Ladies and Gentlemen, time to update this event as there was interest shown at Stoneleigh by a number of people who were directed to this site, also great information just received today, so here goes :
This great weekend, for us anyway, is the 6th annual event of the MGCC Antwerp, link here :
www.mgcca.be/ Follow from the left MGCCA, evenementem, MGF Kempenrit and click on the years you want to look at.
It has gone from strength to strength over the years, last year saw 121 F/TF's and is for sure the premier event outside the UK, beaten only by Silverstone and MGF10.
We depart the UK on Saturday 19th August, most travelling by Norfolk Line ferry from Dover to Dunkerque at 10.00 arriving at 13.00 local time, currently this cost is £49.00 returning on Sunday 20th at 21.30 arriving back at 22.30. Link for on-line booking here :
travel.norfolkline.com/Default.aspIf booking this, when asked for special requirements put very low ground clearance, the company know they have a large group of sports cars on board.
An option is the EuroTunnel departing at 10.33 arriving at Calais at 12.33 local (in time to drive up and meet us at Dunkerque. Return is at 20.44 or 21.58 (the 21.06 is full) this currently costs £59.00p return, Link here for on-line booking :
www.eurotunnel1.com/direct/booking/journey.asp?lang=enWe will all drive to Mechelen, should be less than 3 hours, where we are all (so far) booked in to the brand new Hotel Ve.
The hotel details are as follows :
3 types of room are available:
Vé-Cozy:
- 1 person: 108 EUR during weekdays, 84 EUR during the weekend
- 2 persons: 134 EUR during weekdays, 98 EUR during the weekend
Vé-Style:
- 1 person: 148 EUR during weekdays, 119 EUR during the weekend
- 2 persons: 174 EUR during weekdays, 133 EUR during the weekend
Vé-Luxe:
- 1 person: 188 EUR during weekdays, 154 EUR during the weekend
- 2 persons: 214 EUR during weekdays, 168 EUR during the weekend
3rd person in a room: 30,00 EUR (incl. breakfast)
All prices include a continental breakfast, but do not include (!!) an exceptional 15% reduction you get for such an early booking.
Availability of the rooms:
Vé- Cozy: 20 rooms of this type
Vé- Style: 10 rooms of this type
Vé- Luxe: 6 rooms of this type
The guarded parkingplace (undeground) is 9 EUR/24 hours (price in Januari 2006)
NEWS Maanrock has been confirmed and is back on. This is a free concert held in the centre of Mechelen, last year there were five stages playing live music, the Hotel is about 300 hundred metres from here, and it is free, you just walk around stop where and when you want to, food and drink are available, of course it is completely optional, you don't have to go
On the Sunday we drive to nearby Averbode, where we register for the event €10, the cars are, uniquely, lined up in colour order in between the trees, except for the ones with no friends, Andy and me
(ha ha we've got a purple one and an Amaranth this year, wonder where they will go {answers on a postcard}) Shortly after we depart on a tulip run to Lier, very nice rally plate included, where the event gathers for the rest of the day, again food and drink are available.
At the end of the day we depart for the journey home, arriving in the UK on Sunday evening. A number of cars are remaining in Belgium to travel on to the Treffen into Germany, as you can see elsewhere on these pages.
So, for the weekend, less than £100.00p plus fuel and spending money, a true bargain and a great weekend.
So far confirmed :
Adrian & Dawn (SEF'ers / ER) (booked)
Tim & Liz (SEF'ers) (booked)
Emma & Claire (SEF'ers / ER) (booked)
Jerry & Diane (swmgf) (booked)
Andy P (Essex Roadsters) (booked)
Tony & Edd (Essex Roadsters) (booked)
Colin Murrell Bristol (train booked)
Rob & Amie (Essex Roadsters) (booked)
Steve & Angela (Essex Roadsters) {train to Calais}
Paul & Jan (Essex Roadsters) (booked)
Ted & Karin (Treffen)
Patrick & Anne (Treffen)
Stefan & Jenny (Treffen)
Rick & Li (SEF'ers) (booked)
Art & Christine (Treffen) (booked)
David & Veronica ( Treffen / ER)
Emma Ferguson (booked) {train to Calais}
Barbara & David Williams (Harwich - Hook)
David Jenkins (booked) {train to Calais}
Mark SWMGF (booked)
Steve & Pam (Essex Roadsters) (booked)
Andie & David (South Coast) (booked)
Jay (swmgf / South Coast (booked)
Ralph (SEF'ers) (booked)
James (south coast) (booked)
Ian & Liz (south coast) (booked)
Paula & Bruce (south coast) (booked)
Steve W (F Power) (booked)
John P & Lyn
Kris (south coast)
Those marked (booked) have, to my knowledge made their ferry/train arrangements, please let me know when you have confimed yours, all hotel arrangements have been made, to your requirements, again just let me know what you want, link to the hotel's site is here :
www.hotelve.com/engels/home.htm if you want to have a look, it will be decorated to an MG theme with a surprise I have been informed.
Rooms confirmed so far :
Lux double Adrian & Dawn
Cozy double Emma & Claire
Cozy double Jerry & Diane
Cozy double Daphne & Hajo
Cozy single Colin
Style double Kasper & Marion
Cozy double for Tony
Cozy double for Tim & Liz.
Cozy double for Rob & Amie
Cozy double for Steve & Angela
Cozy single for Andy
Cozy double for Paul & Jan
Cozy double for Rick & Li
Cozy double for Emma F
Cozy double for David & Barbara
Cozy single for David J
Cozy single for Mark
Cozy double for Steve & Pam
Cozy double for Andie & David (two nights)
Cozy single for Jay
Cozy single for Ralph
Style double for Ted & Karin (two nights)
Style double for Stefan & Jenny (two nights)
Style double for Art & Christine (two nights)
Style double for David & Veronica (two nights)
Style double for Patrick & Anne (two nights)
Style single for James
Style double for Ian & Liz
Style double for Paula & Bruce
Cozy single for Steve W
Lux double for John & Lyn (two nights)
Lux double for Kris
Anything else, just drop me a line or leave your question here.