Abbeyshrule on Sunday 13th, who's going?
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I've been keeping an eye on this:
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp
they update the forecast every few hours and the forecast for the midlands on Sunday afternoon has varied wildly over the last couple of days. I'm hoping as the time draws closer they'll be more accurate with the forecast and we'll get a window of dry weather until Sunday evening. Then it can piss rain all week if it likes...
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp
they update the forecast every few hours and the forecast for the midlands on Sunday afternoon has varied wildly over the last couple of days. I'm hoping as the time draws closer they'll be more accurate with the forecast and we'll get a window of dry weather until Sunday evening. Then it can piss rain all week if it likes...
I've had this on refresh every couple of hours too 
http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Abbeyshrule/meteogram.png
http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Abbeyshrule/hour_by_hour.html
It's yo-yo'd from biblical floods to balmy afternoon many times over the last few days, currently not looking too bad at all...fingers crossed....
http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Abbeyshrule/meteogram.png
http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Abbeyshrule/hour_by_hour.html
It's yo-yo'd from biblical floods to balmy afternoon many times over the last few days, currently not looking too bad at all...fingers crossed....
Went for a few hours.
Got a bit moist young lad was whining to go home.
They were running 1,000feet
Aircooled cars we kicking the japs ass's or at least giv8ng them a massive run for their money.
Trev was rolling coal all the way up the track looked class
Sorry trev. Something has happened my sd card and nothing recorded for me
Got a bit moist young lad was whining to go home.
They were running 1,000feet
Aircooled cars we kicking the japs ass's or at least giv8ng them a massive run for their money.
Trev was rolling coal all the way up the track looked class
Sorry trev. Something has happened my sd card and nothing recorded for me
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just in now, soaked to the skin!! the day started out well but the rain rolled in pretty early and dampened proceedings for me at least. Since I was running no bonnet my engine electrics got a bit wet and the ECU was defaulting to limp mode. I jacked it in at that stage and spectated for a bit. Despite the wet weather, the rest of the field played on and looked like they were having great craic!
the only time slip I got was the first one, in the dry. I ran a 12.9!!!*
* don't get too excited like Deckie mentioned, it wasn't a full quarter, just 1000ft I heard.
I reckon my 12.9sec 1000ft @ 90MPH would work out something like 15.5sec 1.4 mile @ 100MPH. Ish...
the only time slip I got was the first one, in the dry. I ran a 12.9!!!*
* don't get too excited
like Deckie mentioned, it wasn't a full quarter, just 1000ft I heard. I reckon my 12.9sec 1000ft @ 90MPH would work out something like 15.5sec 1.4 mile @ 100MPH. Ish...
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Likewise Trev, after attentively following the Jetta build tread a few months back, it's was great to see both you and it in the flesh. It looked deadly racing down that runway with the vertical exhaust, just like a train and it raised a quite a few smiles on its way back to the pit. Not too many cars achieve that.
It's a pitty the weather didn't hold, been such a nice morning. Sorry to hear about the ecu, I hope it's not fecked!
Are the times for all the competitors listed anywhere?
It's a pitty the weather didn't hold, been such a nice morning. Sorry to hear about the ecu, I hope it's not fecked!
Are the times for all the competitors listed anywhere?
no, once it dried out it was grand
however, I somehow broke a CV joint while towing it home. I have no idea how.
here's a few videos Eamon put up on facebook of the drags. I'm sure he won't mind me reposting them here
however, I somehow broke a CV joint while towing it home. I have no idea how.
here's a few videos Eamon put up on facebook of the drags. I'm sure he won't mind me reposting them here
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no idea Johnny, it was always ahead of me in the queue so I didn't get to watch it from the sidelines. a pile of photos from the day here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.880579702025655.1073741838.352920964791534&type=3 for those not using Facebook, I've rehosted the VW-interest ones. Sadly, none of Eamon's beetle or Kvinyls Karmann Ghia (yet!). If more turn up I'll put the here too.
