2024 USA EASTERN & SOUTHERN EVENTS (all):
- 1st Sunday of each month – Washington DC area Citroën breakfast meet – at the Corner Bakery – 10327 Westlake Dr. Bethesda, MD 20817. For more details, please contact Bruce Logan (brucelgn@aol.com).
- May 10 & 11, ’24 – Citroëns at Carlisle – Carlisle, PA. Sponsored by Paul and Rose Anderson of Brad Nauss Automotive LLC. Held in conjunction with the Import & Kit car Nationals at the Carlisle Fairgrounds.
- More information for this event along with pricing for admission and parking is at: https://www.carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=import+and+performance+nationals
- Attendance at the Citroëns at Carlisle location on the show field is free. You must register your car with Carlisle Events (be sure to indicate you are with Citroëns at Carlisle as your club)
- Citroën Related Schedule:
- Citroëns will be on display near the Citroens at Carlisle Tent. Be sure to register that you are with Citroëns at Carlisle. Enjoy the meet with your friends.
- Friday all day — Be sure to be registered and your car on the show field will be eligible to be chosen as one of Carlisle Events favorite 10 cars, a chance to become one of the “Carlisle Elite”.
- Spend time at the flea market, car corral and renew and make new friendships.
- There will be no official evening dinner, but small groups are encouraged to pick their favorite venue and enjoy dinner.
- Saturday 9AM until 3PM – People’s Choice Judging. Cars on the Citroen show field will be judged by those in attendance. Grab a ballot at the tent, and vote for your favorite. Ballots will be accepted at the tent until 3PM.
- Saturday Seminars
- 12:30 PM – Join us for a seminar “50-year anniversary of the introduction of the Citroën CX” presented by Paul Robinson and Peter Kristensen. [The CX is a large executive car marketed by Citroën from 1974 to 1991 with 1,044,460 produced. Voted the 1975 European Car of the Year, the CX has been described by some enthusiasts as the last “real Citroën” before Peugeot took control of the company in 1976.] The event will include a display of 10 different models of the CX; Series 1, Series 2, Safari, Prestige and Diesel. There will be three presentations of 15-20 minutes each on the following topics:
- CX technical evolution
- CX elegance and endurance achievements
- CX history in the USA
- There will also be an exhibit of parts unique to the CX and the event will conclude with a fun time-trial of the performance of the CX’s hydro-pneumatic system.
- 3:30 PM – Join us for a seminar ‘Citroën A Series modifications and ownership experiences’ presented by Ben Boyle. In what is sure to be an informative and entertaining presentation, long time Citroën A Series owner Ben Boyle will highlight some of his favorite modifications and tell us some fun stories of trips he has taken with his Citroen.
- Saturday 6 PM – Citroëns at Carlisle Dinner at Carlisle Ribbon Mill, 320 East Louther Street, Carlisle. [Built in 1918, the Carlisle Ribbon Mill was a functioning ribbon mill until 1987. In the early 2000’s it was restored and reopened as a banquet facility. It is conveniently located less than 2 miles from the show field. See https://www.carlisleribbonmill.com/ for more information.
- Plan to join us for a fun evening, with great food, and making great memories and friendships. Plan to arrive at 6:00 PM. Dinner will start at 6:30 PM. It will be catered by Mission Barbeque and served as a buffet. The menu will feature 3 types of smoked meats (chicken, pork and brisket), cornbread, rolls, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, baked beans, salad and chips and dessert. Beverages included are lemonade, iced tea, water, beer and wine. Although the caterer does not offer an alternate menu, let me know if you have special dietary needs and I will try to assist. The cost is $45 per person, including gratuity.
- Dinner requires an RSVP. Please remember to RSVP no later than the end of Friday May 3 by emailing Paul Anderson at citparts@gmail.com or by calling (717) 691-8550 during normal business hours. Unfortunately, no late RSVP can be accepted.
- Payment in advance is much preferred. Please call with payment information. All major credit cards, PayPal or check (USA bank accounts only) are accepted. If paying by check, the mailing address is Brad Nauss Automotive LLC, 30 West Allen Street Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
- All Citroën related and other businesses are encouraged to donate door prizes. (Please bring them that night).
- As part of the continuation of the 50-year anniversary of the introduction of the CX, Paul Robinson and Peter Kristensen have organized a quiz of about 20 CX related questions. There will be Citroën CX related prizes for quiz participants for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
- Finally, People’s Choice Awards will be presented and door prizes will be awarded.
- June 13 — 16, ’24 – East Coast Rendezvous – Saratoga Springs, NY. https://citroenrendezvous.org/. The largest annual gathering of classic Citroëns in North America. We are back to our regular Father’s Day weekend for R24. We’ve been working hard to put together a weekend that enables you to rendezvous with known friends, meet new ones and, of course, enjoy the spectrum of Citroëns and Citroën admirers! The loss of the Springs Motel as a venue a few years ago, as well as the inflation we’ve all experienced recently, has meant that we need to raise the registration fee to $75. We wish we could continue the same low registration fee that we’ve maintained for more than a decade, but we think that for less than the price of a 2CV brake line set, the fun and camaraderie of the Rendezvous is still a bargain!
- The Rendezvous officially kicks off on Friday, June 14th, with the Ice Cream Social from 2-4pm at the Kaleidescope Café. Registration packets will be available there, then at the Marriott from 5-7pm..
- Friday dinner is open for you to enjoy on the town. Saratoga Springs is a fun town with a cornucopia of great restaurants. Do check it out!
- Saturday is show day at Lakeside Farms in Ballston Lake – Citroëns and other voitures start filling in the show field at 9am. Have a bit of continental breakfast, peruse the panoply of I’ve-been-looking-for-these and I-might-need-these parts from our fantastic vendors, and of course, ogle some Citroëns and bavardez with friends old and new. In the evening we’ll enjoy the delicious BBQ dinner that the Lakeside folks put on.
- Friday dinner is open for you to enjoy on the town. Saratoga Springs is a fun town with a cornucopia of great restaurants. Do check it out!
- We’ll wrap up the weekend Sunday morning at High Rock Park in Saratoga Springs with breakfast from Lakeside Farms.
- Accommodations:
- The Courtyard Marriott is unfortunately sold out at the Rendezvous rate, so please visit on-line booking sites for other options. We have NO affiliation with them, but you might check out the following, and we recommend that you book early:
- Bluebird Motel — https://www.bluebirdhotels.com/hotels/spa-city
- The Inn at Saratoga — https://www.theinnatsaratoga.com
- The Hampton Inn (25 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs)
- The Springwater Bed & Breakfast — http://www.thespringwaterbandb.com
- And of course AirBnB, Vrbo, and other local options
- We look forward to rendezvousing avec nos amis and hope you’ll invite friends of a like mind to join us at Rendezvous ’24!
- Your chauffeurs: Bill Blaufuss, Jon Chomitz, Michaela Hellman, Tim Kinnel, Toaph Westfall
- Go to registration: https://citroenrendezvous.org/sign_in
- July 14, ’24 – 10:30 AM — Bastille Day Rally & Rendez Vous Around New York City – In conjunction with the Consulate General of France, the French Institute – Alliance Française and a host of French and Franco American companies – if you love French vehicles, food, people and fun, then this is the place for you!
- Location: 122nd Street & Riverside Drive (south side) NY, NY 10027
- Cost: Just bring your French car, Velosolex or Mobylette
- Route: Will be posted on our website: www.NYCina2CV.com
- After Party: Brasserie Memere, Closter, NJ
- To Register: email us at velo-solex@usa.net