"Boy racer" trouble at the weekend rally

jimmmy

See the main front page headline in the Sligo Weekender today.... I heard there were reports over the weekend of revving of engines etc late at night, but did not know there was trouble and anti-social behaviour sufficient to make main headline news in front page of the paper. A pity , because the genuine rally people I am sure are decent people who would be appalled by the "boy racer" element attracted to the event..

kaimera

tbh it was bound to happen tho.

whatever small amount that were acting the prick it was going to make headlines just because of the weekend it was.

Big_Mac

jimmmy wrote: »

See the main front page headline in the Sligo Weekender today.... I heard there were reports over the weekend of revving of engines etc late at night, but did not know there was trouble and anti-social behaviour sufficient to make main headline news in front page of the paper. A pity , because the genuine rally people I am sure are decent people who would be appalled by the "boy racer" element attracted to the event..

Maybe, but it could be the local rag desperate for a headline either.

starbelgrade

The Weekender is a rag... some of the sh** that gets reported... "Man Eats Cooking Apple... yesterday John Devins (43) from Caltragh accidentally ate a cooking apple, thinking it was a Golden Delicious. 'I thought it tasted a bit odd', the man told reporters last night. He is currently recovering at home from his ordeal & is expected to be out of work with his illness until late 2012."

Big_Mac

starbelgrade wrote: »

The Weekender is a rag... some of the sh** that gets reported... "Man Eats Cooking Apple... yesterday John Devins (43) from Caltragh accidentally ate a cooking apple, thinking it was a Golden Delicious. 'I thought it tasted a bit odd', the man told reporters last night. He is currently recovering at home from his ordeal & is expected to be out of work with his illness until late 2012."

Ah, you have to laugh!

jimmmy

Big_Mac wrote: »

Maybe, but it could be the local rag desperate for a headline either.

Dunno, the photo does not lie, and there are reliable witness reports of people being woken and large amounts of car drivers behaving in anti-social manner

Big_Mac

jimmmy wrote: »

Dunno, the photo does not lie, and there are reliable witness reports of people being woken and large amounts of car drivers behaving in anti-social manner

I hear loud cars at night, but tbh, only slightly more than usual. Seriouly, a rally was on ffs.

Does the photo depict a car and driver behaving in an antic social manner? I'd be interested to see that.

magnumlady

They should come to Coolaney on most Saturday nights....cars revving through the village.

zonEEE

The people that live in rosses point are idiots, one weekend of the year put up with it.....

redarmyblues

The Weekender once ran a story titled light bulb lasts for 40 years. A guy in Beltra reckoned that the outside bulb had lasted since the house was connected to the grid, it never occured to him that his wife had been changing it all along and she was too nice to undeceive him, yet the Sligo Worstever still ran it. The Irish Times would have asked him how he got a Lidl bulb in the sixties.

Rag Rag Rag.

The Rally story is a non story along the lines of Shock Horror Sligo full of drunk people on Christmas Eve.

juicyjellybabe

redarmyblues wrote: »

Rag Rag Rag.

The Rally story is a non story along the lines of Shock Horror Sligo full of drunk people on Christmas Eve.

That paper is a waste of money. I remember when it used to be free and posted through the letterbox on a Friday evening

redarmyblues

Its like the Wall Street Journal compared to The Sligo Pist.

magnumlady

The thing that stands out for me is that they are having a go at 'boy racers' and a few months back one of their reporters did an article about people driving too slow.:rolleyes:

Big_Mac

magnumlady wrote: »

The thing that stands out for me is that they are having a go at 'boy racers' and a few months back one of their reporters did an article about people driving too slow.:rolleyes:

You've got to admire them for their newsworthy balanced journalism

jimmmy

It still does not excuse the damage done in Rosses Point or anywhere else. Hundreds watching doughnuts etc , knocking things down, leaving damage behind etc should not be condoned.

Big_Mac

jimmmy wrote: »

It still does not excuse the damage done in Rosses Point or anywhere else. Hundreds watching doughnuts etc , knocking things down, leaving damage behind etc should not be condoned.

I don't think anyone is condoning it, just saying that a little bit of messin is to be expected. It could have been so much worse.

starbelgrade

magnumlady wrote: »

The thing that stands out for me is that they are having a go at 'boy racers' and a few months back one of their reporters did an article about people driving too slow.:rolleyes:

I read that article... one of the most ridiculous & irrisponsible pieces of journalism ever put to paper... if it were a case of pedestrians moving too slowly he'd be on the other side of the fence.

jimmmy

Big_Mac wrote: »

It could have been so much worse.

When discussing anything , of course "It could have been ( or be ) so much worse". The recession could be so much worse. A two legged dog could be so much worse - it could have no legs.

I do not think if anyone would have noticed if 200 "yahoos" were too quiet at 2 in the morning.

Sligored

someone drove around the inside of caltragh roundabout at the weekend.
the grass area is ruined. the first roundabout after coming off the bypass heading nothwards.
also a fair bit of tyre damage on the green area opposite the summerhill roundabout.
this was not done last friday and was done before monday morning.
have a look if you dont believe me

Slidey

They were out the back of the retail park in Cooloney, in a big tarmac carpark.

Feck all residents around, doing what they were gonna do.

The law came and moved them, they then went to The Sea Road and the likes and did it in resisdential areas with moving traffic.

Makes sense.

As for damaging tarmac.. pffft, one artic turning on full lock will do a hell of a lot more permanent damage than a young buck in a Twincam

Essexboy

jimmmy wrote: »

It still does not excuse the damage done in Rosses Point or anywhere else. Hundreds watching doughnuts etc , knocking things down, leaving damage behind etc should not be condoned.

Their local councillor, Jude "The Obscure" Devins prompted the rally enthusiastically. If they have any complaints they know where to go.

nedoo

strongr wrote: »

The people that live in rosses point are idiots, one weekend of the year put up with it.....

Not a sweeping statment at all!!!
A rally weekend is going to bring these people. Rosses Point is full of old dears that this type of thing would frighten. Not there fault, they have crap like the weekender shoving it down their necks ( oh and knobs calling them idiots!!:D)

Wester

Wow, see what happened there! "Crap" Weekender writes a story and suddenly people are talking about it. You'd think it was a newspaper!! Seriously folks, local newspaper covers local story: move on! As for the "it was only one weekend" comment: party outside your gaff tonight then while you're trying to relax,is it? Sure what's the problem, it's only for one night.:rolleyes:

zonEEE

nedoo wrote: »

Not a sweeping statment at all!!!
A rally weekend is going to bring these people. Rosses Point is full of old dears that this type of thing would frighten. Not there fault, they have crap like the weekender shoving it down their necks ( oh and knobs calling them idiots!!:D)

please.... they were down at the beach with **** all houses around.They weren't hurting anyone or anything, they were down at the beach bothering no one. Weekender blew it all out of proportion

zonEEE

Wester wrote: »

Wow, see what happened there! "Crap" Weekender writes a story and suddenly people are talking about it. You'd think it was a newspaper!! Seriously folks, local newspaper covers local story: move on! As for the "it was only one weekend" comment: party outside your gaff tonight then while you're trying to relax,is it? Sure what's the problem, it's only for one night.:rolleyes:

Well all the cars around in the rosses didn't bother me. They knew it was going to happen because it happened the last time the rally was here.

jimmmy

strongr wrote: »

please.... they were down at the beach with **** all houses around.They weren't hurting anyone or anything, they were down at the beach bothering no one. Weekender blew it all out of proportion

They woke the whole village - from babies to families to old people - as well as many of the people on the road between the Point and Sligo. Doughnuts, figure eights, car horns beeping, engines revving , people roaring + shouting etc may be ok to you but not to many people at 2 am. Who is going to repair the damage they done ? When someone gets killed or injured who is responsible ?

Big_Mac

jimmmy wrote: »

They woke the whole village - from babies to families to old people - as well as many of the people on the road between the Point and Sligo. Doughnuts, figure eights, car horns beeping, engines revving , people roaring + shouting etc may be ok to you but not to many people at 2 am. Who is going to repair the damage they done ? When someone gets killed or injured who is responsible ?

Another sweeping tatemement. They woke the whole village did they? From the beach? Do you complain about the milkman too when he drives around early in the morning delivering milk?

I read the article in the weekender. What a load of nonsense. I will summise:

SHOCK HORROR AT RALLY WEEKEND. People behaving anti socially, tyre marks were left in grass (:eek:) a bollard was ran over (shock horror) and a car was towed away on a trailer. What is the world coming to?

I mean please, a car broke a bollard? FFS! I was reversing out of a driveway there a while ago and I clipped my wingmirror. I think I'll call the weekender and get a story written.

Now if there was a repeat of similar circumstances to what happened in Salthill at the galway rally some time back I'd say something but this is a load of rot over nothing

magnumlady

Why weren't the guards called if they were that bad?

jimmmy

Big_Mac wrote: »

Another sweeping tatemement. They woke the whole village did they? From the beach?

On the way to the beach you pass the village ....I know of residents half a mile from the main road who heard them, they were making so much noise

Big_Mac wrote: »

Do you complain about the milkman too when he drives around early in the morning delivering milk?

A milkman would be a lot quieter than a large crowd making as much noise as possible.

jimmmy

magnumlady wrote: »

Why weren't the guards called if they were that bad?

I heard the Gardai did move them on , they went to another village where they were moved out of by the Gardai there, and they went back to Rosses Point where the Gardai caught up with them again ...I would imagine its not easy to police a large gang like that...fair play to the cops or it could have been a lot worse.

GG66

Darn, I missed it ... sounds entertaining.

I knocked over a bollard once, wasn't being antisocial just a blind spot ...

I'm sure the crowds attending felt they were being very sociable ...

It could be worse, you could have eaten a cooking apple

It was bound to happen, music festivals attract street musicians ...

zonEEE

jimmmy wrote: »

They woke the whole village - from babies to families to old people - as well as many of the people on the road between the Point and Sligo.

lol no they didn't, i live right on the road and heard nothing.

DenMan

Was there a police presence at the different race places? Regarding the boy racers. They were always going to put in a special appearance. Finished Uni on Thurs last week and there was a big gang of them up there sussing things out. They were very interested in the ESB's electric powered motor. The guys were getting annoyed with them and wanted them to move on.

dardevle

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200,000+ spectators,full house signs on hotels and b+bs,
brisk business in cafes, deli's and restauraunts all adding up to
50 million yoyos to an ailing local economy....and the best that
the boo-brigade can come up with is a bollard and a few sods
of turf damaged, pffffft!




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jimmmy

Most b+b's were empty and I heard many hotels had some empty rooms.

If you think there were 200,000 plus spectators in Sligo this year, you obviously cannot count !

Enniskillen on Saturday night wasnt any busier than other Saturdays!

jimmmy

Same in most places around Co. Sligo. Sure there was a few hundred rally fans here and there throughout the day, ( some with with their packed sandwiches ! )....but as for a 50 million injection in to the local economy ! lol I would say more was spent by Bord Failte in their multi euro sponsorship advertising deal, and in Gardai overtime etc. Still good to have it in the area though. I remember after the last rally ( 14 months ago , which attracted more crowds etc ) chatting to a hotelier about it and he soon brought me down to ground.

dardevle

jimmmy wrote: »

Most b+b's were empty and I heard many hotels had some empty rooms.

If you think there were 200,000 plus spectators in Sligo this year, you obviously cannot count !

not just Sligo! it was actually 6 counties on both sides of the border
i did'nt even attempt to count them:eek:.

according to gardai figures it was 200,000+, other quotes were
as high as 270,000....maybe the "weekender" knows the true figure:rolleyes:
perhaps it was the same few hundred that you mentioned at each
location.

it is heartwarming to see that even after all your negative posts
on the rally that you still feel its "good to have it in the area
though"

jimmmy

dardevle wrote: »

not just Sligo! it was actually 6 counties on both sides of the border
i did'nt even attempt to count them:eek:.

I know the rally was held in different counties but we are talking about " around Co. Sligo" This is the Sligo thread after all.

dardevle wrote: »

according to gardai figures it was 200,000+, other quotes were
as high as 270,000....maybe the "weekender" knows the true figure:rolleyes:

Can a have a link to that Gardai quote? Given the population of the county is in the region of 55,000 as far as I know ....

If there was 200,000 why were the hotels not booked out?

dardevle wrote: »

perhaps it was the same few hundred that you mentioned at each
location.

Of course it was'nt the same few hundred here + there.

To get back to the subject of the thread, while the antics of the boy racers did make front page headline news in the media, well done to the Gardai for keeping it under some control.

Big_Mac

jimmmy wrote: »

Most b+b's were empty and I heard many hotels had some empty rooms.

If you think there were 200,000 plus spectators in Sligo this year, you obviously cannot count !

Empty rooms? One girl at work was turfed out of her bedroom by her mother for the weekend as she needed the room for the B&B

dardevle

sligo champion feb 4th '09;

Following the overwhelming success of Rally Ireland in Sligo and the North West at the week-end, the Chairman of Failte Ireland North West, Paschal Mooney, has urged a high-powered lobbying campaign to ensure that the lucrative event returns to the region.
Thousands of visitors, generating an estimated economic spin-off in excess of €50 million, transformed Sligo into a spectacular sporting arena as the world's top rally drivers battled it out for ultimate glory over three days of dramatic action.
The North West replaced Monte Carlo as the location for the opening stage of the 2009 World Rally Championship and despite unfavourable weather conditions over the opening two days, the event was judged to be even more successful than the 2007 Rally Ireland.
Hotels and bed and breakfast operators throughout the region reported about 90% capacity business and pubs, restaurants and shops also enjoyed a significant increase in trade.
All the figures haven't been finalised yet but early reports indicated that around 250,000 visitors were in the region over the week-end. Despite the bad weather, the atmosphere was terrific and everybody had a wonderful time.
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the rally ireland website gave the gardai estimates at 200,000 and have since revised the number upward!...also the population of the county matters why???is there a cap on the number of visitors depending on the population

jimmmy

The reporter says

dardevle wrote: »

Thousands of visitors......

Someone else says "around 250,000 visitors were in the region over the week-end" lol. If you think 250,000 visitors were in the region over the weekend why were the hotels locally not full, why was the traffic not worse ? Bear in mind Sligo town has a population of about 19,000 ....considering there were very few extra buses around last weeking, and assuming most visitors - being car enthusiasts - came by car, and assuming say an average occupancy per car of 3 people, that would have meant in excess of an extra 83,000 cars on the road last weekend - despite the road closures. Were these invisible cars do you think ? lol

Of course Rally Ireland will over estimate the figures as its in their interests to do so.

Big_Mac

jimmmy wrote: »

The reporter says

Someone else says "around 250,000 visitors were in the region over the week-end" lol. If you think 250,000 visitors were in the region over the weekend why were the hotels locally not full, why was the traffic not worse ? Bear in mind Sligo town has a population of about 19,000 ....considering there were very few extra buses around last weeking, and assuming most visitors - being car enthusiasts - came by car, and assuming say an average occupancy per car of 3 people, that would have meant in excess of an extra 83,000 cars on the road last weekend - despite the road closures. Were these invisible cars do you think ? lol

Of course Rally Ireland will over estimate the figures as its in their interests to do so.

When has any of the sligo papers had any information of reputable quality? This is no different. It was a good weekend, well organised, minor hitches and great publicity for Sligo and the north west

dardevle

the figures will always be open to interpretation...glass is half full
or half empty depending on your outlook...

the bottom line is this

Big_Mac wrote: »

It was a good weekend, well organised, minor hitches and great publicity for Sligo and the north west

a weekly rag trying to sensationalize a non -story is not going to take the shine off a very successful weekend,
end of.:)

Essexboy

dardevle wrote: »

sligo champion feb 4th '09;

Following the overwhelming success of Rally Ireland in Sligo and the North West at the week-end, the Chairman of Failte Ireland North West, Paschal Mooney, has urged a high-powered lobbying campaign to ensure that the lucrative event returns to the region.
Thousands of visitors, generating an estimated economic spin-off in excess of €50 million, transformed Sligo into a spectacular sporting arena as the world's top rally drivers battled it out for ultimate glory over three days of dramatic action.
The North West replaced Monte Carlo as the location for the opening stage of the 2009 World Rally Championship and despite unfavourable weather conditions over the opening two days, the event was judged to be even more successful than the 2007 Rally Ireland.
Hotels and bed and breakfast operators throughout the region reported about 90% capacity business and pubs, restaurants and shops also enjoyed a significant increase in trade.
All the figures haven't been finalised yet but early reports indicated that around 250,000 visitors were in the region over the week-end. Despite the bad weather, the atmosphere was terrific and everybody had a wonderful time.
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the rally ireland website gave the gardai estimates at 200,000 and have since revised the number upward!...also the population of the county matters why???is there a cap on the number of visitors depending on the population

WRC = Fianna Fáil on wheels! eg failed Seanad Éireann candidate Paschal Mooney

dardevle

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wrc=world rally championship.
paschal mooney=chairman failte ireland north west.;)




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eddiebear

jimmmy wrote: »

I heard the Gardai did move them on , they went to another village where they were moved out of by the Gardai there, and they went back to Rosses Point where the Gardai caught up with them again ...I would imagine its not easy to police a large gang like that...fair play to the cops or it could have been a lot worse.

the gaurds got fed up chasing boy racers out of places in the town & in the end gave up & started telling them rosses point was where the messing was & that they would be left to it out there

darealtulip

eddiebear wrote: »

the gaurds got fed up chasing boy racers out of places in the town & in the end gave up & started telling them rosses point was where the messing was & that they would be left to it out there

think thats the only solution anyway to give them a place to mess about

eddiebear

darealtulip wrote: »

think thats the only solution anyway to give them a place to mess about

i agree because they were messing on the main roads which is way to dangerous

jimmmy

I agree. Not to mention wakening hundreds of children, families + old people at 2 am with engines revving, people yah-ooing etc