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10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:17 pm
by Johnk
The club is 10 years old next year and we need a good big birthday bash meet anyone with ideas for 1 post it here and when we get a few we might get a poll going.

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:33 pm
by Chris_Heilong
glendalough, a day out karting or Mondello

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:53 pm
by StewyD32
Ferry to france and drive down the coast!

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:29 pm
by goz_83
I would be up for a ferry trip, but as it's the Ireland club, it only makes sense to keep it in Ireland. Aside from a meet, I reckon if we all put the website address on our back window. It would increase the membership of the site and club cars being sold might bring the new owners into the club.

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:56 pm
by optical illusion
If we can't get anyone to come to a meet, we certainly won't be getting anyone to come to France!

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:26 am
by goz_83
It all depends on what the plan in France would be :)

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:19 pm
by Sebastian
There's a few things we can do
We had good craic @ Todds Leap ImageImage
and Karting @ PAllas is always great fun Image

It has to be an overnighter and to include a good scenic drive .

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:28 pm
by goz_83
oooh. i vote paintball. there are always deals online for that. A good paintballing day need €80-€100 for ammo, unless we have a few scroungers...i mean..snipers.

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:45 pm
by optical illusion
goz_83 wrote:It all depends on what the plan in France would be :)


Taking the horse?

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:23 am
by Wagalini
If we're doing Europe then there's only one place to go! :D

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http://www.nuerburgring-shop.de/fahraction.html

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:23 am
by goz_83
optical illusion wrote:
goz_83 wrote:It all depends on what the plan in France would be :)


Taking the horse?


All 197 of them :)

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:43 pm
by optical illusion
Wagalini wrote:If we're doing Europe then there's only one place to go! :D

Image

http://www.nuerburgring-shop.de/fahraction.html


Beautiful, but expensive thought :)

I've driven it, not a huge rush back due to the expense!

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:19 pm
by Chris_Heilong
whats the point of nurburging when we can go to the autobahn for free.

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:58 pm
by goz_83
Chris_Heilong wrote:whats the point of nurburging when we can go to the autobahn for free.


You comin to the October meet Chris?

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:53 am
by Wagalini
Chris_Heilong wrote:whats the point of nurburging when we can go to the autobahn for free.


This is true :) but the Nürburgring is the Nürburgring :D

I'm not sure if this has already been discussed on this forum and I'm slightly de-railing the thread now.

The Nürburgring is heavily in debt due to it's last 2 'owners'. They built a theme park, expanded the hotel and built an event arena to the cost of 400 million. As a result prices will be going up. Also day bookers may be forced to pay for a hotel room as part of the package which will further increase the cost. Worst of all the ring may eventually be closed to the public. As the ring makes more money from car manufacturers as it's all about how fast your car goes around the ring these days.

The ring filed for bankruptcy and now is back in safer hands. I haven't been able to find anything definitive on the net but costs will probably increase. :(

You can read more about it here:
http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/savethering.php

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:08 am
by goz_83
Bloody Germans. Someone should show them how to run a profitable company. :lol:

On a serious note, that sucks. Looks like over pricing rather than over ambition killed it.

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:12 pm
by Chris_Heilong
goz_83 wrote:
Chris_Heilong wrote:whats the point of nurburging when we can go to the autobahn for free.


You comin to the October meet Chris?


Indeed I am, looking forward to it.

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:51 pm
by goz_83
Chris_Heilong wrote:
goz_83 wrote:
Chris_Heilong wrote:whats the point of nurburging when we can go to the autobahn for free.


You comin to the October meet Chris?


Indeed I am, looking forward to it.


Good stuff. Maybe we'll have a 2 car convoy to the midway :mrgreen:

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:11 pm
by Chris_Heilong
goz_83 wrote:
Good stuff. Maybe we'll have a 2 car convoy to the midway :mrgreen:


not a bad idea, anyone else from Dublin is welcome to join the convoy

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:27 am
by Wagalini
Chris_Heilong wrote:
goz_83 wrote:
Good stuff. Maybe we'll have a 2 car convoy to the midway :mrgreen:


not a bad idea, anyone else from Dublin is welcome to join the convoy


I'll be driving from Dublin too. A Convey sounds good :)

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:18 pm
by Sebastian
Or we could organise some Image

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:50 pm
by goz_83
NO

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:30 pm
by gt94
:whs :k :k :k

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:40 am
by TopCat
Bring on the Golf trip!

Don't mind them Seb, they're only jealous cos you can't fit the golf clubs in the back of an FTO with a rear strut brace! :lol:

Re: 10 year's on [Birthday meet]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:15 pm
by Sebastian
Well , we never had one , and I always chatted with colm about organising one .
we shall see.We are suggesting ideas at this stage and then we could vote on them