The birth of Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo 155 - Bulgaria
In the distant 2002-2003 was given the start of the official Alfa Romeo owner's cub in Bulgaria. As any start this was too a bit shy, based on virtual internet meetings. The first bigger live meetings were held at the "Alexander Nevski" square in Sofia. Since then a lot has changed ...
The idea for separate meetings for the fans of Alfa 155 was spontaneous born somewhere in 2009. The first big meeting was held on June 21st, in the city of Plovdiv. The people who organised this first meeting were the same that are responsible for every big 155 activity in the following years - they are simply known as Alex, Milena and Nasko.
But let's get back on that memorable date, June 21st... Around 18:00hrs on the parking area in front of "Lauta" stadium in Plovdiv walking-by people could see 21 (yes, twenty-one) fine specimens of the legendary for Alfa Romeo model "155". Without any big arrangements we gathered people from almost every surrounding city. We were nicely shocked as everything was born almost by a joke.
The idea for separate meetings for the fans of Alfa 155 was spontaneous born somewhere in 2009. The first big meeting was held on June 21st, in the city of Plovdiv. The people who organised this first meeting were the same that are responsible for every big 155 activity in the following years - they are simply known as Alex, Milena and Nasko.
But let's get back on that memorable date, June 21st... Around 18:00hrs on the parking area in front of "Lauta" stadium in Plovdiv walking-by people could see 21 (yes, twenty-one) fine specimens of the legendary for Alfa Romeo model "155". Without any big arrangements we gathered people from almost every surrounding city. We were nicely shocked as everything was born almost by a joke.
The people which attended this meeting shared the same love and passion. And unnoticeably between them another great idea was born. The idea was as wonderful for us as it was heretical to all other members of the Alfa Romeo forum which declared us almost a sect - which a few months later was already the other official name for the 155 fans in Bulgaria.
The idea was about a grand all-National meeting for all fans of the 155 and the birth of a small but very united club - the "Alfa 155 Fanclub - Bulgaria" (also known as Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo 155 - BG). With so many mad-heads gathered this day the idea was just a few beers away from coming to life.
After a brief research for ideas and possibilities we were able to make
The first National Meeting of the Alfa Romeo 155 fans in Bulgaria
The day is July 26th, 2009 - like hell was on Earth this day... Enormous heat of 46 degrees C hit the ground - there were no birds in the sky neither walking people in the streets. But on a big parking place near Plovdiv at 13:00hrs sharp 32 cars of the wonderful 155 model made a circle under the burning skies. 32 cars ... no one dared to expect such a number, we couldn't believe our eyes.
The First National, as we name it with love, was held in the beautiful Rhodopi mountains just above the city of Plovdiv. The 32 cars caused everyone beside the road on which we drove to stand and stare in utter amazement. After a short drive on the nice mountain road we parked the cars on the green meadow named to be the home for the First National.
The First National, as we name it with love, was held in the beautiful Rhodopi mountains just above the city of Plovdiv. The 32 cars caused everyone beside the road on which we drove to stand and stare in utter amazement. After a short drive on the nice mountain road we parked the cars on the green meadow named to be the home for the First National.
I believe there is no need to describe the wonderful time we had together that day - and of course, the ground-shaking party that followed all through the night ... I will only say that everyone were dazzled by the beautiful spirit of sharing and mutual support - not to mention the nice and true new friendships that were born this day. That night, when the party was almost over, we made a promise to ourselves - never to stop the respect and support for every one of us, and to keep on gathering - no matter how hard it may be.
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As a natural sequel to this wonderful first meeting came the
The first spring meeting of the Alfa Romeo 155 fans in Bulgaria
The beginning of Spring - March 20th 2010. A nice place somewhere near the historical town of Panagiurishte, 23 people and 10 cars. Nice walk around the old town and the museums preceded the evening party which already had a distinctive "155" pattern.
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The Second National
Alfa Romeo 155
Meeting in Bulgaria
The memories and emotions from the previous two big meetings of the now officialy called "155 sect" found their logical sequel in organising the Second National Meeting - as we have promised to ourselves. This time the weather was just fine and again the place was wonderful - warm and sunny with a lot of fresh mountain air. The dates - June 12th and 13th, 2010. The place - small town in the Troyan district, known for its natural springs and clean nature.
This time we gathered 23 cars and again a massive number of fans. The column again gathered all eyes around the beautiful roads as we toured between a few of the smaller resort villages.
The quietness of nature and the fresh mountain air made the evening party almost neverending, and especially easy for us to recover on the next morning ... Before we ended the meeting we drove to a nearby old monastery - again for everyone's amuzement.
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This time we gathered 23 cars and again a massive number of fans. The column again gathered all eyes around the beautiful roads as we toured between a few of the smaller resort villages.
The quietness of nature and the fresh mountain air made the evening party almost neverending, and especially easy for us to recover on the next morning ... Before we ended the meeting we drove to a nearby old monastery - again for everyone's amuzement.
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The second spring meeting of the Alfa Romeo 155 fans in Bulgaria
March 26th, 2011 - people travelling along the curvy road stare wit pleasure at the snake-like twisting column of 15 identical cars. The tradition to meet the Spring this time was kept in another historically important place - the tragically known for the massacre in 1876 town of Batak.
To our pleasure the hotel's restaurant was reserved only for us. All the words will not be enough to describe the crazy party that we had...
The next day was devoted to a tour around the historical monuments in the town. It was a place which we left with a feeling of great sadness for the countless victims of a mindless slaughter.
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To our pleasure the hotel's restaurant was reserved only for us. All the words will not be enough to describe the crazy party that we had...
The next day was devoted to a tour around the historical monuments in the town. It was a place which we left with a feeling of great sadness for the countless victims of a mindless slaughter.
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The Third National
Alfa Romeo 155
Meeting in Bulgaria
July 2nd and 3rd, 2011, are the days of the Third National Meeting of the Bulgarian 155 fans. The initial meeting place - the parking lot of McDonalds restaurant in the capital city of Sofia. The traditional column again gathered all the attention as we drove through the hole city. The final destination was a small private hotel just outside the capital, nice and quiet as we like it.
This is the first time when we had guests from other parts of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - a few nice guys from the "33" and "164" divisions.
Sadly this time the party was almost ruined by another private happening in the same restaurant. It is really allarming how simple-minded and vulgar can the "modern" people be when they are feeling off the leash ...
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This is the first time when we had guests from other parts of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - a few nice guys from the "33" and "164" divisions.
Sadly this time the party was almost ruined by another private happening in the same restaurant. It is really allarming how simple-minded and vulgar can the "modern" people be when they are feeling off the leash ...
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The 20th Anniversary Meeting
On May 26, 2012 the Alfa 155 fans in Bulgaria met again to celebrate a nice jubilee - 20 years since our beloved car stepped on the road for the first time. Recent earthquakes and non-stop rains could not stop us from gathering 19 cars for the usual march to our destination.
Preparations for this meeting took quite a lot time but the results were more than very good! For this occasion we made special decals for the cars and very nice-looking T-shirts for every 155 owner that attended the meeting. We booked a very nice hotel with anbelievable atmosphere which helped more than enough for the ground-shaking party in the evening.
Now the only thing for us to wait with more passion is the 50th Anniversary of Alfa 155 !
This is how we prepared for the celebration :
Preparations for this meeting took quite a lot time but the results were more than very good! For this occasion we made special decals for the cars and very nice-looking T-shirts for every 155 owner that attended the meeting. We booked a very nice hotel with anbelievable atmosphere which helped more than enough for the ground-shaking party in the evening.
Now the only thing for us to wait with more passion is the 50th Anniversary of Alfa 155 !
This is how we prepared for the celebration :
The anniversary T-shirt :
The front of the T-shirt.
The T-shirt is made of high-quality cotton fabrics with double stitches everywhere. The image is also high-quality printed.
The back of the T-shirt and the sleeve.
The anniversary car-decal
The decal is made of high-quality weather-proof material. The colour is mat-black and the print is covered with golden foil.
The real looks of the decal... placed already on my car.
Sadly the bad weather didn't allow us to make good enough photos and video as we planned but I think you will like what you'll see ...
My pictures from the event can be seen by clicking the picture below:
My pictures from the event can be seen by clicking the picture below:
And here is the small video about our meeting - use the link below to watch it :
Summer Meeting 2012 of the Alfa Romeo 155 FanClub - BG
Well, the latest meeting of the Alfa 155 FanClub - BG has just passed ...
On July 28th, 2012, we held yet another incredible meeting of the sect - although in lesser numbers. This time the meeting could be named "The march of the seven Samurai" - in the hot Saturday afternoon hours, on the curvy road to Bratsigovo, 7 dark 155's were eating the almost melted asphalt - well, it was in fact 5 black and two grey cars ...
The incredible heat did not manage to prevent the group from getting to the hotel in time this time. After that we just disappeared in the nicely cool water of the hotel's pool. I the meantime another two 155's joined the group and the afternoon passed very quickly just to make way to the next wonderful party night. Dancing and good time ended no earlier than the first signs of light in the morning.
I will not bother you more with words - click on the image to see the pics of that nice party :
On July 28th, 2012, we held yet another incredible meeting of the sect - although in lesser numbers. This time the meeting could be named "The march of the seven Samurai" - in the hot Saturday afternoon hours, on the curvy road to Bratsigovo, 7 dark 155's were eating the almost melted asphalt - well, it was in fact 5 black and two grey cars ...
The incredible heat did not manage to prevent the group from getting to the hotel in time this time. After that we just disappeared in the nicely cool water of the hotel's pool. I the meantime another two 155's joined the group and the afternoon passed very quickly just to make way to the next wonderful party night. Dancing and good time ended no earlier than the first signs of light in the morning.
I will not bother you more with words - click on the image to see the pics of that nice party :
6th Italian TrackDay - 07 Sept 2012
On September 7th, 2012, we attended the latest Italian TrackDay (and one and only for this year). It was held as usually on Dragon Racetrack in Kaloyanovo, near Plovdiv. We were able to enjoy a lot of good friends, a lot of nice driving and a lot of nice music around and on the track.
My pictures from the event can be seen by clicking the picture below:
My pictures from the event can be seen by clicking the picture below:
I also tried to make a video for the event - take a look at it here :
ItalFest 2012 - Lesnovo airstrip, 22nd September
This year's ItalFest - 9th in the history of the "Alfa Romeo Club - Bulgaria" - was held on September 22nd 2012, at the Lesnovo airstrip. This small airport is near the town of Elin Pelin and became a host for the ItalFest for second time. The weather was perfect and all fans of the Italian car industry could gather and have some fun together.
You can take a closer look at the first day of the meeting by clicking on the image below :
ItalFest 2013 - 28th September, Haskovo kart-track
The 10th, and somehow jubilee ItalFest in the history of "Alfa Romeo Club - Bulgaria" was held on September 28th and 29th again in the town of Haskovo. The kart track is host of the event for the second time and this year it was at least at the same level as previous time. The weather was not so friendly this time but despite the cold and the light rain the italian car fans gathered again to celebrate and have some good time.
You can take a closer look at the first day of the meeting by clicking on the image below :
You can take a closer look at the first day of the meeting by clicking on the image below :
The 2014 "Alfa 155 & Friends" meeting
Well, the "Alfa 155 and friends 2014" meeting in Bulgaria has just passed. It was nice to meet again with friends and fans, and to have some really nice time around the BBQ...
Thanks to all for being there, enjoy the pics by clicking the image below!
Thanks to all for being there, enjoy the pics by clicking the image below!
Italfest 2015 - Dragon Racetrack, Kaloyanovo
On Sept 19th the 12th meeting of the Italian cars' fans in Bulgaria was held. Due to lot of reasons we used this opportunity to make our own meeting for the year, though a lot of us couldn't manage to attend.
Enjoy the pictures (not only of 155s) by slicking the image below:
Enjoy the pictures (not only of 155s) by slicking the image below:
ItalFest 2016 - Metro parking lot, Sofia
On October 1st, at the parking lot of Metro - Sofia West was held the 13th ItalFest in Bulgaria.
There were a lot of interesting events in the program such as :
- master's driving;
- team car pushing;
- car audio measurement;
- car waiter;
- car basketball;
- and of course - the usual "car of the public" competition.
As usual, the 155 fans used the opportunity to gather and make this year's annual meeting. At he Fest we gathered a total of 15 cars - again attracting everyone's eyes.
Pictures from the event can be seen by clicking on the image below:
There were a lot of interesting events in the program such as :
- master's driving;
- team car pushing;
- car audio measurement;
- car waiter;
- car basketball;
- and of course - the usual "car of the public" competition.
As usual, the 155 fans used the opportunity to gather and make this year's annual meeting. At he Fest we gathered a total of 15 cars - again attracting everyone's eyes.
Pictures from the event can be seen by clicking on the image below:
Spring Meeting 2017 - Uzana, Gabrovo
On 13th and 14th of May, 2017, we attended the Spring Meeting of Club "Alfa Romeo - Bulgaria" which was held in the Uzana district near Gabrovo city.
At the geographical center of our country gathered almost 40 cars and a lot of fans. As usual the long column of beautiful cars gathered the eyes of the local people as we drove though the city and to the old "Etara" complex.
Sadly only 4 Alfa 155s came to the meeting but as a sign of respect from the Club managers we were given the honor to lead the column.
Pictures from the event can be seen by clicking on the image below:
At the geographical center of our country gathered almost 40 cars and a lot of fans. As usual the long column of beautiful cars gathered the eyes of the local people as we drove though the city and to the old "Etara" complex.
Sadly only 4 Alfa 155s came to the meeting but as a sign of respect from the Club managers we were given the honor to lead the column.
Pictures from the event can be seen by clicking on the image below:
What Lies Ahead Of Us ?
Here we will post what are we planning in the near future so that you can keep up with our activities.
Thanks for visiting, keep the 155 spirit alive !!!
Thanks for visiting, keep the 155 spirit alive !!!
I WANT TO SAY ONE BIG "THANK YOU" TO ALL TRUE FANS OF THE LEGENDARY ALFA ROMEO 155 AROUND THE WORLD FOR KEEPING HER BEAUTY AND SPIRIT ALIVE !!!
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