Fabio.... still places as has been said, M40, M42, M6 (toll) will be under 3 hours I'd guess depending on the time of day (avoiding b'ham at peak time)
Be nice to see you and follow those lines of yours for a while
Phil... as for a meet/drink etc the night before we could do with finding out where people are staying, when they intend rolling up etc and trying to locate somewhere central.
Also if anyone is planning on camping let me know as I'll do a search for some more camp-sites in the area... there are a few, I don't think Oulton let you camp before a trackday to be honest (they do for a race weekend)