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FRI 03
Drinks and Comedy
Kick off the weekend with Friday drinks and a good laugh at Boom Chicago. Be warned: your laughing muscles and jaws may hurt at the end of the fast-paced, interactive comedy show! 
THU 09
Salsa and a Corona
Ever wanted to try Salsa dancing? This is your chance: a free try-out lesson for total beginners! Afterwards, you can relax with a beer or Margarita. Or may be have one, before the class...
TUE 14
Tuesday Bowling
Are you up for a ball?
FRI 24
September Expat Drinks
Meet other internationals and socialize over a glass of wine or whatever you please.... This evening welcomes members and non-members. Proceedings of the event are put in the Cosmo Polite Fund.
FRI 01
Comedy Eve
EasyLaughs is a no-fuzz 'underground' improv comedy group in Amsterdam. Their shows are highly interactive and informal. Do pop in for a relaxed and entertaining evening.
TUE 12
Eat, Pray, Love
For the ladies who loved reading Eat, Pray, Love: the book has come to life with Julia Roberts in the leading role. Let's watch it together and dwell away in Italy, India and Indonesia!
FRI 15
October Expat Drinks
Meet other internationals over a glass of wine. This event welcomes members and non-members, as long as you are social, we're happy to have you amongst us!
WED 27
Bowling Eve
For almost a year, we have come together for Fred Flintstone Bowling evenings; join us if you are up for a ball.

Go-Karting in Amsterdam

May 22, 2010 | 0 replies | Leave a reply
On one of the sunniest Saturdays in spring we went indoor-go-karting. The result? Ten real racing fanatics showed up for a battle on the track.

Two heats of 12 minutes were to make out who's the fastest, who's the furioust and who's the smartest. Trying to outsmart the others, George asked for a map of the track to study the corners and the curbstones. Stuart's strategy was to pick the winner's go-kart of the previous race... unfortunately, the drivers were kids and Stuart was kindly asked to step out of the kiddies go-kart ten minutes later...

Svetlana won the first race and to leave the male contestants with a bit of dignity, decided not to participate in race two. The other two ladies enjoyed driving around in a more comfortable pace, allowing them to entertain the audience with smiles and waves.

The second race was won by Stuart - who had managed to take go-kart number 24, the one Svetlana had driven. Finally his strategy worked and he set the 5th fastest lap time of the day. John had stuck to his go-kart and moved up from third to a second place in the last race. Arend, a newcomer in race 2, ended third.

Fastest Lap times
  • Stuart (#24) 24.77s
  • Svetlana (#24) 24.99s
  • John (#26) 25.34
  • Arend (#30) 25.61s
  • Pierluigi (15) 26.00s
  • William (#20) 26.95s
  • Steffen (#28) 27.16s
  • George (#22) 27.33s
Hang-fa - did not want to drive faster than her husband, so she took it easy
and Filipa - was enjoying just a comfortable ride...

 

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