Hello VW Fans.

I was in Chimay Belgium from 1th to 2th July 2017 to visit the European Bug-In #7 VW Show.

My 1969 VW 1500 Beetle made the 1200 km round trip very well. Only one windshield wiper arm gave up the service because the screw had loosened. But that was easy to fix and so the continuous rain was no problem.

The weather was very bad. On Saturday it was not raining for about 1 hour at lunch time and it was not raining 2-3 hours before sunset. The Chimay racetrack was closed all day.

It was muddy and slippery and so the conditions for the Off-road entertainment couldn’t be better. Even a VW T1 Split made the track through the mud. Well done!

Miss European Bug-in 2017, Alysson Hotcho, arrived at the Gasser Line-up Show area at 19:30. The Gasser Line was this year in the burnout box. At 21:30 the burnout and night entertainment started and the sunset was great.

It was again bad weather on Sunday. Some VW fans could do a bit drag racing in the morning, just to get the racetrack dry. At about 10:45 was show time for the Oklahoma Willy jet powered VW Pickup. This Jet-Split-Bus is superb entertainment even for legends like the Godfather of Cal-look, Ron Fleming DKP. If you ever see the Bus, e.g. at Bug Jam Santa Pod UK, choose your viewing place in connection with the wind direction. I was in the middle of the exhaust gas cloud…

Unfortunate at 11:00 the racetrack had to close again because of rain. I drove home at 12:30 where I arrived at 19:00.

Below a selection of 153 great pictures of the European Bug-In 7 VW meeting sorted by the time the picture was taken.

European Bug-In 2017, Saturday, 1th July, 10:50 a.m., lots of rain for days and this VW Double cab is on the way to sink
VW 181 Thing trailer queen catching up some rain
BBT VW
Blackout T1 Split Drag Race Bus on the way back to trailer, EBI #7 done at 11:21 a.m.
VW Offroad Buggy in the mud
Super VW Fest #4 Beetle
VW 1500S Squareback and VW 1500 Notchback from UK
slammed VW Bug
Show & Shine, European Bug-In 2017, 12:51
European Bug-In 7 VW Show Chimay 2017, nice VW Beetle reflections in the newly developing lake
small Type 3 Notch kids VW Fun car
nice Ragtop VW Split and Ragtop Oval Beetle from DK
Vintage VW Oval and Split Beetles, EBI 7 Show & Shine
VW Type 2 Show & Shine, European Bug-In Chimay 2017
VW T2a reflections in the puddle
Lowbugz
VW 1600L Ghia
white VW Oval, Chimay
Offroad Beetle in the mud
VW Buggy in the mud
Offroad T1 Split Bus deep in the mud
no worries
Hazard Streaker Cox in the mud
patina Beetle and rain improves the look, I have also pics taken in the afternoon without rain…
Camping EBI Chimay, 16:49
VW fans from DK, they did also Hessisch Oldendorf on this tour...
nice Ragtop Oval
VW Shorty T2
start of the Gasser Line layout, European Bug-In 2017, 19:17
It's Showtime: Miss European Bug-in 2017, Alysson Hotcho, just arrived at 19:36
European Bug In #7, Gasser Line-up completed
Mister T Drag Race Beetle burnout, Gasser Show Area, 20:45
Low Bugz
VW Fans cruising around and enjoying the sunset
nice T2a High Roof
VW Transporter line up, 2x T1, T2a, T2b, T3
VW Beetle, EBI7 Sunset, 21:36
European Bug-In VW Burnout Show 2017 at sunset
Bullet Holes T1 Samba Bus Burnout
22:10: kids in kids T1 fun bus
California Look VW Beetle burnout, 22:24
Next day: campground, 2th July 2017, 08:06 a.m.
VW 411L Gulf
European Bug-In drag racing 2017, 9:48 a.m.
Drag Race VWs getting ready for the race, unfortunate the rain was back before they could start
EBI7 VW drag race
This VW Bug has a great California sun patina
Drag Race VWs waiting for racing on Circuit de Chimay Belgium
Oklahoma Willy jet powered VW Pickup checked by DKP Ron Fleming
Jet powered T1 VW Pickup gets gas for the race demonstration
Oklahoma Willy VW T1 Split Pickup Jet Bus take off, European Bug-In drag racing 2017, 10:56
EBI #7 OFFROAD VW Show & Shine Line-Up 2017
Ragtop Oval Show with rain, European BugIn VW Meeting 2017
fun at European Bug In 2017 #7
My VW 69 at EBI7, the Beetle made the 745 miles return to Chimay successfully, 2th July 2017, 12:17, Goodbye European Bug-In