Saturday November 4th

Karting:  http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/showyp.shtml?id=3153 - Pallas Karting in Tynagh.  3pm sharp.  Meet 2-2:30pm at track.  €40.  Booked.

Accomadation:  http://www.kingsvalley.ie/ - Kingsvalley Hotel   Single room €79  Twin/Double Room €99  Prices per room.  May improve.  6 rooms booked.

Pre-Dinner Drinks:  The http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/showyp.shtml?id=636 - Front Door pub, which is the one with the 2 smoking rooms.

Food:  Depending on numbers, http://www.galwayadvertiser.ie/content/index.php?cat=24&PHPSESSID=0d5b152a70a796e5355d5358adcd8e0e - Abalone on Dominick Street.  9pm. From €30 to €50 per person + wine.  Booked.

Drinking:  http://www.halonightclub.com/ - Halo again, as we can get a private section with table service.  11:30pm.  Booked.

Sunday, November 5th

Breakfast:  Has to be Riordans on Quay Street again!  Time 11:30am.

Activities:  http://www.blather.net/abroad/archives/2005/09/father_teds_hou.html - Craggy Island Parochial House drive, led by Ben.  http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=-1012500&Y=6937500&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=500000&multimap.x=301&multimap.y=147 - Map here .  Arrive around 2pm.

Food:  TBA, probably somewhere in Ennis, Lahinch or Gort region.  Around 3:30pm.

From there we split up and head for home.

Definite Participants:

Full Weekend:

Richie & his significant other

JohnH & Dee

FlyingAlex & HotChick

Mackaroo1

Claudio

AC Al +

Topazman +

Fey! & my significant other

Karting Only:

GJO'Connor

Digweed

DaxKlynsmith

Kin Mak

Drive Only:

Ben O'Brien

Digweed

Bingus666

DaxKlynsmith

JMargetts

Jimbo325ci

People still to confirm:

Dergside, Lesurely, Denishogan, Horsetan, Spokey, Claudio(318ci)

Other Relevant Information:

At the moment, 3 double and 2 twin rooms are booked in the hotel, and the resteraunt is booked for 11 people.  We need to know as soon as possible to increase the bookings.  If your name is missing or on the wrong list above, please let us know.

Please keep an eye on this opening post for any changes and updates.

David, Alex & Ben.

Hi Fey,

fraid I can't give a definate yea or nae right now to all events but I can defo say no to the knigsvalley - no point init for me!

sofar, the drive on the sunday seems the most likely event I can attend... put me in for it & then I can work on the rest

thanks! Gus (aka bingus666)

95 318IS M-TEC, BLACK, LOWERED, 17" TSW STEALTHS, TINTS...

Gus - reckoned you probably wouldn't need the accomadation!

Denis - why don't you come down and do the karting on Saturday, do the night out and stay in town, and head up to the sprint on Sunday morning?

sound! will let ya know bout the other events closer to them, if you need immediate yes/no, just pm me!

cheers! Gus

Right Fey, am in for Karting on the 4th,and the Drive on the Sunday with Lunch somewhere.

Will join you guys for drinks somewhere on the saturday night but need to check with the designated driver aka Jenny where and how late

Regards

Dax

Sorry to hear that, Denis.

Anyone else coming along whose name isn't on the list?

Hope to make it down for the Fr. Ted run on Sunday but unfortunately the Galway part of the weekend is out for me. If I get a contact number I'll connect up with you guys somewhere in Co. Clare.

Contact for me is 087-9696835.

David.

Ben O Brien wrote: terrible but i wont be bringing a bmw.. now that shes gone ill be driving a volvo 960, can put a roundel on it if ye want!!

Sinner

Ill hopefully get to the Drive and lunch on Sunday, ill confirm during the week...

Still a few rooms available in the hotel, and a bit of space in the restauraunt.

So those who haven't signed up (or are missing from the list on the opening post) GET A MOVE ON!!!

Latest:  Only a couple of rooms available in the hotel now, and the restauraunt is looking for a definite number as they have another group looking to book and need to know how much space they have!

So those of you who haven't confirmed, STOP DITHERING!

Fey! wrote: People still to confirm: Dergside, Lesurely, Denishogan, Horsetan, Spokey, Claudio(318ci)

You will have to delete me from the list . I have not been able to negotiate any more annual leave for this year

2 changes.

The first is that Ben will be unfortunately detained on Saturday in Limerick, so will only be joining us for the drive.

The second is the restauraunt - the owners father died so I'll have to find another one.  Kirbys was nice last year, so I'll try them again.

Kin - at least stay overnight.  You can head back up early on Sunday morning...

Jimbo - aiming 11am in the KingsValley for brekkie (their breakfast normally ends earlier, but am pushing to get people a lie-in!!!)

Spokey/Horsetan - sorry ye can't make it.  Would have been nice to have some people from across the water.  Next year, perhaps.

Dinner will be in a new restauraunt that opened last Saturday.  The people who have it have an excellent reputation in their other restauraunts.

Ok i have a route planned out, its down to two options, the one id prefer is the coast route, should be a way nicer drive, but it depends on how long it is so im off to drive it now,

Ill meet up with the rest of ye at kinvarra and from there:

-burren - bealaclugga - ballyvaughan - murrough - fanore - doolin - liscannor - lahinch - ennistymon - kilfenora - kilnaboy *where the house is* - then on to corofin - fountain cross and finish in ennis..

See map here:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=-1025000&Y=6950000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=1&scale=500000 - http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=- 1025000&Y=6950000&width=700&height=400&gride =&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=&ad dr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=& amp;localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=& amp;keepicon=&zm=1&scale=500000

Other option is again start in kinvarra then on to:

Burren - bealaclugga - ballyvaughan - lisdoonvarna - kilfenora - kilnaboy - corofin - fountain cross - ennis.

I think the first would be a nicer drive but ill go now and see how long it will take, Let me know which one you would prefer.

Ben

That looks good, Ben.  Had arranged Kinvara with Digweed as he knows the region well (or should do!!!)

Digweed is supposed to have come up with somewhere for us to eat down there...

Richie - of course there is!

I have 7 rooms booked altogether.

Make that 8 rooms booked!

Breakfast is booked for 14 people on Sunday morning, but the hotel is checking to see if they can make that 11am.

Dinner is booked for 8:30 on Saturday night.

Ok im just back and have the route planned, its the first choice above, took an hour and a half from kinvarra to the house is that ok with everyone?

Actually met the mc cormack family at the house so i called in and asked if it would be ok to come and take a few pics etc on sunday and they said no problem at all, jesus its a real farmhouse alright there was chickens everywhere in the yard!!

Well let dermot decide on the food as there were too many options on the way down!!

As for stops there are literally 100's, i have a few picked out but im gonna ask people on the day if ye wish to stop just flash and pull in if theres enough space for the group,

Now fingers crossed we get good weather, it was amazing today with the sun shine! pity i couldnt get out of the car for fear of freezing!!

Ben O Brien wrote: Ok i have a route planned out, its down to two options, the one id prefer is the coast route, should be a way nicer drive, but it depends on how long it is so im off to drive it now, Ill meet up with the rest of ye at kinvarra and from there: -burren - bealaclugga - ballyvaughan - murrough - fanore - doolin - liscannor - lahinch - ennistymon - kilfenora - kilnaboy *where the house is* - then on to corofin - fountain cross and finish in ennis.. See map here: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=-1025000&Y=6950000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=1&scale=500000 - http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=- 1025000&Y=6950000&width=700&height=400&gride =&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=&ad dr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=& amp; amp;localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=& amp; amp;keepicon=&zm=1&scale=500000 Other option is again start in kinvarra then on to: Burren - bealaclugga - ballyvaughan - lisdoonvarna - kilfenora - kilnaboy - corofin - fountain cross - ennis. I think the first would be a nicer drive but ill go now and see how long it will take, Let me know which one you would prefer. Ben

if i might throw in a suggestion go through carron from kilfenora, you'll get some great views of mullach mor.

D.

I thought karting was at 4?

I don't think we can leave Maynooth before 12.30 - we'll miss the karting then

I thought karting was at 3!!!

Oops

Richie wrote: Me and the better half are confirmed. Wont be leaving Dublin til 11:30 so see you at the karting. Fey- is there a room booked for me?

Having a sleep in you poor thing you  or else you are polishing the car I bet

Can we all agree on a time to leave or is it everyone for themselves and now that the karting is at 2pm not 3pm puts more pressure on the spin down

Hi Fey.

I had planned to go, but got an email this morning from EVO Magazine to say I got a place on their drift course!! So I'm gonna save my €€€ for that. I can't wait!

http://www.evo.co.uk/interact/evocompetitions/203351/learn_to_drift_the_evo_way.html - http://www.evo.co.uk/interact/evocompetitions/203351/learn_t o_drift_the_evo_way.html

Hey Fey!

What's the story with the drive on Sunday? where do we meet up first & at what time! Is there a specific route?

go raibh mile...

I will be leading the run, unfortunately i wont be around on saturday so i will meet up with the group at kinvarra and we will travel down the coast road and on to kilnaboy to see the fr ted parochial house then on to have food somewhere to be confirmed, see the last page for details of the route its the first option we are going with as long as people are happy to,

I believe we will be meeting up at 12.30 at kinvarra.

According to Alex, the karting is at 2pm.  I'm trying to locate a map to Tynagh, which is close to Portumna.

On Sunday, breakfast is at 11 o'clock sharp in the Kingsvalley hotel (see link on opening post).  We'll leave there around 11:45 to 12, to be in Kinvara at the pier at 12:30.  Ben takes over from there.

Any problems, you can contact me on 087-9696835, as I'm not sure if I'll get online later on or in the morning (depends on the progress of the builders in the house!!!)

Ger - can you give me a call, please.  Thanks.

The Pallas guy wants us to start driving before 3pm. Basically we all need to be there by 2:30 at the latest so we should aim to be there for 2pm.

How long does it take to get to Tynagh from Loughrea?

Just got round to logging on, plenty of pics to come horsetan,

Just want to say thanks to all who came, i for one had a great time and i hope this is extended to all who took part.

Thanks for all the organising lads, It was a great drive, and great to finally meet the people Ive been chatting to for so long!

hey guys! thanks for a very enjoyable drive around the burren! even when I got lost! but we all quickly got it back together again... never thought I'd get the bottom of the car cleaned so well on those roads... bring on the next one! am about to overhaul the beast in a few weeks so he'll be looking the t*ts for it!

thanks to the organisers!

Sorry to hear that you got dinged, Mr T.

Glad to hear that everyone enjoyed the weekend.  Picture thread to follow.