEST Friday M53/M56

    Quote Originally Posted by Scoff View Post
    Just spoke to rob, meeting place changed as no other takers for lymm. If anyone else NW wants to meet first thing Sat AM then let me know.
    See you in the morning mate

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