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Hi all

For many reasons the hoped for contingent of travelling 131 owners from Ireland to Turin for 3MA09 has not materialised.

However many people have been asking about an event similar to 3MA07 where a grand total of 17 Fiat 131s attended. Who amongst us who was there, can forget the the following sights....?? ;D

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With the increase in numbers of our favourite car in the country we should be able to better this record while renewing friendships and enjoying a relaxing weekend amongst some of Ireland's breathtaking scenery.

Dates: 25/26/27th September 2009

Hotel: The proposed event is to be held in the same hotel again (The Killarney Heights). Contact telephone number: 00 353 64 66 31158

http://www.killarneyheights.ie/

Costs: The same deal from 2007 is being offered. This is Dinner bed & Breakfast for ?55 per person per night with no single supplement.

Booking: Each attendee should book directly with the hotel stating which nights you are staying and quoting Fiat Classic Car Event. Try to speak with Mary in bookings although anyone in reception should be able to help. 25 rooms have been provisionally booked in our name and anyone wishing to attend should book early.

Parking: Special parking arrangements will be made available again where we will have the area directly in front of the hotel rerserved for our use.

Trips: Nothing planned yet but I'm thinking of the Dingle peninsula for either Saturday or Sunday with the Beara peninsula (including the famous Healy Pass where we had so much RWD fun the last time) for the alternate day.

Other Classic Fiats: The event is also open to other Classic Fiat owners which I think will put pressure on rooms at the Heights. In fact last time some late bookers ended up staying at another hotel which affected the social evenings (drinking/driving).

Weather: Working on that one but it cannot possibly be wetter than GKMR08! ;D

I hope that's everything that people need to know. If anyone has any suggestions on activities or wants to volunteer some entertainment for Friday/Saturday/Sunday nights please step forward...! ;)

I've texted most of the people for whom I have numbers and if you are registered on this forum please respond to this thread to express your interest and when you have booked your accomadation. In fact while writing this, we have 6 text confirmed attendees in just the last 30 minutes. (apologies if I missed anyone out and please spread the word)

Thanks? :)

PS - Our UK/European 131 friends are especially welcome too (Simon/Theo/Albert/Rene/Jean/Andy etc etc.) ;D

What dates are you planning. ::).Eugene

Hi Kevin missed you yesterday in Durrow brilliant day and
a lot of Fiat,s present, will definatly be in Killarney that weekend
and looking forward to a few new cars there . Sean

Hi Kevin
          Glad to hear of this weekend, I missed the first one in Kilarney did not have a car but drove down on sunday to see the gathering. Looking forward to this event so I've made the first step and booked the hotel already

hi kevin will be there would not miss this as despite the rain last year it was a good event,oh and i will have a car this year......
  seamus

The Carrick Clan will be there, just try to keep us away!!

If its half as good as 2007 it will be well worth it!

Willie & Tracy

Well if the Carrick's are going to be there that's it! I'm not! ;) ;D Only joking guys. :D :D :D It was great crack with all of the Irish lads and lasses 8) would love to do it all again.

Kev, will try to be there as it was a truly memorable event in 07. I think my car was put thru it's paces many a time on those great Kerry and Clare roads!! There are certainly a few more dents in the floor than there were before we started the weekend! ;D

Should be good. I hope to be there. ;)

Hi kev, I hope to be there, will have to check if I can get the weekend off work. Will let you know in due course.  ;)

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We have booked also, looking forward to this.

ill be in the bar if any body wants me :P :P

What you havin Mark? beer or the top shelf?

pints of bud  and if brendan has anything 2 do with it we will be on the upside down
bottles before the night is out ;) ;)

Pints of Bud yum yum my favourite!!!

Hi Mark I owe you a pint or two for sorting that out for me
Sean  ;D

ya no where 2 find me sean ;D

Oh put my name down as there is no way I wont be there for the craic and the odd pint...

Just to update on this...

There are 11 rooms booked with 9 still available.

The hotel's telephone number has changed to 00 353 064 66 311 58

The event is over 3 nights and the bookings are evenly split between people staying Fri/Sat and those staying Fri/Sat/Sun. To get the most benefit I would urge people to stay the 3 nights as the drives on Sat and Sun are quite long, the main one on the Sunday being over the Healy pass again!!!? ;D

On previous occasions the route had been driven before and a route map prepared. There did not appear to be a lot of demand for this on previous occasions so closer to the date, I will plot the route on a map with meeting points and participants can either travel together in convoy or make their own way to each one - It is probably a lot simpler to manage like that rather than trying to keep a long line of cars together.

Also there did not seem to be a lot of demand for car stickers to record the event so I won't bother with those this year either. Of course the upside is that I won't need to ask for a contribution towards expenses like last year.. :)

So if you are planning to attend please go ahead and book your room before the supply dries up. ;)

Kev i think the stickers are very much part of the occasion dont give up on them please it marks the event and after all we dont pay you abig salary for doing nothing ;) ;) ;D ;D

even though i havnt attended any of the events so far bar the slieve bloom meet last year i think that the stickers are great, i had a good look at the ones on your 131 Kev & was a wee bit jealous, please dont stop getting them made sure people will cover your expenses,
i second Brensports there.

hi kev, i agree with the boys above the stickers are a part of the event and like brensports says they mark the event,

[Hi Kev  yes please keep printing the car stickers as they mark the occasion . looking forward to sept.  ;Dcolor=Orange][/color]

going to go to kerry for that weekend  look forward to meeting you guys :o :o :o

Will be a very good weekend so what are you bringing Hector....

OK - I'll get the stickers updated for 2009. 

Here are some shots from 2007 which hopefully be a taster for anyone who missed the first Fiat 131 event! 

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit

yeah hector what are you bringing if you want we could share a car donegal to kerry is a good spin on a 30 year old send me a pm your in northern ireland  :P :P :P

I'll hopefully come down for a day. What time are ye heading out Sunday morning ?

If there is interest in doing the Healy Pass again, probably around 10.30/11.00am Graham.  :)

The Healy Pass run on Sunday morning sounds good to me.

Is it time to run a Poll on the forum and see what others think too ?

Hey Guys!!!

Just to let you all know that we won't be down. :(  Willie has been in and out of hospital over the last few months and is now booked in for another operation in mid September.  We are all really gutted, but if we get Willie sorted out this year, we can attend more outing next year.

Have a pint for Willie and a shot for me!!! ;D

Hope you all have a ball.

Tracy

Hello Tracy And Willie  sorry to hear you cant make it hope everything goes well for you .   Dont worry we can do you proud as far as the drink goes  ;) :)

GKMR09 - Suggested Itinerary
25th to 27th Sept 2009

Itinerary

Sat 25th   10.30am
   
?   Killarney Heights Hotel (Full Tank of petrol)
?   Leave Killarney on the N22 (Tralee)
?   Turn left for Castlemaine at Farranfore (R561)
?   First stop at Inch beach. (Stop to congregate)
?   Continue to Dingle for lunch (venue to be established on the day).
?   Optional scenic route around Slea Head & back to Dingle.
?   Anascaul ? Stay on N86 heading for the Connor Pass and stop at scenic spot.
?   Camp
?   Tralee
?   N21/N22 back to Killarney


Sun 26th   11.00 am   

?   Killarney Heights Hotel (Full Tank of petrol)
?   Leave Killarney on the N71 (Kenmare)
?   Turn right for Lauragh (R571) (Stop to congregate)
?   Turn Left for the Healy Pass ? Park at Summit.
?   Optional runs up and down the mountain.
?   Continue to Adrigole ? Turn Right for Castletownbear. (R572). Lunch Stop.
?   Optional run to Allihies. (Stop at sea front to congregate)
?   Eyeries (R575).
?   Lauragh (Stop to congregate)
?   Kenmare
?   N71 back to Killarney

27th is a local day ? Suggestions welcome such as visiting Muckross or a quick run up to Molls Gap!

Thanks to Seamus for some local knowledge with the waypoints and suggestions for photo stops.
 ;)

I will have copies of this for everyone on the day.

Really looking forward to this meet!

I'm thinking I will try and get over to this event  (I'm over in Yorkshire from NZ for a few months) - it looks like I can get very cheap flights leeds-dublin but not to cork. I could get a rental car but I'm thinking it's not going to hurt to ask if anyone would be going to this from dublin and possibly have a spare seat in their 131? ::)

Hi Kev I know a really nice restraunt on the Slea Head run
which has a very large car park and a great view of the Atlantic
I will try to contact them and check if they will be open on that
weekend as it is only 10 / 15 min into the drive after Dingle town
keep up the good work    Sean

Nice 1 Sean - Let us know how you get on. We can ring them on Friday night if they need to know numbers beforehand and it would be even nicer if they could reserve a parking spot for all the Fiats - The Toyotas can park anywhere!!  ;)

We might not be so lucky the following day on the Beara peninsula - It was quite diffiuclt to get a suitable restaurant in 2007 in Castletown. (that was a Monday).

Testament - I'm not aware of any confirmed 131 owning attendees from Dublin attending yet so it might be a false hope to wait for an offer of a lift, unfortunately (although I could be wrong). In any event, I suspect that most cars will be 2 up and travelling in the back seat for extended periods in a 131, especially a 2 door, might not be the best idea on western Irish roads.  ::)

You are more than welcome to come along though - Don't forget to book the hotel.  :)

no problem Kevin will let you know.
Nick will you be passing by Dublin ?

not sure what way we will be going or which car is going as yet.

Hi Kevin that is all sorted with the restraunt for the saturday and there will
be plenty of room in the car park for 20/30 cars , if interested ring to confirm
no. a few days beforehand. i told them we would be looking for a light lunch
cheers Sean  ;D

Update:

There has been a rush of bookings in the last week and there are now 18 rooms booked. That leaves 2 available from the original reservation. To this, should be added the attendees who live locally and therefore have no need for hotel accomadation.

For people in that state and who would like to eat with the group, please let me know & I'll get a rate agreed with the hotel.

I've contacted the editor of the Irish Vintage Scene magazine and they have asked a local reporter to attend either on Fri or Sat to cover the event.

Thanks for arranging Sat lunch Sean - Do you have the name of the establishment and telephone number please? They might do us a group deal.  ;)

Looks like we will have a similar sized event to '07 & '08 at least, if not bigger!!  :)

Had a call today from the owner of a Fiat 124 Sport and an X1-9 in Cork who hopes to attend his first classic Fiat event!  :)

Hello KEV do you know do we have many visitors from across the water this year because the more the merrier 8)

Hi Mr O Beirn  ;)

The usual crew can't make it unfortunately... but Mark tells me that there could be one or two 131s from Wales - The new owner of Simon's silver Racing and pal.  :)

I hope they makes it because I'm keen to see a LHD conversion!  ;)

If the conversion is done correctly you wont be able to see anything Kev it will be a normal rhd 131!

but isn't that the point in "seeing it" Nick....???  :D

Come on Kev you can do it stick an e on the end of it :) ;D

might make the saturday for a few hours but dont think I will be down in any of the Fiats

YOU CAN GET LOST IF YOU BRING URE HONDA CIVIC ;) ;D

No civic for me sure could be down in a 5 series....

Have you not any Fiats left Dave...? ???

For anyone not staying in the Heights, but joining the group for dinner, the hotel have advised that a 4 course dinner with choice of starter, main course and desert is ?15.00 per person.  :)

Was offered a 523i with a recent head gasket done  ::) but also looking at an xj6 long wheel base but we see what happens....

Any idea how many are actually going?
are there any 131s from the Uk going?

just 1 from whales 1600tc super mirafiori
ya any  idea how many are going kev

Well Kev reckons there are 18 rooms booked

Should be there on the saturday night...

Sorry guys, I can't make it this time. I'll be here instead http://www.gammaconsortium.com/meetings/events.htm#Gamma_Consortium_AGM_and_Rally_2009 (http://www.gammaconsortium.com/meetings/events.htm#Gamma_Consortium_AGM_and_Rally_2009)

would it be advisable to prebook dinner on the sarurday
night  or just turn up ?

Sorry I'm not going to make it. It would have been nice to but I', going to the goodwood revival the weekend before and between the logistics of getting over and having to take more time off work means it's not possible.  :-\

Greetings from North Conway in the White Mountains (Maine).  :)

I think Bren is right with the 18 rooms (could be 19) but this does not take into account people living locally who will be attending but not staying in the hotel. I've advised the hotel to plan for 10 extra people to be dining with us (over and above the number of people booked to stay). I don't have exact total numbers and am awaiting texts from people making last minute decisions, but I would not be surprised if the event was not as well attended as Leenane last year, if not better.  ;)

Great to hear that we have an attendee from Wales but shame it's not the silver Racing!!  :)

Now all we need is the weather!  ;)

I've been to North Conway too Kev (which I think you'll find is actually in New Hampshire) ...watch out for the bears around the dumpsters! And I'm being serious!! :o Beautiful place - lots of enclosed bridges and wonderful mountains.

Not that far from Mount Washington there if I remember correctly. Didn't get to see it myself as the pass was still closed due the snow (I went in March (a few years ago now) and there was still lots of snow and ice about). There was a 124 Spider 'grave yard' at Don Black's place not far from Nth Conway on the main highway north to the Canadian border (I think ;D). That was the only place I saw any Italian car when I was there.

There's an old diesel Railroad Engine at the top of the town isn't there? I'm sure I took a few pics of that.

Enjoy the rest of your trip. ;)

Bummer - Right again - I've checked...but only just apparently ...abt 2 miles! ::)

Thanks for the bear advice - It's great to see a new part of the states but boy is everything commercialised...you gotta pay for everything..even poor service!  :o ::)

We're off to the W/Mntns now and from there to Vermont and Lake Placid afterwards. Hopefully the hotels will all have internet access cos it's nice to keep up with the 131 world.  :)

Kev,i hope you haven't forgot to be back in Eire for the last weekend in september 2009 ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D.Eugene

That's a great price !

I've had an e-mail from the Irish Vintage Scene journalist who plans to cover the event that he expects to come along on Sat morning and will travel some of the way to Dingle with us. So, for anyone hoping to get a pic of their Fiat in the magazine, early morning polishing starts at 6.0am!  ;)

I'm advised that the area immediately in front of the hotel will be cordoned off, (probably with cones and tape) for the exclusive use of our group, so if you arrive early please reverse park in front of the hotel (like in 2007) to get the best line up for photos (as well as overnight security).

If we are lucky, the publicity from the magazine will further strengthen the numbers of classic Fiat owners who will to attend these events in the future.  :)

6.0am :o are ya mad we be only going 2 bed :P

Dont go given up that early Mark we will only be getin started ;) ;D ;D ;D

Two hardy young fellahs like you should be able to survive without one night's sleep and be able to replace a pint glass with a chamois in one simple process.  ;)

Long range weather forecast for the weekend from Accuweather:

Dry and sunny all 3 days with some cloud.  :)

yes its all sunny in the Kingdom as normal service
has been resumed .  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Well done on the weekend against Cork as will it be safe for Cork cars in Kerry  :o :o :o :o as will the celebrations still be ongoing...

the celebrations should have calmed down by then, sure tis like an annual event down here :)  :)  :)  :)  :)

all are welcome to enjoy the good natured people
of the Kingdom . at least we know how to score  :)

Well Sports Fan seeing as you know how to score you will have to bring us to the good clubs  :o :o :o but who is going on what days just if people want to do convoys.....

I might be persuaded to stay the saturday night in Killarney....

Well what non 131s are going as I hope to see a certain local black 127 again....

i am caught between bringing my robin reliant or my 131 sport which is blowing out at the manifold so if you dont see me coming you will certainly hear me a long journey at 100mph on the ears  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ or else its a bmw but if i were on illegal substances i would take a lada

Gay131lover,would you be passing through Baile Atha Cliath ??? ::),If yes,could you collect theredx19 and his family and bring them to Killarney ::) ::).By the way,do you have rare seat belts fitted in your 131 ??? ::),If yeswould you give theredx19 and his family a lift ;D ;D :D :D.Eugene

 what day r u coming  red ?  hopefully the 127 will be there , just sent
off for the insurance today  8) :P

 HI GERRY BRING URE SPORT IF YOUR COMEING ON FRIDAY DROP BY MY HOUSE AND I WILL FIT A NEW GASKET FOR YOU I THINK I WILL BE SAFE WITH YOU AS LIZ WILL BE HERE :-[ :-\ ::)

might just do that brendan will ring you later ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

HI EUGENE ARE YOU BRINGING YOUR WIFE WITH YOU TO KERRY I WAS LOOKING TO SHARE A ROOM WITH SOMEONE NO SINGLE ROOMS LEFT

Ah Eugene I am only up the road from ya not in Dublin but sure we can cosy up together for a pint in the snug in the hotel..... but Eugene if you need a bed just let me know and we can make arrangements  ::) ::) ::)

Whats going on with you red lad we are all nervous now :-\ :-\ :-[

Ah you know me Bren I am a nice guy and sure maybe the Cork man will enjoy getting cosy with me.... as I sont bit unless I am asked  ::) ::)

Hopefully the silver 127 Sport will make it, carburettor currently in bits ::)

Look forward to seeing the 127 again as they are a little peach of a car...

Hopefully the silver 127 Sport will make it, carburettor currently in bits Roll Eyes
Hi Blue 850 what is wrong with the carb ?

Rust from the tank, has come thru the filter, have had the tank out ,( a pig to put back in!!) there was one only rusty spot, directly under the pick up pipe, the accelerator pump diaphragm on the side of the carb split as well. Its  had 3 new  fuel filters, a new fuel pump and  new fuel hose. Its being put back together today (fingers crossed)

How did you get on today Blue850....

I had a similar problem last year after driving all the way back
from London she choked 2 miles outside Killarney , had to get
new tank and fuel pump carb ok just needed a good clean out.
two inline fuel filters now fitted  ::) :)

So, is this thing still on ? ;D

The oracle that is Sky News said today that the weather would be grand all weekend.

I'm not booked in anywhere yet, what will I do lads ?

Is the Gay lad sorted yet, could I shack up with him ?

Absolutely - It's still on and the weather forcast sites are predicting 0mm of rain in Killarney on Friday, Sat & Sun!!  ;)

I've just spoken with the hotel and they will arrange the cordoned off parking from tomorrow and while we are away touring during the day.

Dinner on both nights will be 8.0/8.30pm as there are other groups and a wedding there as well.

maby we could gatecrash the wedding? bit like the movie!!

I haven't heard from my mechanic today, his last report was he had it going but its not running great.

I hope you make it Gerry - I'm looking forward to seeing this car!  ;)

Bring it down and we will do our normal magic and fix it in the carpark over a pint as every car that broke down in 2007 was fixed and driven home...

seen as the weather is going to ;D smile on us lets hope there is a large contingent of fiats on display for the weekend

you car have the use of a garage 1 mile outside town if needed, just
fill her up and come on down  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'll hopefully see ye at the 10.30 depart from the hotel tomorrow Saturday.
If I'm late can I meet ye in Farranfore, which should be on the way for a trip from Killarney to Dingle...

Ye ARE going to Dingle tomorrow yea ?

Will some kind soul ring me if the itninary is or has already changed, please.

PS I heard thru the grapevine that the Carney men
will be arriving tomorrow at 3pm to the Hotel.

This is just a quick update while I have an opportunity to get on line and post a few pics.

So far 17 (that number again) Fiats have attended including 11 Fiat 131s. Three new 131s to the group and welcome to Fintan, Pat and Dai (with his mate Moc). We are expecting a few more attendees tonight and are aiming for the magic 20 cars.

Irish Vintage Scene magazine attended in the morning so look out for a feature soon. Here is a pic of the group before setting off and some from our first stop at Inch beach.

Some Youtube footage from the beach...!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBSAfWwtIKA

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once again a big thank you to Kevin for organising a great
weekend  with wonderful people ,cars and driving . enjoyed
every bit of it , looking forward to next year . :D ;D and hopefully
more new friends and new cars to see .  Sean

Yes Sean,I second that.Thanks very much Kevin.Eugene

A great weekend, and fast becoming a fixture on the Irish Fiat calender it seems.
Thank you for organising this Kevin Doyle.

Even driving into the car park of the Hotel saturday morning, I was saluted hello from 100 yards away !
There was a few photos by the Irish Vintage Scene staff photographer of the group and the cars parked up static and, as they pulled away for the Dingle run.

First stop at Inch Strand, and it was mooted to all to park on the beach for a photoshoot !!!???!!!
The almost universal first reaction to that idea was, that salt, sand, and Fiats don't mix, but after a few brave souls went down to check their differentials function by drawing massive rings on the sand,
all bar one vehicle eventually caputilated and went down for that very picturesque shot that Kevin posted.

We went for food in the Stonehouse restaurant beyond Dingle and Ventry out towards Slea head, and had great food, after begging the waiter about 6 times to take our order.
I got served with two meals such was the chaos, but had only ordered one, and only paid for one too !!

We "did" the Slea head drive and Seamus Mannix was trying to inform us about the significance of the vistas we were enjoying,  but all the drivers only wanted more road, and ignored poor Seamus until he got the hint !

On back thru' Dingle, where the thirsty made a beeline for the Hotel in Killarney and the drivers climbed Conor Pass, then back into Tralee at speed. We will make no mention of the poisionous petrol fumes I was breathing due to a porus 131 petrol tank sharing it's contents with the pax cabin of the 131 that I was passengering in, but suffice to say I ended up a high as a worker in a Tippex Factory.

Upon hitting Tralee, Seamus guided us onto the old Killarney road. We snuck over the Dingle mountains and cut out miles of road to get back into Killarney in record time.

That night we were treated to a presentation by Kerry Vintage Society who awarded spot prizes for
1. Youngest Newcomer, which went to Bob in his immaculate and unmolested 127.
2. Spirit of the Event, awarded to Lazarus who promtly gave 3 speeches in a row, and finally to
3. Hardest Luck, which went to the Conway man from Tralee, who broke down in Farranfore en-route to thedinner with a failed fuel pump, and a special thanks to Dave Nolan the Red X19 for attending this breakdown, even if he did drive an Alfa Romeo 166 to the event (traitor).

I wish there could have been a prize for everyone.

Sunday we eventually got going and I was employed as camera car to try to get a nice bit of footage.
but a culmination of many road factors and one 131 loosing power up the Healy pass ment that for this year at least, the legendary sight of four 131 Sports tearing up at full bore to the summit of Healy Pass was not to be...
Lets hope Kevins editing shows a better view than the one I saw out the back window,

On the summit of the pass instructions were passed to close the road at the other side of the pass, and 3 km of beautiful twisting tarmac was reserved exclusivly for the use of the Fiat men to create a bit of chase footage of them going full throttle up the other side of the pass. Again events transpried to scuttle that attempt when a car left the road on a hairpin.
We went down to push out the car and saw there was nearly zero damage to the vehicle.

All in all, a dramatic weekend of speed and mayhem.
Car of the Event for me was Anthony O'Hallorans 128-3P,
but many cars came close
I can't wait until next year.

Thank you for all warmth, the hospitality and chat lads and ladies.
It's a pity Gerry Kennedy was not here as would have loved every second of it.
It was heart warming to see his photo in Brendan O'Beirnes fab 13,1 a real nice and thoughtful touch.

Best regards, Graham.

Just a few random pics of a very enjoyable weekend, pics of cars to follow later. Thanks to everyone who made the weekend so enjoyable. And thanks to my camera-woman Roisin who took these pics. Looking forward to the next Gerry Kennedy Memorial Run in the near future. Brensports.

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 hi kev a big thanks for organising another great weekend,and to everyone who attended great to meet old friends and hopefully made some new ones, looking foreward to the next event. nice pics, kev and roisin.
   seamus
   

Kev, I'd just like to add my appreciation for a wonderful weekend. Well organised, great driving oppertunities  ;) lovely hotel and fab company, great combination for a brilliant weekend  :) :) :) :) Well done and great to meet old and new friends, once again thanks from the thurles duo.

Brilliant weekend yet again but look forward to seeing some of you in Tipp next month  ;D and good luck with your new Lada Eugene but you have to sweep up all the rust as you go along  :o :o

Your just being JEALOUS redx,caus you have only got one ;D ;D ;D.Eugene

Thanks for a great weekend really enjoyed it.  Have some pics of my own to share.. Enjoy Brendan and Roisin  :)

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having fun BJ  ;)

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I would like to say thanks to everyone that made me feel welcome. Turning up and knowing no body by the end of weekend met some cool people with some great cars and the best of all great stories.

I forgot how much fun the healy pass was. And how mint the cars that attended were.

Have to say, Mark, brendan and the lads that stayed up till 5 in the morning drinking some men for drink ye are lol. Some laugh.

Can't wait to see the pics of the pass.

Thanks to Kevin for organising this wonderful event also thanks to everyone for making us very very welcome we had a great time & looking forward to another meet in the future, Nick & Carol.

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2nd pic is one of the infamous duke brothers of killarney kerry county keeping an eye out for the law!!

Crazy man Lazarus & Mark round & round she goes!!

some pics of the coolest people

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Lord of the rings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c1NSIt2jqU

Mark Cash & Brensport Elvis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8ROEHlf3Rk&feature=channel

The gathering on Inch beach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zam_d6SGK98&feature=channel

Aha - So this is what I'm missing by going to bed at 1.0am!!  ;)

Kevin shame i dont have the time on the pics but deffo after 3am! record deal looming me thinks ;) ;)

Some youtube footage of GKMR09.

Cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNHRachKfbU

great music kev george thorgood rocks  8)

Kevin, did you get any salvageable footage of the climb up to Healy's pass ?

Let me know if any of it hits youtube.

Yes lots of footage - I need to download and see what bits I can use. I don't have the best software for editing movies but I'll see what can be produced - Thanks again for being the very stylish camera car Graham!  ;)

dont forget the very stylish camera girl

Self praise is no praise Mark :D ;D

Of course that goes without saying, and the very stylish camera car driver, the very stylish style of driving, style style style etc etc  :)

Kev, you sound like you should be a Vogue* staff writer.

*Vogue is a womens magazine and has nothing to do with Fiats.

Gee - Is that right? - I never read it so I don't know - How often do you buy it Graham..? ;) ;D

I'm caught. FECK !

Any luck with the video on the climb up to Healys , Kevin ?

Video of 131s climbing the Healy Pass at GKMR09.

Camera car driven by Graham and filming by Jackie!  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBuX15k2HU0

Nice to see something salvageable from that run up the Pass.

Between buses in the wrong place and differentials in the process of failing, it didn't go too smooth.

Thanks for posting it up Kevin.

nice video Kevin , that  helped relive  a few memories , its a pity that
all the cars were not able to stay in convoy  .Still laughing about that day . :D

and 127 s going airborn  :o ha ha