Who's going to this? Any clubs going? would be good to get the Middlesex RSOC stand out there

Its in Holland and ive been meaning to go for years so have decided this year i will do it as long as the saff isn't in bits.

Who's up for it?

Anyone else going from the UK? What other clubs you with?

 

Twins will most likely be going, his crew been going for donkeys years. Its a quality show, nothing as mad as we have here but nice to have something different. But they've moved it which is further away from the Ring, so its not as attractive to us lot as it once was. No idea what they're playing at to be honest, organisers should focus on what the public want.

 

Nice - i see Matt Lewis is going according to his website too

Defo will be a good show and a good drive out there

 

Oh aye, no doubt. Matt Lewis normally goes every year, he was there when I went in 2008. But it was a decent place in Landgraff where they had a 0-60 track and a little space lined out with cones for the handling course.

I don't think there's a track in this new place and like I said, its further away from the Ring. It'll be rude not to visit that place while you're over there

 

Bring me back some cheese Ran as I cant afford that for a road trip

 

Cheese from holland - there's only type of cheese from Holland that i know about and you sure as hell dont eat it but yeah if i go i will bring some back for you

 

I normally arrange for the FCGB's stand at the show, but may go with the FC.NL as I know a few of them, also a number of the XRRS club of Holland.

The new venue has the area to run the sprints, but local government is draging their feet with a licence. (I was over there last month for another event and this is what I was told.)

 

I will be there as per usual, love the show and nice to get away for the weekend

Regards Matt

 

Where are you staying? The Valk - Hotel Almere is really good, knocks spots off the one in Heerlen.

 

Anyone got a club stand i can park on as dont fancy driving all the way there and park in the public car park?

Havent booked anything yet, as still gotta hope the finances are fine once the cossie lump goes in.

Matt I need a sensor kit too will pm you

 

Club stand information has not been sent out yet - the Dutch are very laid back! The cost is normally €10 per person either paid in advance or clubs can pay for and pick up pre booked stand passes and tickets from the showground on the Saturday. I think club stands can be booked up to the end of August.

 

If your in a ford you get put in a ford car park anyway ,which is part of the show

 

nice - so im not going to book anything at present as i want to get the saph finished and see how much money i have left - prob wont have any to be honest

 

maybe tempted if theres any ppl i know on here going (and providing cars on the road stiil) lol

 

Have been to this show a few times a few years ago. Was a a great show when at Landgraff. Will go back there one day. Paul

 

Middlesex RSOC road trip

 

Always a great show

 

It still is a great show.

Some of the staff of XR/RS club Holland is also here on PF and will probably tell you the same or similair about moving the venue to the current location

2010 was a disaster, due to the license for the track action being held back at the last moment. (long story, but it looks like someone p!ssed off about something happened earlier that year during the anual XR/RS club meet, and pulled the plug out of getting the license in order. )

2011 the license was not givven ... until late.. .. combined with the history of the year before .. it was not as busy as before.. but a VERY good show.

The new site doesn't have as much 'feel' as the Landgraaf site did.
But it needs to grow.

Yes, it's further away from the Ring, Yes it's further away from belgium, Germany .. causing it to attract less european drivers.. and that's a shame.

But the biggest shame is the exploiter of the former site (landgraaf) fining the club with huge amounts, when they might have seen a dog.. or spotted an stain that could have been an oil stain on the tarmac, which wasn't there before ...

The fines added up, the rent went u skyhigh .. and the organisation was a lot less flexible this way.

The oil stain issues also are the reasons why people needed to park on the grass, in stead off on the tarmac .. cause oil on the grass is not as easy to spot..

The new venue area.. has a great area to park up the cars, both for clubs as for individual visitors.

Due to safety regulations, the sprint (200m) could only be a one lane sprint, so not really a competition... but the organisation might look at changing that.

The slalom course this year was VERY good imho.

The weather.. always tricky in September, but apart from a few drops.. we had lovely weather


My purple fiesta, parked next to Andie's

 

Sorry mate, but the biggest attraction to this show for us lot was the Ring being so close to Landgraff. But the show is still good, providing more track action is arranged.

 

If you went via the ferry from Harwich (or Hull) I think it is only about 90 miles to the showground. You can always go onto the Ring and stay there after, it just depends what order you do things in.

 

Holland is not that big so it wont take long to get to the ring

 

i would love to go but im in kent and the kent group tell us nothing cant even get on the site on here into the group

cas

 

Sounds fun i want a driving mission next year and holland is great!!!

 

Landgraaf was a far better site for the show easier access from all other countries, i heard it might be moving there this year!!.......................I hope it does.

 

I'm up for this show. Who's going and in what?

 

i defo wont be going this year as have decided to get married!

 

^^^^ You f*cking idiot!!!! Nah mate, congrats, I got married last year....well due after 9 years Best experience ever. When and where u going on your stag do, or are you stupidly leaving that to the best man?

 

im happy and the good thing is she is a bit of a car nut too

havent decided on stag yet but im defo not leaving it to my mates might go spain as a mate has a Villa there which sleeps at least 10 pissheads (more if we use the floor ) and we've had some great stags there too

Still gotta decide on a date for the big day but its around sept/oct at the mo

 

Yikes mate, pushing your luck with the weather at that time though. You not partial to a hot day at all? If its winter, pick a time there's snow about But might be a pain for guests to get to the venues.

I did Temple Bar in Dublin for my stag, expensive as hell but awesome! Spain is always a winner, Costa Del Sol was my second choice but know full well I would have ended up in prison there

 

looking at sept ideally but i really need to save some money hence pushing it to october defo prefer a hot day but not too hot as i will be sweating buckets as it is.

Javier is where we will be going in Spain - very nearly got arrested myself out there last time on a stag them spanish coppers are proper wankers

 

I hope they do Matt

 

Nah mate, they seem like wankers because they probably do their job unlike ours

Hot wedding day?! Tell about it! In my wedding photo's where you do the patented smile in family pics to the point where your jaw is really in pain, my forehead slowly started to blend with my hair as I was slowly cooking in the sun

 

The show is on Sunday 9th September at FlevOnice, this is the same venue as last year.

 

Allthough for next year they are moving more south so it would be easier to combine with the Nurburgring for example

 

So not yet this year

 

yes not what i wanted to hear, looks like 2013 then

 

i will be going in 2013 too Matt

 

Indeed

It was to short to get all the licenses needed for a new venue.


However, I've heared some rumours about the sprint being a 2 lane event this year.

 

Good news for going back south
I think i will need 2 lanes for sprinting

 

Latest update... The European Ford Event 2012 has been canceled.

http://www.europeanfordevent.nl/en/

in short:
Bankrupcy of the Owner of the showground.

Why not to Landgraaf, this has probably to do with the strict (near absurd) rules the owner of the Langraaf showground has put down, including insane fines.
- dog on the showground: fine
- oil leakage on the tarmac (just a small drop):fine (if it was there already or not.. that's not for you to decide) That's also the reason why there was a need to park up on the grass in stead of on the neat tarmac
- Donut or burnout on the end of the sprint/slalom:fine

(p.s. it's the same showground the well known Pinkpop festival is being held every year)

So it's unlikely they'll return to that showground, unless nothing else is there to be found.

The main issue with venues like that in Holland is the licenses needed to organise such a venue, apart from the additional licenses needed for track action. (the reason why 2010 was a disaster.. the track license was eventually canceled just the day or 2 before)

Unlike venues like Ford Fair, it's being organised by the volenteers of the XR/RS club Holland, and not by a commercial organisor. The budget is tight and the time is often short (after work hours and/or weekend for most people) It's been a miracle every year they got it all up and running.

Personally i find it sad this year has been canceled, but they had no choice. Time is to short to try and find another showground, incl licenses and advertising/PR around it.

It will be a blow to the event in all.. and hopefully the venue will get a new location for next year.