https://www.facebook.com/groups/M25VWRunTheRing/
I have taken part in both these charity cruises and although to some the thought of driving 117 miles around the M25 (known as the biggest car park in Britain) doesn't sound that appealing, they have both been really enjoyable. The atmosphere at the services both before the cruise and after is amazing, you can mingle and chat to other VW owners and take plenty of photos. As I did in 2016 I met up with friends of mine David and Angela, who are both from my hometown for the short cruise over to Hemel Hempstead where we had arranged to meet other VW owners before heading for the services on the M25. A huge well done to John and Amanda (and all the other people who helped to organise this event who I don't know about) and a big special thanks and well done to the hundreds and hundreds of people who participated and who made this memorable event happen. You can find out more about the worthwhile charity that this event was all about here: http://scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk/
To see more than 400+ photos of some of the vehicles that took part in the charity cruise, check out this awesome photo album from Ed Baylis that captured the essence of the charity cruise:
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| This stunning beige and white 11 window split screen looked gorgeous in the glorious sunshine. The colour combination with the grey Empi 5 spoke wheels looked fantastic. |
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| This lovely bus has been seriously lowered and looks so much better for it. This really was a lovely clean and straight bus. |
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| This cool looking Golf had a collage of some of the vehicles that took part in the first RTR back in 2016 on the bonnet. |
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| This was a really cool idea and it drew plenty of positive comments as well as people trying to spot their own vehicle. |
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| I'm not sure how the owner stuck this fantastic art work to the bonnet, but it did look good, and my 1969 microbus even made it onto the bonnet. |
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| A close up of my microbus on the bonnet of this amazing Golf. |
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| Fellow Wolfsburg Bus Crew members James and Andrea, along with their daughter Caitlin and their dog Archie ran the ring in their lovely 1958 ex-Swiss Army bus, named 'The Duke' |
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| This gorgeous 1967 RHD white and sea blue split screen bus belongs to Susie and it looked great in the afternoon sunshine. This is Susie's daily driver come rain or shine. |
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| Just a couple of lovey buses parked up after running the ring 2017. 'The Duke' and 'Lulu' were getting acquainted in the services. |
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| This burgundy 1970 beach buggy caught my eye parked up at the services. I'm not sure what body style this has but I liked the overall shape and the pointed front. |
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| This really was a cool looking buggy. I liked the shotgun cartridges over the wheel nuts and the small circular tail lights both of which helped to make this cool buggy unique. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Facebook friends of mine, Jooles and Phil with their son Archie came down for the day from the West Midlands in their camouflaged T5, and they had a fantastic time running the ring. |
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| This years Run the Ring attracted so much interest that many participants were driving a round trip of 400 / 500+ miles to join in this fantastic charity event. However Lia and Esmee must surely take the long distance recognition award as they travelled over from Holland specifically to join the in cruise. The Run the Ring was on the Sunday and Lia and Esmee set off from Holland on the Friday, 3 days before the event took place in their cool T4 Eurovan Transporter. |
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| I do like how these Eurovans look, they look kind of futuristic. So if two women can travel over from Holland to take part, surely all those people that live in the U.K who haven't run the ring yet have no excuse for joining in this year, right? |
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| Hats off to Lia and Esmee for such a fantastic effort coming all the way from Holland. Of course it's not just the distance from Holland, there is also the ferry crossing, and a few nights in the bus, so a very well done ladies... will we see you both again this year? |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| Those of you that have read the first instalment will know that I travelled to the outskirts of London to take part in this fantastic event with my good friends David and Angela in their 'Comic Relief' 1973 Beetle. They have owned this bug for as long as I can remember and many people will have seen it parked outside the main entrance at the Volksworld show over the years. |
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| This old bug certainly stands out and always makes people smile. David also has a 1966 split screen bus but decided to give the bug a good run around the M25 motorway. |
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| Looking over the Comic Relief beetle towards my 1969 microbus parked up at the South Mimms services. with some other cool buses / vans. |
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| My microbus was in some good company back at South Mimms Services. My mate Ben's split screen to the right and a cool T25 to the left. I like this photo showing the different ride heights of the buses. |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring 2017. |
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| A better look at Jooles and Phil's cool urban camouflaged T5. The design and colours are very similar to my T4. |
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| The man responsible for organising this great fund raising event is John Emberton. This is John's slammed 'UPS' themed T5. John's bus has one of the best interiors I have seen, it's just a shame I didn't get a photo...! |
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| After a few hours chatting to everyone, Dave, Angela and I decided to head for home. I followed Dave out of the services. That was the last of my photos that I took. The following photos are all from the 'VW M25 Run the Ring' Facebook page. Photos that I thought caught the magic of running the ring. |
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| Ringers relaxing and socialising at South Mimms Services after completing a lap of the M25 motorway. Photo courtesy of Cheryl Caffrey |
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| Me and my microbus running the ring somewhere on the M25. Photo courtesy of Debbie Cox |
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| My 1969 VW microbus Running the Ring 2017. Photo courtesy of Debbie Cox |
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| Running the ring, Photo courtesy of Gary's photography world pics. |
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| Running the ring, Photo courtesy of Mandy Beesley |
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| Running the ring, Photo courtesy of Mandy Beesley |
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| I'm crossing the Queen Elizabeth II bridge in my 1969 VW microbus. Photo courtesy of Mark Lorentzen |
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| A photo Mark Lorentzen shared of us both running the ring somewhere on the M25. Photographer unknown to me. |
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| Three lanes of Volkswagens made for an awesome sight. Photo courtesy of Nikki Cartwright |
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| I love this photo of these buses running the ring. . Photo courtesy of Rachel San-Segundo |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring. Photo courtesy of Russel Hutson |
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| Parked up at South Mimms Services after running the ring. Photo courtesy of Russel Hutson |
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| Running the ring. Photo courtesy of Sarah Louise |
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| Mark and I getting into the correct lane on the M25 motorway whilst running the ring. Photo courtesy of Sue Bucland-Russell So that was part two of two all about the Run the Ring VW charity cruise 2017. Don't forget to check out the 'VW M25 Run the Ring' facebook page and join if you haven't already, and don't forget to register for this years RTR. Next weeks blog review is a special one-off bonus review about this event with a guest author, Rich Coxhill who has so many great photos that sum up the essence of this charity event perfectly. So be sure to come back next Saturday for a really special bonus blog review. |
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