Hi,

We just got home from the EUROLOC meeting in Cologne this weekend. Thanks to all of you to make it a great weekend including a parking lot car meet, good drinking, clubbing and sunday hangovers . I hope everyone will or has arrived home safely despite the snow.

Friday at 18:00 a parking lot meet took place where a number of TOC members and Honda club members joined together with the LOC IS200's+Altezza. Gordon & Zee spent most of the Saturday transplanting parts from his IS200 to his new Altezza in the hotel parking lot. Respect, for it was minus 30 in the middle of a blizzard Saturday night was spent in a downtown Cologne jazz club, and after many beers and all sorts of curious drinks (mini-guiness) it was back at the hotel where the F1 broadcast + champaign finally put the die-hards (Gord/Zee/Mat) to sleep.

Attendance: Phonedrome, Checka+ Mrs Checka, GS-Cruiser from Germany;
Bazza + Mrs, Supercharged-IS340, Zee, GRiM, Dave Ellen + Mrs Ellen,

Thanks guys&girls for this great meet. Hopefully the ones with a camera will post some pics (except the ones from early sunday morning )

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Hello Mate, yep, just got back meself, was a good weekend indeed.

I attended the meet to Drop Zees Altezza off and pick up His old IS200 which i have managed to sell for him.

thanks should also go out to Luigi Nintendo, for organising the meet, i thank Dave for eventually bringing the exhaust bits for the race car.

was good to see everyone else again, and meet new members from EUROLOC

alo Sorry Andi (Phonedrome)....couldnt call you to let you know i had pulled of the Autobahn, how long was you stuck in the STAU

heres some pics(phonedrom's)

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Andi and Myself, just leaving For Cologne, ......thats Zee's new Altezza

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EUROLOC meet on Carpark (bloody cold)

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Sunday Morning outside LEXUS GERMANY HEADQUARTERS.....

Only 30 minutes.
I did 600 kilometers in 4:45 hours (incl the traffic jam )

AUTOBAHN on Sunday:
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You euro boys have some nice cars there

I'd forgotten all about this, Nick reminded me earlier that it was the euro meet this weekend!

Wish I could have been there but now I've got the house I've got to buy furniture and crap, just spent 2k today on a pimped out 3 piece suite

That's seriously chilly over there, hope Zee gets the Tezza over here in one piece, wanna see her in one piece Thursday pal

Are the fogs in that top pic blue or have they got PIAA bulbs or something?

Looks ace

I'll make it one day when I'm not skint

We will have the Euro-Meet (Soltau) later this year in August.

The fogs are genuine Toyota (without E-Mark )

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More pictures:[url="http://euro.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Koeln05&page=1"]EUROLOC WINTER MEET[/url]

[quote name='PhoneDrome' date='Mar 7 2005, 06:25 AM']We will have the Euro-Meet (Soltau) later this year in August.
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August or June now???

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Wrong thread

some fantastic pictures there andi........

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Looks like a good meet, how did Bazza and My Prolex get there then, Chunnel or ferry ? Looks like a long way to drive to

I was off the last few days as well (unplanned as usual) and was thinking of going to Prague... this would have been the ideal alternative!... Doh!

think Dave and Barrie came by Tunnel........

Zee came by Ferry , everyone else by road, furthest travelled within Germany was Andi (600km), then everyone else with various distances

[quote name='Supracharged-IS340' date='Mar 7 2005, 07:56 PM']think Dave and Barrie came by Tunnel........

Zee came by Ferry , everyone else by road, furthest travelled within Germany was Andi (600km), then everyone else with various distances
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Bah wished I had gone now (didnt go to Prague as it looked like it was going to be too cold).

hi just got back

fantastic weekend as usual
spent this morning having bits fettled by TTE, great hospitality

was great to meet all the old and new faces, superb company each and every one


well i started off on friday morning at 8:00 am
headed into the kent countryside to meet dave ellen just as the worst of the snow came
the M20 was closed and we had to divert through all the sleepy villages, with snow falling very quickly and settling, made it to dover at around 2.30pm a grand total of 80 miles!, ferry was delayed and was told it was going to take upto 7 hours to cross (normally 1.5 hour)
so forgot that and booked up on the channel tunnel
which also got delayed, but did eventually get us there at abot 6:00pm
travelled up into belgium, where we decided to call it a day, the snow was falling, visibilty was about 20 ft , and we were doing 30mph
eventually arrived the next day
with the snow still following us

but......it was worth it

and.........i am VERY tired


weather wasnt too good !!
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Can concur with the above comments.

Excellent but cold weekend. With optional tour of Cologne by Mr Phonedrome

Got some goodies from TTE will post 2morrow am a tad tired

couldnt see mat.. must have been wearing an army jacket or something... blended in really well

[quote name='Jiberjaber' date='Mar 7 2005, 11:18 PM'][quote name='Supracharged-IS340' date='Mar 7 2005, 07:56 PM']think Dave and Barrie came by Tunnel........

Zee came by Ferry , everyone else by road, furthest travelled within Germany was Andi (600km), then everyone else with various distances
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Bah wished I had gone now (didnt go to Prague as it looked like it was going to be too cold).
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should have.was a great weekend, the Jazz club was far far far better than i ever thought it could be.....

in Phonedromes pics......im the one wearing the yellow (flat eric) jacket

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Some more pics

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[quote name='Steve' date='Mar 7 2005, 10:14 PM']couldnt see mat.. must have been wearing an army jacket or something... blended in really well
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not quite !
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blimey clawley... you have got a right porker lately

looks like a caption comp photo "eh eh what you lookin at eh?" Scouser accent

This is Matt. Talking loudish to Gordon(?). At a Cologne Jazz Club called "Breugels" (Rudolf Platz near Champs American Sports Bar).

Just a minute before they start to dance in front of a "gay" crooner

And have a look at the barkeeper. He former lived near Notre Dame and could escape

Nice pic's but it is a shame only Mat is going to meet TOC with our 17 car's and the 450+ cars from TF.DE at the easter meet btw

roll on this years saltau meet

out of interest, how much did you guys (Bazza and Dave) spend on petrol?

[quote name='CP409135' date='Mar 8 2005, 03:15 PM']out of interest, how much did you guys (Bazza and Dave) spend on petrol?
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just over 2 tanks
it was 350 miles there
and 320 back

Brilliant long weekend once again in Germany.

Satureday night was.... well........ erm........ superb!
Including the Grand Prix!

Tezza is flippin quick! Needs a few tweaks, but very happy.

Great to see everyone and thanks to Gerald and Andi for their hospitality.

Bring on the next one.....