Arnhem 2011

[RichardT10829]

I deffo want to try and get my carrier done by then, i have some pals at the DFDS terminal who would load my carrier up for me onto a tray at North Shields (5 mins from me) it would just be the drive from Ijmuiden to Oosterbeek which is 124km along some fast dual carriageways......but it could be done and save a wedge on HGV's if i get it running by then of course.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

it would just be the drive from Ijmuiden to Oosterbeek which is 124km along some fast dual carriageways......but it could be done and save a wedge on HGV's

Richard,

I do not want to rain on your parade, and I wish you finish your carrier in time and come across to Arnhem next year, but forget about driving your carrier from IJmuiden to Oosterbeek. You will be driving along the busiest of Holland's roads, and if you are not rear-ended by an 18-ton truck you will be taken off the road by the police in no time.

Indeed people like Shaun and Hendrik drive considerable distances during commemorations like at Eindhoven, Arnhem & Oosterbeek. During those days and along those routes the police is more like a friend and will do their best to keep the roads free for parades etc. I know from experience: some years ago I was recce-ing a route for a Diamond T tractor towing a Rogers trailer with M10 w/17-pdr SP AT gun. I drove a Jeep over a bike path and at first the police stopped me to write me a ticket. When I explained I got all the help I needed and a motorcycle escort to boot.

What I want to make clear is that driving a carrier on public roads in the Netherlands is an exception. Unlike the UK, it is not possible to register them for road use, in part because they have metal tracks. During commemorations the authorities and police cooperate to make things fun and go smoothly, but outside a certain timeframe and area is it a no-go.

Hope this helps and hope to see you next year!

Regards,
Hanno

PS: see http://www.airbornebattlewheels.nl/ for pictures and details about the "Race to the Bridge".

[RichardT10829]

scrap that then......

[Marc van Aalderen]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

scrap that then......

Richard,
If you get it to IJmuiden I'm willing to be there with a truck to drive you to Arnhem, and back off course. If you pay the diesel fuel, that is good enough for me.

Cheers mate,

[shaun]

Better pull your finger out now and get on with it Richard ! the clock is ticking. But not wanting to dampen any bonfires check with the ferry companys to see if they will let steel track on the ship. This is a problem i have had before, having said that i have taken both the carrier and the Comet on a commersial freight ferry but they had to lay rubber mats, they did not want 33tons sliding about. TTFN

[eddy8men]

hi fella's

sounds like a great get together, i'd love to come but i doubt i could get away for more than a weekend, you know how it is, family getting in the way of quality carrier time

all the best

eddy

[shaun]

Eddy - put a leave chit in with your domestic zero alpa now - there are 10 months for her cool down and get use to the fact ! may be i should tell mine that im going !!!!!!

[eddy8men]

shaun- there's only so much i can get away with and i wouldn't want to push her over the edge as we got married in corfu in june and the week after we got back i bought the churchill and picked up the carrier then it was the wot6, centaur and charioteer oh and i bought the beginnings of a loyd restoration last night so i've had a fair crack at the whip so far and maybe a week on the raz in belgium is pushing it but i'm not saying it won't happen just that it's unlikely.

eddy