VII Valga Cruising 2009
23. - 26. July 2009

International american car meeting & Rock'n'roll festival
in Valga, Estonia & Valka, Latvia

In one cruising You will experience two different and exotic countries:
Cruising will take place in Valga, then it will go over border to Latvia and back to Estonia.
Festival, where men are iron and gal's are honey, just feel the difference, it's something else!



Official intro clip by Vkeys

We were on Latvian TV3 --- check it here
Click "Bez Tabu" on a left column => click "julijs" => click "Bez Tabu 29. julija" => click "Skatities"

Bands and performers:


Dixieland BigBand...

Dixieland BigBand...

Dixieland BigBand...

Dixieland BigBand...

Dixieland BigBand...

Dixieland BigBand...

Dixieland BigBand...

Dixieland BigBand...

Back Beat Combo (FIN)
website


The Tonemasters (UK)
website


Rebel Ted Rock (GER)
website


The Rumble Beat (EST)
website


R.J. & The Neva River Rockets
(NL/RUS) website


Anders Karlstedt's Rock'n'Roll
& ELVIS show (SWE) website


Neva River Rockets (RUS)
website


The Soil Senders (FIN)
website


Country dancers from Estonia

Saxophonist virtuoso Andero (EST)
with his rockin' saxophone

Country dancers from Estonia



Elvis weddings

Elvis weddings

-70th birhtday party with Elvis

Car show in the centre of Valga

Car show

Aili's & Ants's dancing show

Elvis show

Car show



Unimoto Demo Driving Show (EST)



Results of Peoples choice competition by people of Valgamaa county.
Congratulations to winners!

1. HO-671 1952 Desoto Limo (FIN)



2. RV-85 1971 Cadillac Eldorado (LV)


3. NL-174 1973 Pontiac TransAm (FIN)




Greetings from Graceland
by Elvis

Great articles of the event in english "Maggie's Blue Suede News" magazine!
Click here and read them!



Photos of the event:

Official photos of the event

Few photos from Latvian newspaper "Ziemellatvija"

Plenty of photos by Marko Oldermann, Estonia

Plenty of photos by Valev Nielson, Estonia

Plenty of photos by Rain Nahkur, Estonia

Plenty of photos by Jaana Tirronen, Finland

Plenty of photos by American Car Club of Latvia

And many many others in Internet...

Big Thanks to our co-operators:
Valga City, Estonia
Valka City, Latvia
Valga Police Department
Estonian Red Cross
Eckerö Line
Uldis Platnieks, who helped us with authorities in Latvian side
American car club of Latvia
Estonian Rockabilly Forum
and my family, relatives and friends who helped me with this event!

Contacts: valgacruising@hotmail.com