Volcano my ash.

pp_me

Despite Europe being in a state of meltdown in terms of air travel, this hasnt stopped 2 lads from getting to rome,

Europe may still be a no fly zone, thank to the outbursts of Mount Eyjafjallajokull (Icelandic for "yes we had to look up the spelling"), but that hasn't stopped a pair of Octanees, who have decided to sprint across Europe by land and sea to make it to a church in Rome on Friday for their Best Friends' Wedding. But instead of plumping for a cheap luxobarge or grand tourer, their weapon of choice is a 1996 Toyota Starlet.
With an itinerary that wouldn't look out of place in a Gumball run, they hope to make it to Italy by Friday. Fingers crossed, chaps!

Route is Dublin - Rosslare 2hours
Rosslare - Holyhead 3 hours
Holyhead - Dover 7 hours
Dover - Boulogne 1 3/4 hours
Boulogne - Rome 17 1/2 hours
This is all subject to change, of course. At the time of writing, the Starlet is cruising through Wales... You can follow their progress on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ToRomeInStarlet and we will be posting updates in the forums at : http://octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=37862

*From Octane.ie

saywhatyousee

italian drivers are craaazyy tell them be careful they have no regard for the rules of the road got crashed into twice there in the summer

scudzilla

pp_me wrote: »

Despite Europe being in a state of meltdown in terms of air travel, this hasnt stopped 2 lads from getting to rome,

Europe may still be a no fly zone, thank to the outbursts of Mount Eyjafjallajokull (Icelandic for "yes we had to look up the spelling"), but that hasn't stopped a pair of Octanees, who have decided to sprint across Europe by land and sea to make it to a church in Rome on Friday for their Best Friends' Wedding. But instead of plumping for a cheap luxobarge or grand tourer, their weapon of choice is a 1996 Toyota Starlet.
With an itinerary that wouldn't look out of place in a Gumball run, they hope to make it to Italy by Friday. Fingers crossed, chaps!

Route is Dublin - Rosslare 2hours
Rosslare - Holyhead 3 hours
Holyhead - Dover 7 hours
Dover - Boulogne 1 3/4 hours
Boulogne - Rome 17 1/2 hours
This is all subject to change, of course. At the time of writing, the Starlet is cruising through Wales... You can follow their progress on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ToRomeInStarlet and we will be posting updates in the forums at : http://octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=37862

*From Octane.ie

So why are these Dumbasses going from Dublin to Rosslare, and then from Rosslare to Holyhead? I'm guessing they've got there own Dinghy as no ferries go from Rosslare to Holyhead

FlutterinBantam

I don't know about you son, but they sound like two right gimps to me.

I couldn't give a fcuk if they broke down in Hemel Hemstead.

Xluna

Attention seeking drama Queens.:rolleyes:

clikityclak

a boy the Starlet!!

...wait a minute :eek:

NothingMan

Fair play to them, but a Toyota isn't really making it an adventure. They never break down. My mates little bro drove around Ireland in a Ciquecento (SP?) and they were on TV and earned loads of money for charity. So if people find that interesting then I'm sure they'll have plenty of twitter followers.

crushproof

Wow, how amazing....attention seekers. Don't thousands of people drive around Europe in their cars on holiday. And havn't some drove from Dublin to Austrailia?? http://www.dublintosydney.com

AnonoBoy

I hope they get eaten by bears.

Son Of A Vidic

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

I don't know about you son, but they sound like two right gimps to me.

I couldn't give a fcuk if they broke down in Hemel Hemstead.

I'd say they'll make it to Croydon, get carjacked and bet to a pulp.

Minstrel27

Wow. Driving all the way to Rome. What troopers they are.

AnonoBoy

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Wow. Driving all the way to Rome.

Sure that's easy, don't all roads lead there?

starbelgrade

What the hell is an Octanee? A person with 8 Knees?

FlutterinBantam

medicman2009 wrote: »

I'd say they'll make it to Croydon, get carjacked and bet to a pulp.

With any luck.....