Unfortunately I didn't get to meet up with the WC contingent also heading out there as I needed to make use of the weekend... We stayed near the tunnel the evening before to avoid a stupidly early start, but despite this the long check-in queues and the fact we were pulled out to be swabbed for explosives meant that we missed our train. The rest of the group kindly waited on the other side at a petrol station. I think we might have come off the train on a different side to them as we never passed a petrol station on our way to the motorway, so we just drove at about 50 mph until they caught us up. We hadn't all met each other before so the first petrol stop was a chance to introduce ourselves.
The weather for the 'Ring was predicted to be pretty awful but in France it was hot and sunny so we stocked up with cold water for the rest of the drive...
After a blast on the motorway for a while we turned off onto the twisty route whilst another couple of cars stayed on the motorway route. A bus pulled out in the middle of our pack in Eupen and somehow we got split up and spent a good 20 mins on the walkie talkies trying to guide the missing 2 cars back to us.