2009 Roavstock Mid-Atlantic Rally - 4 Days of Rovers Mud & Music
Published January 2010 – Topics: Club Events | Tags: 2009, Defender, Discovery, Land Rover, Maine Winter Romp (MAR), MAR rallye, mid-atlantic, rally, rallye, Range Rover, ROAV, roavstock, series 
Text: Jeffrey Aronson. Photos: Arthur Patsouris & Taylor Congleton
Members of Gen X, Gen Y and the Millennial generations consider Woodstock ancient history; the Rover Owners Association of Virginia is only 6 years younger. It has aged much better than many Boomers, and ROAV’s Mid Atlantic Rally, held in October 2009, remains one of the east coast’s most popular weekend gatherings.
Rovers North staffers fight tooth and nail over who gets to attend each year. The battle this year grew even more ferocious when the transportation was to be the Rovers North 2009 Defender 110 fleet export edition. Arthur Patsouris, sales manager, and Taylor Congleton, the field tech for fleet systems, won this year’s scrum. Arthur called the 11 hour, 600 mile drive south, “Everything you envision that is great about a Defender, multiplied by 10. The TD4 Puma diesel is so strong — after driving that, who needs a V-8? (…)
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