End of June, it is again: in Bad Kissingen, the size of all-terrain vehicle fair of Europe for the now 13 time starts. A preview of four days of action, information, and scene meeting.
When the fair was created all-wheel drive adventure in life, modern SUV of the Schlage of a BMW were X 5 or VW Tiguan nor music of the future. On this alignment, little has changed to this day, as on any other exhibition the subject of off-road lived so as in Bad Kissingen. Road-based Boulevard Cruiser are represented at best as a supporting actor, instead all those at their own expense, interested in all-terrain vehicle and their appropriate use in all varieties come on the show.
That the fair was "grounded" adventure all-wheel drive over the years in the best sense of the word, has to do with the exhibition concept. Instead in sterile exhibition halls present chromblitzende luxury SUV by pretty elegantly Hosessen, the trade fair in Bad Kissingen to a large extent takes place under the open sky. Feel and try and buy locally also is very welcome on the stands, business suit and shoes are here out of place.
The itineraries on the exhibition site have been revised for this year. Several violent Assembly and descents, angle rides and entanglement routes are new. On the driving course, all cycling fans in the so-called taxi passengers can be transported or grab some exhibitors also even in the steering wheel.
Around 250 exhibitors are expected this year, covering the broad field of offroad: special equipment, accessories providers, tour operators, rally organizers, dealer, tire provider, mobile home builder - the bandwidth is 2011 again used huge fail. Some premieres are already known. So AMR is a new all-wheel drive truck Bucher of new versions of its offroad tent trailer as imagine based on a motorhome, the companies point camp work and 3Dog, Terranger shows a VW optimized for off-road use T5. In Taubenreuther, a modified jeep will be to see Wrangler J8, one of the few versions of the new military jeep, which are found in Europe at all.
Also from equipment point of view, there are in addition to the classics of the winch up to the roof top tent to discover some new products. Steppenwolf shows the new inflatable lift Rifftrax-mountains bags, which shall act as a replacement for bulky sand ladders in sand and mud. EuroLine brings a new, flexible solar module on the trade fair, which adapts to the contours of the vehicle and is only 3 mm high. And in AluVa it will be a new lightweight cabin for pickups for the expansion of the self.
For 2011, a new, larger camping site was found, where visitors can stay. It is located in Bad Kissingen on the Saale, shower and toilets are available. As a highlight for the those off-roader there are a series of bad Kissinger Globetrotters Rudi Kleinhenz directly into the camp this year every evening.
The exhibition includes the fair finds 26.6 of the 23.6. Thursday until Sunday. from 10 am to 6 pm, instead, on Sunday at 17:00. The day ticket cost 10 euros, reduced five euro cards. The accommodation on the camp site fails with 10 euros per vehicle record, the shuttle bus to the AUsstellungsgelande is still free of charge.
