The 12th Figaroteam Holland Tour – Sunday 11th June 2023

Flipje is a cartoon character that came out of a magic raspberry and was a symbol for a very well-known jam factory in Tiel.

Words and Pictures: Dutch Chapter Coordinator Pascal Snel

The Tour was organised by Figaro owners Tanja & Edwin and Toine & Jorg from Figarocars, together known as Figaro Team Holland. This tour was already the 12th edition and this year it was located in a nice part of the Netherlands called Betuwe.

Betuwe is not a province but a region that is mainly located in Gelderland and is best known for horticulture and fruit cultivation. During the tour, we drove past different growers where the view of the orchards was beautiful. When you say Betuwe you say Flipje. Flipje is a cartoon character that came out of a magic raspberry and was a symbol for a very well-known jam factory in Tiel, and became later the symbol of the city Tiel.

Hence, our rally shield for the 2023 tour would not be complete without Flipje on it and the trophies to be won at the end of the day also featured a cheerful Flipje.

The Figaro Likes after a summer tour in 2019 came in the history books as the rainiest full Dutch tour! Unlike the 2023 tour from Figaro Team Holland will be remembered as the most warm and sunny one.

It was all day so unbelievably warm, and as you all know, the Figaros can stand the heat so well…… it was a miracle the Figs didn’t end up with heating problems

Toine told at the briefing we should take it slow and keep an eye on the temperature meter as well. In total there were 30 Figaros signed up for the tour, unfortunately, one Figaro didn’t make it to the start. On his way to the start location, he got engine problems and had to retire the car. So sorry Peter, we hope to see you back on the road in September.

From the original colours, the Topaz mist was not present on this tour, but still, it was a very colourful day! A Dutch and a Belgium pink one, a dark red one as well from Belgium, a few black editions and filled up with the Pale’s, Lapis and Emeralds.

We had a lovely day and it was lovely to see all the Figaro friends and Figaro’s again and already looking forward to the next edition in June 2024!

Enjoy some pictures from the day