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Old 05 May 2012, 11:43 PM
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Default JAPFEST LESS THAN A WEEK NOW !!

Even though im not on track or taking a scooby there i still love the car event ! roll on the 12th may 2012 touch wood the weather is amazing
Old 06 May 2012, 07:07 AM
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Where is this fella I've never been!, is this the 1 at knock hill?
Old 06 May 2012, 07:17 AM
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No mate,its at Castle Coombe circuit its going to be epic
Plus a "drift train" of 20 cars drifting in one long line around the track!!
hope the weather holds out tho

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Old 06 May 2012, 09:38 AM
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Here's a link looks good http://www.japfest.co.uk/visitor-information/
Old 06 May 2012, 11:45 AM
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Cant wait! Will be my first one
Old 06 May 2012, 01:33 PM
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Japfest is awesome, i went around there once in my old mazda mx6 with 190bhp a few years back and it was definitely good fun
Old 06 May 2012, 02:11 PM
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X70cky it's at castle combe buddy , i have been three years running after this year ... the 20 car drift line will look mad just got rember take some oakley as i gt aload of burnt rubber smoke in my eyes last time , u reckon steve baggsy will be there in the japspeed scooby ???
Old 06 May 2012, 02:53 PM
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what have we got their guys??

has it got trade stands??

ive never been before, not sure if its worth the hassle??
Old 06 May 2012, 04:49 PM
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its got lots of trade stands e.g bucket seats exhausts samco hoes , cleaning products , alloys .. they have a stand for every japanese car , eg subaru , mitshibishi . maza , nissan e.tc ... and a massive track which has cars on it constantly in a 15 min track session times . also a drift battle .. and mainly of cors aload of nice model maxxis girls
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Originally Posted by SCOOBYOLS46
its got lots of trade stands e.g bucket seats exhausts samco hoes , cleaning products , alloys .. they have a stand for every japanese car , eg subaru , mitshibishi . maza , nissan e.tc ... and a massive track which has cars on it constantly in a 15 min track session times . also a drift battle .. and mainly of cors aload of nice model maxxis girls




20quid on the gate

worth it??

whats access like?? been to pod a few times with the VX show and access is awful!! coombe better???
Old 07 May 2012, 03:17 PM
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if ur a car performance car fan this is your grace land!!!!! its epic!!!

whos been doing what to there cars to get them ready for the show then? any last min mods squeezed in?? i know i have lol
Old 07 May 2012, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mickeymouse



20quid on the gate

worth it??

whats access like?? been to pod a few times with the VX show and access is awful!! coombe better???
i thought it was exspensive the first time i went in 2009 mate , but it's worth every peenny bud !

i like to go to see all the great cars and track action , and u can get a few ideas for ur own car which u can use and get to meet new people it's amazing , u should go buddy ur love it there i did

Last edited by SCOOBYOLS46; 07 May 2012 at 03:46 PM. Reason: access is alot better mate in my opionon , just as long as u leave a hour before the day finishes otherwise it's mayhem
Old 07 May 2012, 03:47 PM
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EVERYONE BE CAREFULLY MIND AS THERE GENERALLY A FEW UNNMARKED PIG CARS TO CATCH PEOPLE SPEEDING RIGHT OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE
Old 07 May 2012, 03:59 PM
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not been for a few years but its a good show if its not pissing down with rain , as scoobyols46 said above be careful on the roads outside

i went to lyden hill today to the bhp show and there were 2 unmarked skodas patrolling the bypass pulling peeps over
Old 07 May 2012, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mickeymouse



20quid on the gate

worth it??

whats access like?? been to pod a few times with the VX show and access is awful!! coombe better???

queues can get very long so you want to get there early.
IIRC there are about 3,000 cars on display and over 10,000 visitors so its a pretty big show.
Old 07 May 2012, 05:12 PM
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Meant to be the biggest jap car show in Europe
Old 07 May 2012, 05:40 PM
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It should be on for 2 days as there's not enough time to see it all properly in one day and watch track action :-(
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Been in the past ,good show, much better than the ones at Pod. Trouble is would cost a fortune in fuel these days!
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Mags were your ears burning, I was there with Tim from ESC and we were dicussing the top service RTS provides. Could of met up mate!
Old 07 May 2012, 07:38 PM
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Im going up in the proton.
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Originally Posted by AWG_STi
Mags were your ears burning, I was there with Tim from ESC and we were dicussing the top service RTS provides. Could of met up mate!

i was there till about 12 ish then went home was tired and had a few drinkypoos the night before so the head was abit fuzzy
Old 08 May 2012, 12:46 PM
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I'm hoping my car will be finished in time, but it's not looking to good at the moment, will be in the Legacy if it isn't
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Weathers looking good. Hope the exit is better than last year 2 hours to get out one entrance/exit
Old 08 May 2012, 10:15 PM
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Check out the new AlcaTek ECU and Toucan on our stand!
Old 08 May 2012, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Anger
I'm hoping my car will be finished in time, but it's not looking to good at the moment, will be in the Legacy if it isn't
What are you having done?
Old 08 May 2012, 10:33 PM
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is a good show i go most years i was only there two weeks ago, for the action day. they hold alot of shows throughout the year.
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After last years parking organising, I wouldn't go again. Over two hours just to get out the car park. They were happy to have plenty of staff sorting the parking going in so they could get your money but there was one guy waving traffic out if the car park towards the end of the day. Just a joke.
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Originally Posted by AWG_STi
What are you having done?
Totally stripped interior, I only started respraying the interior Saturday, still need to put it back together

Oh and it's being remapped Friday for more performance changes
Old 09 May 2012, 06:10 PM
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Interior respray? Or should I not ask!

Be interested to hear how you get on after the map! Good luck
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Caged, two bucket seats and Harnesses for the interior now

I'm on a stand in the main paddock now after Japfest phoned me this afternoon


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