Last weekend Grønnæssegård Gods hosted a unique TimeWinder event.
I flew in from EKRK together with Christian in one of his many aircraft, and it was a short but enjoyable tour.
Grønnæssegaard Gods was founded in 1776. It is beautifully located on the south coast of Halsnæs, surrounded by forest and overlooking the Roskilde Fjord. View from the air:
Our friends Connie and Niels met us on apron:
Everything is well-maintained at the Grønnæssegaards Gods, from the main building to stables. Guests are welcome to take a stroll and enjoy the serenity of this peaceful place.
A large area was allocated to the TimeWinder event which was described as a “nostalgia – by land, sea, and air”. The programme included 3 exciting days of show-casting of steam-vehicles, mopeds, trucks, military stuff, tractors, and many other things you otherwise would probably never see in your lifetime. Classic cars were on display at nostalgia camping place:
Hot drinks and home-made cakes were served on porcelain by stylishly dressed ladies:
The owners of these wonderful machines (don’t know what it is!) were driving around:
One of the many vintage vehicles there:
Bikes from the past that can still be used with the great pleasure:
Special vehicles, and still going fast!
Live bands were playing all dag long. The music was really great, and we danced a lot, especially Christian. He is almost a professional dancer. Christian is a member of the Happy Feet Dance Studio that gave free dancing lessons at the event. On the photo below Connie and Christian twirl with the other dancers:
This is a Rolls Royce Griffon Mk58 V12 37L 4-valves engine. It was designed in 1938-1940, its weight is 981 kg, and max power is 6800 nm/2750 rpm. The owner of this peace of art is Richard Adolfsson from Sweden. He gives private and public lectures about this engine, and runs it at different events. He has a web site http://www.griffon-engine.se/.
The owners of this engine have a good sense of humour:
Where else could you see this?
Old vehicles from the local fire department:
There was style in everything:
These guys made excellent food:
Just look at this – we each had one (almost) for dinner:
Tanks were driving around:
We were too late to get a tour, but there was time to get photos. I managed to get in, and Niels settled for posing outside:
“Russian” campsite:
“Americans” driving around:
And of course no event can be fully complete without aeroplanes! KZ IV ambulance that was specially designed to be able to land on any island of Denmark. Only two were built, and the first flight was on the 4th May 1944. The aircraft is built entirely of wood. Cruise speed is 180 km/h, Vne 210 km/h, landing speed 68 km/h. Full weight 2100 kg.
The Danish Aviation Museum presented this irresistible Tiger Moth, the world’s most outstanding type from 1931. Cruise speed 149 km/h, Vne 175 km/h. Full weight 828 kg. Motor 130 hp D.H. Gipsy Major I.
Great event, one of a kind, and very well-organised. There were so many interesting things to see and to experience! True market atmosphere, nostalgic amusement park, flea and spare parts markets, mechanics-enthusiasts, old craftsmanship, music and dance. We really enjoyed it.
Sunday morning was rainy, and we had to wait for a short VFR-break to take off.
En-route we changed to IFR, as the weather was getting worse.
Landing in Roskilde was in rain, and not many were out flying:
