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 Mirafiori sport owners, how about a day out in the midlands, possibly in the slieve blooms (County Laoise) in the not too distant future. It would be nice to get the majority of Irish sports to congregrate for pics and scenic run. Location & date to be confirmed.  Any interest out there????? 

Great idea I am up for it but could we include every old and modern Fiat to ever have sport or sporting put on it as there is acinquecento sporting club who might join in as these are young people who have embrassed the idea of sporting Fiats and who be future 131,124 and 127 owners as there are some wicked driving roads up my way (sleive Bloom national park) ;D ;D ;D

will the Xie be ready for the near future  ??? would be a nice way to finish off the year ;D

Hi Rob - Good suggestion!! And as I have a Mirafiori Sport I will be up for it!!  :D

Nice to get a pic of the all the Irish 131 Sports in Ireland.!

Unless i can load my car on a truck it wont be there Ha Ha Ha Lol, well not this year anyhow, great idea i will be there but not in a sport.

Well I might have the exxie going if my programmable ecu is ready but is rear wheel drive and a turbo a safe mix for me ;D ;D ;D but can we have the more modern sportings along as I have some interest from the cinquecento crew ;) ;)

Hello Rob any date in mind yet? How about the long weekend either Saturday the 25th or Sunday the 26th of October? Just to get your views on what date would suit.

Yes bren, the bank holiday weekend  should suit alot of folk :)

Come on lets put a day down in stone and are some of the fresher Sports allowed along get some more admirersof the old lumps  ;) ;) ;)

Looking good for Sunday morning at 11am, Weather pending...... ;D ;D

where ye meeting up, where the planned route?

hello Gerry i will post up route later and detailes

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?The Slieve Bloom Sports Run!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Time for Another CLASSIC FIAT RUN! Before the hard winter turns them to dust ;) We start off at the old Dunnes Stores car park on the Mountmellick road, Portlaoise at 10:45 am leaving at 11:00am sharp. Our route will take us through the towns of Mountmellick and Rosenallis turning left for the hills just before clonaslee. When we reach the blooms we will be stoping off at various scenic locations for some photos and views. Then finally reaching Kinnitty Castle at 3:00pm for dinner, starter and main course, price 20 euro per head... but if u leave your head at home you will not be charged! ;D ;D You must ring Kinnity Castle on 0579137318 to book the dinner and mention 'classic fiat run' so we can all be seated together. Hope as many as possible can attend! My number is 087 7646008 or 086 2213175 CAUTION: Walkers, deer and horses on route, So care must be taken! WEATHER PERMITTING See you soon!BRENDAN.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

I'm up for this as long as the weather is not too bad - The planned scenic route will be invisible if the rain rolls in I understand. - Otherwise sounds like the makings of a good days driving.

Bren - Do you plan to provide an update on whether it goes ahead late on Saturday, depending on the weather forecast..?  ;)

Yes Kev, I will put a posting on here to confirm or cancel when I get the weather forecast on Saturday, for Sunday's weather. Alternatively if your in any doubt whether the event is going ahead or not, ring me on one of the numbers above before you start your travel. Regards Brendan.

long range forecast is good weather for sunday,
fingers crossed

hi lads will not be able to make this weekend as my daughter
is having her 21st  on Friday so the head could be bad. enjoy
anyway and put up some pictures. Sean >:(

Hi Sean sorry u cant make it  hope u all have great time at the party  pity we were not all invited we could have had a run out in our fiats early the next morning they go better on a hangover 8) :D ;D ;) :)

dont know about you Brendan but me and hangovers
dont get along like we used to, next time I will give ye more
notice .  :D

Had my celica out for a while at a wedding yesterday great weather , now look out the window lashing rain & windy, forecast not great for tomorrow.

Celica looks really cool Nick - Looking forward to seeing it some day.

This is what RTE have to say about tomorrow's weather... as at 9.30 am today.

Tomorrow will be a brighter, cooler day, with sunshine and scattered showers - the showers mainly in the west and north. Temperatures will reach 8 to 12 degrees in fresh westerly winds.

Fingers crossed for a good day

Bring on da celica Sid? ?Excellant weather for sunday? we are going ahead full steam Who knows we might even pick up a sun tan so bring da lotion 8) 8) 8) :) :)

i freed up the front calipers on the x19 this eve, it has not been driven
since august run {lough derg} 06, ready to go now, hope its dry ;D?

Well even though my "baby" has been dehumidified since the Leenane drenching I'll be in Portlaoise whatever the weather is like in Limerick when I set off (around 9.0am).

I'm gonna trust in GK's thorough "dinitroling"!!  ;)

Any other committals?? ;)

Thats the spirit kev, bring the flask and sandwiches as no one has booked the castle for dinner, pity, we will cancel our booking now!....  it looks like italian fast food on the way home!  ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D

well i have just been checking the yoke over & now giving her a wee charge so it better not be fkn raining in mornin, fingers crossed to finally meeting up with Ye!

Just back from our day out touring in the Slieve Bloom mountains - First time for me in this part of Ireland and great scenery and roads. The weather was on and off so didnt really encourage very spirited driving.

Lots of 131 chat and fantastic open air catering from the the O Beirne sisters!!? ;)

Forum members in attendance were :

Brensports
Ros
SID131
Theredx1-9
Gerafiori and
Kev131.

Pics to follow - Camera got a bit wet so some are bit blurry around the edges. Also we lost Robert mid way who had a mishap with a fanbelt - No doubt he will take up the story when he has had a full appraisal. As a result we missed out on the opportunity for some pics of the 3 tango Sports.? :-[

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Well i was there 1st time at a 131 meet i had a great time round trip just under 300 miles in my old celica, dropped my camera & lost all my pics sorry, have to slag the toyota club about today great food & drink provided, thanks to all for a great day for me & glad to meet new friends, Nick.

Excellent, enjoyable day out! With the nicest of people, even though the numbers in attendance were'nt big... we made our own music! 8) 8) ;D ;D
Thanks Again... Pics to follow later!!! ;)

And a few pics...

Even the cowboys turned out to see the horsepower!!!

Don't jump Kev...!

"Hello Kev? There's no need to ring me again, telling me how much you love my louvre!"

Gerryfiori get back to your own car...!

The 3 RUSTcateers!!! ;D ;D ;D

The W.A.G's... ;)

Thanks to those who attended and to those who didn't! :D

Finally... NO HASTLE IN THE CASTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

"Hello Kev? There's no need to ring me again, telling me how much you love my louvre!"

ha ha ha excellent

I like that so which of us was the cowboys  ;D ;D ;D

Hee hee - Nice one Bren - And just to prove how clever I am, I was on the phone to you saying how I "lurvved" your louvre and taking a photo at the same time...! ;)

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Actually it must have been that cyclist on the phone.... objecting to being almost run over on the run up to the Cut!! ;)

And here is Louvre man at full pelt...! Taking full advantage of the extra aerodynamics!!!

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god i love a good louver myself  ::)i will have to meet up with you guys sometime but coming from donegal will need a sleepover who ever will offer a bed for the night  :o :o :o

I think you will have to sleep on this one by yourself ;D.Eugene

hi eugene i hope your not homophobic remember there is not too many gay131lovers and even fewer lada nivis divias lovers we should stick together ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

Sorry to disappoint,but all my Lada Niva's are females,so that means there is no room at the Inn ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D.Eugene

hi eugene you would be very safe with me i dont think anyone with a love for ladas(lads in polish) would intrest me in that way  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

tooo much lada talk on ere  >:( speaking off which i saw an old couple driving a yugo zatasva thing
 convertable 128 sort of size rare but what a death trap if you hit ant thing more than a shopping trolley
jason

Your not supposed to hit anything with any car or Vehicle ::).Why do you say that the Yugo is a death trap ??? ??? :o.Eugene

the yugo zastava is almost the same car as fiat 128 only with a slopey back right? or is it the 127? thought these cars were ok & pretty nippy if i remember, havnt seen one here in years, scrappage scheme did away with a lot of the 80s cars here in Ireland.

eugene,, it was a convertable or rag top lada ( no puns about skips) and with that russian tin , ,, a friend of mine had
 a citroen visa soft top and the car folded like cardboard after someone hit her at junction and only just came away with
her life ???

In the USSR we dont bother with health and safety this only for Americans... long live Communism...