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Old 10-22-2008, 02:32 AM
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Hi members,

It was a great day people, nice pics btw.

And i will thank my (girl)friend to drive in Germany, she did it very well

Here some pictures and an movie that i was follow an yellow Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 ( In Holland)

Till next time, and many thanks for the great organization










Ps listen to the great sound of the Lamborghini
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EDIT: just saw 530dA's post creep in above mine!

Garehaan

Love the videos 530dA! Why did you keep braking when you where behind the lambo?
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In the still of dawn, nothing stirred... except for e60.netters gathering for a mini convoy to Koln
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Quick introductions exchanged, it was time to hit the road...
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... greeting the rising sun as we went
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Of course, rising suns, e60 mirrors and scattered cirrus clouds make for serious arty-fartiness (just for you, Pete )
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It may be a windmill, but we had actually already crossed into Germany and were settled into high-speed-convoy-cruise
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Mr & Mrs 320d touring
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Roadworks briefly held us up but it was soon time to exit the autobahn
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The early arrivals lined up at Hammer
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The final touches were added to the cars before we headed inside...
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... where there were Bentleys
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After refreshing ourselves with coffee and ogling the beauties on display at Hammer, it was back outside to form up for the autobahn run to Vaals
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BMWs stretched out ahead and to the rear, the convoy headed to the autobahn...
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... where our cars gave us fun...
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when was that last washed, Andy?

... comfort at high speed...
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... and a fleeting sense of invincibility, leaving some of us bewildered at being passed by a fellow member
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Of course, there were bimmers everywhere
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All too soon, we arrived in Vaals and parked up and compared notes on our cars...
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...while our better halves compared notes on us
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There was a mini-meet of our very own V8 club
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And then we settled down for the traditional good conversation...
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...and good food...
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... before unleashing our cars on the Limburg countryside
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A final photo shoot
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Coffee and vlaai to round off a great day
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AWESOME story-board MacSid!!

And plenty of arty pics You haven't lost your touch!


p.s. thanks for picture of the Bentley
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Faster than the speed of light!
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... but still not quicker than Andy in his V8
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Originally Posted by xBMWx' post='700937' date='Oct 23 2008, 02:44 PM
... but still not quicker than Andy in his V8


I have to admit, I still laugh out loud when I even think of 320d touring's "don't try to keep up with me" pic of Andy, with sagely upraised hand and all of us paying rapt attention. It's a classic!
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Thanks for the thumbsup on the pictures. Credit for 95% of them goes to Mrs MacSid, though.

I ended up spending most of my time either behind the wheel or making sure we had everyone together... and I'm already thinking ahead to April. We really should push for a full weekend in Munich and BWM Welt plus a factory tour.


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