Essen Techno Classica 2013

[AndyWoodall]

Have said for a few years that I'd go but always put it off, so this year I've decided, its happening.

My question really, is there anything else en route or in the locality, car wise, that is worth doing? The Ring isn't far and may pay a visit if there is a TF day the weekend of the show.

Really want to visit the Technic Museum in Speyer after visiting Sinsheim , but it is 3h in the wrong direction. May do though if there isn't anything worth visiting car/boat/plane/space shuttle wise in the Essen/Cologne area.

Would love to hear thoughts of people who've done an Essen trip, what else you've been to see and all that. Good car and aircraft museuems are the aim of the trip!

It is in April this year I think?

[GregMac]

I think there's an Opel museum nearby that looks worth a visit

[AndyWoodall]

Yes, just did a google of that, its not far at all. Thanks!

[AndyWoodall]

Well so far have found the Opel place, a Design Museum (up my street) and the Ruhr Museum.

[AndyWoodall]

Well I've booked to go, a GT3 roadtrip is therefore in the planning. Can't wait.

[chazola]

This is quite close and looks worth a visit:

http://www.remise.de/Classic-Remise-Duesseldorf-en...

I went to Essen a couple of years ago, it's moohassive. My eyes hurt at the end of the day from all the car porn. The traffic gets congested around the exhibition centre, and unusually for Germany, the car parks etc not that well sign-posted.

Speyer is very good by the way, though a lot less cars than Sinsheim, but more aircraft.

Edited by chazola on Monday 25th February 20:46

[AndyWoodall]

chazola said:

This is quite close and looks worth a visit:

http://www.remise.de/Classic-Remise-Duesseldorf-en...

I went to Essen a couple of years ago, it's moohassive. My eyes hurt at the end of the day from all the car porn. The traffic gets congested around the exhibition centre, and unusually for Germany, the car parks etc not that well sign-posted.

Speyer is very good by the way, though a lot less cars than Sinsheim, but more aircraft.

Edited by chazola on Monday 25th February 20:46

Thanks for this, I'm all for Speyer but it's 3h there and same again back, if we'd made proper plans we should have booked somewhere down there for the Sunday night. We'll see, really wanted to go as Sinshiem was fantastic.

Anyone else there now or going this weekend?