Cannonball is back next Wkend (9th - 11th)

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http://www.cannonball.ie/

xabi

Can't wait, I'm doing wingman for my buddy in a 488

mickdw

What is the route. I don't see it on the mobile site

xabi

Dublin - Westport - Galway - Wexford

Autosport

I'll be there in Tullamore

Old Perry

Autosport wrote: »

I'll be there in Tullamore

Its goin cavan sligo westport does it go back threw midlands?

Autosport

Old Perry wrote: »

Its goin cavan sligo westport does it go back threw midlands?

It's on the route on day 3

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mickdw wrote: »

What is the route. I don't see it on the mobile site

It is there,

http://www.cannonball.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=2

If that link doesn't work just click the word "cannonball" in the red banner an then route.

mickdw

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It is there,

http://www.cannonball.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=2

If that link doesn't work just click the word "cannonball" in the red banner an then route.

Yep couldn't find it earlier. Page was slow to load or something.
I going to westport to see them. Might stay over.

Shannon757

I won't see it this year as it is too far out of the way. Last year it went past my house and stopped down the road.

xabi wrote: »

Can't wait, I'm doing wingman for my buddy in a 488

I must admit I am slightly jealous :rolleyes: Take plenty of pics and post them here..

ofcork

No visit to cork this year1

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ofcork wrote: »

No visit to cork this year1

1.30pm Sat at Bunratty nearest for you. Hour and a half travel.

Comhrá

I hope the speed-vans keep well back out of their way....in the interests of safety

ofcork

No agera zonda or carrera gt this year need to get a veyron owner involved!

James Bond Junior

Coming into bunratty on Saturday. I'll head out but wouldn't one think they would tip the 8 miles further into Limerick?

EnmxLP

what time do they start off at the three 3 arena?

cullow123

A few cars will be at the 3 Arena from 6pm this evening but the main event will start at around 10 am tomorrow

Jesus.

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Coming into bunratty on Saturday. I'll head out but wouldn't one think they would tip the 8 miles further into Limerick?

They want their rims for the return leg

James Bond Junior

Jesus. wrote: »

They want their rims for the return leg

I'll take the ban happily but would you ever go f u c k yourself.

Jesus.

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I'll take the ban happily but would you ever go f u c k yourself.

Only jokin Horse

Captain Slow IRL

Where are they parking up in Westport? And are they going through Sligo town centre?!

mickdw

Captain Slow IRL wrote: »

Where are they parking up in Westport?

I hope it's not one of the out of town hotels as I'm staying in town centre tomorrow night.

antodeco

Right guys, git over 120 photos and a couple of videos today of the cars gathering together. I was there for a good few hours.

I will link up the album shortly, once I have them all uploaded!

antodeco

Right, let me know if this works!

https://www.facebook.com/AlanJZR/media_set?set=a.10209614071602537.1073741859.1050871085&type=3&pnref=story

I think you may need a Facebook account to view, but I've made the album public.

antodeco

Apologies for the third post! Videos and photos all seem to be viewable now! 124 photos and 3 videos! Enjoy!

James Bond Junior

Jesus. wrote: »

Only jokin Horse

Fair enough but the anti Limerick jokes wear very thin my friend.

Autosport

Oh I ❤️ The Mustangs

selectamatic

Just the 4 pics from Charlestown this evening as the phone was near dead and I hate trying to see cars and take pics at the same time :rolleyes:

I was in the at first town as I thought they would be going out the old road joining up with the main N5 between charlestown and swinford. However they went out the knock road and down onto the bypass that way.

It was pretty congested in town so after a few cars I went down as far as the main junction onto the bypass as there was much more room and a better chance of getting to see the cars stretch their legs.

The last pic is of the straight the cars were turning onto

Highlight of the day was seeing a lambo drop a cog and stay going to the red line to pass out a wide load convoy which consisted of a bog digger with extra wide tracks on a lowloader that was holding up about 5 super cars.
(A true only in Ireland moment)

Encouraging a young fella in a PS13 silvia to throw a few shapes leaving the same junction among the exotic metal was a sight befitting Ireland and its car scene too. :P

cullow123

A few cars from yesterday:
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Whats the most expensive this year?

bizleads

why there are no cars with Irish number plates? it seems all came from UK

James Bond Junior

Because it would be cheaper to keep those cars registered to a uk address than pay the 10's of thousands or even 100's of thousands vrt liable.

The Royal Scam

Anyone know the best way to track where they are at the moment

Nforce

Caught a bunch of Cannonballers enroute to Tullamore this afternoon..

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10210646770745940.1073741869.1247993385&type=1&l=6424e7aa57

xabi

https://vimeo.com/182306479

One from Friday

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Bit of a let down this year, alot of very average, BMWs and Mercs in it. And they jammed them into a ****ty carpark in Tullamore with rubbish/couches dumped in the corners, ya couldn't really look at them right as parked so tight together/crowds.

Scumbag parents were practically letting their little angels climb on the cars, I think a couple of lambo owners left early in disgust at carry on.

Sunny Dayz

I thought it was better organised this year when we went to tullamore. In previous years we were left waiting hours for them to arrive and didn't get close ups of many of the cars. This year we got there at 2:30 and got just enough time to have a spy before watching them all drive off. Some very nice motors there, some new and different ones, it was getting a bit samey with the same cars there every year.

Agreed with what the previous poster said about some spectators. If I won the lotto and bought a spectacular motor, I'd never enter Cannonball and if I did I wouldn't park my car there or I would watch it like a hawk. The amount of people I seen leaning on wing mirrors, leaning on spoilers, resting their backside on the side of a car. Seen one kid kicking about gravel and a few stones hitting the side of a car.

Autosport

They were late getting to Wexford my friend was waiting for over 2 hours and just left. Same cars has last year so I didn't take many pics.

68deville

Autosport wrote: »

They were late getting to Wexford my friend was waiting for over 2 hours and just left. Same cars has last year so I didn't take many pics.

Reckon so, they were still coming tru Bunclody well after six, thank god for the UK competitors ,made it look interesting at least

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The route map was useless today aswell. They took a totally different road into tullamore than advertised.

Fierce badly done all round this year.

ofcork

They need to do something different next year try to get more exotics involved no matter where they are from would love to see a P1 laferrari Porsche 918 Bugatti etc.

The Royal Scam

I did enjoy seeing the cars pass through my village yesterday and light it up on the way out but I don't think I will go see it again unless as the previous poster said it gets some proper exotics.

Falcon L

Wexford town was, umm.. interesting last night. Lots of burn outs being pulled on the docks. 8-)

We parked up on the N11 and caught them coming in, a lot of them would drop a gear or two with very little encouragement.

There was a coming together of three supercars on the bypass, ouch. No real damage done though, thank the flying pasta man.

We got to the quay road just in time to catch them coming into the town. They must have staged up near the roundabout on the Rosslare road somewhere. There were a few misery guts drivers, but most were willing to perform for quite a large crowd. I had a great evening!

ironclaw

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

In previous years we were left waiting hours for them to arrive

Autosport wrote: »

They were late getting to Wexford my friend was waiting for over 2 hours and just left.

Why do people seem to think they have to arrive on time? Its a rally for their enjoyment, not the spectators I remember reading the torrent of abuse they got last year for being late and kids left out in the cold, completely unwarranted. You'd swear people were paying for tickets or something.

Autosport

Then why post up times if you're not going to keep to them.

ironclaw

Autosport wrote: »

Then why post up times if you're not going to keep to them.

Because its a rally for their enjoyment, not yours? You've paid nothing to attend except your time Departures are late, cars get stopped, you need to regroup before you arrive in town. Speaking from working on the larger rallies in the US, its a nightmare if you have cars flying in from all directions. We should actually be glad the Cannonball isn't point to point like Bullrun for example.

Sunny Dayz

ironclaw wrote: »

Because its a rally for their enjoyment, not yours? You've paid nothing to attend except your time

Actually was it not to raise funds for Pieta House this year?

ironclaw

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Actually was it not to raise funds for Pieta House this year?

It was, but the majority of that comes from participant entrance fee's, donations and sponsorship. I think they also have collection buckets on the rounds when the arrive.

Either way, free event and people give out about it. I just don't understand.

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ironclaw wrote: »

It was, but the majority of that comes from participant entrance fee's, donations and sponsorship. I think they also have collection buckets on the rounds when the arrive.

Either way, free event and people give out about it. I just don't understand.

So they don't want people to turn up?

mickdw

Is excellent as a free event to be fair, for kids mostly though.
Would like to take part if I had suitable vehicle.
I went to see it in westport. Maybe I'm getting old but the lambos etc revving at the finish line was tiresome.

afatbollix

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So they don't want people to turn up?

The drivers couldn't give a crap about you at the side of the road and would do the event even if no one showed up to watch.