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Next Eastern region meeting and Economy run.

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The Eastern Region will be holding their next meeting at 12.30 on the 8th of March in the Clonsilla Inn.This will be a chance to discuss upcoming events in what promises to be a busy year for Mini enthusiasts.Afterwards we will be holding a recession busting event to find the meanest car in the region.The event will be an economy run to see whos car has the biggest aversion to petrol.All participants will fill up at a nearby station and the filler will be sealed,mileage noted,route book given and off you go.The routebook will get you to a check point were mileage and seals are checked and the second routebook will get you to another filling station where the tank will be filled by a member of the organisers and then we will adjourn to a local pub where the results will be revealed.So if you have a smoking 1380 or a red hot 998 come along and pit your gentle right foot against the rest.The finish point will be about 20 mins North of the Dublin Airport so we hope to see you there.


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sounds like fun, not sure if i will be able to make it though :( :( :(
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Ah poo(!!),

Two events clashing on the same day.
I plan to go down and join Billy & Co at the Charleville Vintage Rally that day to give the car a good run.

Anyone else going to Cork?

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It will happen from time to time but feel free to attend the event of your choice Tony,there will probably be another economy run later in the year and we will look to combine a couple of the regions for an All Ireland event.
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Feast or Famine KMG!


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Feast this year Tony with all the events being planned so pace yourself. :P
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Just finished the route this evening and it is a nice spin with National,local and some "scenic" roads included so get them tyres pumped,empty those boots and glove boxes,take off the IMM roof boxes and get ready for the economy run this Sunday.Should be good fun. :lol:
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Should be good fun just got the car taxed it’s been of the road for 5 months hard to believe.

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Have decided to do the Economy Run as opposed to treking down to Charleville what with the weather forecast being on the inclement side.

Only thing is, as mentioned in an earlier post, my odometer has stuck at 60,099 so I may not be eligible for the readings aspect of the task.
Regardless, I'll participate in the run anyhow for the craic.

Am hoping to possibly get some advice about adjusting my rear suspension if the right minded person/people are present :)

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Don't worry about your speedo Tony, KMG knows how long the course is, 8)

I have a bicycle speedometer rigged up to the 84 Sprite, the magnet is mounted on the inner CV joint and the pick-up is on an engine steady bar.

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Count me in,this`ll be my first outing after the built,have a small problem tho,I only have a 2 gallon fuel tank.Wi;; still go for the fun of it and to see all the mini`s from yhe club.Hope the rain holds off. 8) 8) 8)
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I hope that the run was good fun today?

Circumstances prevented me from making it today-my pals' long time relationship recently ended and she was in need of some TLC this weekend so she stopped off with us last night and much alcohol was consumed by us all as we (tried) to solve the problems of the world!
Needless to say, we didn't and our heads told us so this morning!
But hey, sometimes we need to do these things :)

Looking forward to seeing some pics online here at some stage......


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Good craic today even if I do have the hungryest gasguzzler in the east, obviously no one told my 998cc theres a recession! looking forward to next one fair play to the organisers. mind that mulhuddart roundabout on the way home half my tank poured out could be slippy(excuses)
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Didn`t manage to get out of the driveway today,lots of snow today in punchestown :evil: :evil: :evil: .Would have been cruel to bring the clubby out in it.Hope to make it to cork for paddy`s day tho.Anyone from kildare area heading down?
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Well a big thanks to KMG for organising todays Economy Run, and well done to all who took part. Kieran acted as the Snapper for the day, so expect a pew pic later on.

Todays course was a fairly flat route and so the opportunities for coasting were few and far between, it was split into two sections with the first route book bringing competitors to Slane and the second route book got them to the finish at Julienstown. Thankfully no one got lost on the 46.6 miles, although one crew did miss the midpoint turn off and added an unnecessary few miles to their trip. :roll:

As he has already let it be known, Rory's 998 Mini was the thirstiest car on the day, not helped by the leaking petrol cap he managed an average of 19.2 miles to the gallon :shock: perhaps the Zeemax kit isn't as aerodynamic as you would think.

At the other end of the scale we had todays winners who managed to squeeze 50.7 miles to the gallon out of their 1275 Mpi, Killian O'Carrol and navigator Milton Flynn used only 4.16 ltrs of unleaded for the run. Well done to both.
A mention too for the runner up Gavin Donnelly who only lost out by 1/10 ltr of petrol, about an egg cup full, but there will be other days so Killian had better watch out.
Third place went to Martin Murphy and crew, a worthy reward for the farthest traveled competitor on the day.

Again thanks to those who took part and we look forward to seeing you all at the next round later in the year.
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Hi Guys,

Thanks again for a great day out. It was a great first day out for us. Hope to see you all soon.

I stuck up a few pics for anyone who want to have a look.

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Thanks to KMG for the route and Liam Cotter and TMG for the checkpoint duties. After yesterday I reckon I'll be able to do MTM on 20 gallons.
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Thanks to KMG for a great day hopefully I will have mine own car out for the next one. Well done to BlackSe7en I hope my presence in car did not add too much to his economy figures. It was a good day for the injections cars, go on the injections minis.....

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Thanks to everyone who turned up and braved the cold weather for this.I have to say that it was great crack and I am already planning another one for later in the year and there will be a whole lot more hills in this one and hopefully some better weather.Well done to Mike Dennehy in his Cooper S coming in 4th with twin carbs and all and a big welcome to the new guys who made this their first event,looking forward to seeing ye again soon.The carbs will have to mount a serious challenge to the MPI,s next time.
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BlackSe7en wrote:Thanks to KMG for the route and Liam Cotter and TMG for the checkpoint duties. After yesterday I reckon I'll be able to do MTM on 20 gallons.
MTM? I didn't get an entry form from you (unsubtle hint!)

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great day was had by the wexford crew, really enjoyed the variation in weather conditions :shock: it was great to know i got 42.8mpg very happy with the results, got a bit less on the way home i think sure i had to clean out the pipes. Thanks to everybody who made the day enjoyable and to KMG and his crew of officials
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Does any one have any more pics?
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Kieran was the snapper for the day, but he hasn't got around to posting any yet. :roll:
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