Re : 2004

["jchapelhow" <chapelhow@xxxx>]

Robert/Chris

I attended Eurofest 2001 and enjoyed it immensely. The whole 
experience helped me decide to purchase my own car. No attendee could 
claim not to have been impressed by the scope and scale of the event; 
eating at Stormont, the police escorts everywhere and the guided tour 
of the factory etc. Clearly the 20th Anniversary rightly gathered the 
large numbers of cars and visitors it deserved, with the runs around 
the test track being the crowning glory. I was privileged enough to 
get a couple of laps as a passenger of a right hand drive. 

As one of the new owners Chris spoke of, I was one of many who asked 
him whether it would be possible to visit the track, with my own car, 
whilst it still existed. I would welcome any event that allowed me 
that opportunity, a `day trip' or `weekend' style visit would be 
great. 

I think that everyone will appreciate that there must be a certain 
level of interest before it would make it worthwhile, both in terms 
of gaining approval from the current owners and to share the costs of 
insurance etc. It may be that others who have had the experience of 
driving their cars around are content to wait until 2006. I am 
grateful to Chris (as the club secretary) for gathering information 
about numbers/interest/logistics for such a possible mini-meet. This 
would in no way prevent me from attending a Eurofest 2006 event, with 
my car, to do the whole thing again.

On either occasion I would be more than happy to provide passenger 
rides to anyone who wanted one. 

I would probably opt for the boat/day trip scenario so limit costs in 
favour of also visiting Pigeon Forge?.

John Chapelhow
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