Hi Les and Andy,
Thanks for the trip report. The discussion on tyres is great but also
good to hear of some actual Syncro meetups and community events.
Les, sounds like your sensible strategy of meeting outside worked
well. We'll have to think of that too for events up here.
You also mentioned Andy had a bronze Syncro with an unusual mixture of
features... Was this an unusual mix of factory delivered features?
Just curious.... eg, does anyone on the list have a factory fitted
cruise control, or ABS (both features fitted in Europe variously). I
believe ABS on a DOKA is pretty rare even in Europe.
Regards,
Mark.
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "andysummertimerolls"
<andy@...> wrote:
Thanks for the trip report. The discussion on tyres is great but also
good to hear of some actual Syncro meetups and community events.
Les, sounds like your sensible strategy of meeting outside worked
well. We'll have to think of that too for events up here.
You also mentioned Andy had a bronze Syncro with an unusual mixture of
features... Was this an unusual mix of factory delivered features?
Just curious.... eg, does anyone on the list have a factory fitted
cruise control, or ABS (both features fitted in Europe variously). I
believe ABS on a DOKA is pretty rare even in Europe.
Regards,
Mark.
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "andysummertimerolls"
<andy@...> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Yes it was a great day last sunday with the weather perfect for the
> show,not too hot and the syncros in a perfect environment amongst
> shady trees.
> Good to see you again Mark,Michelle and the new kids.By the
> way...Nice DOKA! Nice to finally put a face to a name,Les and glad to
> see a few more turned up for the day,Theo and Christine?(I think)...
> Werner and Alice...and Brian. Nice to meet you all. Maybe next year
> I'll load the BBQ into the car and we can make a day of it.
>
> I was enjoying chatting syncro with everyone there so much it was hard
> to drag myself away to go and look at all the amazing VW's there on
> display! Bumped into a couple of friends I'd lost contact with and
> hadnt seen in years. We used to have Bay window kombis and spend every
> weekend away surfing down the coast and north coast road trip holidays
> to that fabulous kombi pilgrimage place,Byron bay. They now have some
> immaculately restored Splitty's proving that VW's are actually an
> incurable illness. Once bitten by the 'bug' its hard to shake off.
>
> Thanks everyone and look forward to another get together sometime.
>
> Cheers,Andy.
>
>
> -- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Les Harris"
> <leslieharris@> wrote:
> >
> > The annual Victorian Day of the Volkswagen was held yesterday at the
> Cranbourne Racecourse.
> >
> > The start wasn't at all promising but it actually finished very well.
> >
> > I arrived at 0800 to check out the area allotted for the T2's and
> found that it was even smaller than last year, so I stayed outside in
> the carpark in an obvious position so that I could snag the incoming
> Syncros. This worked and we soon had:
> > Theo Weiss and (missed her name)
> > Werner Tritt and Alice
> > Mark Boys and Michelle
> > Andy Sinclair and Ryoko
> >
> > Andy did some space checking inside and found that the space
> allocated to the Karmanns was about one fifth full. He rounded up an
> official and got the nod for us to park together in this area. This
> worked vey well and we had five Syncros in a line. (When I left in
> the afternoon, I found two more parked outside the racecourse, so I
> left Syncro_T3_Australia cards on their windscreens.) It was a very
> good spot, good grass and under very shady trees. Thanks, Andy. This
> particularly pleased Mark Boys, who was hoping for some grass for
> Michelle and the two very young children - one baby and one toddler.
> >
> > We had the usual stream of interested people, significantly more
> than last year when we couldn't park together.
> >
> > Brian Reed brought his T5 Trakkadu but had entered it for show
> judging and so was parked in a different area.
> >
> > There was an interesting sidelight. While we were still parked
> outside, Mark was telling me about a bronze Syncro that he had owned a
> long time ago. It has an unusual mixture of features, all factory
> fitted. As Mark was describing it to me - it drove in!! It is now
> owned by Andy and Ryoko!
> >
> > It was a good day and thanks to those who came
> >
> > Les
> >
>