Rally of the Lakes

Fiona24

Based on the planned stages for this years rally

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/events/story.asp?EID=5081

What are peoples opinions on it, is it going to be a bad rally coz the stages are impossible to get into?

Robbo

Fiona24 wrote: »

What are peoples opinions on it, is it going to be a bad rally coz the stages are impossible to get into?

Poor access makes for a great rally if you know what you're doing and have a good idea of the best spots.

I'd say stage hopping will be out of the question but certainly 2-3 spots will be doable per day.

ash_18x

if you plan in advance you will be fine, there are always loads of road closures at the lakes anyway! can't wait for it this year!

afatbollix

gutted im not doing this one due to new job but ive been told there is a dance concert on the saturday... in other words expect alot more scumbags down to watch....

Fiona24

Yep Gods Kitchen is on on the Saturday night in the INEC. The Sunday night should be a very good night back there

ash_18x

heard about gods kitchen alright this year, it'll be mobbed, thank god we are not staying out that side this year!

colrow

We are being prevented to have free access to our local roads and cannot leave our houses, the rally is certainly NOT WELCOME in our area. Why should we be prevented from going about our business, we moved to the countryside for a quiet life, if we wanted to have our days spoilt by, by cars monopolising our lives , we'd have moved to an inner city sink estate.

I'm getting my muck spreader ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Biro

colrow wrote: »

We are being prevented to have free access to our local roads and cannot leave our houses, the rally is certainly NOT WELCOME in our area. Why should we be prevented from going about our business, we moved to the countryside for a quiet life, if we wanted to have our days spoilt by, by cars monopolising our lives , we'd have moved to an inner city sink estate.

I'm getting my muck spreader ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And what are you going to do with your muck spreader? Spray some innocent and cause an accident? Get a life. I live in Limerick, and big GAA matches disrupt my commuting around the city and they happen a lot more often than once a year. I don't complain though, sport is good.
Get your muck spreader and go fertilise your land for the 4 hours that the road will be closed and quit complaining. For every cranky person whining about the rally there's probably 10 people praising it because of the increased revenue they'll get this weekend. Argue it out with them. This is a motorsport forum, and you're attitude is not welcome here.

Fiona24

Colrow its not like it happens everyday of the week, it happens once a year. It brings in massive revenue into the area for the day. I cant get over your attitude it really is a bit sad. The Cork Rally used to come straight past my house when I was younger the road was closed for 4 hours. My parents wouldnt be into Motorsport but never once complained. In fairness it was a bit of excitment on the day and even if your not into rallying its still great to watch especially when its past your house

colrow

Trhe "rally" is of absolutely no benefit to me and my neighbours, we are being prevented from carrying out our normal business.

The rally is abusing our freedom.

Fiona24

You are totally over-reacting to this it happens for once a year for god sake not a regular thing!! If you have no interest in motorsport do not post here. We all put up with things we dont necessarily like or are interested in its part of life

afatbollix

your road is closed once a year... grow up and deal with it....


rallying is not abusing your freedom.... get up early and drive out for the day or stay in watch tv or watch the rally cars...

what about my freedom of rallying? i want to drive a car as fast as possable and rallying is my way of getting it out of my system..
if you object to rallying your abusing my freedom!!!!

o ya ill be one of them abusing your freedom at the weekend !!!!!!

colrow

anto-t wrote: »

your road is closed once a year... grow up and deal with it....


rallying is not abusing your freedom.... get up early and drive out for the day or stay in watch tv or watch the rally cars...

what about my freedom of rallying? i want to drive a car as fast as possable and rallying is my way of getting it out of my system..
if you object to rallying your abusing my freedom!!!!

o ya ill be one of them abusing your freedom at the weekend !!!!!!

I hope you like **** pie

Fiona24

Hey Anto-T best of luck rallying!!:)

MW

Hi all, it's my first time going to the rally of the lakes this year. Can you let me know some of the basics for survival up there, lol!! I have walking boots, snow pants, and a warm jacket!! Any other tips on what times to be at the stages e.t.c. would be greatly appreciated. Can't wait for the session!!

afatbollix

colrow wrote: »

I hope you like **** pie

dont worry ill be driving past at 100mph:rolleyes: no time to smell ****

Fiona24

colrow stop posting here you have no interest in the lakes so theres no point in posting negative comments. its a great weekend, ive never heard anyone to react like you to an event that happens once a year its pathetic

afatbollix

MW wrote: »

Hi all, it's my first time going to the rally of the lakes this year. Can you let me know some of the basics for survival up there, lol!! I have walking boots, snow pants, and a warm jacket!! Any other tips on what times to be at the stages e.t.c. would be greatly appreciated. Can't wait for the session!!

buy a program... all the maps will be in it... i dont see the big thing about molls gap but get in before they close the road which i think is about 2 and a half hours before first car. other junctions you should be ok with just showing up 1/2 hour before the first car to see everyone...

make sure you see the jouners at least once... these are the guys who are nuts.. i think 10 of them went off on the first stage last year... :eek:

Fiona24

Plan to be at Molls gap no later than 6 Saturday morning. Most people have their viewing points picked well in advance. you need to do some planning beforehand. Programmes are on sale at the moment

colrow

anto-t;55796980]your road is closed once a year... grow up and deal with it....

Thats is what I am complaining about, I work 7 days a week 365 days a year here, and this is interfering with my work.

rallying is not abusing your freedom.... get up early and drive out for the day or stay in watch tv or watch the rally cars...

I agree rallying isn't abusing my freedom, where it is taking place by the closure of public roads is. I'm up at 5.30 every morning anyway

what about my freedom of rallying? i want to drive a car as fast as possable and rallying is my way of getting it out of my system..

You can drive a car as fast as you like, why not try a car racing track, not single lane country roads which were designed for the donkey and cart.

In fact if you all removed your engines and strapped a donkey to your cars, to pull you round the course, I'd be more than happy to see the roads closed for a week

colrow

anto-t wrote: »

dont worry ill be driving past at 100mph:rolleyes: no time to smell ****

So you are planning to exceed the legal speed limit.

I'll have to tell Mr Plod

Don't forget that old saying " A turd in the intake, is worth two in the hand"

Fiona24

Colrow what rally driver have you ever seen driving at their ease at 50mph?? Its a rally like

afatbollix

colrow wrote: »

So you are planning to exceed the legal speed limit.

I'll have to tell Mr Plod

the road will be closed... plod will have no power over the road.. once the road is closed it is in the hands of the motor club they can do what they like with it...

colrow

anto-t wrote: »

the road will be closed... plod will have no power over the road.. once the road is closed it is in the hands of the motor club they can do what they like with it...

mmmm yea I went to see Mr Plod today, apparently if I drive on the closed section of the road, I am not breaking the law.

10 tractors in a convoy checking hedges should do it

Fiona24

This childish fighting is kinda defeating the purpose of the thread.....

afatbollix

right going to finish feeding the troll.. hope not to see you colrow down there... every one elce shout and wave to car 118

colrow

Fiona24 wrote: »

colrow stop posting here you have no interest in the lakes so theres no point in posting negative comments. its a great weekend, ive never heard anyone to react like you to an event that happens once a year its pathetic

I do have a most positive interest!!!!!!

Do it your own streets:p

colrow

anto-t wrote: »

right going to finish feeding the troll.. hope not to see you colrow down there... every one elce shout and wave to car 118

Lets hope you don't make it this far then:pac:

BlancheSparks

anto-t wrote: »

your road is closed once a year... grow up and deal with it....


rallying is not abusing your freedom.... get up early and drive out for the day or stay in watch tv or watch the rally cars...

what about my freedom of rallying? i want to drive a car as fast as possable and rallying is my way of getting it out of my system..
if you object to rallying your abusing my freedom!!!!

o ya ill be one of them abusing your freedom at the weekend !!!!!!

I am another person who will not be able to leave my premises. I received a notice a couple of weeks ago saying a nearby road would be closed. I assume that this is because it is a requirement if the roads are going to be closed. I thought "thats a bit of an imposition because I won't be able to go to killarney that day but it doesn't really matter.... I'll be able to see it and people need to be able to enjoy themselves" That was until last Sunday. Several accidents nearly happened around here with cars that were driving on the wrong side of the road, stopping in the middle of the road etc etc. They were checking the course out!!! and they weren't very considerate. it then became obvious that lots of the roads were being shut including our very small lane to nowhere, meaning we can,t leave the premises. No one has bothered to give us a map to show us exactly which roads are to be shut. It would also have been good if we had been given a programme the better to enjoy watching it and to make up for the total inconvenience. Noone has the right to shut public roads just for fun and then treat the people who have paid for them like this. You should be complaining to the organizers for being so unprofessional and putting you all in such a bad light with the people that you are partly depending on for your enjoyment. It wouldn't have taken very much would it? The answer is to at least show the respect to properly inform us of the exact intentions instead of hoping that giving us as little information as possible will keep us quiet. PS, YOu are kidding yourselves if you think anything but peanuts will come to this area. 95% of the money will go straght out of this area and most of it will go straight out of Ireland to offshore accounts to avoid paying tax. Sorry its so long.... I really hope you all will take up the course with the organizers and try and get them to give a bit more thought to next years rally

colrow

BlancheSparks wrote: »

I am another person who will not be able to leave my premises. I received a notice a couple of weeks ago saying a nearby road would be closed. I assume that this is because it is a requirement if the roads are going to be closed. I thought "thats a bit of an imposition because I won't be able to go to killarney that day but it doesn't really matter.... I'll be able to see it and people need to be able to enjoy themselves" That was until last Sunday. Several accidents nearly happened around here with cars that were driving on the wrong side of the road, stopping in the middle of the road etc etc. They were checking the course out!!! and they weren't very considerate. it then became obvious that lots of the roads were being shut including our very small lane to nowhere, meaning we can,t leave the premises. No one has bothered to give us a map to show us exactly which roads are to be shut. It would also have been good if we had been given a programme the better to enjoy watching it and to make up for the total inconvenience. Noone has the right to shut public roads just for fun and then treat the people who have paid for them like this. You should be complaining to the organizers for being so unprofessional and putting you all in such a bad light with the people that you are partly depending on for your enjoyment. It wouldn't have taken very much would it? The answer is to at least show the respect to properly inform us of the exact intentions instead of hoping that giving us as little information as possible will keep us quiet. PS, YOu are kidding yourselves if you think anything but peanuts will come to this area. 95% of the money will go straght out of this area and most of it will go straight out of Ireland to offshore accounts to avoid paying tax. Sorry its so long.... I really hope you all will take up the course with the organizers and try and get them to give a bit more thought to next years rally

Would you like to join the tractor rally Blanche ??????????

ash_18x

BlancheSparks wrote: »

I am another person who will not be able to leave my premises. I received a notice a couple of weeks ago saying a nearby road would be closed. I assume that this is because it is a requirement if the roads are going to be closed. I thought "thats a bit of an imposition because I won't be able to go to killarney that day but it doesn't really matter.... I'll be able to see it and people need to be able to enjoy themselves" That was until last Sunday. Several accidents nearly happened around here with cars that were driving on the wrong side of the road, stopping in the middle of the road etc etc. They were checking the course out!!! and they weren't very considerate. it then became obvious that lots of the roads were being shut including our very small lane to nowhere, meaning we can,t leave the premises. No one has bothered to give us a map to show us exactly which roads are to be shut. It would also have been good if we had been given a programme the better to enjoy watching it and to make up for the total inconvenience. Noone has the right to shut public roads just for fun and then treat the people who have paid for them like this. You should be complaining to the organizers for being so unprofessional and putting you all in such a bad light with the people that you are partly depending on for your enjoyment. It wouldn't have taken very much would it? The answer is to at least show the respect to properly inform us of the exact intentions instead of hoping that giving us as little information as possible will keep us quiet. PS, YOu are kidding yourselves if you think anything but peanuts will come to this area. 95% of the money will go straght out of this area and most of it will go straight out of Ireland to offshore accounts to avoid paying tax. Sorry its so long.... I really hope you all will take up the course with the organizers and try and get them to give a bit more thought to next years rally

i can understand why you are annoyed for not being informed properly but maybe you should take it up with the event organisers, i am not getting at you specifically, at least you arent so unreasonable about it! My brother is a member of the munster car club and I know for other rallies he has done a certain amount of PR, calling around to houses a few weeks beforehand and informing them of the road closures and the stages.

Colrow's option of holding a tractor rally is just pathetic, grow up really, if you have such a problem contact the organisers and take it up with them! I'm sure they would love to hear from you. That would be so dangerous if you did that. Cop on with yourself, its one day..............