Meeting Report 26-April-23

Notes from our April monthly meeting, held over Zoom because the Derry event is happening within a few days:

• Some members are heading to Derry on Friday, most seem to be going on Saturday. And some going through Dublin, others based in the west heading directly up the west coast. Everyone’s getting their cars prepared for the event, and hoping for good weather!
• There were a few technical discussions:
  • Firstly, regarding a Series 3 intermittent stall issue. Electrical wiring has been a focus of investigation
  • The conversation turned to the reliability of Toyotas, with reports of a Toyota Camry being named (by a mechanic) as the most reliable car on the road!
  • Then the exhaust on a Mk2, and flexible sections of an exhaust to isolate the box and pipes from the movement of the engine on its mountings.
• The next event after Derry is the Youghal event, and we won’t have a monthly meeting before that so we’ll communicate arrangements via the WhatsApp group.

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Meeting Report 29-March-23

Our March monthly meeting was held over Zoom, because the Bunratty trip is happening in just a few days time. We kept the discussion short, covering just a few topics:

• Club insurance still a work in progress, John O’D has an ongoing discussion with Chubb.
• Arrangements in hand for Bunratty this weekend (Saturday 1st April):
  • People travelling from Cork due to meet at the Commons Bar for 10am departure;
  • Lunch in JP Clarkes Gastro Pub at 12:30
  • Lunch will be followed by a visit to the Bunratty Folk Park.
• Discussion about XJS for sale, as previously posted in WhatsApp group: ’87 coupe, 5.3L V12, 58K miles. 

Meeting Report 22-February-23

Our February monthly meeting was held over Zoom. Some notes from the discussions:

Lunch and the AGM in Kinsale

We met for lunch at Actons Hotel Kinsale on 22^nd January 2023, and that was followed by our AGM. Attended by over 30 people, the 2-course lunch was delicious and contributions to the meeting were lively and constructive.

Meeting Report 30-November-22

At the Kingsley Hotel, our chairman welcomed us all to the first in-person monthly meeting in several years. 19 members attended, 2 of them via Zoom.

Monthly Meeting Notice & Agenda – 30th Nov 2022

We are planning to meet in-person this week, at The Kingsley Hotel, at 8pm on Wednesday 30th. Look for us in the lounge – enter the hotel through the main entrance, go straight past the reception desk and up the few steps brings you to the lounge. We’ll probably be down the back, to the right.

Meeting Report 26-October-22

Notes from our October monthly meeting:

Meeting Report 28-September-22

Notes from our September monthly meeting:

• The Ballylickey event went very well.
• We discussion the possibility of resuming in-person monthly meetings, but didn’t make a firm plan yet.
• Talked about technical issues:
  • Handbrake issues
  • Replacing traditional bulbs with LED
  • Position of exhaust pipes
  • Reminder abour checking vaccuum tank
• We watched a couple of videos:
  • 1960s Jaguar E Type Car Chase, Vintage Cars
  • Jaguar’s SECRET car collection. We take a JLR Classic private tour

Meeting Report 31-August-22

Notes from discussions at our August Zoom Monthly meeting:

• We started with an informal chat about the challenges of using your Jaguar for a wedding – some members have been called to duty by their respective relatives and acquaintances recently.
• Ballylickey weekend.
  • Wet weather expected is expected over the weekend, but of course the forecast could be wrong. So there are plans and contingency plans to make the most of our time together.
  • Most people are arriving in Ballylickey on Friday and staying two nights. Members arriving on Saturday as requested to be in Seaview House by 10:30am as everyone will be assembling then. The group will leave at 11am sharp for a scenic drive to Schull for lunch, via Goleen, and back by Ballydehob.
  • We’re looking forward to seeing Pat’s car in action after all the work Leo has done on it.
• We watched a couple of videos:
  • I Drove This Jaguar XKR 20 Years Ago! Is It As Good As I Remember? (2001 XKR 4.0 Coupe Road Test)
  • Suffolk Sportscars 2018 film – SS100 and C-type
• A few of our younger members are waiting for Leaving Certificate results this week. Best of luck to all!

Meeting Report 05-July-22

Notes from discussions at our June Zoom monthly meeting (which was postponed by a week):