MX5Ireland

Some, what look like nice coast roads up past belfast.

OK sorry about this i'll have to change the date as people who want to come can't make it

NOW March 29th And 30th.

Anyone who is interested Please PM me Thanks.
enteries will close the end of this week Feb 8th

if there is not enough interest it wont happen.

Yep I would be interested put me down.......

Yeah sounds good, few members up north that i know via nutz, give them a shout to if we head up.

Unfortunately the Nurburgring is out for me....the second week in May I'll just be back from Spain. Wales might be a possibility, depending when (and child-minding arrangements!).

The coast road is one of my favourite drives....it comes a close second to driving the MK1 along the Southern French coast from Nice to Perpignan.

The full run, as far as I remember it, heads out from Carrickfergus (6 miles north of Belfast) up the craggy coastline passing Larne, Glenarm, Cushendall and Cushendun to Ballycastle. If you are really keen, the road to Fairhead is fun (very steep in places) and worth the trip. If the weather is good there are some beautiful views (on a clear day I think Scotland is visible). From Ballycastle I usually took the north coast road through Ballintoy to Bushmills and onto Portrush, finishing off at Portstewart. This road takes in the Carrick-a-reed rope bridge and The Giants Causeway, as well as White Rocks beach in Portrush and the strand at Portstewart.

mrges

this sounds like a really good weekend, meet on a friday or something and do two nighter returning home on the sunday..... sounds nice...

coughlanstephen wrote:this sounds like a really good weekend, meet on a friday or something and do two nighter returning home on the sunday..... sounds nice...

I'll post details in a few days when i arrange a date.

It would be just a day trip.

Day trip would be preferable to me also

us lads in the south may have to organise otherwise, tis a long drive from the southern counties.......

"AA Route Planner"

Cork to Newry 4 hrs 40 Mins 369KM
Waterford to Newry 3hrs 30Mins 165KM
Limerick to Newry 3Hrs 52 mins 304KM
Galway to Newry 4Hrs 268KM

Just a thought, what see we southerners head up on a friday evening, stay over, few drinks and then off in the morning........ return home that evening.......

Sounds good to me stephan

Yes I think its obvious anyone travelling from the South will want to stay overnight....certainly me anyway.
AFAIR Frank S had recommended some of those roads as a 'must do' before.
Looking forward to it already...

Its been a few years since we were up North....that reminds me of the Carlingford run...now that was fun...

Are you coming on this run Colm???

Regards John.

Yes -the last run up north was a great weekend - great roads around Co. Down. Drove the Larne coast road all the way to Balycastle last year in the family car - beautiful drive, especially if we get the weather.

Rob

Hi would be interested in heading that way. Would have to be a stay over. Would like to meet the crowd comming from the deep south, maybe travel in a convoy to the north??

coughlanstephen wrote:us lads in the south may have to organise otherwise, tis a long drive from the southern counties.......

"AA Route Planner"

Cork to Newry 4 hrs 40 Mins 369KM
Waterford to Newry 3hrs 30Mins 165KM
Limerick to Newry 3Hrs 52 mins 304KM
Galway to Newry 4Hrs 268KM

Just a thought, what see we southerners head up on a friday evening, stay over, few drinks and then off in the morning........ return home that evening.......

Ok stephen, i'll organise a b&B for those who want and we will have a
night out at my local the night before.

I'll comfirm a date soon and we will take it from there.


Ivan

Working.....

i've changed the date then