The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

Guys, see transcript of a mail I received below, I'd like to gauge interest levels from a participation perspective, if we can get a min of 5 cars together then I feel it would be worthwhile.

Hi
My name is Derek Butler and i work for a company called Xtreme Promotions. This is the press release for our latest event, we would like to invite you and your club to this event on the 26th. You and your club would have space for your cars inside the show and drivers would get free access to the show.
I would appreciate if you could contact us back and let us know whether or not you would like to attend.

Kind Regards


Derek Butler
Xtreme Promotions
Witches Lane,
Cork Road,
Waterford.

Read all about the event here.

CJ

ha we insure those guys

Dave wrote:ha we insure those guys

Can you insure them to cover my FTO when I forget to brake at the first hairpin?

CJ - I'd be very interested in going if there was an FTO group organised.

i don;t know about that
pity i won't have my new project up and running by then!

CJ Id be up for this so you can add my name I live in Naas and its only around the corner from me. Not a chance id race my own car on the track, to afraid of what could go wrong My only concern is my gr is standard expect for 18s and shes lowered, dont want to look like the odd one out

joe

joe 90 wrote:CJ Id be up for this so you can add my name My only concern is my gr is standard expect for 18s and shes lowered, dont want to look like the odd one out

You won't joe, its an FTO after all!

Lets start the list:

1. CJ
2. joe 90
3. ....

i may be around, not too sure so i'm only a provisional

I'd like to be included if there's enough going to make an impression as a club. We should either do it in force or not at all. Not much point having 3 guys turning up in FTO's as the Irish FTO Owners Club. We'll need at least 8-10.

I wouldn't worry about modifications Joe - its the FTO Ireland club - not a modified car competition - You'd like people to be able to recognise the cars as being in a club rather than a load of wings, spoilers and flip paint jobs.

Count me in CJ!

Myfeckin FTO wrote:I'd like to be included if there's enough going to make an impression as a club. We should either do it in force or not at all. Not much point having 3 guys turning up in FTO's as the Irish FTO Owners Club. We'll need at least 8-10.

Agreed MFFTO, its time we got out there and made ourselves known, lets make an effort for this one lads:

1. CJ
2. joe 90
3. Myfeckin FTO
4....

CJ

Is anyone else interested in this event? I need to back to the organiser sooner rather than later, unless we've a bare minimum of 5 cars, I can't see it being worthwhile.

CJ

I would be interested but for 2 reasons

Car isnt in a show state (small dent)
And Im conecered about the "sham" factor at the last diaster of a show I was at

I'm not really into the whole ( 1 litre) punto/corsa with 17"s wide bore exhaust, lexus lights, etc type scene.....of which there will be many at an event like this but....

Myfeckin FTO wrote

We should either do it in force or not at all. Not much point having 3 guys turning up in FTO's as the Irish FTO Owners Club. We'll need at least 8-10.

CJ wrote

its time we got out there and made ourselves known, lets make an effort for this one lads

OK... I succumb to the emotional black mail Count me in.


Joe 90 wrote

Not a chance id race my own car on the track, to afraid of what could go wrong My only concern is my gr is standard

I'm with Joe 90 on this, anyway it's not clear that we are being asked to participate in that aspect of the event.

Mustang

Mustang wrote:anyway it's not clear that we are being asked to participate in that aspect of the event.

Theres no obligation to participate Mustang.

1. CJ
2. joe 90
3. Myfeckin FTO
4. Mustang
5....

CJ

Any more takers for this one?
Following on from the Dublin (centre of the universe) v Rest of country/world (culchies) debate initiated between CJ and Myfeckinfto (see hydraulic press -bush fitting in technical quiries forum), I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth
If Myfeckinfto and MY feckin' FTO can both make it up from Shannon to Mondello, then surely we can get more than just one Dub (CJ) to attend, given the proximity of mondello to Dublin and the relatively high density of FTO ownership inside the pale.

I am officially throwing down the gauntlet

CJ do you have a deadline for confirmation of attendance

Mustang

OK, I think we'd be wasting our time turning up to put 4 cars on show, are the people named still willing to go to Mondello for the day to check the event out? I wouldn't expect the Clare\Limerick lads to come up just to see the event, c'mon Dubs get your act together!

CJ

CJ,

I was prepared to give up my rugby match on the 26th of September to participate in the Show - but I would have to give the rugby priority over just going to have a look. If the match date changes then I'd certainly go.

Myfeckin FTO wrote:but I would have to give the rugby priority over just going to have a look

Thats not a problem MFFTO, on the basis that the turnount is going to be lack lustre at best, it probably won't be worth the trip....

CJ

CJ wrote

OK, I think we'd be wasting our time turning up to put 4 cars on show

Agreed. Pity though! Just a thought.... but for anyone trying to sell their FTO, this would have been a good stage to display on....a few thousand petrols heads around and a FOR SALE sticker on your windscreen....can't be bad product placement!
(Recently there were two FTO' in the B&S described as being owners club cars....one of which was Shane's I do believe).

Anyway, I was happy enough to attend to fly the flag for FTO Ireland, but not sure about going for the hell of it. I'll let you know CJ.

Mustang

Hey i aint too far from mondello il happily enough put my car in it if ya want (unless its sold by then which its doesnt really look like it will be)

Nice one FTO gal We now potentially have five! Anyone else
Might be worth it just to see the pink fur lining in FTO gal's car

Mustang

CJ im still well up for this show
come on lads get a few more names down and show a good turn out

joe

so what's the up date on this? who's going if anyone? i will be going and karl will knock up as well, we'll have a few shiney bits to show off that day.

Could be available on that date will know that week

i'll be down in Limerick the night before and driving back up that morning!

so what's the story on this, who's going if anyone?