Cannonball 2021

goochy · 19-09-2021 1:30pm

Sad to think the internal combustion engine might not be around for much longer , so much anti car sentiment around these days it was great to see kids getting so excited by Ferraris and lambos etc. Great feel good factor about the whole thing.

Friend knows one of the participants and he said the people who take part are great bunch - theres no boasting about one person having a better car than the other .

A young enough guy ( had an irish surname but cant recall it ) let tons of kids sit in his Aventador roadster at Ballymaloe . Just sat on a bench beside it and enjoyed seeing so many people getting a chance to admire it.

XsApollo · 19-09-2021 2:00pm

Was supposed to go to the galmont and watch them leave, was late so went to Athlon M6 circle k, kids could sit in cars there for a pic. Decided to follow them to Cavan, great buzz and sounds.

Atlantic Dawn · 19-09-2021 10:19pm

There was a bit of a knock, 35 seconds in...

https://www.tiktok.com/@ohheytherelolhru/video/7009606683152403717?is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7009757206934291973

Akrasia · 19-09-2021 10:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117910845#Comment_117910845

Petrol engines can run on ethanol, These super cars won’t be scrapped any time soon

Car enthusiasts should be massively excited about the EV revolution. The sound won’t be the same, but the potential for amazing engineering and extreme performance improvements are eye watering

omerin · 19-09-2021 10:37pm

Strange crash, seemed to slow, then speed up.

Looked like they all were going too fast considering they were in the city in a built up area.

Mac 3 · 19-09-2021 11:01pm

Went to Lahinch yesterday, waited for ages and I'd say only about 30% of the cars came through. No ford GT... I jknow they run late but this seems to have been a total shambles.

goochy · 19-09-2021 11:35pm

Saw some of the driving online in kerry , saw some super cars overtaking on continuous white line on a bend . They are not doing the run any favours with dangerous driving. Hope the weather was better today . Seems crap weather in Dublin and kerry

Muppet Man · 20-09-2021 7:40am

I met the cars in athlone. Impressive alright. I was disappointed by the Honda NSX to be honest. Totally underwhelming. The Ford GT was resiculously impressive. Mustang decided to “warm up” his tyres on the fore court of the petrol station. Good buzz about the place.

Muppet Man · 20-09-2021 7:41am

I was Also disappointed by the general lack of Irish cars. All UK or NI plates as far as I could see.

goochy · 20-09-2021 9:30am

yes definitely very few irish exotica , irish cars tended to be porsche , bmw and merc. Was happt to see the Irish SLR

XsApollo · 20-09-2021 10:03am

That SLR was behind me for about 50 mins going to Cavan from Athlone.

put on a great show, every town or slow moving traffic he would lift up the doors or slow down and give it the beans.

that yoke moves.

goochy · 20-09-2021 10:24am

i think lockdown meant people enjoyed it this year more than usual , this event could easily have been cancelled had things not improved with covid. Guy driving the Bmw 645i is a secondhand car dealer near me in Youghal . I saw him in Ballymaloe on Friday but then saw him in Youghal Saturday afternoon , he must have gone home for something then caught up with them in Galway

reubenreuben · 20-09-2021 4:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117913666#Comment_117913666

Thank the irish revenue system for that. VRT, road tax and all that blah blah blah

goochy · 20-09-2021 5:24pm

theres plenty of irish reg exotica they just didnt do cannonball this year

Cannonball 2021

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