PH convoy to the Classic
Discussion
I appreciate everyone will be on different crossings – but I'm wondering if there's a significant amount doing a particular crossing that might fancy a PH convoy?
We've always shot down the motorway, but want to take an interesting route this year. We haven't booked our crossing yet so are open to doing Folkstone > Calais and driving down from there, or Portsmouth > Caen.
We'll be in a Mustang Mach 1 and shooting a Dream Drive feature, so naturally want to find a fun route and get some PHers involved if we can!
We've always shot down the motorway, but want to take an interesting route this year. We haven't booked our crossing yet so are open to doing Folkstone > Calais and driving down from there, or Portsmouth > Caen.
We'll be in a Mustang Mach 1 and shooting a Dream Drive feature, so naturally want to find a fun route and get some PHers involved if we can!
Ben Lowden said:
I appreciate everyone will be on different crossings – but I'm wondering if there's a significant amount doing a particular crossing that might fancy a PH convoy?
We've always shot down the motorway, but want to take an interesting route this year. We haven't booked our crossing yet so are open to doing Folkstone > Calais and driving down from there, or Portsmouth > Caen.
We'll be in a Mustang Mach 1 and shooting a Dream Drive feature, so naturally want to find a fun route and get some PHers involved if we can!
Wednesday night crossing from Portsmouth Ben, all the cool cars are on this crossing We've always shot down the motorway, but want to take an interesting route this year. We haven't booked our crossing yet so are open to doing Folkstone > Calais and driving down from there, or Portsmouth > Caen.
We'll be in a Mustang Mach 1 and shooting a Dream Drive feature, so naturally want to find a fun route and get some PHers involved if we can!
Hoonigan said:
MrC986 said:
We’re on the 21.30hrs Portsmouth-Caen Wednesday night ferry if you fancy joining us Ben to “convoy” down on the Thursday morning?!
Same crossing as us, 
Convoy, Convoy, Convoy…. 
hmg said:
Large group of cars on the on the 08.30 DDFS Dover - Calais. Will probably be splitting up into more manageable groups for the drive down.
Any favourite non autoroute itineraries you would care to share ?
What day are you crossing? I'm going to look at some routes, but the general consensus is that there's nothing interesting to drive north of Rouen, so it's a case of following the motorway down for the first leg, and then heading towards Caen for the more interesting roads. Which is partly why I'm thinking of just getting the ferry to Caen instead. Hmm...Any favourite non autoroute itineraries you would care to share ?
No good driving north of Rouen? You cannot be serious...
My username gives a clue as to where you should turn off the Autoroute - checkout:
Forges les Eaux, Lyons la Forêt (stunning village - one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ) Les Andelys (so you miss Rouen)
If anything the Jimmer Le Mans crew prefer the roads north of Rouen to those south - mixture of cracking twisty D roads, arrow straights, woodlands.
Will probably be fined heavily by the committee for disclosing our route!
My username gives a clue as to where you should turn off the Autoroute - checkout:
Forges les Eaux, Lyons la Forêt (stunning village - one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ) Les Andelys (so you miss Rouen)
If anything the Jimmer Le Mans crew prefer the roads north of Rouen to those south - mixture of cracking twisty D roads, arrow straights, woodlands.
Will probably be fined heavily by the committee for disclosing our route!
Ben Lowden said:
Hoonigan said:
MrC986 said:
We’re on the 21.30hrs Portsmouth-Caen Wednesday night ferry if you fancy joining us Ben to “convoy” down on the Thursday morning?!
Same crossing as us, Convoy, Convoy, Convoy…. hmg said:
Large group of cars on the on the 08.30 DDFS Dover - Calais. Will probably be splitting up into more manageable groups for the drive down.
Any favourite non autoroute itineraries you would care to share ?
What day are you crossing? I'm going to look at some routes, but the general consensus is that there's nothing interesting to drive north of Rouen, so it's a case of following the motorway down for the first leg, and then heading towards Caen for the more interesting roads. Which is partly why I'm thinking of just getting the ferry to Caen instead. Hmm...Any favourite non autoroute itineraries you would care to share ?
Sortie 10 said:
No good driving north of Rouen? You cannot be serious...
My username gives a clue as to where you should turn off the Autoroute - checkout:
Forges les Eaux, Lyons la Forêt (stunning village - one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ) Les Andelys (so you miss Rouen)
If anything the Jimmer Le Mans crew prefer the roads north of Rouen to those south - mixture of cracking twisty D roads, arrow straights, woodlands.
Will probably be fined heavily by the committee for disclosing our route!
Any tips for waypoints south of Rouen pls My username gives a clue as to where you should turn off the Autoroute - checkout:
Forges les Eaux, Lyons la Forêt (stunning village - one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ) Les Andelys (so you miss Rouen)
If anything the Jimmer Le Mans crew prefer the roads north of Rouen to those south - mixture of cracking twisty D roads, arrow straights, woodlands.
Will probably be fined heavily by the committee for disclosing our route!
Sortie 10 said:
No good driving north of Rouen? You cannot be serious...
My username gives a clue as to where you should turn off the Autoroute - checkout:
Forges les Eaux, Lyons la Forêt (stunning village - one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ) Les Andelys (so you miss Rouen)
If anything the Jimmer Le Mans crew prefer the roads north of Rouen to those south - mixture of cracking twisty D roads, arrow straights, woodlands.
Will probably be fined heavily by the committee for disclosing our route!
Amazing thank you, I've struggled to come across anything north of Rouen and a lot of other threads I've read all say to head straight for Caen. Will take a look at your suggestions when planning our route! My username gives a clue as to where you should turn off the Autoroute - checkout:
Forges les Eaux, Lyons la Forêt (stunning village - one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ) Les Andelys (so you miss Rouen)
If anything the Jimmer Le Mans crew prefer the roads north of Rouen to those south - mixture of cracking twisty D roads, arrow straights, woodlands.
Will probably be fined heavily by the committee for disclosing our route!
hmg said:
Ferry crossing is 0830 Dover - Calais Thursday morning.
Superb. Sadly it looks like we'll need to cross on Friday now due to work commitments, but I'll share my rough route here once planned and perhaps we can get a convoy sorted for next year with a bit more advanced planning.Ben, apologies for not replying sooner to your query on Sunday. Clearly not spending enough time on PH - should I hand in my membership card?
TBH it's a bit of a ball ache getting from Les Andelys to Louviers (slightly fiddly after crossing the Seine - keep your eyes on signs & gps) then
Le Neubourg
Conches
L'Aigle
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mamers
Le Mans
You will note that there are some long straights & you pass through some great towns & villages (as a Francophile & a driver, LM to me isn't about setting speed records on the autoroutes & laying elevens out of service areas & toll booths & then asking on pH whether you should ignore letters on your doormat from les flics).
You can bail out to the A28 if you do need to make up time.
A great quote from one of the crew (at one time I was leading/navigating in an NB MX-5 & the rest were in 911s, Nobles etc.) was
'Bloody hell Jimmer you are so slow on the straights but as soon as we hit the twisties you are lethal and out of sight & we need the next straight to catch you'.
Sums up the driving perfectly.
Give yourself some time, a driver's car (not a barge) & enjoy the drive.
TBH it's a bit of a ball ache getting from Les Andelys to Louviers (slightly fiddly after crossing the Seine - keep your eyes on signs & gps) then
Le Neubourg
Conches
L'Aigle
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mamers
Le Mans
You will note that there are some long straights & you pass through some great towns & villages (as a Francophile & a driver, LM to me isn't about setting speed records on the autoroutes & laying elevens out of service areas & toll booths & then asking on pH whether you should ignore letters on your doormat from les flics).
You can bail out to the A28 if you do need to make up time.
A great quote from one of the crew (at one time I was leading/navigating in an NB MX-5 & the rest were in 911s, Nobles etc.) was
'Bloody hell Jimmer you are so slow on the straights but as soon as we hit the twisties you are lethal and out of sight & we need the next straight to catch you'.
Sums up the driving perfectly.
Give yourself some time, a driver's car (not a barge) & enjoy the drive.
Byker28i said:
Part of the fun with the Portsmouth Caan route is seeing how many cars there are on the way
Plus where people are stopping for breakfast/coffee etc. - always a good bit of future intelligence for when we become slightly more diverse! It never ceases to amaze me where you see people when you divert off the normal routes.Sortie 10 said:
Ben, apologies for not replying sooner to your query on Sunday. Clearly not spending enough time on PH - should I hand in my membership card?
TBH it's a bit of a ball ache getting from Les Andelys to Louviers (slightly fiddly after crossing the Seine - keep your eyes on signs & gps) then
Le Neubourg
Conches
L'Aigle
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mamers
Le Mans
You mean you have a life outside of PH? TBH it's a bit of a ball ache getting from Les Andelys to Louviers (slightly fiddly after crossing the Seine - keep your eyes on signs & gps) then
Le Neubourg
Conches
L'Aigle
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mamers
Le Mans
That's great thank you, really appreciate it. I'll take a look!Ben Lowden said:
I appreciate everyone will be on different crossings – but I'm wondering if there's a significant amount doing a particular crossing that might fancy a PH convoy?
We've always shot down the motorway, but want to take an interesting route this year. We haven't booked our crossing yet so are open to doing Folkstone > Calais and driving down from there, or Portsmouth > Caen.
We'll be in a Mustang Mach 1 and shooting a Dream Drive feature, so naturally want to find a fun route and get some PHers involved if we can!
If you are doing Portsmaouth/Caen, look at my thread on a lovely back roads route.Great fun and scenery.We've always shot down the motorway, but want to take an interesting route this year. We haven't booked our crossing yet so are open to doing Folkstone > Calais and driving down from there, or Portsmouth > Caen.
We'll be in a Mustang Mach 1 and shooting a Dream Drive feature, so naturally want to find a fun route and get some PHers involved if we can!
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