Japshow 2011 - Sunday 19th June ( show day )

JapShow 2011 - Sunday 19th June at Santa Pod Raceway[/size]
JapShow Finale Test Day - Saturday 18th June


From the city streets and winding mountain roads of Tokyo to the drag strip of Santa Pod, the cult of the Japanese car has taken over the UK tuning scene, and the JapShow is the beating heart of this culture, with Europe's quickest cars competing in the Jap Drag Series, public Run What Ya Brung open to everyone including bikes, Show & Shine, Drifting, Car Club Displays, Jet Car, traders and much more.

Whether you drive a Nissan Skyline or Toyota Supra, a Honda Civic or a Mitsubishi Evo, a Mazda RX7 or a Subaru Impreza, or you ride a Suzuki, Kawasaki, or Yamaha, you're welcome at JapShow.

What's on at JapShow 2011


Run What Ya Brung Competition:
Get your car or bike on the famous track and see what it can do!

£25 unlimited runs on Saturday test day and £20 for 4 runs on Sunday main day, with a full performance print-out available for each run. You will need to bring your driving licence to sign-on. Trophies for class winners. Visit the RWYB page for more info. RWYB is open to everyone on Saturday but Japanese Cars and bikes ONLY on Sunday.

Win a £200 Eibach Pro-Kit! All RWYB participants will be entered into a free prize draw for the chance a win an Eibach Pro-Kit worth £200. Details here.




Jap Drag Series:
Championship Drag Racing for Europe's fastest Jap drag cars. Witness 7 second, 1,000 bhp pro cars in action with thrilling racing across 4 classes.

Full Details and list of competitors at www.japdragseries.co.uk.





Show Car Paddock:
Whether you've got a classic or modified Jap show car, if it's something special, make sure you enter it into the Show Car Paddock. Don't leave it in the main carpark where no-one will see it, get into the show and get noticed!

The Show Car Paddock is FREE to enter, and there are trophies for the Top 5 Cars plus best Retro. There's no need to pre-enter, simply turn up, park up, sign up and shine up!




Club Displays/Camping:

Club display and camping areas are available on a first-come-first-served basis. For booking enquires call 01234 782828, the first clubs to book get pitch priority, discounts available on large group bookings. View further info on the Clubs page.

The first clubs to book for JapShow 2011 are: Mitsubishi Lancer Register, MKII Supra.net, Outlaw Jap Club, Berkshire Scoobies, Jap Car Enthusiasts, Miss Banzai, CZTOC, Clubaristo, Beds & Bucks Scoobys, UK Legacy, Delsol UK, The Flame Club, Type-Ra.co.uk, EVO123.net, Ne-Japs, Civic Jordan.co.uk, Celica-Club.co.uk, Mazda Rotary Club, GTROC, Southern Suzukis, Essex Modified, Japs - I Performance Car Club, FDUK, Skyline Owners.com, Honda Culture, Subaru Impreza Drivers Club (SIDC), JDM-Register, Extreme-JDM.co.uk, Japworcs, The Z Club, Mai - Jap - Ai Car Club, MR2 Owners Club, Performance Jap Car, Prelude UK, UK Streetcars, Surrey Scoobies, Hampshire Jap Cars, Skyline Owners Club, and Honda Civic Forum.




Jet Car:

10,000 bhp. 336mph. 20,000rpm. 5-second quarter-mile times. These figures sound like pure fantasy, but the Fireforce Jet Car makes them a shocking reality. Don’t miss this car out on track, but don’t worry, you’ll know its coming when you hear the air being torn apart by the massive turbine engine.



Japanese Bikes:
JapShow also welcomes two wheeled Japanese machinery with a RWYB Bike class and a Show & Shine Bike trophy being awarded. Also look out for some drag bike demos on the track.



Drift Rides:
Some of the country's top drifters will be giving people the opportunity to experience the sideways driving, tyre smoking art of drifting with Drift Rides on Saturday and Sunday.

If you are interested in trying drifting for yourself then Santa Pod holds regular Drift What Ya Brung days, full details are at www.DWYB.co.uk.




Stunt Displays:
Top international stunt driver Terry Grant will be at JapShow to entertain and astound you with awesome stunts and exquisite car control.



Handling Track:
A tight handling circuit will be ready for you to test your driving skills not just your cars power. So if you've got a Micra or a Starlet and are afraid of the big-boys on the dragstrip then show ‘em your heels on the handling circuit! The driver with the fastest time gets a trophy. Full details on the Handling Track page.




NEW for 2011! Rally School:
For the first time the Jap Show will be welcoming the London Rally School to give those Tommi Mäkinen or Sébastien Loeb co-driver wannabes the chance to really experience what it’s like to go super sideways on our dirt rally course. The choice of car is, of course, the world renowned Subaru Impreza WRX!

Their four-wheel drive, turbo-charged, 280 BHP group N rally cars are the ultimate in power, traction and control, built to take on the most demanding gravel and tarmac special stages out there. At only £10 per ride it’s a bargain!


Colin McRae Rally Subaru on show

Beds and Bucks Scoobies have the great privalage of bringing rally legend, Colin McRae’s famous Subaru rally car to the JapShow. The race-winning car will be on display at the show for the pleasure of rally fans, and also to raise money for the Colin McRae Vision charity. Take a close look and drop any spare change into the collecting buckets. Thanks to Beds and Bucks Scoobies for their special efforts with this car.


Off Track: As well as the car action, there will be Traders selling everything from ICE to performance parts, Fun Fair Rides and arcades, Helicopter Rides and loads more.

There are licenced bars and caterers on site selling food and drink to suit all tastes and there is a cash machine in the Pod Shop.

2 Seater Dragster: For the ultimate thrill ride, the 7 second Santa Pod 2 Seater Dragster will be running at JapShow on Sunday with passenger rides available for £300. Details at www.santapod.com.



Mobile Dyno: The Rapid GB Dyno will be at JapShow, allowing anyone to get a full power and torque readout and some tuning advice from the experts using some of the latest and most accurate mobile dyno kit available.

Radio Controlled Cars: A variety of 1/10th scale electric radio controlled Japanese cars including drift cars will be racing on a special track where the public will be able to test their skills along with the experts.



Evening Entertainment: Weekend ticket holders not only get to make the most of two days of Run What Ya Brung but can also enjoy evening entertainment in Fuelers bar on Saturday night along with free camping, licenced bar & caterers and a lap dance club.



AutoTrader Cars For Sale: If you've got a car you want to sell, park it up in the Autotrader Cars For Sale Paddock, stick your phone number on the dashboard, and wait for the calls to come flooding in. It's FREE for both buyers and sellers!


Permatex Competition: Win 1 of 5 five pairs of tickets to the JapShow. Just fill in the form on the Permatex website www.permatex.eu.

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Ok people, time flies when your a racoon on steroids!

But seriously, who is going to Japshow? Lets have a better turnout than Rising Sun!!!!

Names please!
1. Pabz - Sat/Sun camping
2. Mr G - Sat/Sun camping
3. Mrs G - Sat/Sun camping
4. Sausagefingers - sunday
5. Noodles - sunday
6. TomsV35 - Sat/Sun camping

Me and my buddy Tecno Viking.....plus Mrs G.....

cool that makes 4 of us!

me and nikki can only do sunday this year as we have peter kay tickets for the saturday night

Think we should do fancy/stupid dress......it's any excuse for me and Rich,just thought the rest of you may fancy hving a bash......we did used to have the silly hat rule.....think thats where Tecno Viking came from.....may be a giggle....

sounds like a laugh!

Come on people step right up, sign your name down for the show and the fancy dress!

Is this a saturday and sunday event and if so what time will the campers get there on saturday ?

It is an all weekend camping event, saturday is a test day open to all and sunday is a test day open to jap cars and bikes only!

What time we are arriving depends on how many are going!

just had a look at the japshow website, if we want a stand we have to book a minimum of ten spaces & book in advance to get weekend tickets at £20. Buying on the gate is £25.

We can book just to camp but either way we need to know what we are booking!

So whats it gonna be?

I'm up for Sat and Sun,but will abide by the majority decisision....

Fink me n dean poss cumin but aint sure will ave a word wif dean, still need get rising sun fotos up yet will do wen ive got the tym

Fink me n dean poss cumin but aint sure will ave a word wif dean, still need get rising sun fotos up yet will do wen ive got the tym

Mr. G wrote:

I'm up for Sat and Sun,but will abide by the majority decisision....

Ditto

We may just end up camping without a stand thats all

Come on people who's going......