Last call for Rotarystock 10th - 13th July Rotarystock 2015 - Holland

Lisa · July 06, 2015, 09:58:59 AM

Time table of events for Saturday

http://www.rotarystock.eu/index.php?area=program&lng=nl&sid=1841dfe363a2906d0a3d140f127f9b66

clive · July 07, 2015, 08:24:34 AM

A great selection of all the Rotaries that have currently listed to attend on Saturday - should be a great event.

http://www.rotarystock.eu/index.php?area=partilist&lng=en&sid=de5bd0171854765ffd8c20c1827d33f0

smarts · July 07, 2015, 09:29:47 AM

morning

the weekend approaches!

Assuming its still a scheduled stop, owing to the calais shenanigans, we'll aim to meet up with you all at that first petrol stop instead of as you get off the train. The one labelled no.6 and 73 miles from Calais on the earlier map. Hope thats ok?

Simon

clive · July 07, 2015, 10:06:02 AM

With 110 cars coming in from all over Europe there should be lots of nice toys to look at

C J R · July 07, 2015, 12:44:43 PM

Didn't realise we could register.

Just been on their site and added details of the car, one or two cleaver Brit's have been there already

Petrol money in the piggy bank....now where's mi hammer.

Lisa · July 07, 2015, 01:04:46 PM

Quote from: smarts on July 07, 2015, 09:29:47 AM
morning

the weekend approaches!

Assuming its still a scheduled stop, owing to the calais shenanigans, we'll aim to meet up with you all at that first petrol stop instead of as you get off the train. The one labelled no.6 and 73 miles from Calais on the earlier map. Hope thats ok?

Simon

Simon is this the first Shell stop?? I will call you once we are off the shuttle.

re japi · July 08, 2015, 04:48:58 AM

IÂ´m really really sad and it really p**ses me off that I cant come to Holland.

I saw that list too. Lots of amazing cars.

Please, have fun and take lots of photos

Btw Chris, how much your FD burns fuel anyways, 20L/100km?

lennycarloff · July 08, 2015, 01:14:02 PM

I don't think Chris dare work it out

CrissyUK · July 11, 2015, 08:27:52 AM

This is it guys: we are off to Rotarystock!

Pictures for rubbing it in purposes will follow in due course, of course :-)

CrissyUK · July 11, 2015, 05:33:12 PM

Here we go... just to remind all of you who are not following us on the Facebook page of the achievements of the MRC Int'l Massive at this year's Rotarystock in Holland. It was a fun event, very relaxed and with great company. Our hosts were incredibly friendly and welcoming and even arranged for the weather to be superb on Saturday!! Perfect.

A quick note for those of you who had concerns about this being a "strictly car related" event: we managed to make it into a mini-holiday and although some of us spent all day Saturday burning dinosaurs juice round the track, on Sunday we played tourists around Amsterdam and chilled all day going on boat tours, walking, passively smoking outside coffee shops

while walking, shopping for flowers, eating ice creams, walking, drinking coffee, walking and looking at (plastinated) corpses. What more could I possibly say to persuade you to join us next time?

So, to recap the winners were:

Clive: Best RX4 and Best of Show
CJR: 2nd in the Time Attack (Choo-Choo cars)
Arnie_O: 1st in the Slalom (Turbo cars)
LennyCarloff: 1st in the Slalom (n/a cars)*, 3rd in the Time Attack (n/a cars)* + the trophy he won 2 years ago for fastest Northener abroad
Exiled Viking: Best RX8 in the EEC

* n/a = Not Applicable

People who should also have won a trophy:

Simon: best bonnet cable release
Mike: best black FD travelling on the upper floor of Le Shuttle
Graham: bravest vegetarian in the world for ordering just salad in a steak house
Me: best Time Attack sighting laps
Tina: best linguist for consolidating the MRC super secret sign language
Lisa: most patient event organizer
Heidi: she's Jim's girlfriend

In between laughing, eating and drinking it was suggested that perhaps the next time the MRC does Rotarystock we could make it even better by turning it into a proper road trip using the back roads (especially in Belgium) and taking in the sights. A bit like an "all day breakfast" run on the other side of the road...

Thank you so much everyone for making this such a special weekend. Hopefully I'll see you all again soon! xx

clive · July 16, 2015, 07:35:30 AM

Thank you Crissy, pleased you really enjoyed the event. You have summed up the event perfectly

Casey · July 16, 2015, 08:36:29 AM

A really super write up Crissy - I really must get you to speak to Gwyn before the next one to "sell" the social side of this trip

CrissyUK · July 16, 2015, 01:21:52 PM

I have 2 years to achieve that. Bearing in mind you sail everywhere you are missing out on all things inland. I just discovered there is a village with no roads near the area we stayed in. Definitely not a car related thing!

The social side was great btw. Fingers crossed for the next one.

clive · July 17, 2015, 09:36:37 PM

Once again thanks to all for a really great time last weekend,

As all of you who attended will know, due to the very very high standard of cars that attended I was really blown away with the RX-4 being awarded Best of Show and found myself quite embarrassed receiving this, but as it was pointed out to me again and again particularly by Aston "IT WAS THE PEOPLE AT THE SHOW WHO PICKED THE RX-4 , NOT THE JUDGES"

After horrifically losing the RX-8 at the start of the trip here are some of the happier memory's of last weekend,

Last call for Rotarystock 10th - 13th July Rotarystock 2015 - Holland

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