2011 Events
November
5 November - Cooma Car Show
Get together of multiple marques in Cooma, ask Ian for further details.
13 November - Marques in the Park
Details have been posted on the Council of ACT Motor Clubs site at this link. To be held in John Knight Park. More specific club information will be posted as it comes to hand.
October
22/23 October - Camping Trip
Camping at Billy Graces Reserve in Wee Jasper. Advise Ian at ischaffe1@dodo.com.au no later than Autofest. Flyer
September
17/18 September - German Autofest
Meet 2:30pm on the 17th at Russell for cruise. 18th Show'n'shine. This year VW are running Autofest. $5 entry for members, $10 for non-members.(+ $2 per car) More details.
June
7 June - Go Karts
Club Veedub Vs Porsche Club.
May
14 May - Canberra VW Centre BBQ & Demonstration
This is a club event. Details are in the club magazine and supplied seperately to members.
22 May - VW Nationals
Cruise Saturday leaving in the afternoon to arrive at El Toro Motel ready for tea. Members need to ring Paula and book room for $80 twin share. Leave around 8am to go to Fairfield Showground and then leave around 3.30pm
April
7 April - Detailing Cars - Gulsons
At Gulsons 7.30 - 9pm Detailing products explained and demonstrated. CVD members only.
17 April - Urban Rally
Details to follow.
22-25 April - Kombi Club Bus Stop - Narooma
The annual Kombi Club Bus Stop is well under way for Easter 2011 and will be held at Narooma on the NSW South Coast. Useful information can be found on the Kombi Club site on this thread.
March
12 March - Boorowa Show and Shine
Jim Smith and his split Kombi and Iven in his 67 beetle drove to Boorowa where Jim won a trophy for best vehicle 1947-68.
27 March - Wheels
Very successful turn out. Sponsored by Gerald Slaven. Four club historic vehicles, four vehicles from Sydney and two from Nowra came along for the show. The new club BBQ was excellent.
February
26 February - Captain's Flat pub run
The event was a geat success. Those who stayed overnight enjoyed the hospitality of the pub and indeed showed some of the locals how to play pool. Some pictures from the event are at this link.
2010 Events
December
18 December - Christmas Light Cruise
The Christmas lights cruise has been done for this year. Some pictures from the event are at this link.
November
21 November - Marques in the Park
A small group met at Russell and cruised to the event at John Knight Park, Belconnen. Agreat day wa shad by those who attended. Pictures of the event are at this link.
October
23 - 24 October - Boorowa Trip
This trip included an overnight stay with repair demonstration by Penrose at Boorowa. Feedback is that the event was a great success for the club. Pictures from the event are at this link.
September
18-19 September - Autofest 2010
The club cruise on the afternoon of Saturday 18 September was well attended. It was a great afternoon for the cruise but it did get a little cold towards the end at the sausage sizzle. Photos from the cruise are at this link.
Shannons German Autofest is Club VeeDub Canberra Chapter's major event for the year. This year attracted more than eighty VWs with an equal split between water and air cooled vehicles. Photos from the day are at this link.
July
29 July - 2 August - Valla
Those interested can find galleries of the event at this link.
25 July - Gundaroo Cruise
A great day was on order for the cruise. We departed in convoy from Russell Offices car park at 11:00 am and headed for Gundaroo. Lunch was superb and the company was great. What more could one ask on such a great day. Photos of the day can be viewed at this link.
June
27 June - Maze: Mittagong Cruise
We departed in a convoy for Mittagong where we met members of ClubVeeDub Sydney. In all sixteen vehicles arrived at the information centre at Mittagong. Six were from the Canberra Chapter. From Mittagong the now larger convoy snaked its way through the hills to arrive at the destination, the mansion and maze, in Berrima. The weather was great and those that attended enjoyed the day and a chance to catch up with those from Sydney.
After the maze we had lunch at a superb take-a-way in Berrima before heading back to Canberra. Photos of the day can be found at this link.
May.
22-23 May - VW Nationals
Australia's premier VW and Audi event for the whole family.
22nd May was the VW Nationals Supersprint at Wakefield Park, Goulbourn. A convoy left Russell Offices car park at 7:15am to assist with the racing at Wakefield Park. From there the convoy headed to the El Toro motel to overnight before attending the Natinals on the Sunday.
23rd may was the VW Nationals Show and Shine at the Fairfield Showgrounds, Smithfield Rd, Prariewood. This year there were again many examples of dedicated restorations, daily drives and rat vehicles. Of special interest was the attendance of 12 single cab split window kombis. Photos from the day can be found at this link.
April
02-05 April - BUS STOP - Mt Gambia, SA
This is the annual Kombi Club event held at Easter each year in a different location. In all 43 kombis from SA, VIC, TAS, NSW and QLD attended the event. It was an axcellent event with things to do for all ages. Other entertainment organised was an Easter egg hunt for the kids, a fancy dress dinner, a run to Port Macdonald and music jam sessions.
Naturally, just to walk around and see the different vehicles was reward enough. There were the usual gaggle of VW campers but one special one was a red '71 Westfalia which has had one owner since it was 9 monts old. There were some excellent splits at the gathering. Of note was a white bay twin cab with a WRX engine in the rear. It looked mean with two large inlet pipes for the turbos on each side.
One member from Club VeeDub Canberra Chapter attended the event. His photos including some of camps on the way and return are at this link. More photos from Mt Gambia can be found on the Kombi Club forum on this link.
Planning for next year is well underway with the BUS STOP to be held at Narooma on the NSW South Coast. Local Canberra busses and others would be most welcome. You do not have to be a member of the Kombi Club to attend and do not have to have a kombi. Some Type 3s and a Karmin Ghia turned up at Mt Gambia and were most welcome. Early details of BUS STOP 2011 can be found at this link.
March
21 March - Wheels
It was excellent to see so many vehicles on display. The weather was kind and we had many visitors through our display area which was an excellent display of modern watercooled VWs to early air cooled VWs. Click the thumbnail below to see the vehicles on display.
February
21 February - Hume Go Karts
A great day was had by those who attended. The racing was competitive at times. Photos of the day can be seen by clicking the following thumbnail.
January
10 January - Summernats
The club attended the Summernats this year for the first time and displayed alongside other ACT clubs. The day was very hot which kept the numbers down. Pictures from the day can be seen at this link on the ACT forum.
2009 Events
December
20 December - Christmas Lights Cruise
Meet at 5:30pm at Russell Car Park and deprt for Broadburger Caravan (off Bowen Drive) Barton at 5:45pm. As the Broadburger is closed at the time of the cruise please bring BBQ or picnic and chairs. Cruise will commence after dinner with an aim to depart Broadburger at 7:30pm with a finish at about 8:30pm. Come and enjoy the dusk and talk all things VW. Other information regarding the cruise can be found at the ACT VW Forum.
November
22 November - Marques In The
Park (Patrick White Lawns, Barton near the National Library)
A huge ACT carshow with plenty of hotrods. The event attracted about 1000 cars including 12 on show from our club. Pictures from the day can be seen through this link at the ACT VW Forum.
29 November - Skidpan Day (Sutton Road Driver Training Facility)
This event gave drivers an introduction to advanced car control, cornering, defensive driving, emregency response and free time on the skidpan. Further details and photos of the day can be found on the ACT VW Forum.
October
10 / 11 October - Club Camping Trip
Cotter area. A few members braved the weather conditions to break out a tent, Kombi camper or to sleep under the stars. Photos from the weekend can be found at this link on the Canberra VW Forum.
4 October - Old Bar Meeting
Some Canberra members made the trip. Photos from the weekend can be found at this link on the Kombi Club Forum and this link on the Canberra VW Forum.
September
20th - German Autofest.
The annual ACT Shannons German Autofest was held at Parkes Place near the National Library. 77 VWs were present on the site for the day. Of these there were xx kombis, xx beetles, xx watercooled and etc. etc.
Other photos of the day can be found at this link on the Canberra VW Forum
6th - Cruise to Temora Air Museum
This was a combined event with Club VeeDub Sydney and the Riverina VW Club. It turned out to be an excellent day. Photos from the day have been posted at this link on the Canberra VW Forum.
June
14th - Lunch at the Braidwod Pub
A great turn out and a great lunch at the Braidwood pub. We met at the usual meeting spot in the Russell car park and headed in convoy to the pub via Queanbeyan and Bungendore. Some great photos taken on the day have been posted on this link at the Canberra VW Forum.
May
23/24th - VW Nationals Sydney
Some club members made the pilgrimage to Sydney for the Nationals. The Nationals are always well worth the visit and this year was no exception. Four trophies were won by members of our club. Congratulations to Peter (modified Audi), Gareth (Mk1 class), Jim (standard splitty) and Mark (Bay kombi). Photos from the day can be found at this link on the Canberra VW Forum.
17th - National Motoring Heritage Day
The aim of the day was to have all car clubs on the road to show all kinds of vehicles during the day. Seven members from the club met at Russell car park and travelled in convoy to Cotter where a BBQ lunch was enjoyed by all. Photos from the day have been posted to this link at the Canberra VW Forum.
March
22nd - Wheels Motoring Expo
Wheels Motoring Expo was on again this year. Club VeeDub was well represented. On display was a 1951 beetle that was driven down from Sydney for the show. It was great to see such an old vehicle in such great running order. Other photos from the day have been posted at this link at the Canberra VW Forum.
February
8th - Cruise to Cotter
First event for the year was a cruise to cotter for a BBQ. Photos from the event have been posted to this link on the Canberra VW Forum.