[FTO MEET] Co. Clare [8th/9th Dec 2007]

[Wildhound]

Nurburgring - Didn't you know?

Been there, done that... well the car has anyway

I'm no F1 driver but it looks like he's missed the racing line. XD

[Myfeckin FTO]

Dragonheart ->

Lets stick with the Ailwee Caves as a day trip, we need a bit more time to organise an overnighter, as MfFTO has suggested, Tynah/Kinvara is perfect - lets do it in the new year perhaps?
CJ

we do this saturday 8 dec or sunday 9 dec ?

Saturday 8th would suit me best - and it gives ye the Sunday to recover - get back to Dubland etc

[Myfeckin FTO]

...I'm no F1 driver but it looks like he's missed the racing line. XD

How do you know what the racing line is without seeing the whole corner - its impossible to see the apex from that shot!

[Wildhound]

If you look at the kerb there's an enormous amount of wear on it. That would suggest to me that most drivers take that line.

[Myfeckin FTO]

If you look at the kerb there's an enormous amount of wear on it. That would suggest to me that most drivers take that line.

Point taken - however there could be a number of racing lines in a corner - its difficult to see the optimum racing line without looking at the corner as a whole (and the car used) and taking into account what preceeded the corner and what lies ahead.

In any case I'm sure it will take a little time to get optimum racing lines around the Nurgurgring - many people just drive as opposed to race the track - I know I wouldn't be monstering any kerbs for the first few times I'd be visiting this track.

[Wildhound]

I know I'm only poking fun. Believe me I'd get ALL the lines wrong. For a while anyway.

[Sebastian]

Did a bit of research on the ailwee cave so :

- in december we can only visit the cave by appointment only
- price : Adults € 12.00 , Adult Group (per person) € 8.50

i recon saturday 8th will be a good day ( sunday 4 rest )

there is a great area for a photo session as well .

so please show your interest here so we can book it .


We gonna stick for the road trip to Co. Clare there are a few things to see over there , we can even do a overnight if necesarry.

NEW LIST :


1. Colm
2. Seb
3.
4.

[DirtyLopez]

1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino
4.

[Myfeckin FTO]

1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino
4. MfFTO

[satanta]

All.... I am new to the scene. I have had an FTO for 2.5 years now. Would be interested in joining you all for a meet. What has been decided? I am having trouble following the flow of the thread. BTW, Loeb is the king. Cool under preasure and a legend at the wheel!

[Sebastian]

hi satanta

well a convoy will leave from dublin via clare
add your name to the list if you care to join & follow the thread for latest details.probably we will meet with more FTO's( ZED's) on our way there

Provisional Route


1) Meet in Limerick
2) Bunratty Castle and folk park
3) Ennis for Petrol
4) Inagh, - Biddy Early Brewery
5) Ennistymon - Cascades
6) Lahinch - Beach, prom (I know it's gonna be December!)
7) Liscannor - good food
8 )Cliffs of Moher
9) Doolin, Maybe stay here?
10) Ailwee Caves
11) drive through the burren and towards Galway.


MAP & ScHEDULE ... curtesy of Mr. Colm


1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino
4. MfFTO
5.
6.

[kenkeo]

sounds good. will be up to meet ye in limerick.
1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino
4. MfFTO
5. kenkeo
6.

[Myfeckin FTO]

..........
1) Meet in Limerick
2) Bunratty Castle and folk park
3) Ennis for Petrol
4) Inagh, - Biddy Early Brewery
5) Ennistymon - Cascades
6) Lahinch - Beach, prom (I know it's gonna be December!)
7) Liscannor - good food
8 )Cliffs of Moher
9) Doolin, Maybe stay here?
10) Ailwee Caves
11) drive through the burren and towards Galway.
............

Seb - way too many activities - I suggest we meet in Limerick or Bunratty ok - but that we just visit Lahinch/Cliffs of Moher/ Doolin for food and then Ailwee caves. Way too much otherwise for a day - we'd be forgetting about the reason we have meets - the FTO's!

Also suggest that if peeps are ok with an overnight that they put "overnight" beside their name.

[colm_mcm]

I kinda forgot that it's winter and there's not as much daylight, we can cherrypick the good ones.

[Bernard]

1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino
4. MfFTO
5. kenkeo
6. Bernard (Day trip only)
7.
8.
9.
10.

[Dragonheart]

1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino
4. MfFTO
5. kenkeo
6. Bernard (Day trip only)
7.Dragonheart
8.
9.
10.

Meet ye in Limerick somewhere, any of the Limerick lads going up I could join up with ye, let me know a place and time closer to the date.
Or if any other Corkonians going up we could meet in Cork first and then meet the Limerick contingent.

[Mustang]

1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino
4. MfFTO
5. kenkeo
6. Bernard (Day trip only)
7.Dragonheart
8.Mustang (overnight)
9.
10.

P.S. Don't forget to bring extra pocket money for parking at the Cliffs and Ailwee caves

[DirtyLopez]

1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino (suspended)
4. MfFTO
5. kenkeo
6. Bernard (Day trip only)
7.Dragonheart
8.Mustang (overnight)
9.
10.

[CJ]

1. Colm
2. Seb
3. DLopezino (suspended)
4. MfFTO
5. kenkeo
6. Bernard (Day trip only)
7.Dragonheart
8.Mustang (overnight)
9. CJ (overnight)
10.

[Sebastian]

1. Colm
2. Seb ( overnight)
3. DLopezino (suspended)
4. MfFTO
5. kenkeo
6. Bernard (Day trip only)
7.Dragonheart
8. Mustang (overnight)
9. CJ (overnight)
10.
11.
12.

[Myfeckin FTO]

1. Colm
2. Seb ( overnight)
3. DLopezino (suspended)
4. MfFTO (overnight)
5. kenkeo
6. Bernard (Day trip only)
7.Dragonheart
8. Mustang (overnight)
9.
10.
11.
12.

For accomodation may I suggest either Kinvarra - http://www.merrimanhotel.com - the hotel where we stayed on our last karting trip to the West - may bring back some fairly blurred memories for CJ and Dave.
OR Doolin - http://www.hoteldoolin.ie/index.php - stayed here recently - really nice hotel.

[kenkeo]

dragonheart, i will meet upwith you somewhere in cork before we head up along. get an old convoy going.

[Dragonheart]

Perfect Kenkeo, whereabouts you based? I'm in Ballincollig so anywhere is good for me as I'll have to pass through the city anyway. We'll arrange a time closer to the date, got to figure out travel times and stuff first.

[kenkeo]

cool. im by silversprings

[Mustang]

Guys,
Would want to be deciding on the accomodation fairly soon, We're getting into Christmas party season so a lot of places will be getting booked up...

Have we finalised the times, routes, activities, etc?