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vwspijlbus
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 Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:27 am Post subject: Split bus line-up! (we did it!) |
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Hi,
last weekend there was a huge (approx. 3500 AC VW's) 3-day AC VW meeting in Budel, the Netherlands.
Together with a collegue splitbus driver we organised a splitbus line-up during this event. We received 1 week in advance the approval to do so. So far no-one has ever done this in the Netherlands with split busses in a structural matter (advertising in forums, spreading flyers). 35 (of the +/- 70) split busses showed up in the line-up which was succes. I made 'm park in a circle so visitors where surrounded by Split busses.
The feedback from participants and event visitors stimulates me to continue to work on the first and international splitbus meeting next year (July 1 & 2 2006) ever held in the Netherlands.
Pictures of the event and line-up van be found on
http://www.vwspijlbus.blogspot.com and
http://romeo.messageboard.nl/8717/viewtopic.php?t=70
A teaser:
 Please post a comment (using the comments link on the bottem of the post) on http://www.vwspijlbus.blogspot.com if you like this line-up. I would like to get as much as possible feedback.
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where are the undutchables?
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vwspijlbus
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:52 am Post subject: |
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"undutchables"?
75% of the split bussen in the line-up were Dutch.
Some English, Belgian and Germans joined as well.
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RobzKombi
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ravennaboy
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It was a perfect meeting! It really did look great, and it was the talk of the meeting!
Frank, Today i also send all info about my bus+ 3 pictures to the dutch bus registry.
So next time I will be there too with the bus
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vwspijlbus
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Not as I would liked to.
    
This picture is taken several hours after we started:
On the left you see a big/high construction work vehicle.
I feel stupid not thinking of using it when al busses where in line...
 
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vwspijlbus
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| It was a perfect meeting! It really did look great, and it was the talk of the meeting! |
Thanks!
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| Frank, Today i also send all info about my bus+ 3 pictures to the dutch bus registry. So next time I will be there too with the bus |
Great!
To all: David is talking about the recenly started Dutch split bus registry
http://www.spijlbusregister.nl
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Bill-E-BoB
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Split bus line-up! (we did it!) |
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| vwspijlbus wrote: |
...we organised a splitbus line-up during this event...I made 'm park in a circle so visitors where surrounded by Split busses.
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If they were in a circle its not a line up, its a ROUND up.  |
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vwspijlbus
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I have to be fair: it was more a oval instead of a circle
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UZI
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| vwspijlbus wrote: |
"undutchables"?
75% of the split bussen in the line-up were Dutch.
Some English, Belgian and Germans joined as well. |
erwin, wouter and niels. of course johnny too, he's an honorary undutchable.
wish i was there. can't dutch this.
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erwin and 'brad pit' were there, whimpy wouter stayed at home
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| vwspijlbus wrote: |
I have to be fair: it was more a oval instead of a circle
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Was it sort of an egg shape? If so, then it could be called a sunny-side up. |
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| erwin and 'brad pit' were there, whimpy wouter stayed at home |
volkswouter almost didnt make it to OCTO either. he could hear us banging on the bathroom door over the sound of the blow dryer. his mullet comes first!
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| erwin and 'brad pit' were there, whimpy wouter stayed at home |
volkswouter almost didnt make it to OCTO either. he could hear us banging on the bathroom door over the sound of the blow dryer. his mullet comes first! |
was that the morning the male escorts were ordered?? |
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