Cannonball - All this weekend - Sep 11th-13th

_Tombstone_

http://cannonball.ie/

Great to look at if you're near one of the stops, think theirs a Zonda at it this year.

Autosport

Some gorgeous motors at this last year, I'll def be at one of the stops again

biko

Route
http://cannonball.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=2

Voodoomelon

Damnit, the one holiday I take a year! Fantastic cars this year.

TheBigGreen

Daycent lawd, it passes through where I live!

String

Anyone know where in Killarney they are taking of from?

Edit: NVM zooming into map shows the Malton.

cruizer101

Ah feck, got all excited but then I see they are leaving Dublin Friday morning while I'm still in work

ironclaw

Can't wait for the tirade of complaints from people saying they were 'late to show up' and 'left the kids in the cold for hours' Fair play to the organisers for putting up with the numpties.

To Elland Back

Passing by the bottom of my road. Must have a gawp

Crumbs868

ironclaw wrote: »

Can't wait for the tirade of complaints from people saying they were 'late to show up' and 'left the kids in the cold for hours' Fair play to the organisers for putting up with the numpties.

What interaction do the organisers have with the 'numpties'?

ofcork

Not coming to cork this year so will have to take a spin to mallow would love to hear the carrera gt!

YbFocus

Where ya going?

Autosport

I'll be heading to Cahir it's not far from me

Armchair Andy

Was at it in Cahir myself last year. Still think the S8 was star of the show. Had one of those life moments in the i8 when a gorgeous blonde Sat in beside me and asked her right where we headed? Oh yes please she says to which I just fluffed and blubbed my lines to an embarrassing exit:-(

Autosport

Nah for me it was the Mustangs

ba_barabus

I'm helping out this year. Can't wait!

Sh1tbag OToole

2,100 quids to drive on a public road and sleep in a normal hotel for a few days. Holy sh1te

Special Circumstances

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

2,100 quids to drive on a public road and sleep in a normal hotel for a few days. Holy sh1te

In previous years a small part of Georgia Salpas bare upper thigh may have made brief gentle contact with your leather seat. I guess she's off the market this year so who will be getting the snedgers to part with their money this year?

ironclaw

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

2,100 quids to drive on a public road and sleep in a normal hotel for a few days. Holy sh1te

Bullrun is $50k and Gumball 3000 is similar money, but you have to be invited to the latter. GoldRush comes in around the same bracket. Remembering you still have to pay for fuel and tickets. Its actually decent value all told. A little tame by comparison to the others but honestly some of the best craic I've had has been on these types of rallies. ModBall is worth considering for anyone who wants the best of both worlds, I've heard good things of it.

MargeS

Is there anyway of knowing what time they might pass through a town, and do the cars keep together or get strung out between start/finish?

Greg81

First car just arrived.

Red Ferrari 360 Spyder. UK reg.

Marty McFly

Shane it's kicking off in the city centre on a Friday morning when most people are working.

Went the year it kicked off in Mondello and enjoyed it.

Are they all gathering at the point tonight?

_Tombstone_

MargeS wrote: »

Is there anyway of knowing what time they might pass through a town, and do the cars keep together or get strung out between start/finish?

From A to B to C to D times are on the site, just use Google map directions from whatever letter to wherever they'll be passing you and you'll have a guide time.

Expect them to be late and strung out unless you're at an official stop where they'll bunch up out the road first.

Greg81

Marty McFly wrote: »

Are they all gathering at the point tonight?

Yes.

Few cars were on a ferry from UK today. Black "TRON" Aventador looks good.

_Tombstone_

https://www.facebook.com/cannonball.ie

Lots of pics up. Most are crap though, Zonda pics are awful.

Sunny Dayz

ironclaw wrote: »

Can't wait for the tirade of complaints from people saying they were 'late to show up' and 'left the kids in the cold for hours' Fair play to the organisers for putting up with the numpties.

I take it you didn't have to try a keep a kid entertained for hours in the cold with complaints of "I'm bored", "I'm hungry", "are they nearly here yet" - and that was me and the hubbie!!

Sunny Dayz

Pity the routes have changed - I suppose they would get bored driving the same route each year. It was handy for us the last few years that it stopped in Tullamore - apart from last year the hubbie and son had a brilliant time getting a good look around these fantastic cars. Trying to decide which was your favourite, which you would buy when you won the euro millions etc!!


Had a mad notion to collect the young lad straight after school today and peg it up the road to Carrick to catch them before the left for Sligo but it's such miserable weather here I don't fancy the drive or getting drenched looking at the cars. But there's wet gear and a change of clothes in the car just in case!

YbFocus

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

I take it you didn't have to try a keep a kid entertained for hours in the cold with complaints of "I'm bored", "I'm hungry", "are they nearly here yet" - and that was me and the hubbie!!

Stuff like this can never be expected to run to a straight schedule, on the third day last year most of the problem was caused by crowds, they couldn't get away as far as i remember.

Too many possible hold ups, that can only ever be a guideline time.

Sunny Dayz

YbFocus wrote: »

Stuff like this can never be expected to run to a straight schedule, on the third day last year most of the problem was caused by crowds, they couldn't get away as far as i remember.

Too many possible hold ups, that can only ever be a guideline time.

Tis true! I suppose the increased attention and publicity has that knock-on effect. In the previous years they were more to schedule and they landed in daylight which was great for getting a good nose around the motors.

fletch

Cycled into town this morning before work....these were my favourite

*Kol*

YbFocus wrote: »

Stuff like this can never be expected to run to a straight schedule, on the third day last year most of the problem was caused by crowds, they couldn't get away as far as i remember.

Too many possible hold ups, that can only ever be a guideline time.

True. Killaloe is a bottleneck at the best of times. I can only imagine its going to be mayhem tomorrow.

Sunny Dayz

Husband was tempted to nip across to Galway tomorrow - they will be passing near his sister's house but you couldn't predict what time to be there for.

bop1977

They're in carrick-on Shannon now.

Sunny Dayz

bop1977 wrote: »

They're in carrick-on Shannon now.

Are they?? Pics or GTFO!
Cos they posted photos on fb 10/15 mins ago to say they are in Mullingar and Carrick on Shannon council (or something) posted that the cars are expected to arrive at 2.30.

bop1977

I'm stuck on the Sligo side and haven't reached the landmark hotel. Traffic is wedged. Since my last post I've only gone as far as the bridge in carrick.

Saw the Zonda and a huge amount of Smokies all along the M4 from Liffey Valley to Kilcock out trying to catch JJ and Jackie.

96YNWA96

right weekend for petrol heads in wexford this weekend..

wexford rally and supercars .all it needs now is a cruise and every petrol head in ireland would be in wexford

Greg81

Just few. Enjoy.

Greg81

Greg81

And bonus

Del2005

Just had the pleasure of getting stuck in the Carrick on Shannon traffic jam. I'd say only about a 3rd of them were road legal, most had front windows tinted nearly black and others had strobes/sirens or illegal plates, yet the Gardai didn't do a thing bar stop the legal traffic. Just shows that money makes the law go away, as normal motorists driving like they where would be in front of a judge.

_Tombstone_

Del2005 wrote: »

Just had the pleasure of getting stuck in the Carrick on Shannon traffic jam. I'd say only about a 3rd of them were road legal, most had front windows tinted nearly black and others had strobes/sirens or illegal plates, yet the Gardai didn't do a thing bar stop the legal traffic. Just shows that money makes the law go away, as normal motorists driving like they where would be in front of a judge.

I'd imagine all that's fine as part of an event, very few had tint, I was peeping in all of them.

Zonda isint very nice at all considering the mental price of it.

McLaren and the Lambos are beauties!

ofcork

Great to see the carrera,zonda and koenigsegg on this years as none have been before afaik.

Jesus.

Del2005 wrote: »

Just had the pleasure of getting stuck in the Carrick on Shannon traffic jam. I'd say only about a 3rd of them were road legal, most had front windows tinted nearly black and others had strobes/sirens or illegal plates, yet the Gardai didn't do a thing.

There's always one :rolleyes:

96YNWA96

Del2005 wrote: »

Just had the pleasure of getting stuck in the Carrick on Shannon traffic jam. I'd say only about a 3rd of them were road legal, most had front windows tinted nearly black and others had strobes/sirens or illegal plates, yet the Gardai didn't do a thing bar stop the legal traffic. Just shows that money makes the law go away, as normal motorists driving like they where would be in front of a judge.

look at the above pics,how many have "front" tinted windows?

suppose they have no insurance either !!!

bop1977

I have to say, feck the legality of some of the cars.

I thourghly enjoyed seeing the cars and hearing them being revved in Carrick.

Also the drivers opened the cars to all the kids and got them in the driver seat.

AG918

Quick video of all the cars leaving Dublin today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFYp7cjpLV8

String

AG918 wrote: »

Quick video of all the cars leaving Dublin today.

That velcro porsche :pac:

Mc Love

String wrote: »

That velcro porsche :pac:

Velcro or suede? Horrible yoke

String

Mc Love wrote: »

Velcro or suede? Horrible yoke

Suede** Don't know shy I said velcro, that would be interesting though.

Mc Love

String wrote: »

Suede** Don't know shy I said velcro, that would be interesting though.

Industrial strength would be hilarious