BMW Club, The Irish Section's Boreen Run: 4th & 5th June

[Daithi]

Hi Lads, this thread is to you to let you know of a BMW Club Irish Section first, we are having the Boreen Run on
the June bank holiday weekend instead of the usual August Bank Holiday weekend. One of the reasons for this
is to avoid the clashing of two very similar and enjoyable events, the Boreen Run and the Riders Rally..
The Boreen Run has been a flagship event on the BMW Club calender for the last 11 years and this year we
are bringing it to County Clare. The route will include some of the most scenic rural roads in the country passing
through parkland to mountains and eventually coastal areas. T.J. and myself will start the run on Saturday
morning in Mountshannon, Co. Clare (Sat Nav Coordinates: 52.932515, -8.431849), the road type will be twisty
Boreens of the type that made this event so successful over the years through East Clare to the Coast then northwards.
If you're not a member of the Club you can join here: http://www.bmwclub.ie/page7.php

Full details of the run are available here http://www.irishboreen.com/page2.php and you can book your place on-line
here: http://www.irishboreen.com/page6.php

Places are limited and we need final numbers for the Hotel in Kilkee for the Saturday and Sunday nights so please
go to the website and book your place.

Any questions you can reply here.

Hope to see you there, Daithi.

 

[Kamikaze]

See you there.
Might do the Riders Rally this year as well, as they don't clash.

 

[Jockser]

Daithi, where are we staying on the Friday night ?

 

[Daithi]

Daithi, where are we staying on the Friday night ?

Mountshannon Hotel.
There's a festival on that weekend in Mountshannon so we should have a great start to the weekend, only thing is that the hotel is filling up fast and we got a very good rate for Bed and Breakie, €37.50 Per Person sharing, there is a surcharge for a single room...

The contact details for their receptionist, Dara, are below, don't forget to say you're with the BMW Club.

Mountshannon Hotel
Category: Hotel

Mountshannon Hotel
Main Street Mountshannon Co Clare
Tel:+353 (0)61 927162

One of the best restaurants in the land
Contact Mountshannon Hotel
Please mention BMW Club when enquiring.
Mountshannon Hotel

This attractive spot is one of very few south-facing waterside villages in the area - and the harbour is just a short stroll from this modest and friendly family-run hotel.

There's a welcoming fire in the bar and the many fans who were disappointed by the recent closure of Noel Lyons' restaurant in the village, will be delighted to find that he has since opened The Harbour Restaurant in the hotel. (Booking well ahead will be necessary).

With the traditional Keane's pub and shop also across the road, too, it's a village worth knowing about when visiting the area

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[Daithi]

Closing date for this is TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 6:00.

Two days of Stunnning scenery and a really enjoyable spin.

 

[Kamikaze]

Already booked in. Link in first post. Gonna be Grreeeat.

 

[Jockser]

Closing date for this is TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 6:00.

Thanks for the reminder - I'm going, I know for months I'm going, it's in the calendar & all.


But I almost forget to book it

 

[Daithi]

Already booked in. Link in first post. Gonna be Grreeeat.

They're great craic alright, this one should be very good though.

 

[Daithi]

Meeting in front of the Mountshannon Hotel at 10:00 for 10:30
Forecast is good for both days I'm told, see ye there.

 

[Kamikaze]

Will be there.
Must get new tyres before Friday.

 

[Jockser]

Just back.
Brilliant weekends boreen riding in Co.Clare.
The good weather didn't do any harm either but it would have been a great spin even in the rain


Well done Daithi for all the effort that went into this

 

[Kamikaze]

Well done all organisers .....even Daithi
This was brilliant.
The roads were excellent. Hardly a white line to be seen on a road all weekend. Pace was really enjoyable, as were the many tea and lunch stops and the hotels.
Bodes well for next year as T.J. has acknowledged that the bar has been set very high for him to match.
Even the RT riders whose abilities were challenged had grins on their faces.

Excellent.

 

[Ravenbyrne]

Just back.
Brilliant weekends boreen riding in Co.Clare.
The good weather didn't do any harm either but it would have been a great spin even in the rain


Well done Daithi for all the effort that went into this

Well done all organisers .....even Daithi
This was brilliant.
The roads were excellent. Hardly a white line to be seen on a road all weekend. Pace was really enjoyable, as were the many tea and lunch stops and the hotels.
Bodes well for next year as T.J. has acknowledged that the bar has been set very high for him to match.
Even the RT riders whose abilities were challenged had grins on their faces.

Excellent.

Looks like a fantastic weekend.................my laptop nearly seized up trying to up-load your photo's

 

[Jockser]

Looks like a fantastic weekend.................my laptop nearly seized up trying to up-load your photo's

We didn't have time to take pics

 

[Aidan1150]

We didn't have time to take pics

But no bother taking chowder and crumble.

 

[Jockser]

But no bother taking chowder and crumble.

Of course not. That's what these events are about




Well, that & the boreens obviously........

 

[Daithi]

We didn't have time to take pics

Sven Rosvall found the time, must be something about the pace ye were riding at....



It was a brilliant weekend of fast flowing twists and turns with a really sound bunch of people, looking forward to next year already.



Sven's photos:

This tyre was brand new !!

 

[Kamikaze]

Sven Rosvall found the time, must be something about the pace ye were riding at....



It was a brilliant weekend of fast flowing twists and turns with a really sound bunch of people, looking forward to next year already.



Sven's photos:

This tyre was brand new !!

Yeah, in 1996! Tight f***er.




Although the first pic was half way through the weekend and the last at the end.