hey everyone! hope whoever went to japshow had a good time. I didnt go in the end after having had a bit of car trouble the other day with a seized caliper and after seeing the weather report and with it being really bad in manchester anyway I decided I'd give it a miss. Bit gutted as I havent been able to make it to any shows this year but hopefully next year

Good pics chris.

Its not good there when it rains, have been there many a time and it spoils it, i take it they stopped any racing too ?

Its a real shame.

Yeh John they stopped all racing and the only thing that was going on was a bit of drifting now and again,

The only funny thing that happend was watching them try and get the cars off the grassed area's as most were just sinking deeper and deeper and when they were trying to drive out they just sank and gave up was glad i'd parked on the hard stuff

yeh the grass bit gets like a mud bog doesnt it, if you book a stand for the whole weekend, they put you on the grass, if you book one for sunday only, its on concrete, thats why we always just book the one day

[quote name='johnboy' post='590026' date='Oct 6 2008, 11:08 AM']yeh the grass bit gets like a mud bog doesnt it, if you book a stand for the whole weekend, they put you on the grass, if you book one for sunday only, its on concrete, thats why we always just book the one day [/quote]

I shouldve taken some pic's really as some were in really deep

spoke to a guy I work with who is from the MR2OC said that it was a great weekend just a shame about the weather

i was going to pop over but didnt fancy it when i saw the weather.... defently next year.

To be honest i went up at 1PM on the Sunday to see the following;

No traders (unless you want chavy stickers)
No owners clubs (not even Lexus!!)
No track usage
plenty of food traders
some people displaying drifting, not a patch on the show at silverstone earlier this year.

So I hung around for an hour and left, nothing to see.

Looks like Jap car owners ain't water proof

Could have been a good show but was a complete waste of time and money.

So all I have to show for it is a filthy car

See you all at the next show so long as it is sunny

[quote name='Yeldarb' post='590204' date='Oct 6 2008, 07:31 PM']To be honest i went up at 1PM on the Sunday to see the following;

No traders (unless you want chavy stickers)
No owners clubs (not even Lexus!!)
No track usage
plenty of food traders
some people displaying drifting, not a patch on the show at silverstone earlier this year.

So I hung around for an hour and left, nothing to see.

Looks like Jap car owners ain't water proof

Could have been a good show but was a complete waste of time and money.

So all I have to show for it is a filthy car

See you all at the next show so long as it is sunny [/quote]

to be fair
most owners club had arrived early, after hours in cold and rain, you cant blame them for leaving
likewise for traders, if they have had poor sales they might as well pack up and call it an early day
drag racing needs a dry track, it is dangerous if wet or even damp, santa pod organisers will always take a safe course of action even if it does dissapoint many people
drifting is about control, when wet they have no control hence poor display

if we could guarentee sunshine then we could guarentee great shows, sadly this is the UK !!

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[quote name='Yeldarb' post='590204' date='Oct 6 2008, 07:31 PM']To be honest i went up at 1PM on the Sunday to see the following;

No traders (unless you want chavy stickers)
[b]No owners clubs (not even Lexus!!)[/b]
No track usage
plenty of food traders
some people displaying drifting, not a patch on the show at silverstone earlier this year.

So I hung around for an hour and left, nothing to see.

Looks like Jap car owners ain't water proof

Could have been a good show but was a complete waste of time and money.

So all I have to show for it is a filthy car

See you all at the next show so long as it is sunny [/quote]

I was still parked on the lexus stand at 2.15PM on the Sunday in my LEX, only saw another one after Wozza had gone and that was an ls400 parked with another club?

Saved my ticket though so at least i can still use it towards another event

I was there from about 8.15 am till 12.30pm in the bucketting rain... sorry I missed you.

I saw a Platinum ICE IS200 coming towards Santa Pod on my way out, but the lane was narrow so couldn't turn round.

Was that you by any chance Yeldarb ? I did flash my lights

could well have been, mine is Platinum Ice, with HIDs on due to the rain, so should have stood out!!!!

Not to worry I will try to make the next meet so long as it is not a Saturday (working).