14 years since IMM in Bandon.

[The Marcos Graveyard]

[Mummy Hen]

you must have got over the experance by now and feel it's about time time you did it all again,,,, we would be more than hapy to come over and help...

[woody]

Happy Days

[DaveC]

It doesn't seem that long ago

[zakgt]

I remember 13inch wheels were the big wow factor back then.

[keith]

I remember 13inch wheels were the big wow factor back then.

what wow's us now?

[Billy]

I remember 13inch wheels were the big wow factor back then.

what wow's us now?

10s and being in France this day next week en route to Switzerland

[keith]

10s and being in France this day next week en route to Switzerland

yea, yea.. i'm raging it fell through for me... but im wishing you all a really great drive there and back!,... . see my post re: 2013 http://www.irishminis.ie/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6842

[Kenneth Murphy]

when are we hostin another imm??? my car cant manage mtm but i'll trailer it to an imm,

[The Marcos Graveyard]

These days hosting an IMM costs €150,000 + , so if we intend hosting it again we may have to increase the membership fee.



Personally I don't see it happening any time soon

[twinjocks]

Wow - 14 years - we're all getting old!!!! Well, I'm not, the rest of ye are!!!

I remember some bits of it like it was yesterday!

Julie

[zakgt]

I started dating Cathy a few weeks before the IMM, now married 10yrs, moved house, 3 kids, feels like yesterday!! - like hell it does.

[lcopperworth]

Wow - 14 years - we're all getting old!!!! Well, I'm not, the rest of ye are!!!

I remember some bits of it like it was yesterday!

Julie

After 14 years it is about time for another one! If you guys are hosting again, I will definitely come over and stay for the event

[dylanb]

hey all,hope ye are all well...

why dont we try to have it again..if there was enough interest in the club and we all worked together we could do it alright....

[Cleancar.ie]

I was 15 at the last IMM in Bandon - My father brought me down and i bought a centre exit Sportex back box, Courtney 3 spoke steering wheel and a 2nd set of 10'' alloys and tyres for £180

Remember it like it was yesterday, my father took a lot of photos that day, and the car that stood out to me was the matt black speedster, with two German or Dutch guys driving it - one of them asked me if i wanted to go for a spin but i was a little afraid and declined

Great memories of it, would be great for Ireland to host it again. Really need to get my ass back in a Mini

[Cleancar.ie]

I'll see can i upload my fathers pictures later on this evening - they are not digital unfortunately so i will need to scan them all

Like said above although it feels like yesterday - since IMM in Bandon i have;

Done my leaving cert
Trained and qualified as a mechanic
Bought a house
Finished working as a mechanic due to damaging my back in a car accident
Worked in local transport business for 8 years
Met my wife to be
Sold House
Bought another house
Had a child (still have lol)
Set up my own business

God almighty - that was a long time ago

[Kenneth Murphy]

great to see your still around larry, thanks for getting me lost en route to the auto jumble

[Billy]

hey all,hope ye are all well...

why dont we try to have it again..if there was enough interest in the club and we all worked together we could do it alright....

Many people felt last year's IMOC camping weekend was like a miniature IMM. Assuming the event grows each year and people build up knowledge of running a big event, it could certainly happen. The original 1997 organising crew have taken a vow that they would never do it again but there's a lot of enthusiastic members have joined the club in the past 14 years.

Never say never.

Billy

[zakgt]

Billy,

As soon as the original crew complete all planned projects, then we host another IMM, my project is a garage and that will still be finished before TMG finishes his.

[Cleancar.ie]

great to see your still around larry, thanks for getting me lost en route to the auto jumble

Haha i thought you would have forgotten about that by now lol - we weren't lost; we were taking the 'scenic' route

[The Marcos Graveyard]

If anyone thinks they might be interested in contemplating the possibility of perhaps considering pondering the idea of hosting another IMM then the might think about attending next years event in Hungary.

Purely for research purposes you understand.

[Cleancar.ie]

What sort of attendances do the IMM's get these days?

[The Marcos Graveyard]

The UK IMMs tend to be big as they are on the significant anniversaries, Birmingham 2009 was 7000+.

Last year in Germany there were 4000+

This year there are 2597 registered to attend.

[Cleancar.ie]

Wow

So it would well be in the interests of a small town like Bandon to have an event like this - local trade should as petrol stations, restaurants, pubs and shops would make a killing fir the week!

Sounds like with the right town behind it (with town council backing) it could very well be done again. Not easily I am aware (organized small meets and shows before and even these can be a nightmare) but worth investigating all the same.

Would I be right in saying 2 years + planning?

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Woody can tell you the exact numbers that came to Bandon in 97 but it was a lot less than it is these days.

An IMM here would cost considerably more to attend than any other in Europe as we are an island with only very expensive ferry crossings.