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FazerPhil
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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 11:55am \| IP Logged

Euro Rides 2010

26th June - Gibraltar (Return to the planet of the apes)

This could be used as an opportunity to visit Morocco which is just a 1hr seacat ride from Algeciras which is just down the road. Let me know if you need the ferry link

1400 miles Eurotunnel to Gibraltar

Hotel on Gibraltar east of the rock.

http://www.caletahotel.com/accommodation.asp

Photo at Apes Den at 6pm. Its in the nature reserve on the rock http://www.gibraltarinfo.gi/gibraltar-apes-den.aspx

More details and list of riders can be found on the ride thread

http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4145&P N=1

28th August - Romania (Dracula Ride)

THis could be used as an opportunity to visit Bucharest the capital

1500 miles to castle from Euro Tunnel

If you approach the area from the north you willride the transfagarasan highway which was recently featured on the Top Gear TV show

http://www.motoromania.com/index_files/DN7C.htm

Poienari castle ( which is on the above road) Photo at 6pm. This is the true Count Dracula Castle inhabited by Vlad tepes. It seems every Castle in Transalvania was Dracula's !!!

http://www.donlinke.com/drakula/vlad/photos.htm

The hotel is a few miles south

http://www.booking.com/hotel/ro/posada.html?aid=304142;label =GoogleEarth-;sid=7045119ad2d9e90efbbc74e51723892d;checkin=2 010-08-28;checkout=2010-08-29;show_room=RD17869301_618153_0

More details and list of riders on the ride thread

http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4115&P N=2

23rd October - Centre of Europe (Journey to the Centre of the Earth)

1380 from Eurotunnel

Picture taken at the Centre of Europe Monument at 6pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_midpoint_of_Europe

Wikepedia gives many locations as the centre of Europe depending on who worked it out and where the boundaries were at the time. This one has a good monument and is a good excuse to go to Lithuania

Hostel in Vilnius the Capital city which is only 16 miles away

http://ahostel.lt/about-ahostel.html

More details can be found on the ride thread with list of riders

http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4127&P N=2

Use these events however you want.

Part of a holiday

Excuse to go somewhere new

Iron Butt Ride

Long Weekend

Take whatever route you want

Motorways

Scenic

Book your own hotel using link on the threads.

Its up to you. Any queries PM me.

Just be there for the group picture

Edited by bosshog on 26 April 2010 at 11:00am

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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 12:36pm \| IP Logged

outstanding work Phil. More colour to the maps

2010 should give something for everyone. Well done

Edited by bosshog on 22 November 2009 at 12:40pm

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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 1:07pm \| IP Logged

thanks.... Bring it on

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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 1:10pm \| IP Logged

Phil

Don't know whether you're looking for provisonal numbers, but count me in on the Dambusters Tour and me and Sonia on the Dracula ride.

TR3OC matters and stage one of the "round the world trip" clash with the other sorry.

Regards

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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 1:13pm \| IP Logged

John

I'll start a list soon. I give more details of each 2 months before the event

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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 1:31pm \| IP Logged

questoin - do we book our own rooms or will uncle phil do it for us if we ask nicely?

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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 1:32pm \| IP Logged

11,000 miles for all of them ish

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Posted: 22 November 2009 at 3:16pm \| IP Logged

everyone books their own rooms and ferries/tunnel.

I chose hotels that could all be booked online and all have plenty of rooms. It would pay to pair up in twin rooms if you can find somebody you can get on with.....

Edited by FazerPhil on 23 November 2009 at 4:45am

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Posted: 23 November 2009 at 11:10am \| IP Logged

For those that missed it

Top Gear video of the transfagarasan highway in Romania . From 4mins 30 secs onwards. The hotel and photo op are on this road on the Dracula Ride

http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/top-gear-in-romania-best -road-in-the-world-for-racing/4190779198

This is going to be good

Edited by FazerPhil on 23 November 2009 at 11:15am

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Posted: 24 November 2009 at 2:37pm \| IP Logged

Phil booked room for Romania ok but it seems no rooms in Turin.

cheers Bob

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