CHRISTMAS BASH 2010

[Johnk]

Well guy's anyone interested in one this year

[Dragonheart]

I like your thinking John. I reckon I'd be up for it all right.

[TopCat]

Oh yeah, I'd be on for this if I'm around. I'm heading to the US around Christmas, but I'm sure this will be a couple weeks before hand?

Suggest a vote for suitable dates?

[Myfeckin FTO]

Good idea but venue/date is gonna be crucial for me - two young kiddies means I can't really get away for too long these days without having the ear burnt off me.

Lets see who is interested and venue to be wherever the bulk of attendees are based. Personnally I'd like a karting meet on the new indoor track in Limerick http://www.delta-karting.com followed by a Chinese/drinks in town.

[Bernard]

Lets see who is interested and venue to be wherever the bulk of attendees are based. Personnally I'd like a karting meet on the new indoor track in Limerick http://www.delta-karting.com followed by a Chinese/drinks in town.

Sounds good to me.

[TopCat]

Even though Limerick is the opposite side of the country for me at the moment, I'd still be very happy with this option!
Convoy from Dublin? Who's in?

[Dragonheart]

Looks good to me also ya. Never heard about that place before. Where exactly is it based? Could follow up the day after with outdoor karting in Kildimo. Good shot of members within close range of Limerick so surely we'll get a better turn out than the last few meets hopefully!

[Myfeckin FTO]

Looks good to me also ya. Never heard about that place before. Where exactly is it based?..

Its a brand new track - based in Ballysimon (Tipp road into Limerick) just 2mins off the Main M7 so it'd be easy for Dubs etc to get to and with new motorway its a quick trip from Dublin (2 hours handy).

[Sebastian]

date / place?
also interested in this.

[Danny Kierans]

might do this

[StewyD32]

I'm definitely up for this. Have to show me face since I backed out of the last meet

[Dave]

If there's at least 10 pints of guiness involved, I'm in, any less and I'm out!!

[Sebastian]

right let's start a list ..

Has to be before the holls anyway

[Mustang]

Limerick gets my vote too, would defo be interested subject to other commitements.

[StewyD32]

right let's start a list ..

Has to be before the holls anyway

1. StewyD32 (+1 probably)

[Danny Kierans]

1. StewyD32 (+1 probably)
2. danny

[optical illusion]

Guys, hate to put a damper on things but that indoor karting place is really, really crap. Run by a group of amateurs and plywood floor and severely underpowered karts.

Here is my recent review of it:

So work paid for us to go here yesterday. Here is my review of it:

Was impressed with the communication from the manager, I emailed Kilcornan twice and they never bothered their arses getting back to me, whereas he got back to me very quickly.

To be honest, it shouldn't be open yet. Track 2 is not complete, there is no lap timing and there were builders still walking around doing work. This was taken into consideration though by the manager so extra time for less money was given.

Sparco suits, nice Nice helmets too although I brought my own. Got ready and got in, didn't need 3 boosters seats as seat was adjustable. Set off. Track is quite small, nearly died when I saw the huge drop I had to go down which has a see-through grill at the bottom and the top (I hate these things I'll never walk on them!)

Track is very slippy meaning you can't keep foot to the floor and can't tap the brakes either while still on the accelerator (they've set it up that way). Power in karts is just plain silly. If you stop on a hill you are fooked. At the bottom of that big descent if someone stopped half way up and I couldn't get around them, I had to roll all the way back down and then floor it to try and get momentum to get back up it. Even on the smallest incline I had to shimmy back and forward to get the kart to move on - with foot to floor. And I'm not much more than 7 stone.

Kids (marshalls) there were completely incompetent. Couldn't answer any of my questions. When I asked if the karts were meant to do that I was met with 'put your hand up and we will come out onto a live karting session and push you up'. I had to sit through a 10 min briefing on flags and there weren't even any flags up there. As a result I got caught behind complete noobs for the entire thing, it was driving me mad (the urge to ram was strong! ) The only place to overtake is that descent and because they are so slow in front of you, they slow you down just enough to lose momentum and wayhay, you are rolling back down the hill with foot to the floor again.

Was a good laugh, made better by the fact that it was free, but I don't know if I would pay good money to do it. I would hate to imagine more than 6 people on the track...

[Danny Kierans]

not a good sign

[Myfeckin FTO]

Haven't been to it yet so didn't know. Looks like Tynagh/Kinvara would be a better option then if keeping it "Westside".

[Bernard]

There's always Kilcornan, just 20 minutes away from Delta.
Either way, lets hope the weather is better this time than the last time FTO-Ireland went karting.

[CJ]

Work and study has all of my spare time eaten up right now, I'll know closer the date....

CJ

[optical illusion]

Guys, I know it's miles away, but whiteriver is meant to be EPIC.

[colm_mcm]

I'd be on for this. Last one in galway was class.

[StewyD32]

What's the crac with the Christmas bash. Any new ideas etc. The thread went kinda dead all of a sudden

[Dragonheart]

I vote for somewhere around Limerick as Shane was saying, or does anyone else have any suggestions? (And dont anybody say Lidls carpark!! )