Eurosunday is one of those European shows I’ve been wanting to go to ever since I started Slam Sanctuary. It’s the show that everyone always raves to me about. I thought I’d be missing it yet again this year – mainly due to low funds having recently spent too much on my project car. Sounds familiar, right? However, flashback to 8pm on the Saturday night before the show, and I received a message from my friend Mark saying “Eurosunday….?”. After a few minutes of laughing at each other, we checked the Euro Tunnel prices, £60 return. Doable! Belgium and back in one day… it seemed like madness, considering we are all the way in Bournemouth – 170 miles from Folkestone. But thinking about it, what else were we going to do on a Sunday? Alarms set for 3.30am, we set off at 4am and thrashed the Mk4 to the Euro Tunnel, with a McDonald’s breakfast and coffee stop tied in of course. To our dismay and after our stupidly early start, we arrived at the Euro Tunnel terminal only to be told there were delays of up to two hours… we weren’t impressed!
Once we finally boarded the train, a brief 40 minutes later we were in Calais, and set off straight away to the show venue. As we were now running late, we gunned it through the short stretch of France and over the border, making our way past Antwerp and then through the delightful countryside into Lommel. We only stopped once for a toilet break by the side of the road! The venue itself was situated in the nearby industrial estate, completely abandoned from the public, making it an ideal venue to host a car show.
We arrived just after Midday, and I was shocked at the sheer amount of cars in the show, it was definitely bigger than anything I’m used to in the UK. Plus to make things even better, it was super hot. After a quick glance at the cars whilst queuing to get in, we both knew we’d made the right decision to do this crazy last minute trip. Anyway, sit back, and let me take you through my show highlights…
Roberto Polo’s Vento front-ended Mk3 Golf on Air Lift bags and colour coded OZ Futura’s
Misha Strik’s Mk2 Golf on Eta Beta Turbo’s
I learnt that Misha, a good friend of the show organisers, unfortunately passed away recently… His friends and family are still taking his Mk2 to shows and keeping the dream alive, awesome!
Jan-pieter Luca’s Volkswagen K70 bagged on a custom KEAN Suspensions setup
Nato Stark Luis’ Mk4 R32 Golf
Matthias Niestroj’s Mk1 Golf
Danny Swartz’s bagged Beetle on the Streetcustoms.nl stand
Matt Clifford’s bagged BMW 840ci on 19″ Rotiform LHR’s on the Watercooled Society stand
Will Smith’s bagged VW Polo 6n2 on Rotiform TMB’s
Bryan De Bondt’s Audi A3 on OZ Futura’s
Matt Payne’s Mk2 Skoda Fabia running Air Lift suspension and 17″ SSR 3pc wheels on the Only Charged Dubs stand
KEAN Suspensions’ bagged Audi A6 Allroad on 22″ Vossen CVT’s
Ost Wesley’s Audi S3 sedan dumped on AccuAir suspension and Rotiform DAB’s
Anton Harnie’s BMW E82 123d, with custom KEAN Suspensions air ride and VIP Modular VRS15 Concave wheels
Keviin Do’s Mk6 Golf on OZ Futura’s from Luxembourg
James Harper’s Audi S3 on air and 19″ OZ Racing centrelocks
Jeffrey Paulusse’s Mk4 R32 Golf on Air Lift suspension and BBS E88 split rims
Davy Binst’s VW Beetle
John Vinx’s VW Passat on ACT split rims
Bart Liekens’ Mk2 Golf on BBS RF’s
Patrick Kreuz’s bagged Mercedes-Benz 190E W201
Julian Loose’s widebody B5 Audi RS4 on RAD48 LR 2.0 wheels and R8 ceramic front brakes
Georgie Marlow’s Mk1 Golf on ceramic polished BBS RM’s
Indy Virk’s static VW Passat “Stilltaxi” on Audi S8 wheels
Steve Fraser and Kats Giles’ Mk6 and Mk5 Golfs running Felgen Werkes’ ceramic polished Rotiforms
Kats Giles’ wide-arch Mk5 Golf on Air Lift suspension
Pro-Art’s BMW E90 with M3 body kit conversion and KEAN Suspensions air install
Andreas Langen’s bagged Audi Avant
Kiran Mistry’s Mk1 Golf on Air Lift suspension and BBS E50’s
Jamie McToldridge’s static G60-powered Mk1 Golf
Coenen Joery’s Mini GP running Robert Racing Airride (on AP coilovers) and Rotiform VCE’s
Wulteput Dietrich’s TA22 Toyota Celica GT on air ride
Kristof Mombaerts’ Porsche 964 sitting on gold-centred Rotiform LVS’s
Mark Allen’s Mk4 Golf estate “Wilma” with custom air ride, Bora front-end conversion and Eta Beta split rims
Faz Ahmed’s Calypso BMW E30 ‘vert on Air Lift bags and 16″ 7.5j & 8.5j BBS RS’s
Prakash Thanky’s BMW E21 with M50B25 engine conversion, Air Lift custom suspension and Carline CM2 splits with 3″ and 4″ dishes
Wim Ronal’s Mk2 Golf 4-door on OZ Turbo split rims
Mark Van de Watering’s bagged Audi Avant on polished Rotiform BWE’s
Dennis Werweissdasschon’s Mk3 Golf on 3-spokes
Maarten’s Porsche 964 sitting on BBS E88’s and KW V3 HLS suspension
RM Concept‘s custom bagged Audi 100 on BBS RS’s
Patrick Prüß’s Volkswagen Beetle
Mk1 Golf on BMW BBS Style19’s
Volkswagen Brasilia
Stefaan’s BMW E30 M3 on BBS RS
Kevin Pourtois’s 1976 BMW E3 2.8L on custom air ride and BBS Style5’s
Steven Vleugels’ bagged VW Scirocco on 20″ Jaguar BBS Sepang wheels
Steve Vanoppen’s 1957 Oval on air ride and 17″ Fuchs
Bram Depraitere’s bagged Mk6 GTD wagon sitting on Eta Beta Porsche wheels
Laetitia Empain’s bagged Audi TT on RH splits
Dimii Jacobs’ Luxor beige BMW E30 on a custom Robert Racing Airride setup, custom sport interior and BBS RS wheels
Andy Hatton’s bagged Mk4 Golf estate
Sebastien Quintin’s Mk7 Golf on Air Lift suspension and 20″ Vossen CVT’s
Andy Willems’ 1973 Mercedes-Benz S280 W108 on custom air ride and 18″ Intro Wheels
Jack Frost’s Mk2 Jetta with colour-coded RH split rims
Glenn Op de Beeck’s Porsche 964 on KW Suspension and Eta Beta splits
Raf Jans’ BMW E46 coupe on ACS Type 1’s
Frederik Ceulemans’ Mk1 Scirocco with 16VT, BBS RS, air ride and custom retrimmed Porsche interior
Crabbe Jasper’s static Mk4 Golf on Eta Beta splits
Robert Schor’s Mk2 Golf with 16v G60 motor, US front and bumpers, sitting on BBS Le Mans wheels
Costa Xouras’ 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 on 16″ BBS RS’s, stepped up to 17″
Kevve Raekelboom’s old BMW E21 on custom AccuAir suspension by KEAN and BBS Super RS
Nick Oude Nijhuis’ static and caged Mk3 Golf on PLS 3pc splits
Faah Bio’s static B7 Audi A4 on Vossen CV7’s
Nick Sas’ BMW E24 with ACS wheels and bodykit
That sums up my Eurosunday highlights, hopefully you enjoyed my selection! We stuck around for a short while after the show but then remembered that we had another train to catch, so we hit the road again. Just before we got to Antwerp we bumped into Jamie, Kiran and the rest of the Players crew in their two Mk1’s. As they were also heading for the Euro Tunnel, we decided to join their convoy. Let me tell you, following these two beauties at neck breaking speeds through Belgium and France was quite a sight! Naturally I had to grab a few rolling shots…
I’m so pleased that I finally managed to get over to Belgium for the day. Not only was it my first Eurosunday, but my first ever European car show. You know those mates that constantly go on about how much better Euro shows are? We’ve all got them… Well I’m sorry to say, but I think it’s probably true! This has just made me want to do a lot more Euro shows as soon as possible! Don’t get me wrong, I love the UK shows, but it was certainly nice to mix things up a bit and see some cars I’m not used to seeing. On that note, I’d recommend it to anyone. Hopefully Slam Sanctuary will be back next year!
More info on Eurosunday:
www.eurosunday.be