Viva released their dates for 2022 so hopefully life will be back to normal enough for us to have a club presence next year.

https://www.viva-italia.nl/

Received a message from Rene letting us know he's secured 25 places for Viva next year, we also have track time available so if you fancy driving on Zandvoort now's your chance.

Zandvoort...that's just down the road from my daughter in Haarlem

Bugger, I'll be on holiday then, I was so looking forward to returning to Assen (and not breaking down) It's a Monday by the way

Could be interested with this. Note the Club Paddock photo is a coupe line-up presumably from the last event

I'm thinking about it too Alan, if you're up NE way we could get the ferry over from NCL - the best way to go

.......... Simon’s epic ferry chase of 2017 I think it was, hats off for not giving up, lol

Edinburgh to Assen....via Newcastle (failed), Hull (failed), Harwich (failed)....Harwich in the morning, success!

That could be a plan Simon - assuming my ECU problem is sorted by then ..

My recommendation is the most direct route

I'm now on for this

1. Edinburgh

Greenlight for ferry from Newcastle to IJmuiden

Yes this route was a shoe-in until I saw the prices

I'm now considering Hull-Rotterdam, although I note it's P&O not DFDS that operate it

Whoah just looked at that.... Incredible £800 approx.

I'm booked to travel over to the Dam on the 4th, return on the 7th.

1. Edinburgh
2. Rosso
3. CC +1
4. Jake in his Abarth

My plans are to travel over Saturday AM, 1x night in the Dam, 1x night in Assen, another night in the Dam and travel back on the Tuesday evening train, that's if the world hasn't gone even more mad by then

Not sure Rosso is going Joe...

Shame

Haha are you pair trying to get me to move our Italy Road trip a few days forward

Gwan, gwan...

Great idea

Its very tempting if it wasn't for changing the holiday dates, ferry crossing, accommodation for 8 stops and the vet checks in Germany then maybe I expect all of that wont line up again

I think that's a very poor reason to miss Viva

Is there an English translation for the website? I did mail them about it several weeks ago but no reply

Yes annoying isn't it, I've said for years how bad their website is, but there is an option to translate the page top right, or download a translator from Firefox.

Is that the red button at top right? It is only revealing future events for me.

I'm using Firefox but will try Chrome and maybe that'll offer a translation...

Got it in Chrome

Ok, so I've got:

3x Entry tickets
1x Show car ticket (freebies out of stock)
2x Parades

Have I missed anything?

I see there is a "transactional cost" which cancels out the discount

I think you're set

Finally booked!

Hull-Rotterdam this time as far cheaper than DFDS from NCL, also later departure times

I think René is looking after the paddock tickets, so it's just entry and whatever track events to book now

Is it just 2 of us going over from the UK?

Jake will be joining us in his Abarth, and possibly Rob40 if he can get cover.

Is Rob planning to meet up with you and Jake?

M and I plan to catch one of the several ferries that depart from the east coast on Friday evening

If Rob is able to attend he mentioned travelling to the Hook.

Rob is a no go unfortunately

Ah that's a shame

Yes I know.........

We're leaving this afternoon, safe drive and we'll see you Monday

Now I know why P&O need you to check in an hour-and-a half before departure...so they can leave FIFTY minutes early!!

It would never happen at an airport

I sense sarcasm Dave as it happened on our four flights last year!

I think the idea is the ferry leaves early then saunters across using less fuel...

Simon

We are flying out of Edinburgh, Sunday morning, to the south of France.

Have a word with your pals there, and ask them to see me through without any problems please.

Enjoy your time everybody !

I have told as many people as I could

Pity I'm away at Viva, could have come and met you both for a getaway coffee!

Have a good and safe journey everyone

Gutted I can’t get to this,,was really looking forward to the trip. I’ll be blocking the work holiday calendar as soon as next year’s dates are announced!!

Have a fantastic time everyone and can someone please say high to Marc de Haan, tell him I’ll be there next year

Will do Rob

You should see his coupé - gleaming

I know, I saw it in Turin but got dragged away to the Centro Storico and didn't see much of Marc that day

Forecast not looking as good as I thought, been chucking it down in Amsterdam late this afternoon

In spite of rain sadly curtailing the day and wrapping things up by around 3 o'clock, hats-off again to the organisation and generosity of "the Dutchies" who give us all their customary warm welcome and time to switch languages to chat with us

Zandvoort was a first time for me and in spite of its proximity to the beach it's got a healthy dose of inclines and dips, as well as some nippy corners - one particular right-hander has a reverse camber threatening to throw off the unwary. Assen, the previous few years' venue, is flatter but less acute, even the chicane at the start of the stands being a nifty twitch rather than extra braking.
Both are well shorter than Spa which has long runway-wide patches contrasting with the likes of the incomparable Eau Rouge

joe was more fortunate this time but the jinx hit Jake instead who blew a gasket at the end of his first session, compounded by ?rear caliper seizure? on his early return home

Still an extra hour back in Haarlem with Emilia was a fair substitute, packed food and a beer or so augmenting the luggage on a relaxed run to the Rotterdam-Hull ferry .....which excelled itself by leaving fifty-TWO mintes early

Glad everyone had a decent time despite the weather