Back from Europe

[petevw]

Hey guys,

Got back yesterday from my tour of Europe! Just awesome!

Highlights:

automotive:
-F1 GP in Monaco
-Maranello (Ferrari Galleria, Pista Di Fiorano)
-Stuttgart (Porsche Museum)
-Nurburg (lapped the big track in the rental!)
-Visit to GWD
-Visit to Remmele Motorsprt (Eddie took me out for a couple blasts in the country in the yellow 2.7NA, and his Grey 3.0L FI GL'ers)

other:

-2 weeks island hopping in Greece
-attended a wedding in Greece
-Up and down the Rhein River
-Stuttgart Fan Fest watching Brazil vs Ghana, Germany vs Argentina games
-Zurich, for the Swiss vs Ukraine game
-Paris, for the France vs Brazil game
-Paris (Sunday masse at Notre-Dame, Top of the Eiffel tower, Arc De Triomphe, Musee Louvre to see the Mona Lisa)

a 40 day trip, logging 8000kms on the rental.

I have LOTS of pics and vids here are a few:

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[Phat73VW]

you got to tour the REMMELE shop?:bawling: i so want to go there and bring back some stuff... might have a problem with the carry on though...:laugh:
Got any more pics of the Remmele shop?

[petevw]

Have more pics of the shop/cars. I'll toss them to Sandeep to put in the galleries. Have the incar vids too!

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[Sandeep]

You were at Remmele ?!?!?!

Holy Crap ! :eek: If I had known you were going there I would have given you my credit card ! :D

Lets get together for a meet in July and can I PLEASE GET A COPY OF THOSE VIDEOS AND PICTURES !!!:agree:

Sandeep

[petevw]

Meet next week, Tuesday the 11th?

[Alex]

I need a copy too. Eddie called me today and we chatted for about 50 mins.
the 11th sounds good to me.

Alex

[DORIGTT]

I know you had room in your suitcase for me dammit!:mad:

Great pics. Any others?

By the way...were the people at Remmelle easy to work with?

[Racelook]

Please put the pics of remmele online somewhere (and that I can upload them).

Superb

Wiebrand

[dirk.Gysbrechts]

yes we want too see the pictures from Remmele!!!!

[Mikey]

Sweet pictures. Now Remmel is a place I'd love to work. Any openings for a welder/ fabrcator with vw experiance? :laugh:

I'd love to see more pictures too.

[petevw]

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[Bugat5speed]

Hi PeteVW,

nice pictures.
Thought that you wanted to have "gearbox pictures" too. Waited for your call.
Would have been worth to have a visit.

Anyway, perhaps next time....

Take care

Martin

[petevw]

Yes, the trip was unreal.

I had a Toyota Aygo as a rental. Pretty small car, but perfect for the euro city/island streets. I rented it from Paris. Nobody asked me if i was planning to drive it on that "Toll Road" :laugh:

Monaco was a different world. Tons of $$$ there. Big money Yachts, women, and cars. Watching, listening the F1 cars scream around Monte Carlo was surreal. I don't think I Blinked all weekend.

The Remmele shop was awesome. Lots of CNC'd and Carbon Fiber parts everywhere. Eddie took me out for a blast in his 3L racecar. I nearly wet myself, full tilt along the country roads pulling hard in 5th. I'll get the vid up soon.

Remmele is in Baden-Baden just south of Stuttgart.


Martin, I tried calling, but both ended up as wrong numbers. They answered "Sorry no Martin here, wrong number.":(

We'll have to try again.

[Racelook]

Love that air-jacks. :D