Vespaclub Regensburg Summer Festival 2018 - a complete success
Vespaclub Regensburg - Summer Festival 2018 -
Friday, August 03, 2018 - Already early in the morning, a good 2 dozen Vespa Club members scurry like ants on the leisure island of Bad Abbach. Already at half past nine the beer benches are ready for several hundred expected visitors and one is just about to fill the refrigerated trailer with drinks.
By late afternoon, the entire area is already set up, electricity and water lines have been laid. The first dealers and guests also responded to the Vespaclub Regensburg's call to be able to arrive the day before. Traditionally we were able to welcome loyal souls like Uli from Biberach from the Vespa veterans or Leo alias Scooter Pezzi from Ludwigshafen with his dealer stand.
As in the previous years, the grill was lit in the evening and the "cozy get-together" could begin. There are persistent rumors that it was a little later before the last one came into his tent.
On Saturday morning the last traders and restaurateurs took up positions. In addition to the Jägerwirt from Siegenburg with burgers and other delicacies from the grill and the pizzeria La Pineta from Lappersdorf with fresh pizza and homemade ice cream, we also had a number of dealer stands. Particularly noteworthy here, however, are our Vespa club ladies, who provided the guests with coffee, iced coffee and cake all day and also organized breakfast on Sunday morning for all overnight guests.
Between Scooter Pezzi, Scooter Schmid and Ride on Vespa you could hear the roar of the scooters of different performance on the test bench of driving instead of screwing from Regensburg. On the other side of the area stood the Vespastore from Landshut, the scooter shop from Pfaffenberg, Hola Vespa from Holzkirchen and the Vesbar from Munich. Children could let off steam in the DEKRA Regensburg bouncy castle.
Over 500 Vespas
Over the course of the day, over 500 Vespas arrived from all directions. Visitors from the immediate vicinity who came by to look and be amazed also mingled with the "Vespa people."
The VC Regensburg was able to offer guided tours to the Liberation Hall in Kelheim and Walhalla in Donaustauf again this year, which was gratefully accepted by many.
2.000 euros for a good cause
The guests also had time to buy raffle tickets for a good cause. The beneficiary association - the vkkk Ostbayern e. V. - was represented with a booth. At the end of the day we were able to report proceeds from the ticket sale of 1800 euros, which the Vespaclub Regensburg immediately increased to 2000 euros. Last but not least, we owe this to an incredible number of sponsors and donors. The scooter shop from Pfaffenberg praised the main prize in the form of a shopping voucher worth 300 euros. A big thank you also to the Vespaclub von Deutschland eV, which provided prizes 65 and 2 with two 3-year packages. We were able to proclaim around 150 happy winners in total. A big thank you for this once again to our partners and sponsors, namely the Scootercenter Cologne who also sent a large package to giveaways for providing prizes in kind for the raffle.
REGISTRO STORICO VESPA on a visit
However, we were completely surprised by a special guest. Luigi Frisinghelli, President of the REGISTRO STORICO VESPA (http://www.registrostoricovespa.it) had mingled with the guests and looked at one or the other tuned model with suspicion. Others, on the other hand, definitely noticed an appreciative nod. In the evening Luigi did not miss the opportunity to present our 1st board member Markus Jakomet leg shield banner, pennant and plaque of the REGISTRO STORICO as a souvenir. For this a big thank you & Gracie Mille!
At 15 p.m. the time had come: the traditional parade started. Although some stayed on the field, almost 300 scooters took part in the 35-kilometer ride through the picturesque area around Bad Abbach. As in previous years, a stop was made halfway. Huge amounts of water ice, sponsored by the Vespaclub Regensburg for every parade participant, made the high temperatures of this summer day more bearable.
In the course of the evening the field cleared a little, but even at night several dozen stayed in the barzelt to party with music and possibly the one or the other burnout. As in 2017, the bar and sound system were organized by Kickbacksliders SC - all of them also members of VC Regensburg. Rumor has it that the high percentage alcohol was enough for the first time in years. A compliment to the purchasing department!
The Vespaclub Regensburg would like to thank all of its guests once again for coming - thanks to all of you we know why we like to organize this festival again every year.
August 03, 2019 - Summer Festival VC Regensburg
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Text: Joachim Meister - Vespaclub Regensburg Photos: Alex Tino Friedel (www.aftpictures-foto.de)
