Flying Visit

[markyboy.1967]

Folks it looks like i may be heading over to Dublin in the next couple of weeks with my car.I have been invited to some sort of car show in Dublin around the 9th/10th of April.If any of you guys know anything about the show then please pm me and give me the info and the low down.Why not come along and meet me and have a chat. Also how easy is it to get low cars on and off the ferry?

[daniel]

mark would luv to see your car, especially those gullwing doors!, but thats the same weekend i drive over to scotland, guess ill have to wait and see it over there

[markyboy.1967]

Hi m8, yeah your moving over heere as i saw in another thread.Suppose there will be plenty of time for us to meet up.

[CJ]

Just replied to your post on the FTOOC forum Mark

Whats the name of the show are you looking to attend by the way? I'm sure we could organise to get a get-together of some sort.

Ciaran

[CJ]

Ah, that will be 100% modified in the RDS:

http://www.xtremeautos.ie/index2.htm

Should be an interesting crowd at this (ie the same sort that turned up for 'Drag Wars' ) Don't Max Power have something to do with this?

Ciaran

[markyboy.1967]

God i really hope they dont hgave anything to do with it as i can see it turning into a bare flesh festival instead of a real car show.Wouldnt mind meeting up m8..

[CJ]

God i really hope they dont hgave anything to do with it as i can see it turning into a bare flesh festival instead of a real car show.

Think a carpark full of kitted puntos, micras, starlets and corsas

That aside, I'm sure we could get a contingent together for the day, keep us up to date on what you decide. By the way, theres nothing over here FTO-wise that would touch your motor for mods so you should at least have a very unique car to show off!

Ciaran

[markyboy.1967]

Thought you guys had loads of cars coming in through various ports.Who has the most modified FTO in Ireland just now?Would be good to meet you guys n gals. Will more than likely come along just to meet you folks and get a bit of that Irish hospitality.Im not sure where we are staying as the organisers are paying for it.

[daniel]

Will have to meet up allright sometime, im dying to see does doors for real..you got any more photos of your car on the web??

[markyboy.1967]

I can send you some pics, just let me know

[CJ]

Thought you guys had loads of cars coming in through various ports.

Not any more. Between the prices of the Yen and our Vehicle Registration Tax (a double tax on top of the standard 21%), it just isn't cost effective for dealers to import the numbers of private cars that where coming in a couple of years ago.

Who has the most modified FTO in Ireland just now?

Thats a hard one, I'd say its a toss up between either Daz and Dave kit wise, see the Gallary page

Would be good to meet you guys n gals. Will more than likely come along just to meet you folks and get a bit of that Irish hospitality.Im not sure where we are staying as the organisers are paying for it.

As you find out more details, let us know, we'll store up the hospitality 'til then

Ciaran

[markyboy.1967]

Yip i met Daz last year at JAE, had a good look at his car--its very nice...I should find out more tonight and will post up to let you know where im staying.

[cakesparky]

depends which ferry you get across....
The high speed crossings (smaller things) generally not so full and primarily use one lower floor deck...less ramps and less inclines...
the bigger buggers (like the Irish Ferries one...The Ullyssess (or spelling like that!!!!) is mother feck for low skirts!
steep short ramps and lots of them, the crew are usually pretty attentive though if you pull up and chat with them, they will keep a aclose eye out and may assign you a low level 'berth'....worth asking...
I had probs with a Porsche 944 i regularly brought back and forwards (Before i saw the lght and ditched the pile of crap and bought my FTO!!!)

anyway good look and if the guys can organise the dates i'll maybe come and see your car...

cheers

[soc]

God i really hope they dont hgave anything to do with it as i can see it turning into a bare flesh festival instead of a real car show.Wouldnt mind meeting up m8..

The main difference between a UK "bare flesh & tossers" festival and one here will be that at least in the UK you'll see some nice cars but over here (because of insurance) all you're gonna see are a small handful of decent cars and a whole pile of modified corsas, micras, starlets (99% 1lts), a few 1.4 civics and plenty of skin tight levis, shell suits, air max and soverign rings

Doubt I'll head along to the show especially after hearing about the farce that was "Drag Warz" but I'd love to see you're car in the flesh

[adrian]

I really wanna see that car in the flesh too.... well impressed!! So, let's arrange to met up and see it....even at a different location then that show

[Daz]

Yip i met Daz last year at JAE, had a good look at his car--its very nice...I should find out more tonight and will post up to let you know where im staying.

Hey markyboy,

How you doing kid, nice to see i remembered, and speaking of remembering i remember youand you FTO, Lads i have seen this beast in the flesh (pre door mods) its f*cking awesome, i considered the flip on mine after seeing yours as a last thing to do to it, but with the stone chips we get here i decidede against it that and seeing civics, corsa's ect having crap versions done making themlook truely aweful. You'll enjoy yoursel in dublin mate, unfortunatly i'm working nites that wknd so i won't get a chance to meet up with you again, which is a pity(would like to see what else to have done to her, sine i last saw it), But i'm sure which ever of the lads her you get to meet they will look after ya,

Don't be too dissapointed with the show just take it for what it is, after being to shows both here and england i can say the english shows are far superiour, but enjoy yourself all the same

Have fun

Daz...

[markyboy.1967]

Hi m8, i never ever forget another FTO owner, there is a pic somewhere of me talking to you at JAE.Were you at JAE 2002 also, plus were you wearing a Liverpool football top, for some reason this springs to mind--dont know why..

[Daz]

Hi m8, i never ever forget another FTO owner, there is a pic somewhere of me talking to you at JAE.Were you at JAE 2002 also, plus were you wearing a Liverpool football top, for some reason this springs to mind--dont know why..

I don't know which site that pic is on i ain't seen it, and yes i was wearing a liverpool top and yes we did get beaten last nite , is that why it sprang to mind

Daz...

[markyboy.1967]

Well we never got beat last night so we dont have to give you lot a spanking again this year. Only the good teams left in now..

Yip i can remember seeing that pic somewhere but your lot getting beat didnt make it spring to my mind.Anyway hows the car--looking nice the last time i saw it.

[Daz]

Well we never got beat last night so we dont have to give you lot a spanking again this year. Only the good teams left in now..

Yip i can remember seeing that pic somewhere but your lot getting beat didnt make it spring to my mind.Anyway hows the car--looking nice the last time i saw it.

Aye i watched the celtic match myself,

not much done to it just a few shinny bits here and there, but have big plans for her thou, but slightly broke at the mo as i bought myself another gpx just before xmas as the first one was getting wrecked going in/out of work so got another one for a runaround

Daz...

[markyboy.1967]

Looks very much like i`ll be in Dublin on the 9th of April until the 11th.Will confirm tomorrow though as i just need to check that i can get time off work but it shouldnt be a problem...so come along and see me.

[markyboy.1967]

Anyone know the situation of bring NOS over to Ireland and in particular on the ferry.Cant see them being to happy about it on their big boat, might need to hide it somehow even though its the biggest bottle they do and its polished in the bargain....

[CJ]

Anyone know the situation of bring NOS over to Ireland and in particular on the ferry

I can't see an issue here, anyway, what they don't know won't hurt them.
Looking forward to seeing the car when you come over.

Ciaran

[markyboy.1967]

Well i have decide to come along to Ireland after all.We will be landing in Belfast and driving to Dublin on the Fri afternoon.We will be staying across from from the RDS in Ballsbridge--where ever that is, will be at the show on the Sat and leaving on the Sunday afternoon to get home again.If you see me then flash your lights, should be in convoy with a few other cars--Nissan Skyline fully modded, possible a 700bhp MR2 drag car and another possibility if the car is back together is Mark Emery`s EVO IV engined FTO...

[CJ]

Nissan Skyline fully modded, possible a 700bhp MR2 drag car and another possibility if the car is back together is Mark Emery`s EVO IV engined FTO...

Nice mix of motors there esp. the EVO engined FTO! Ballsbridge is quite close to the city centre, I imagine that they're putting you up in Jurys or somewhere similar.

Ciaran