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[DutchGT500]

I am working this out when plans come together. I will keep you posted.

[JimC]

DubbsFaris, on 28 December 2010 - 10:06 AM, said:

Well, more news on this-

We have a VERY reasonable shipper that can ship our cars out of New York, Florida, Pasadena Texas, and L.A.
We will be allowed to personally drive our cars into the containers, make sure they are secure, watch them get closed, and be the ones to drive them out in Hamburg, Germany.  Shipping times would vary with NY, FL, and TX about 15-20 days, and L.A. being a week longer.  

The shipper we would use does several of these events for other car clubs, and he is the president of the EU Porsche club.  He has given us an alternate itinerary of driving the Nurburing, autobahn, a drive through the swiss alps, a drive in Italy, and a VIP tour of Porsche, Ferrari, and one other manufacturer we cant reveal at this time.  We are looking at 2012 summer for this event.  Please chime in if you are interested!  Patrick, you will be very busy with details on this soon...email me!

Exciting times my friends!  No modifications are needed as we will be granted visitor show car status and licensing.

Verrery  Interesting!
More info when available.

[DutchGT500]

DutchGT500, on 30 December 2010 - 02:23 PM, said:

It seems that the expected date of Le Mans Classic is July 14, which is a French national day. If so, dates will possibly be July 7 - July 15. Keep your schedules free somewhere between June 30 and July 20, 2012. I hope dates will be fixed within 6 months.

Official news came that the dates of Le Mans Classic 2012 are 6 - 8 July. So my plans are to do this Shelby driving event from Sat June 30 - Sun July 8. We drive clockwise that way. If we do it anti clockwise we would have to depart on Fri July 6 - Sun July 15. Then we have one day longer and have some extra time. I have not decided yet.

Any favors?      

Possible itinary:
Departure The Netherlands - Nurburgring Jun 30
Nurburgring - Bavaria Germany July 1
Bavaria Germany - Voralberg/Tirol Austria  July 2
Vorarlberg/Tirol Austria - Milano Italy July 3
Milano Italy - Monte Carlo Monaco July 4
Monte Carlo Monaco - Clermont Ferrand France July 5
Clermont Ferrand France - Le Mans July 6 opportunity to watch night practice
Le Mans visit track - Rouen France July 7
Rouen France - Arrival The Netherlands July 8

Edited by DutchGT500, 21 March 2011 - 01:49 AM.

[JimC]

Patrick, Warren,
If I may, suggestion for planning this event.

The event needs an official name that can be use for reference and for group rate discounts.

I called Triple A and asked about rate deals for car shipping and transportation

They can work with us, shipping rates very depending of location. Example as of 10:27 PST 03/21/11 shipping rate form the west coast is $1,500.00 to Europe and $1,800.00 Return. East coast rate are about $100.00 less.

Things to keep in mind your U.S. road service is not valid in Europe so call your insurance agent and find out what you need do to be covered for road side assistance and make sure you have the proper insurance coverage for the shipping process and for driving through Europe.  

Not sure how it works if you live in Europe and travel cross boarders.

Shipping Documents, you will need to ship your car.
1. Copies of Proof of Insurance in case of shipping incident.          
2. Copy of Car title.
3. Passport
4. Copy of SSN# I would question this one, our passport should be we need 5. Power of Attorney in case anything should happen during shipping.
6. On your return trip home, you will be required to fill out a Customs
    packet before you can re-enter into the US.


Warren, don't know how far you have gotten on this but if you would like here is the Phone number for the shipper that Triple A would use, we can get a group discount based on the number of cars committing to the trip.
Each car container holds three cars.
Shipper Phone # 1-800-840-9485 press #2

As far as transportation, may I recommend taking a cruise ship to Europe and flying home. I have heard from a friend that travels to and from Norway; this is the best and most economical way to travel from the US to Europe and back.

They have been doing this since the sixties and will be heading back for their finial trip home to Norway this week… They have both retired.

Triple A will accommodate our travel requirements from different location we just need to provide a group name and reach agreement we get to that point.
  
There is a cruise ship leaves the US and head to England then to on to the port of Rotterdam. Those in England could board at the time if they choose. Patrick not sure which port is best, just use ths one as a point of reference.

Triple A is ok with group rates regardless of starting location, date or mode of transportation, just need a head count the more the better.

I know some of you are already working on this not trying to step on any ones toes,

If this info can help great, if you have it covered great.
Just trying to help.

If you are interested in trying to pull together a group rate for travel using Triple A, we now have a point of contact inside Triple A for US travel only. Robin Stern 1-866-363-5562 ext. 1059253.

She understand this is in the planning stage and is tentatively scheduled for 06/30/12 to 07/08/12 and, not everyone will be able to travel at the same time.

Triple A said it would be better if European accommodations were made on the European side on the pond to reduce mistakes.  

Jim

Edited by JimC, 21 March 2011 - 10:43 AM.

[hodger]

Hi Jim
Are you and sherlie going to do this trip I have been watching this trip with interest and would also like to join this one
Been trying to send you messages but not going through
Hope you are well
Regards
Rob

[JimC]

hodger, on 21 March 2011 - 11:17 AM, said:

Hi Jim
Are you and sherlie going to do this trip I have been watching this trip with interest and would also like to join this one
Been trying to send you messages but not going through
Hope you are well
Regards
Rob

As have I,
Yes, we would like to and are going to plan on it.
I showed it to Shirley last night She has always wanted to go to Europe, I’ve not been to England, I have a soft spot for English food and REAL English Ale’s and Stouts, not the American Piss water we get here.
You are the second person that has said they can't get through, Not sure what is going on I’ve check setting they look right. I will send you a test PM/ Email.
Say hello to the wife for us.

[DutchGT500]

Thanks for your comments, Jim. You should keep in touch with Warren on the shipping thing. You do need to know if you can buy insurance for your car to drive around here. Us Europeans have coverage in nearly every European country. Well I have. If I ship my Shelby to Europe to drive around there I have to buy insurance too.

Shipping to Rotterdam is perfect. Amsterdam too. Rotterdam to the starting point will be a bit over 100 km. From Amsterdam it is 45 km
Amsterdam has a cruise ship terminal.

Accomodation for the trip will be arranged here. I will be contacting hotels.

After the Shelby Run Europe 2012 you can have a 3 week vacation if you have the time and do what you like. Go to Paris, London, Rome etc...

[JimC]

DutchGT500, on 21 March 2011 - 10:11 PM, said:

Thanks for your comments, Jim. You should keep in touch with Warren on the shipping thing. You do need to know if you can buy insurance for your car to drive around here. Us Europeans have coverage in nearly every European country. Well I have. If I ship my Shelby to Europe to drive around there I have to buy insurance too.

Shipping to Rotterdam is perfect. Amsterdam too. Rotterdam to the starting point will be a bit over 100 km. From Amsterdam it is 45 km
Amsterdam has a cruise ship terminal.

Accomodation for the trip will be arranged here. I will be contacting hotels.

After the Shelby Run Europe 2012 you can have a 3 week vacation if you have the time and do what you like. Go to Paris, London, Rome etc...

10-4, When I talked to Triple A they needed a destination point so they could provide some info. Not knowing what the plans were we picked Rotterdam just because..
Reallity is, it depends on where the ships are, on the day of departure.  Amsterdam would work for me, I hear both places are well worth the trip.

Another thing that folks may consider is that the ships stop in England first.

Would it be feasible to unload in England and drive to the starting point. Not sure how long of a drive that would be but if any of the UK folks are driving it may be worth consideration. After all how often will US visitor get the opportunity to cross the channel on a ferry with our cars.

Edited by JimC, 22 March 2011 - 07:49 AM.

[69er-sagittarius]

Hello,

I just can offer support if you need some help or informations especially for hotels, events or connections to a race circuit.


We are a community of about 60 Shelby GT500 2007-2011 Enthusiasts from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic in this Forum http://shelbyforum.de/  

Here you can see our current Member List:

http://shelbyforum.d...rverzeichnis/p2


We would be pleased to accompany you on your trip if you want.

Greetings from Germany

Christian

[DutchGT500]

I will keep this in mind, Christian. And your event in september too.

[69er-sagittarius]

DutchGT500, on 29 March 2011 - 03:15 AM, said:

I will keep this in mind, Christian. And your event in september too.

Great.

If you want to participate at out event in September 2011 you can sign in. We would appreciate your participation.

Edited by 69er-sagittarius, 29 March 2011 - 03:35 AM.

[Ponyv8]

Hi dudes,

I'm in France and member of the French Mustang Club, maybe we can help for LE MANS CLASSIC as the club gets a reserved space for this event.

We're ready to reserve a VIP place for the Team Shelby members as I'd like to join your trip, it seems very interresting

If I can help, I leave in the northern France near ROUEN, it's only 45 minutes driving for me, just ask

[DutchGT500]

Hi PonyV8, I have contact with Denis from Mustang Passion. Maybe you are talking about the same club. But if you are able to reserve a Team Shelby spot and can help with a hotel in the neighbourhood keep in contact with me by email. Thanks.

[Ponyv8]

DutchGT500, on 11 April 2011 - 11:05 PM, said:

Hi PonyV8, I have contact with Denis from Mustang Passion. Maybe you are talking about the same club. But if you are able to reserve a Team Shelby spot and can help with a hotel in the neighbourhood keep in contact with me by email. Thanks.

Dennis is Mustang Passion France, the other mustang club in France, but he is a friend of mine, no problem, I'll check with him to combinate the reserved space

[Alberto]

Hi guys,

my name is Albert, writing to you from Augsburg, Germany.  

I'm the promoter of the only shelbyforum in Europe (shelbyforum.de) and also of the only Shelby GT500 gathering. Our this years gathering is fixed for the 17. + 18. September 2011 while doing Dragrace again. The gathering by itself probably will be the largest worldwide, as we're expeting more than 70 cars. Have no idea, if you ever topped that in US.

If you'd like to get an impression, just follow  the Teaser GT500 Gathering  and a picture of my GT500 as well, for sure!

Before you may ask: yes, Katharina is a German female racing driver and presenter of a german tuning tv show and YES, she did the donuts by herself with these high heels and will be the presenter of our this years gathering. She'll also challange the best of the dragrace!  

If some of you guys like to ride with us, just drop me a line. You're very, very welcome!

Best Regards from Germany

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[JimC]

Alberto,

Your car has a very nice look. I like the white turn lights, changes the whole look.

[69er-sagittarius]

Alberto, on 15 April 2011 - 03:49 PM, said:

Hi guys,

my name is Albert, writing to you from Augsburg, Germany.  

I'm the promoter of the only shelbyforum in Europe (shelbyforum.de) and also of the only Shelby GT500 gathering. Our this years gathering is fixed for the 17. + 18. September 2011 while doing Dragrace again. The gathering by itself probably will be the largest worldwide, as we're expeting more than 70 cars. Have no idea, if you ever topped that in US.

If you'd like to get an impression, just follow  the Teaser GT500 Gathering  and a picture of my GT500 as well, for sure!

Before you may ask: yes, Katharina is a German female racing driver and presenter of a german tuning tv show and YES, she did the donuts by herself with these high heels and will be the presenter of our this years gathering. She'll also challange the best of the dragrace!  

If some of you guys like to ride with us, just drop me a line. You're very, very welcome!

Best Regards from Germany

Hello Albert,

nice to hear you here. It will be a great event this September, we all can´t await it. Last year was great, but this year will be awesome.

Albert, I think we the members of the Shelbyforum Europe have to, it is our duty, to welcome and support the participants of the Shelby Run Europe next year.

Edited by 69er-sagittarius, 16 April 2011 - 02:04 PM.

[markuswe]

And this is how it looked like last year:

You can find impressing pics here: GT500 Gathering 2010 Germany

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[markuswe]

More pics:

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[Cali_KR]

Great pix Markus, Viele Dank