Leinster Motors Evening Meet - 15/08/12

MetzgerMeister

Antares wrote: »

Why is your name not on the list?

Because I don't live in Dublin or near it

CianRyan

Sure it's less than two hours up from Tip.
If the lads from Gorey can do it then so can you.

MetzgerMeister

CianRyan wrote: »

Sure it's less than two hours up from Tip.
If the lads from Gorey can do it then so can you.

I know what you mean but I work 9 - 5:30 Monday to Friday, fvcked if I'm driving to Dublin at that hour of the evening :P

CianRyan

Ah yeah, that's fair enough.
If I was working I'd probably struggle to make the twenty minute trip in.

Jimbob 83

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I know what you mean but I work 9 - 5:30 Monday to Friday, fvcked if I'm driving to Dublin at that hour of the evening :P

Same as tbh and be lucky to be home before midnight, too much hassle really, an evening meet is really only suitable for people living nearby

MetzgerMeister

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Same as tbh and be lucky to be home before midnight, too much hassle really, an evening meet is really only suitable for people living nearby

Exactly, which is why there will hopefully be a Munster meet for the likes of me

Although if I wasn't working on Wednesday or Thursday I would go to it but I am working so I can't.

Jimbob 83

Munster/midlands suit me fine, but actually having to go in past the M50 and all that comes with it is too much hassle for a non dub for an evening meet

MugMugs

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I know what you mean but I work 9 - 5:30 Monday to Friday, fvcked if I'm driving to Dublin at that hour of the evening :P

Part timer. I'm even breaking from the border for it !

MetzgerMeister

Antares wrote: »

Part timer. I'm even breaking from the border for it !

How is 9 to 5:30 monday to friday part time?! :pac:

MugMugs

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

How is 9 to 5:30 monday to friday part time?! :pac:

Real men work 6am to 7pm Sunday to Saturday.

Nah, fair dues.

Jimbob 83

Antares wrote: »

Real men work 6am to 7pm Sunday to Saturday.

Nah, fair dues.

Mmm higher tax bracket :pac:

Tallon

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Exactly, which is why there will hopefully be a Munster meet for the likes of me

Although if I wasn't working on Wednesday or Thursday I would go to it but I am working so I can't.

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Munster/midlands suit me fine, but actually having to go in past the M50 and all that comes with it is too much hassle for a non dub for an evening meet

I'm happy to move to the other end of the Phoenix Park to make it easier for you guys!

MetzgerMeister

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Mmm higher tax bracket :pac:

My nett pay is probably better than his gross at that rate :pac:

andyseadog

CianRyan wrote: »

Sure it's less than two hours up from Tip.
If the lads from Gorey can do it then so can you.

i dont know much about driving routes in Ireland, but its practically motorway door to door from Gorey to the Phoenix Park bar the end stretch, maybe its a messy route from Tipp.

CianRyan

andyseadog wrote: »

i dont know much about driving routes in Ireland, but its practically motorway door to door from Gorey to the Phoenix Park bar the end stretch, maybe its a messy route from Tipp.

Even the end stretch is dual carriage way with about 400m of city driving. Haha
Edit: Just remembered you have to head up the quays so that adds a bit, still not a lot though.

I'm just presuming you can join the Cork road handy enough but I guess I could be wrong.
I always remember stopping in Josephine's on the way down to Cork as a young one and that always seems a handy enough drive.

MetzgerMeister

andyseadog wrote: »

i dont know much about driving routes in Ireland, but its practically motorway door to door from Gorey to the Phoenix Park bar the end stretch, maybe its a messy route from Tipp.

It's motorway all the way from Thurles then the N7 into Newlands cross. I don't know Dublin that well though, inly know how to get from there to Trinity and around that area and the airport and Belfast.

Is the meet at the Chapelizod end of Phoenix park?

166man

Sh1t.



My chances of making this are rapidly decreasing. Work put me on te evening shift from 12.30-9pm that day as one guy is out sick. Unless someone can cover me the Alfa won't be there.

MugMugs

166man wrote: »

the Alfa won't be there.

Did you really think that it would be there despite your work situation? :pac:

CianRyan

It's just off the central roundabout so any entrance would do really.

Right, to confirm it,
Any one that needs directions/would like to convoy, we're meeting at the Red Cow Luas Stop at 6:15 and leaving there at 6:30.

Looking forward to this now, just hope the weather's not to bad.

CianRyan

Sounds like a plan!

Tallon

Can someone link to a Google Maps of the exact location?

Looking at it here and don't see any parking

Alanstrainor

Tallon wrote: »

Can someone link to a Google Maps of the exact location?

Looking at it here and don't see any parking

http://maps.google.ie/?ll=53.356968,-6.327932&spn=0.001649,0.004592&t=h&z=18

Jimbob 83

Ooooof

Tallon

Alanstrainor wrote: »

http://maps.google.ie/?ll=53.356968,-6.327932&spn=0.001649,0.004592&t=h&z=18

Will those gates stay open?

gollywog

Tallon wrote: »

Will those gates stay open?

I ****ing hope so!!

CianRyan

I was in there at about 3am once, does it usually close?

MugMugs

CianRyan wrote: »

I was in there at about 3am once.........

Go on !

CianRyan

Antares wrote: »

Go on !

Me and my mates use to drive around town laughing at people coming out of clubs, watching scraps, that sort of thing.
One night we decided to have a look in the park, drove up to the first round about from Parkgate Street and turned around... Very uneventful, sorry.

andyseadog

CianRyan wrote: »

Me and my mates use to drive around town laughing at people coming out of clubs, watching scraps, that sort of thing.

me and a few of my friends used to do this, we were a bit like the inbetweeners in my micra.

one night we seen a lad thumbing a lift outside a take away so we pulled up beside him and opened the door and sped off when he got close (you know that old trick). we dont this several times until he was foaming at the mouth with rage.

he was shouting a bit so we drove around the block to let him simmer, then we came back up the road (one way street) towards the take away and here he is standing in the middle of the road! so i beep him to move and he starts charging at the car! so i put the car in reverse and foot to the floor.

picture the scene 3 big lads in a micra flat out in reverse the wrong way up a one way street with a drunk fecker chasing the car. eventually i got enough ground on him to swing the car around and drive away, we all had a right chuckle and thought we'd heard the last of him.

so we spent the rest of the night driving around thinking no more of it really until i stop at a junction maybe 500 meters from the take away, c**t jumps out from behind a roadside flower bed kicks the rear corner panel and ****ing legs it off into the night. caused around €350 worth of damage if i remember rightly.

funny to look back on now we were assholes.

CianRyan

Hahaha, excellent story.
We were in my mates Corsa and as much as we tried to antagonise drunks we never quite got that kind of reaction.

One night though I had the great idea of plugging a mic into one of these and plug that into the Aux jack, he also had quite a powerful stereo set up so we spent the night driving around the city pretending to be Garda and scaring the ****e out of people.

Simpler times...

dar83

I used to just go drinking and looking for girls when I was younger...

Who am I kidding, that's what I still do!

Thatnastyboy

wrote:

MCMLXXV - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
gollywog - vw golf gti "pink edition"
Subway - e39 m5
Alanstrainor - 325ci
ConzyMaher - 325i
166man- Alfa 159 SW (with red brake callipers)
Tallon - Lexus IS200
OSI - Golf GTI "Proper colour edition"
Veloce- Alfa GT Monza
Antares - Avensis? *May be attached to back of another vehicle.
Daved_XB - A V8 of some description, depends on the weather (prov)
CianRyan and Midnight_EG - Honda Civic.
Ugglasdav- Rover P6 3500(yellow submarine)
tuborg_man- bmw 525
Drummerboy08 - Golf GTI (I think?)
Jenizzle - Mazda RX8

Where'd my name go?? :(

Tallon

MCMLXXV - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
gollywog - vw golf gti "pink edition"
Subway - e39 m5
Alanstrainor - 325ci
ConzyMaher - 325i
166man- Alfa 159 SW (with red brake callipers)
Tallon - Lexus IS200
OSI - Golf GTI "Proper colour edition"
Veloce- Alfa GT Monza
Antares - Avensis? *May be attached to back of another vehicle.
Daved_XB - A V8 of some description, depends on the weather (prov)
CianRyan and Midnight_EG - Honda Civic.
Ugglasdav- Rover P6 3500(yellow submarine)
tuborg_man- bmw 525
Drummerboy08 - Golf GTI (I think?)
Jenizzle - Mazda RX8
Thatnastyboy - Surf "dirty edition"

Ded_Zebra

Suppose I should actually add myself to the list.

MCMLXXV - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
gollywog - vw golf gti "pink edition"
Subway - e39 m5
Alanstrainor - 325ci
ConzyMaher - 325i
166man- Alfa 159 SW (with red brake callipers)
Tallon - Lexus IS200
OSI - Golf GTI "Proper colour edition"
Veloce- Alfa GT Monza
Antares - Avensis? *May be attached to back of another vehicle.
Daved_XB - A V8 of some description, depends on the weather (prov)
CianRyan and Midnight_EG - Honda Civic.
Ugglasdav- Rover P6 3500(yellow submarine)
tuborg_man- bmw 525
Drummerboy08 - Golf GTI (I think?)
Jenizzle - Mazda RX8
Thatnastyboy - Surf "dirty edition"
Ded_Zebra - Toyota Levin

lazy-biker

as a long time lurker i think i may come along and enjoy my only day off work

MCMLXXV - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
gollywog - vw golf gti "pink edition"
Subway - e39 m5
Alanstrainor - 325ci
ConzyMaher - 325i
166man- Alfa 159 SW (with red brake callipers)
Tallon - Lexus IS200
OSI - Golf GTI "Proper colour edition"
Veloce- Alfa GT Monza
Antares - Avensis? *May be attached to back of another vehicle.
Daved_XB - A V8 of some description, depends on the weather (prov)
CianRyan and Midnight_EG - Honda Civic.
Ugglasdav- Rover P6 3500(yellow submarine)
tuborg_man- bmw 525
Drummerboy08 - Golf GTI (I think?)
Jenizzle - Mazda RX8
Thatnastyboy - Surf "dirty edition"
Ded_Zebra - Toyota Levin
lazy-biker - toyota camry

Veloce

Some turnout so far lads, SWEEET!!

antodeco

I'll try make it. It's weather dependant! If so:

Mini 1275GT

gollywog

Veloce wrote: »

Some turnout so far lads, SWEEET!!

Ya its great! Cannot wait now, just booked the night off work today aswell so its all systems go!

Alanstrainor

antodeco wrote: »

I'll try make it. It's weather dependant! If so:

Mini 1275GT

MCMLXXV - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
gollywog - vw golf gti "pink edition"
Subway - e39 m5
Alanstrainor - 325ci
ConzyMaher - 325i
166man- Alfa 159 SW (with red brake callipers)
Tallon - Lexus IS200
OSI - Golf GTI "Proper colour edition"
Veloce- Alfa GT Monza
Antares - Avensis? *May be attached to back of another vehicle.
Daved_XB - A V8 of some description, depends on the weather (prov)
CianRyan and Midnight_EG - Honda Civic.
Ugglasdav- Rover P6 3500(yellow submarine)
tuborg_man- bmw 525
Drummerboy08 - Golf GTI (I think?)
Jenizzle - Mazda RX8
Thatnastyboy - Surf "dirty edition"
Ded_Zebra - Toyota Levin
lazy-biker - toyota camry
antodeco - Mini 1275GT

Alanstrainor

I'll be driving into work every day this week...which means parking under a tree...my car will be in a state even by Wed!

MugMugs

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I'll be driving into work every day this week...which means parking under a tree...my car will be in a state even by Wed!

And for that you shall be abused and tormented

MetzgerMeister

Antares wrote: »

And for that you shall be abused and tormented

It's true though, birds of the feathered variety hate BMW's!

Big Nasty

This is shaping up to be a great gig lads!

Hope the ice-cream man is there coz I won't have time for dinner.

conzy

You gonna make the spin up MM? You'd be up in an hour? Its a serious opportunity to show the car to some prospective buyers :pac: have you considered car sales as a career?

MugMugs

MCMLXXV wrote: »

This is shaping up to be a great gig lads!

Hope the ice-cream man is there coz I won't have time for dinner.

Not to be the bearer of bad news but we're looking at a very wet day Wednesday.

conzy

Antares wrote: »

Not to be the bearer of bad news but we're looking at a very wet day Wednesday.

I have underground parking, not sure if we'd squeeze 16 in..

Is there a decent multistory in the vicinity incase it is raining cats and dogs?

MugMugs

conzymaher wrote: »

Antares wrote: »

Not to be the bearer of bad news but we're looking at a very wet day Wednesday.

I have underground parking, not sure if we'd squeeze 16 in..

Is there a decent multistory in the vicinity incase it is raining cats and dogs?

Blanch Shopping Centre is down the road. Fine multistory there that should be fairly empty at that time.

Thatnastyboy

conzymaher wrote: »

I have underground parking, not sure if we'd squeeze 16 in..

Is there a decent multistory in the vicinity incase it is raining cats and dogs?

Hope not, I havent a hope of fitting into a multistory :eek: :pac:

Jimbob 83

conzymaher wrote: »

You gonna make the spin up MM? You'd be up in an hour? Its a serious opportunity to show the car to some prospective buyers :pac: have you considered car sales as a career?

He would be more than 2h coming up in fairness, probably be quicker where im at than Thurles

cgal093

I'm still a maybe on this, I'll definitely know by tomorrow..