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Brabant
spring tour of the Dutch Citroën Visa Club, March 17, 2002
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Dutch Visa Club held their first tour for 2002 in the region
of Oss in Brabant. The tour was organized by enthousiastic club
member Paul Jansen, owner of one of the best kept Visas in the
country. Nine members and their cars made the trip to the starting
point in the centre of the village of Zeeland. The day started
good, with nice weather, but after some time the rain started
pooring down. A Visa enables comfortable driving in bad weather,
however, and the cafés in Brabant are cosy and warm.
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Paul Jansen's pride and joy, a 1987 Visa 11 RE in really good
condition, decorated with the buckler of the tour. Right: the
church of Zeeland marked the starting point. Far right: my own
GT GerriT had his first real club outing |
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Left:
Visa Club with extensive spoiler set. Right: local church-goers
were treated to a rare sight of numerous Visas. |
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and far right: first stop was held in Ravenstein. |
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Far
left: club life at its best. Left: after coffee, the skies opened
up and the only present Décapotable had to be shut. |
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Left:
small dykes are ideal for caravans of Visas. Right: the second
stop in Oijen was, due to the not so good weather, only a short
one. Bike tried to impress club members, but failed painfully. |
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| Right:
nice variety of cars present, ranging from first series two
cylinder to GT. Far right: the tour came to an end in Paul's
home village Nistelrooij. A passer by burst out in a spontaneous
song of praise for the cute little Citroëns. |
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And
while the cars took their well deserved rest after a challenging
drive (left), their drivers had a good time together (below
left). Weather had become worse by now, but could not harm the
good spirit. |
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