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Girgy85
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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What the best way up to DTD for us London boys? M11 or M1??
M1 to junc 25!
FFS, no no NO!
Coming from the South, J21a is a zillion times better than J25, the perfect route in, & even J24 is better than J25.
Is that the A46?
I went that way last week because that's where Ronnie's are and it seemed pretty quick.
Me and Stu discussed this ages ago and couldn't decide which would be quickest.
That's the one & it brings you out right on DTD.
It might be a mile or two more, but deffo quicker, it's undoubtedly, far & away, the most stress-free route in from the M1 South.
Scenically better, too, with rolling countryside, picture postcard villages, empty dual carriageways, new RC bridges which appeal to the eye, even a Go-Kart track adjacent the A46. Part of the A46 is concrete-paved, as opposed to the smoother macadam blacktop which we all prefer, but even that is quaintly appealing to the genuine geek.
Don't forget the speed cameras !!
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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What the best way up to DTD for us London boys? M11 or M1??
M1 to junc 25!
FFS, no no NO!
Coming from the South, J21a is a zillion times better than J25, the perfect route in, & even J24 is better than J25.
What about going back the other way?
A coin-flip, southbound.
I assume that from the South it's better because of traffic from Leicester up to Nottingham?
Yup.
Southbound never seems as bad though.
Agreed, but I still prefer the A46 option, & you join the M1 25 miles further South at Leicester Services, so feel you have "pinched" 25 miles of monotonous M1. Poor bridges on that section, too, though the new sign gantries are wicked.
What about if you were doing the trip at 4am? Still J21a then?
To my mind, yup. Just saves all that A52 (J25) or even worse, A453 (J24), stoppy-starty hassle.
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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Are you all real?
Where do you find this mythical traffic snarl ups?
M25 - M1 better than M11 A1 A52 without doubt
I dont mind the old mans scenic route so much, theres minutes in it.
I think the exact line where it switches from J25 to J21 is somewhere on the 606 between Wheatcroft Island and the A46.
Never the A453 though. Never ever.
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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Quote from: StuartHopkin on October 25, 2010, 03:47:15 PM
Are you all real?
Where do you find this mythical traffic snarl ups?
M25 - M1 better than M11 A1 A52 without doubt
I dont mind the old mans scenic route so much, theres minutes in it.
I think the exact line where it switches from J25 to J21 is somewhere on the 606 between Wheatcroft Island and the A46.
Never the A453 though. Never ever.
Defs agree on the A453 comment, have possibly spent a year of my life waiting in stationary traffic on that road
. Think M1 currently has a 50mph limit for a ridic amount of time, like from where it joins the M25 till 10 miles past luton, so that might swing it in favour of the A1. What does google say?
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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Quote from: Girgy85 on October 25, 2010, 02:42:42 PM
Don't forget the speed cameras !!
This is a very good point. There's no speed cameras on the M1 between 21a and 25 so it's 100+ all the way.
A46 has plenty normal cameras and a 50 restriction for the roadworks which are avg. speed cameras.
If you drive fast on motorways then this has to be considered.
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October 25, 2010, 04:28:55 PM »
As with poker the 'best route' depends on where the traffic is on the day.
Tikay is completely right about the one junction lower turn off, not only is it scenic but it's also raggable :-)
(Don't drive fast kids it's bad ummkay)
If you take the M11/A14 route watch out for all the front facing cameras!
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The lanes parallel to the A453 are usually fun though.
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Quote from: titaniumbean on October 25, 2010, 04:28:55 PM
As with poker the 'best route' depends on where the traffic is on the day.
Tikay is completely right about the one junction lower turn off, not only is it scenic but it's also raggable :-)
(Don't drive fast kids it's bad ummkay)
If you take the M11/A14 route watch out for all the front facing cameras!
M11 A14 now your just pulling my christmas turkey
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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What the best way up to DTD for us London boys? M11 or M1??
M11 to Huntingdon join A1M then take A52 towards Grantham/Nottingham
Are you sure about this?
I don't even know where the M11 is but I can't see how it can be any better than the big road that provides a direct link between the two cities?
If I was going to London from Notts I'd be taking the A52 to the M1 then heading South to the end of the M1 which conveniently happens to be in London.
Still they do say that if something seems to good to be true then it probably isn't true so maybe you're right.
It takes me 2 1/2 hours on a good run from Leigh on sea but the risk reward of using the m25/m1 is jus not worth it if your coming from Essex as worst journey to DTD on that route took 4hours plus as the m1 gets snarled up regular
well i be coming from essex, will be passing the M11 first, so guessing that way will be better.......or not..........
Google maps.........VIA M11....2 hours 41min
...........................VIA M25/M1...2hours 23min
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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October 25, 2010, 05:18:01 PM »
london to nottingham, M1 obv
essex to nottingham, M11-A1
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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should i take into account ill be playing on Saturday also?
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should i take into account ill be playing on Saturday also?
yep, you should leave approximately one day later than if you had a seat on the friday
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Re: what day you playing 1A or 1B DTD grandprix
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Quote from: TheFlame on October 25, 2010, 05:18:07 PM
should i take into account ill be playing on Saturday also?
yep, you should leave approximately one day later than if you had a seat on the friday
Too good...............
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October 25, 2010, 06:07:39 PM »
I almost always use junction 26, it's far closer to the ring-road than junction 25.
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2 pages on what road to take wft lol
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