***MOTORS MEET - Sunday Feb 19th Portlaoise***

the_syco

Won't be down to this one - no spare tyre after the last time, and it seems there may be a few other things wrong with the car, so will have to wait for NCT/engineer before I drive down again

Tallon

I have a spare spare tyre if you want it? Can drop it up tomorrow

damo86

great video cheers for that, dunno is it just me I always seem to get goosebumps when seeing your own car on video!

vectra

Good job on the vid..Looked like a decent meet.

Alanstrainor

Great vid!

Bodhan

Thanks guys but it's you that need the thanks for coming in such big numbers. When the next meet happens I'd like to get a few words with owners on the camera and some posing. I'll show you what to do, some nice ideas.

Maybe the next meet will be a bit warmer too!

boyler07

I'm up for this one!.

sean1141

I'll try make it. Wont know for sure untill closer to the date

vectra

sean1141 wrote: »

I'll try make it. Wont know for sure untill closer to the date

Ditto

MetzgerMeister

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Ardennes1944

boyler07 wrote: »

I'm up for this one!.

Any chance of a spin in the burg if i can make it?

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Any chance of a spin in the burg if i can make it?

It's a Sunday now to suit the likes of you so yes, you CAN make it

Ardennes1944

i work saturdays AND sundays

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

i work saturdays AND sundays

Ah there's always something up with ya isn't there?! haha

Forget about work and your time and a half and have a good day out!!

Ardennes1944

i dont give a sh!t about the money man id go if i could! where i work isnt a place where its optional to work sundays, you have to! ill know on monday if i can make it cos thats when that weeks hours will be up

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

i dont give a sh!t about the money man id go if i could! where i work isnt a place where its optional to work sundays, you have to! ill know on monday if i can make it cos thats when that weeks hours will be up

*Ring ring*, "hello Dunnes Stores, how can I belt you"

*cough cough* "well garl, ti's ardennes here. I'm sick biy, fair can't work. G'luk!

Off to motors meet

Ardennes1944

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

*Ring ring*, "hello Dunnes Stores, how can I belt you"

*cough cough* "well garl, ti's ardennes here. I'm sick biy, fair can't work. G'luk!

Off to motors meet

you'll need to start working sundays to pay for the petrol to go to all these meets. two more full tanks

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

you'll need to start working sundays to pay for the petrol to go to all these meets. two more full tanks

Well it wasn't exactly 2 full tanks. More like a tank and a half :P

Ardennes1944

oh....thats ok so **** sundays boss! :cool:

georgefalls

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Nissan doctor

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Bigus

It might be no harm in the future to consider a meet that coincides with some free motorsport event , say an autotest, hillclimb, rally etc to make a better day out of it.

Just a thought ?

Ardennes1944

lets all head to galway for the rally so!

based on the last meet in midway anyway it wouldnt seem there needs to be something to draw people.


good idea though maybe, maybe

MetzgerMeister

The way it worked at the Midway was very good. It was a day for us all to chat to one another and drive cars with no distractions.

If you have a meet at some event say a rally, some people mightn't be into rallying and either won't go or won't enjoy it.

TestTransmission

Bigus wrote: »

It might be no harm in the future to consider a meet that coincides with some free motorsport event , say an autotest, hillclimb, rally etc to make a better day out of it.

Just a thought ?

Pretty sure we've done meets at Mondello once or twice, have done dyno days aswell.

If you want to organise something,go for it!No one is stopping you

-Corkie-

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The way it worked at the Midway was very good. It was a day for us all to chat to one another and drive cars with no distractions.

If you have a meet at some event say a rally, some people mightn't be into rallying and either won't go or won't enjoy it.

The only thing about the meets that I dont like is that you dont know who your talking to most of the time.. I was lucky enough to met the Cork crew but I didnt know who was who in Portlaoise..

Quazzie

I'm the same Corkie. I remember Gary introducing me to you but I only remember because you were the opposite of what I was expecting. Meets like this though are by far the best way to get to know people on here and it leads to a much better environment online aswell, as you eventually put names to the faces. Sounds a bit 'American' but name tags with your screen name would help a lot of people, even if it does scream 'NERD'

Bigus

TestTransmission wrote: »

Pretty sure we've done meets at Mondello once or twice, have done dyno days aswell.

If you want to organise something,go for it!No one is stopping you

Ok so thinking cap on !

-Corkie-

Quazzie wrote: »

I'm the same Corkie. I remember Gary introducing me to you but I only remember because you were the opposite of what I was expecting. Meets like this though are by far the best way to get to know people on here and it leads to a much better environment online aswell, as you eventually put names to the faces. Sounds a bit 'American' but name tags with your screen name would help a lot of people, even if it does scream 'NERD'

Ya its sounds silly but it works.. I couldnt believe you were from where you said.... I was expecting a dub..

Ardennes1944

stickers on cars ftw

Quazzie

-Corkie- wrote: »

Ya its sounds silly but it works.. I couldnt believe you were from where you said.... I was expecting a dub..

Of all my sins being a jackeen isn't one of them

TestTransmission

-Corkie- wrote: »

I couldnt believe you were from where you said....

I'm from there aswell...

-Corkie-

TestTransmission wrote: »

I'm from there aswell...

Thought you had a bogger head allrite...:D

vectra

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

stickers on cars ftw

F3kk off

conzy

bump :pac:

EPM

vectra wrote: »

F3kk off

Show plates:D

I'm a maybe for this now. Completely forgot have a club dinner dance thingy the night before at home in Cork. I'll see if I can get a lift up maybe...can see it going down like a lead balloon...

MetzgerMeister

EPM wrote: »

Show plates:D

I'm a maybe for this now. Completely forgot have a club dinner dance thingy the night before at home in Cork. I'll see if I can get a lift up maybe...can see it going down like a lead balloon...

This meet? Maybe a bit too soon after the last one. Once every 3 months might be a better idea.

Atomic Pineapple

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

This meet? Maybe a bit too soon after the last one. Once every 3 months might be a better idea.

I think EPM meant the dinner dance

EPM

draffodx wrote: »

I think EPM meant the dinner dance

I actually meant convincing herself to not drink and to drive up the following day:pac:

alexmcred

EPM wrote: »

I actually meant convincing herself to not drink and to drive up the following day:pac:

Just take all the beer out of the Kitchen no probs then

TestTransmission

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

This meet? Maybe a bit too soon after the last one. Once every 3 months might be a better idea.

We said we'd chance the monthly to see if there was enough interest,if there's not we'll look into it again.

EPM wrote: »

I actually meant convincing herself to not drink and to drive up the following day:pac:

That could be a plan, I might have the missus with me aswell as we're gonna be up staying at my folks the night before.We could dump them on each other and let them go shopping or whatever crap needs be.

EPM

Its one thing her having tolerance of meeting up with randomers from the interweb, a completely different thing lumping her with one of their missus.

All offense intended.

Bodhan

Right, should be at this one too

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TestTransmission

EPM wrote: »

Its one thing her having tolerance of meeting up with randomers from the interweb, a completely different thing lumping her with one of their missus.

All offense intended.

I don't think you have a missus, I'd say this is just a big plan to get Confab off your scent.

EPM

TestTransmission wrote: »

I don't think you have a missus, I'd say this is just a big plan to get Confab off your scent.

Maybe Confab is my missus.

knifey_spoonie

Ill be there,

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-Corkie-

@epm when is the next Cork meet?? I dont want to be going to this and find out there is a met 2 weeks later..

EPM

-Corkie- wrote: »

@epm when is the next Cork meet?? I dont want to be going to this and find out there is a met 2 weeks later..

The local meets aren't a patch on the national ones. The Cork one was just to kick off the regional meets really. Can have one of those whenever people fancy. They just give a taster of what happens and serve as a good introduction as showing up for your first one with 30-40 others there can be daunting.

-Corkie-

EPM wrote: »

The local meets aren't a patch on the national ones. The Cork one was just to kick off the regional meets really. Can have one of those whenever people fancy. They just give a taster of what happens and serve as a good introduction as showing up for your first one with 30-40 others there can be daunting.

Fair enough so there wont be another one for a while so???

EPM

-Corkie- wrote: »

Fair enough so there wont be another one for a while so???

Not for another month or so. We could get one going in charleville maybe and that might suit the limerick gang too.