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Postby optical illusion » Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:45 am

I am going. In May. It is going to be epic!!! :)
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Re: The Ring

Postby mcgon1979 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:29 am

going in the FTO?!?! Or just going?
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Re: The Ring

Postby CJ » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:38 am

Spooky!

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Re: The Ring

Postby Johnk » Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:19 am

The Ring (of Kerry great Spot) :D :P :P
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Re: The Ring

Postby Myfeckin FTO » Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:14 pm

Can I go to or is it just one for the more elite Octane members? :P

BTW - If its the last weekend in May you'll possibly be battling Munster/Leinster (or both) traffic on the way to the Heineken Cup final in Paris.
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Re: The Ring

Postby optical illusion » Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:15 pm

No not bringing my precious, not for the first time anyway. Hiring a car for the ring.

You can come if you like Shane, become an elite member :)

Couldn't care about the traffic - it's a fly-drive!! No way am I spending 12 hours each way in a lotus, the ar$e would be cut off me, not to mention perforated ear drums!
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Re: The Ring

Postby colm_mcm » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:01 pm

How much does it cost to rent a decent car for the ring?
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Re: The Ring

Postby optical illusion » Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:55 pm

Cheap!! I'm getting a specially equipped swift, with toyo 888s :)

Check out rent4ring.de
New 197's and R26Rs are reasonably enough priced too.
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Re: The Ring

Postby colm_mcm » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:58 am

I"d love to do this, Better start working harder :)
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Re: The Ring

Postby optical illusion » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:50 pm

Next year perhaps?
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Re: The Ring

Postby colm_mcm » Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:41 am

Either that or Stelvio.

Maybe this year, Will have to see.
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Re: The Ring

Postby Myfeckin FTO » Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:07 am

I'd be def on for any Ring trip planned with the club - ultimate road trip IMO.
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Re: The Ring

Postby gfalls » Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:51 pm

Can I come.... As a passenger..? :cry:
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Re: The Ring

Postby colm_mcm » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:35 am

It'd be pretty hardcore, I could see max 5 cars going :(
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Re: The Ring

Postby Myfeckin FTO » Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:40 am

colm_mcm wrote:It'd be pretty hardcore, I could see max 5 cars going :(


A hardcore bunch on a road trip to the ring would be alright by me. I reckon it could be done reasonable enough - biggest cost would likely be fuel and tolls. Do a long weekend - Thursday to Monday spin. Someone want to come up with the figures?
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Re: The Ring

Postby colm_mcm » Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:48 am

i'm gonna work on the figures, I'd hope to have something faster than a diesel Avensis to bring with me otherwise I'd get flight.
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Re: The Ring

Postby optical illusion » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:22 pm

Derek is driving, you're looking for everything - approx. 1000.
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Re: The Ring

Postby CJ » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:28 am

This is good opportunity to get a checklist together for such a trip, I'll start

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Re: The Ring

Postby optical illusion » Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:40 pm

Delimiter? :D
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Re: The Ring

Postby optical illusion » Wed May 19, 2010 8:41 pm

2 days, 2 FREAKING DAYS!!!!!! *dances around*
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Re: The Ring

Postby Sebastian » Wed May 19, 2010 10:11 pm

a few pics from last week .

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Re: The Ring

Postby Uncle B » Thu May 20, 2010 11:12 am

Do you know the track?
Look at some vids and lash on Gran Turismo (or Forza, if it's in it) and memorise everything!

Probably too late but I reckon an in car camera would make for cool footage too
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Re: The Ring

Postby soc » Thu May 20, 2010 11:40 am

Sounds cool - I'd nearly go just to see the cars and bikes that turn up there :D
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Re: The Ring

Postby Bernard » Thu May 20, 2010 1:54 pm

We'll keep an eye out for you...
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Re: The Ring

Postby optical illusion » Thu May 20, 2010 3:59 pm

Can't afford a scirocco, swift it is. Didn't know you were going seb.

The car park is supposed to be amazing alright, some awesome machinery there!

Have watched many videos (Hans Stuck being a good one) and played it in Forza alright!

I will be there first thing Saturday morning when the barriers go up, 8.30 I think that is! Look out for the rent4ring swift!! :)

Bed early tonight, have to get up at 4.30... :cry: And just typical, I'm heading away and there is a freaking heat wave in Ireland! I couldn't drive the car today because the gear knob was burning the hand off me!
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