Ireland Tour 2016

campaign83 said

Hi everyone,planning to head down from Armagh in my '83 black gti, sorting out hotel tomorrow, any other people from the north going?
Mal

Hi Mal, heading through Armagh on Friday morning on my way down; what day you heading?

Oldschoolcool said

campaign83 said

Hi everyone,planning to head down from Armagh in my '83 black gti, sorting out hotel tomorrow, any other people from the north going?
Mal

Hi Mal, heading through Armagh on Friday morning on my way down; what day you heading?

Hope friday if can get off work if not friday night,will let you know great to meet up

Good stuff Mal.

Mark.

campaign83 said

Oldschoolcool said

campaign83 said

Hi everyone,planning to head down from Armagh in my '83 black gti, sorting out hotel tomorrow, any other people from the north going?
Mal

Hi Mal, heading through Armagh on Friday morning on my way down; what day you heading?

Hope friday if can get off work if not friday night,will let you know great to meet up

Got b&b booked and will be leaving friday morning would be great to meet up Mark and anyone else heading down

Ah that's great Mal - glad you got sorted.

If you don't link with Mark and a few of the NI lads head to Paulstown Service Junction 7 off the M9 (just outside Kilkenny) for lunch and link with everyone there. That will be a meeting point from about 13:00.

I will be posting up the itinerary this weekend  just a few things to finalise.  

Ok so with just under three weeks to go most of the weekend is now planned - going to break up the next few posts so might be easier to read.  

Ireland South East Tour Itinerary:

Friday 26th August

11:30   UK based Mk1's arrive - link with some Dublin/NI based owners

13:00    Meet @ Paulstown Services J7 M9 (Lunch)

15:00   VW Meet @ VW Laharts Garages (see additional post)

18:00   Check into the hotel

19:00    Dinner in hotel/drinks

Saturday 27h August

08:30   Breakfast

09:45   Depart for Kilkenny Castle Grounds

10:00   Kilkenny Castle meet/greet giving time for cars to arrive

11:15   Depart for Classic Car Cruise!

taking in Bennettsbridge, Thomastown, Inistioge, New Ross, Fethard, Hook Head (lunch) Duncannon (picture stop) Ballyhack Ferry (€8) Waterford City and back to Kilkenny via the M9 Motorway. Grill plaques, stickers, maps, sat nav points and route will be provided.   

13:00   Lunch at Hook Head (http://hookheritage.ie) cafe food available

17:30   Arrive back to hotel   

19:00   Evening at leisure! Make your own arrangement for food/drinks. Drinks in 'The Left Bank' Pub on the parade.

Sunday 28th August

08:30   Breakfast

10:00      Morning checkouts….depart for Kilkenny Motor Club Show at St James Park.

10:15    Free classic car entry and a drink/food/sandwich token will be supplied to all Mk1 entrants.      

15:00    Prize giving? (yet to be finalised)

16:00     Show ends.

*All Times are approximate and subject to change - hope you have a nice weekend.

This is the route I have planned for the staurday:

Please note departure time is 11:15, sat nav points and a €8 charge for the ferry.

On Friday as suggested earlier we can all meet in Applegreen for lunch around 13:00 at Paulstown Services M9 Junction 7 signposted for Paulstown, Gowran & Thomastown. Then convoy to Laharts for 15:00.

http://applegreenstores.com/ie/

Laharts have kindly offered us some refreshments when we arrive and I have invited Larry Mooney a retired VW Specialist to meet us and give a brief account of 'The Irish Mk1 GTI Story'. which should be interesting.

http://www.laharts.ie/

Ok that's it for the moment - if you have questions I'll do my best to answer them…  

Looking forward to this a lot Hugh !!


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Great stuff!!!

So the last few days I've been firming up on a few things. Nearly there…

Hotel has taken back any vacant rooms. Talking to them today. Anyone staying on Friday night I've a table booked in the restaurant for 19:30.

Been into visit Laharts VW garage to run through a few logistics. Going in again on Saturday to help set up our display. Pics to follow.

Have visited all the auto factors and garages in Kilkenny to distribute all remaining flyers.

Met the Kilkenny Motor Club members on Tuesday evening to help out with clubs Sunday show. They are expecting in the region of 650/700 classic cars to attend. Should be good. The feature cars this year are the Riley and the Mk1 golf Gti. A few other big clubs like the Imp, Cortina and Renault will be in attendance.

Maps are printed.  

Getting thru a few bits…  

Dropped my tintop into Laharts VW on friday for the week to help promote our Ireland Tour next weekend. Some pics of it on display.  

Looking forward to the run Hugh, I hope the Golf is up to it, it hasn't been out in weeks.

Safe travels to all who are en route to Kilkenny city this weekend. 

Looking forward to welcoming you all to the marble city! 

Hugh, there are four of us meeting in Newry and heading down, should be at Applegreen sometime after one might be half one depending on traffic etc.

Well another Mk1 Ireland tour has come and went and thanks to all who came and shared in the three part weekend event. All activites went down really well with all participants. I had a ball all weekend long…

Thanks in no particular order to Laharts VW, Larry Mooney, Bernard Kelly, Springhill Hotel, Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny Motor Club, Mk1 Owners Club, My wife, My good mate Adrian, our UK visitors and all the members of the Ireland region who played their part in a great mk1 weekend.

We might do it all again next year!