isle of man

[E30iman]

To all E30 zonners

The isle of man is an amazin little island in the middle of the Irish sea where most of our roads are De-restricted {drive as fast as you dare go none of this seventy stuff} and we have the famous TT course which is a blast to drive round. The only problem over here is there just isn't enough E30 drivers 5 of us but whos counting. I was just wonderin if at some point in the near future some of you guys would like to come over here and get a meet toghether? My friend and myself will be comin to your meets over there soon.


Any replies or thoughts welcome

Cheers

[mikey-t]

i will be over there for the TT as i am every year, but i was actually planning a weekend road trip there at some point! sounds like a plan

[maxfield]

We was planning a trip last year before the cxar went off the road but never happened in the end

[ianeire]

Its a place I'd love to visit with the sport... I dont know would I make it on and off the boat though with the 60/40 drop!

[Ziggy]

That sounds like an offer to arrange a zone meet there!

You putting us all up? Field for a tent'll do me...! Could be a crackin event though - get organising!

[E30iman]

Thanks for all the messages seems theres more interest than i thought there would be.

Gettin on and of the boat is no prob. my mate took me over to darlington the other week in his 325 to pick up my 325 and his is lowered 60mm no probs.

There are some really good campsite over here and not to far away from are local un-used airfield where we hold trackdays and if we were to get enough cars interested are local organisers would hold an event on thr weekend if we ask nicely enough.

Gonna speak to one of the other E30 drivers over here who is good at organising events and see what we can put together.

Thanks again and who knows might get to meet some of you if plans work out

[mikey-t]

AIRFIELD

[ad318i]

sounds good.... id be up for that...


do you ever see clarksons gt40 driving about?

[Bob_S]

I'd be up for this lads! I was thinking of tripping across soon, looked at putting it together last week, how long to go for etc.. got a week left of holidays...

[Lloydie38]

As E30iman has said it would be great to see a fleet of E30 zoners over on our wonderful island and I'm sure I can arrange a E30 track day on our airfield track, there is a map on my website so have a look but basically 1.5 miles long (1min 12 sec) to get a lap.

I will start to get the information on accomodation and also ferry prices and get us a deal together. I'm back on 7th Sept so I'll get onto it then.

Keep the discussion going - perhaps set up in the future events section to get some more coverage? Only an idea...
Cheers
Ian

[Si316]

I was over in douglas at the end of june with work and i have to say i'd defo be up for a meet over there. such a nice place

[Lloydie38]

This is the map of the Jurby race Track on the Isle of Man. It's a dissused Airfield now used for trackdays for cars and bikes, also there's a seperate Karting track. My E30 325 can get to 115mph on the back straight
[img][img]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r117 ... dTrack.jpg[/img][/img]
It's really worth a visit to this track and to drive on the 36 mileTT course over the mountain road, sweeping long bends, goose neck turns and great straights and no Gatso's

[MadE30mike]

Id love to take my bike to the isle of man, and a visit to the tt is a must

[Simon13]

My dad is doing the Manx this year, crazy old fool. I've always said i'll take a 325i over there and him and his mates can leave all their stuff in the car and i will come!

[playo]

This sounds like fun!!

Count me in!!

(made30mike nice avatar mate!!!)

[he30]

This sounds like fun!!

Count me in!!

(made30mike nice avatar mate!!!)

When we talking then? any dates floating around yet?

[drewjak]

sounds like a good idea to me, ive allways wanted to go to the man, especially when its nearly on my door step, apparently a most beautiful place , an even better if theres a chance to thrash the car around.








been meaning to go for a while now they run a ferry service from my town every year but its for foot passengers only, but its an historical thing an the boats look well dodgy so ive allways give it a miss.

[Lloydie38]

Isle of Man - travel and accomodation costs

Campsites from £3.50 per night - full facilities - have a look at this link
http://www.isleofman.com/accommodation/ ... &Sort=name

Ferry from Liverpool or Heysham
4 people in one car = £222 return that works out at £55.50 each

Track day
£75 per car and driver - extra driver £20

Dates of Track days - which one of the summer dates would be best for you guys?

Saturday 5th May. TBA

Sunday 6th May. TBA

Sunday 17th June. Morning only

Saturday 28th July. Morning only

Sunday 12th August. Morning only

So there are the rough costs plus your drinking and eating money
So you have the track day and you get to drive for free on the islands roads with no gatso sh1t in sight.
This visit will be one that you won't forget - for good reasons

Thoughts??

[Milko]

What time do the ferry's leave Liverpool and what time do they leave Isle of Man?

[maxfield]

Fuck camping

But certainly would be up for a meet no speed limits right?

[Cyril]

I might be interested in this too - will check up on ferry from N Ireland

[powelly]

Is it true what Clarkson said on top gear, there are no speed limits but you can get done for "furious driving".

[Lloydie38]

Correct - No speed limits outside the villages and yes you can get done for furious driving. Clarkson has a house here as his wife's Manx.

So to confirm that's NO SPEED LIMITS OR GATSO SPEED CAMERAS on the Isle of Man

How many more reasons do you need to come over here?!?!?!
As for Ferry times I think I looked at about 7pm on a Friday and leave on a Sunday at 3pm - approx but have a look at http://www.steam-packet.com/SteamPacket ... EAodritxdg

Maxfield (great name for a fan of camping!!) Many B&B places to stay for not much money - Have a look at my website for some pics etc - http://www.whitetrack325i.webeden.co.uk/

Anyone else want to come to 'Top Gears Fantasy Island??' That's what Richard Hammond called it when he drove my pals E30 M3 over here in 2003... come on you know it makes sense

[tobias]

even if you guys dont tackle the track you`ll have more than enough fun on the mountain road!!!!

[Milko]

Fri 7pm and Sun 3pm suits me fine, I'm up for it, dont do camping tho, B&B all the way.

Deffo wanna do Jurby on the Sat if poss....

P.S How long does it take to sail there from Liverpool?

[tobias]

2 and a lf hours. boat is okay not rough got a bar and diner shop etc

[green-blood]

this is a great idea lads, similar prioces on the boats from Dublin so I'd be interested, prefere June or July though

[munky30]

Is it true what Clarkson said on top gear, there are no speed limits but you can get done for "furious driving".

when (if) I ever have a clean licence, I want to go to the isle of man and get done for furious driving just so I can have it on my licence.

What exactly does it entail? Is it driving while furious? or driving fast/dangerously etc... I can manage either or..

oh and I'd be up for a trip to the isle of men. In fact me and the family intend on coming over this year for a week or so. Not til the summer though.

[green-blood]

well seeing as on the Isle of Mans (and please correct me if I am wrong) you can still be sentenced in court to a "birching" I'd be keeping my licence clean if I were you

[munky30]

I'm into s&m, birching sounds fun.

[Lloydie38]

You now have to pay to be birched - that's privatisation for you!!!

You won't forget the trip, it's a place like no other under the British isles logo - come on guys get you E30's over - PRONTO!!

Any other takers??

[bryang]

Is it true what Clarkson said on top gear, there are no speed limits but you can get done for "furious driving".

when (if) I ever have a clean licence, I want to go to the isle of man and get done for furious driving just so I can have it on my licence.

What exactly does it entail? Is it driving while furious? or driving fast/dangerously etc... I can manage either or..

oh and I'd be up for a trip to the isle of men. In fact me and the family intend on coming over this year for a week or so. Not til the summer though.

I believe the "furious driving" charge dates back to when people used horses !

As for the birching, i understand that if your caught in a "gay act" you can be birched...and having been nicked for speeding over there i can tell you your vehicle will be impounded on the spot and you will be in court the next morning...with a hefty fine...so keep the speed to the un restricted areas.

As Llyodie says, there is no where on earth like the IOM, the mountain section is scarey fast and a real ass clencher...the winds howling, you cant hear your engine note, its very easy to mis judge your speed up there

a lot of corners open up and you wished you'd gone in faster but then you hit the tighter ones and wish you'd gone in slower

Ive never felt such relief in my life after completing an early morning lap and coming down off the mountain...and i include numerous track days and speed trials in that statement


Saly i cant make it but for all those that do, you'll have a great time,host some pics up after!

[munky30]

out of interest. Any statistics on deaths/accidents on the roads over there?

Sounds a bit morbid but it seems like you are left to your own devices, trusted to be responsible and not crash on these unrestricted roads. It would be interesting to see how it compares to the mainland figures.

I'm willing to bet you have better/safer statistics than we do.

[Gortour]

You now have to pay to be birched - that's privatisation for you!!!

Quality comment.

[Lloydie38]

Try and avoid the TT fortnight - end May begining of June (ish) as the Ferry company called 'The Steam Packet' ROB the money from the pockets of island residents and visitors alike, the Steam packet or Steam Racket as they are known here are owned by an investment company and are the longest running ferry company in the world..why I hear you ask...BECAUSE they have the monolopy on the IoM - no competition so they charge the earth / what they want.

Deals can be done so keep on at them buy take your own food as the smallest cooked breakfast in the world will set you back £8.00

Rant over with