Few more pics from the night


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Hope you all had a great time, sorry I couldn't make it.

Had a great weekend...so good to meet everyone.

Shattered and sore head but was worth it

I will eventually get around to KCin the lads for helping me out on the way home when Spidey broke my car No seriously though it was so good to see everyone hang around until Slipsliderg got it back on the road.

Weather was pox but didn't dampen the moods.

Scooby (aka scoobywrx - woohoo!)

Big thanks to Ray and the Lads for getting Lors car back on the road.

Looks like I missed a good weekend.

Typical that it broke down when I'm away.

Yeah, was a great weekend. Thanks to everyone and especially those that cam up for the day - was a lot of driving but great to see everyone.

Sorry for breaking your car, Scooby But at least we tested it out well by taking a scenic route home

Was great that Ray was able to find the problem with the car and was brilliant when he came up with an ex-mr2 owner to drop down with allen keys

If you're in need of car help, check out Car-Medic

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Mark O Grady (Mog7) serves the Midlands area thanks again to Ray and Mark

Nice to meet up with everybody, to the Cork / Tipp boys fair play to you all for the miles covered just to say hello. Pity the weather was sh1te.

Good crack was had by Mr & Misses Slipsliderg, roll on the next meet/session/etc.

The drive down was interesting, managed to break a turbo trying to keep up with my slow N/A but Karma came back on that and I ended up fixing one in return.

Thanks to MOG7 for coming down with the tools to do a temp fix, from now on I am bringing a selection of tools along. Mark if your reading this and you are ever stuck up Dublin/Meath/Kildare direction ring me night or day.

Spidey is terrible hard on cars, first he breaks his own, get a lift with Quandry and puts peer pressure on him to hand the N/A its ass, which results in a broken undertray, then Lorraine lets him drive her car and he busts the driveshafts without even trying. God man your a legend, I am taking the passo seat out of my car next time your around.

Lorraine, glad to hear you got home safe and sound, to fix that up properly I would splint the joint and put in more CV grease then tighten it up with the new bolt and washers. Make sure you tighten it up to the correct torque's.

Washer Part No. 43489-17010
Bolt Part No. 90110-10007

Eamo, anything the previous owner did on the car I would have a bolt check on if I was you, didn't notice anything but just to be on the safe side.


No posts from Dshamrock or Swagger since their last wrong turn, hope they make there way out of Laois.

No problem at all, as i said ye picked a nice spot to break down. When you said on the call it was a few mr2's i just wanted to go have look so i was happy to go meet ye with some tools, i need to buy an mr2 again soon, VW caddy wans are no fun to drive at all I'm going to have to visit this site more and keep an eye out for an mr2 for sale.

Hope ye all got home safe and hope i meet ye all again soon....

slipsliderg wrote:


Spidey is terrible hard on cars, first he breaks his own, get a lift with Quandry and puts peer pressure on him to hand the N/A its ass, which results in a broken undertray, then Lorraine lets him drive her car and he busts the driveshafts without even trying. God man your a legend, I am taking the passo seat out of my car next time your around.



Lol Spidey could get a job with Toyota for 'testing to destruction'

Fair play to you MOG for pitching in and helping out - KC+1

slipsliderg wrote:

No posts from Dshamrock or Swagger since their last wrong turn, hope they make there way out of Laois.

I reckon DShamrock and Swagger made two wrong turns.

The first was taking a wrong turn and going back to the residents bar at 3.30 and staying up til 6am ! If they didn't take that wrong turn, then they probably wouldn't have headed down Laois direction !

Hi all, had a great laugh and far far too much drink, steve brought us home via portlaois but we were home before 3pm, was great to see all the lads that came downon the saturday aswell, fair play

Nice meeting all of ye. Was gonna head back Sunday but instead went out for the All-Ireland-that Cork were playin in...and won !!!!!
I must remind myself NOT to let Spidey drive my car
Next time I'll book a place nearer and take that Wrong Turn an in2 the residents at 3:30am haha

Cashy wrote:
Nice meeting all of ye. Was gonna head back Sunday but instead went out for the All-Ireland-that Cork were playin in...and won !!!!!
I must remind myself NOT to let Spidey drive my car
Next time I'll book a place nearer and take that Wrong Turn an in2 the residents at 3:30am haha

Yeah it was a good laugh Cashy, shame ye couldn't stay. Come here, are ypou going to Fermoy at the weekend or are you into that craic?

Sorry but whats hapening in Fermoy? Twud be WAAAAAYYYYYY closer alright

Last leg of the Prodrift tour. Basically the final. Should be some nice cars down there.

Hey guys, nice to see ye all on Saturday, pity I couldn't stay, weather was crap but good to get the car out for a good drive

Great day/night, pleasure meeting the new faces and seeing everyone. I actually had a great time despite the fact that we got very little time outside with the cars because of both the rain and the fact that the cars were spread out all over the place.

Yeah, staying up so late/early was not a great idea for sure. Took the rest of the weekend off from MR2 life, did nothing whatseover in fact.

Ray, I used that N80 all the time when I lived in Athy, was my route home from the Galway office before the M6 was finished. So once I saw the sign for it, I went for it. Straight through Mountmellick and Portlaoise and on to the M7 back up to Naas. Its a lovely scenic route and believe it or not, I had the music pumpin' and really enjoyed the drive home, although, it was a massive relief to finally get home and chill out!

Killer that we have pretty much zero pics, but sure hey....there will be other meets like this im sure....

SWAGGER wrote:
Ray, I used that N80 all the time when I lived in Athy, was my route home from the Galway office before the M6 was finished. So once I saw the sign for it, I went for it. Straight through Mountmellick and Portlaoise and on to the M7 back up to Naas. Its a lovely scenic route and believe it or not, I had the music pumpin' and really enjoyed the drive home, although, it was a massive relief to finally get home and chill out!


I hear yah, was just joshing you, of course Spidey (aka "The Motor Mauler" ) had the blinkers on and went to follow you. Again the N/A had to act as interceptor and haul him back to the proper road albeit I went the wrong way off one roundabout on the way back as well.

To be fair, I should have let him/you know that I was going that way, but I didn't realise he was following us, just assumed you guys would head back on the M6 as you were all heading back to Meath/North Dublin. Didn't really suit us to go that way, but we would have gone that way if we were not so tired.

slipsliderg wrote:


Lorraine, glad to hear you got home safe and sound, to fix that up properly I would splint the joint and put in more CV grease then tighten it up with the new bolt and washers. Make sure you tighten it up to the correct torque's.

Washer Part No. 43489-17010
Bolt Part No. 90110-10007


Thanks for the info Ray - hopefully will get it back on the road soon, Eamos passat is boring me already...hmm wonder if he would notice if I took the skyline to work instead, Id say he would be on the next flight home

It was kinda my fault we followed yez swagger, I am the worst co-driver ever. Got us lost another few times after we went to kilcock but spidey was too polite to freak the head

Scooby wrote:
slipsliderg wrote:


Lorraine, glad to hear you got home safe and sound, to fix that up properly I would splint the joint and put in more CV grease then tighten it up with the new bolt and washers. Make sure you tighten it up to the correct torque's.

Washer Part No. 43489-17010
Bolt Part No. 90110-10007


Thanks for the info Ray - hopefully will get it back on the road soon, Eamos passat is boring me already...hmm wonder if he would notice if I took the skyline to work instead, Id say he would be on the next flight home

It was kinda my fault we followed yez swagger, I am the worst co-driver ever. Got us lost another few times after we went to kilcock but spidey was too polite was freak the head

The best bit was when we saw that road closed sign up and Journey/Don't Stop Believin' was on the radio -!

Sounds like you guys need to invest in some sat navs .

Scooby wrote:
"The Motor Mauler" was too polite to freak the head

I think sheepish might be a better statement, after all the cars he broke!!

Marty J wrote:
Sounds like you guys need to invest in some sat navs .

Remember the days of maps and a sense of direction, oh and a CB for following the rally's. Simple days where you could get where your going, buy driving while reading a map on roads you don't know with your girlfriend screaming in your ear while all your mates follow like sheep and call you on the 1-9 "anyone there for a copy"

I used to be our Sat Nav when we went to the rally's for years, and in a strange way I regret getting a sat nav as I miss just driving and enjoying it instead of beating the damn time the machine post up as your arrival time.

Never Mind Poor Claire being left behind, Jesus, that Drive was hard, I had no Idea HOW to get home, I don't do "Outside Dubln"!!!

Mr2 Gal wrote:
Never Mind Poor Claire being left behind, Jesus, that Drive was hard, I had no Idea HOW to get home, I don't do "Outside Dubln"!!!

I was trying to get the guys to wait Claire but they desperately wanted to go for that drive

ozzy1986 wrote:
Mr2 Gal wrote:
Never Mind Poor Claire being left behind, Jesus, that Drive was hard, I had no Idea HOW to get home, I don't do "Outside Dubln"!!!

I was trying to get the guys to wait Claire but they desperately wanted to go for that drive

Ah don't worry bout it Ray, Roisin, AND Dave had Children that they needed to get home to, PLUS my phone was on silent so it was my own fault!!! Jet Lg was seriously setting in and got home at 2.45pm and was in bed by 3.15 till 10.30am on Monday!! Hard 1st day back at work....... Had to be done when everyone is hugging you making things harder but hey...... Life goes on so they say!!!

Hey, nice to meet everyone the other day. Pity about the weather but was a good day nonetheless and saw some v v nice cars.

slipsliderg wrote:
Scooby wrote:
"The Motor Mauler" was too polite to freak the head

I think sheepish might be a better statement, after all the cars he broke!!


At least when I broke cars, I try to make like it was an accident. You guys came over to my house for an organised "lets pretend to help Spidey fit his chargecooler and injectors but we'll really give him an air leak and break his car" night ! And I have the naivety to get the lovely Texas BBQ feast Dominos pizza and garlic bread, while I was blissfully unaware that they were putting an air leak into my fuel rail.

Spidey wrote:
slipsliderg wrote:
Scooby wrote:
"The Motor Mauler" was too polite to freak the head

I think sheepish might be a better statement, after all the cars he broke!!


At least when I broke cars, I try to make like it was an accident. You guys came over to my house for an organised "lets pretend to help Spidey fit his chargecooler and injectors but we'll really give him an air leak and break his car" night ! And I have the naivety to get the lovely Texas BBQ feast Dominos pizza and garlic bread, while I was blissfully unaware that they were putting an air leak into my fuel rail.

I told you we shoulda put pizza grease on those orings

Quandry wrote:
Spidey wrote:
slipsliderg wrote:
Scooby wrote:
"The Motor Mauler" was too polite to freak the head

I think sheepish might be a better statement, after all the cars he broke!!


At least when I broke cars, I try to make like it was an accident. You guys came over to my house for an organised "lets pretend to help Spidey fit his chargecooler and injectors but we'll really give him an air leak and break his car" night ! And I have the naivety to get the lovely Texas BBQ feast Dominos pizza and garlic bread, while I was blissfully unaware that they were putting an air leak into my fuel rail.

I told you we shoulda put pizza grease on those orings

I think I did grease them up a bit in the end - but maybe I put in some bbq chicken as well into #4

Hey Slipsliderg, remember I was talkin about that blue mk3 in nolans car-sales place? The one with the gold wheels?? Did you get around to lookin at it and if not could you sometime if your near?!? I was talkin to my Dad about it and he was saying the money I m spending on my own a bout 1500 after re-spray, supercharger, alloys, ect...
I'd be going up 15years for for only 3000, only 200 bucks a year. Definatly something to think about if its a good one. You kinda frightened me off it with talk off pre-cat destroying vvti engines though
I said I'd write here to remind you