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Jeepclub.be 70 Years Jeep - Jeepworld

On May 21st and 22nd 2011, Jeepclub Belgium Luxemburg organized it’s 70 Years Jeep festivities under the name “Jeepworld 2011”, in the heart of Belgium, near Namur, on the magnificent and green castle domain of Château d’Arville, that was exceptionally opened for Jeep usage.

Customers, prospects and Jeepclub members were invited with their families and friends to enjoy a range of activities on one of the two days of Jeep celebration. Additionally, the event was a national showcase for the launch of the 2011 versions of the Jeep Compass and Jeep Grand Cherokee, sporting the brand-new 2011 diesel version of the latter car. We are proud to have received over 500 persons and Jeep-fans!

On the agenda were a number of activities, such as:

Jeep Academy
This was special part where anyone could register for an instructor-driven tour over a rough terrain in a Jeep of their own choice, and it was massively successful! We registered over 250 Jeep Academy sessions over the 2 days!
Jeep Trails
Visitors were given the choice to participate with their own car to a Jeep Offroad Forest Trail, which was an off-road drive accessible to all Jeeps, and the Jeep Wrangler Adventure Trail, requiring a Wrangler (Rubicon) with mud tyres and recovery gear, including an impressive Jeep Lumber Crossing.
Wee Willy’s drives
For children and adolescents, there was a special track with miniature petrol-engine powered Willy’s replica’s, sure to spark a big interest in Jeep driving! These tiny cars drove around the track like mad, jumping up and down, and were a treat to the eye.
Berg Jeep skelters
Two tracks were laid out by our sponsor Berg in which smaller and bigger children could set off in Jeep-branded go-carts in two sizes. The skelters were great: painted in olive-drab and pedal-powered, and the bigger ones even had a spare wheel on the back!
Garmin Treasure Hunt
Our partner Garmin provided a meeting point in the Jeep village, where you could register to participate in an outdoor GPS navigation course and game on foot. On both days, nice prizes were given away to the best performers in this game.
Jeep Heritage Zone
Through our contacts with Heritage Jeep owners, we managed to have a magnificent collection of older military and civilian Jeeps on display. We had about 10 cars, including a few superb WW2 Willy’s-es, a fulle size J10, a Jeepster, a big red Honcho, and a Cherokee Chief, all restored in mint condition.
Jeep Adventure Travel Zone
This area displayed a number of specially prepared expedition Wranglers, including their recovery gear and camping equipment, and sparked many conversation on plans for travelling overland. The cars participated to earlier voyages to Serbia, Libya, Finland, etc …
Finally, there was a Jeep Shop, a Jeep Balloon display, and a children’s grime artist.

On top of all the activities above, all participants were able to enjoy a copious buffet style meal, including drinks and desserts, to make sure that nothing was missing to provide a fantastic experience.