At the weekend Lisa and myself went to Lalystad in the Netherlands for the first ever Rotarystock event held for not only Mazda’s but lots of other Rotary makes, after all they have supported our Rotorstock event for many years which became evident with all the wonderful enthusiasts we met up with again who all made us very very welcome from the time we arrived till the time we left :D
Shame that no other people came from the UK as the event was amazing due to the variety of Rotary cars and bikes plus some really special cars in the shape of an R100 a Mazda Rotary Matra, a Luce Royal Classic from the late 80’s which was a JDM Turbo 2 powered that I didn’t even know Mazda made to name but a few of the special machines on show.
As you will see from the pics below there was an amazing amount of Gen 1’s on show including one green one from Austria that the owner is taking on the trip of a lifetime with an overland trip back to Japan !
Really pleased to say that cruising for a vast amount of the time at 75mph, the RX-4 performed great across the 700 or so miles we covered even though the trip there was heavy rain all the way.
We detoured through Antwerp Belgium to visit Kees who has been coming over to Rotorstock since number 2 and many of you would have seen his wide body FD or Gen 1 with trailer over the years.
I wanted to see his Mazda “depot” that I had heard so much of over the years and as you will see from the pictures Kees is a huge fan with the Mazda dealership and his store of Mazda’s just down the road complete with an old racecar Gen 1 on the roof of the workshop !!
I hope you enjoy the many pictures below with the last being the RX-4 on board the shuttle under the channel which must be the first RX-4 that’s been on board out of the millions of cars it has seen, mind you it was tough getting past the customs check, as they just wanted to know what the car was !
I would like to think that seeing the pictures below more will come along next time as this really was a great event and thanks go to all who helped put this together, :Thumbs-up
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And finaly :cheers
Some very nice pictures there Clive. 700 miles, I think I would have to trailer the rx4 there when it\'s done as with the current price of fuel would cost close to £700 in fuel alone. Lol
Whoever did the parking if the car in the first picture needs a medal
Some lovely cars - our Dutch cousins are doing us proud :cheers:cheers
My work weekends have not fallen well this year :(
Missed 2 shows already.
What is that gold coloured car in the 2nd batch of photos?
Quote from: Prof;769010Some lovely cars - our Dutch cousins are doing us proud :cheers:cheers
My work weekends have not fallen well this year :(
Missed 2 shows already.
What is that gold coloured car in the 2nd batch of photos?
It\'s a Matra Simca now Mazda powered and just like Ferrari and later Mclaren, it has three (tiny) seats in the front
This You Tube link gives a better idea of what it was like to be there,
The guy is just walking along past the first Gens at the start but stick with it because it gets better :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjAQ8ZyluBw
cool pics , didnt know of this event
even the citroens are rotory??
Awesome pics, Clive thanks for sharing. Some unbelievably rare stuff in there. Apart form the Luce I spot what must be the last Citroen Birotor alive, and a DKW bike. As well as a couple of Norton Commanders and what looks like it started as an Interpol. Some lovely 1st gens in there, too. Awesomes :D
Quote from: Simaroon;769587cool pics , didnt know of this event
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We have been advertising this event for months and and has been shown in the calender on the top of the forum and also in the events section, shame no eles made the trip :(
Missed the ads for it completely too :o not that I could have gone anyway. Might be tempted for the next one though :Thumbs-up
Sounds like a real classic... Next year we have to do an epic club road trip :)
Looks like an event i wouldnt mind taking the rx3 to :)
Looks like a great turn out with some lovely old and newer cars. Thanksfor sharing Clive :Thumbs-up
I remember the green FB with it\'s trailer and the silver Kazama kitted FD race car from past rotorstocks :)
Let\'s all save up and go next time :)
was yours the only RX4 there?
Adam
Quote from: Ada7;769722Let\'s all save up and go next time :)
was yours the only RX4 there?
Adam
Adam this really was a great road trip that I would go to again hopefully with more Rotarys from the UK.
Yes it was the only RX-4 and I am told they don\'t have any RX-4\'s left, closest would be Furb with the red 929 still boinger powered.
The R100 was trailered there by a Mazda dealer who told me there is a brand new R100 stored in a crate out there, now that\'s what you really call rare.
The Europeans obviously have different vehicle tastes to us generaly, for instace as you can see they still have lots of good first stock looking Gens where we don\'t, also where we have 30,000 RX-8\'s just 300 have been sold in Holland :eek:
p.s anyone who feels language would be a barrier and would be put off going would be wrong, I was there all day but still did not get the chance to talk to everyone I have met previously that speaks english :cool
Sounds great, i\'d be up for it next time and i\'m sure we could get others to go too :D
What it like getting cars on and off the train? Just thinking about us with silly low (and noisy for that matter) cars
Adam
Quote from: Ada7;769730Sounds great, i\'d be up for it next time and i\'m sure we could get others to go too :D
What it like getting cars on and off the train? Just thinking about us with silly low (and noisy for that matter) cars
Adam
Could always make next years a ferry trip that would be a cheaper option too an more fun I would say :)
we would all drive off at the same time and stuff it would be really cool and make for epic photos plus not crunching sounds :rollin
Quote from: Ada7;769730What it like getting cars on and off the train? Just thinking about us with silly low (and noisy for that matter) cars
Adam
If your car drives on the road and makes it over speed bumps then the train is no problem :)
Good to know. :D
Adam