Euro2001 – Day 1 – CALAIS to FECAMP

Monday 30th July 2001

“The first morning”

The start of the tour sees people arriving from several different directions - principally from Le Havre and Calais. The Le Havre group will get out of the port at about 7.00am and make their way to a Benedictine Monastry (“Palais Benedictine”) in Fecamp at about 09:30 where they will pass the morning and wait for the Calais group who get there later. Together, at midday, we will then make our way to a lunch stop at a restaurant which is 4km from Fecamp with adequate parking and a menu we can choose from on the day. The owner and chef is a car enthusiast and is currently renovating a 1927 Samson, which is a right hand drive drop head about the size of an Austin 7.

After lunch it’s onward to the hotel at Evreux. This day is quite light due to the early start. We will also meet our Ratrace (Caterham north London but they'll try to fix anything) support van and mechanic who should have Gavin, our very own white van man, with them.

Directions: Mike James.

Start 07:30. Leave Calais and head towards Boulogne on the autoroute. Stay on the autoroute heading towards Abbeville then take the A28 towards Neufchatel en Bray. Turn off the A28 onto the A29 towards Le Havre. If the A29 is not yet complete, take the N29 from same point. Continue on the A29/N29 until you reach the D926, and then head towards Faubille en Caux and then onto Fecamp. Meet the other group at the “Palais Benedictine”, which is just off the harbour. You can’t miss it, it’s very well signposted. ETA 10:00.