I am going to give it a go
Scarlet Fever wrote: After the laugh we had trial running this in February this year, I've decided to run it again.
In true Harrods Christmas Advert style...
The Date... February 6th 2009.
The Time... 12:00 midnight.
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.
If you are interested add your name here:
1. Andrew PhillipsAndrew Phillips
MGF Register Committee - Vice Chair, Archivist & Registrar
Glad I re-proofed the hood last weekend. Neighbours must have thought i was mad being out in the cold weather, but the hood was super dry once the snow was off 