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JapShow 2019 Report

Jap Show witnessed some truly incredible machines this weekend, paying tribute to Japans Fastest and Finest! From the Show Paddock and Club Displays to RWYB, we enjoyed an extraordinary day both on and off the track in true Jap Style!

The Show Paddock hosted the Autoglym Show & Shine competition. Displaying an impressive array of Japanese machinery, it was a very tough decision for the judges with some very high-spec vehicles on display.

The winners were as follows:

Best of Show: Shawn Preece – Toyota Supra – white – 1994 – 1000 BHP, custom interior.

Judges Choice: Matthew Dean – Mazda Autozam AZ-1 – Red – 1992.

Best Retro: Naresh – Datsun Violet- 1979

Best Bike: Dave Ferns – Honda CBX 1000 6 Cylinder silver- 1978 – Fully Restored.

Top 5: Matt Neale – Nissan 300zx, Purple- 1989.

Top 5: Ashley Thompson – Nissan Skyline R33 GTR – Dark Pearl Grey - 1995

Top 5: Steven Grove – Skyline Hakosuka 1970 – Midnight Purple- built by HRS 20 Years ago. Partially Restored, RB26 soon to be fitted.

Top 5: Andy Boyle – White Honda Civic 2000– Engine bay with K20A Engine from 2003 Integra.

Putting those driving skills of speed and precision to the ultimate test, Sebastian Jones took home the first trophy of the day in the Handling Track Competition. In his Suzuki Wagon R+, he completed the circuit in an incredible 23.31 seconds - well done!

Handling Track Winner: Sebastian Jones

The ¼ mile played host to Round 3 of the FWD Drag Series, and the RWYB competition, seeing some very impressive runs on the dragstrip – winners had all of the bragging rights!

Well done to the winner of Round 3’s FWD Drag Series Douglas Gemmel! In the final, Gemmel and Lewry went head to head on the ¼ mile with Gemmel taking the win with 10.69 at 145mph! Douglas Gemmel and Scott Nobby Lewry now sit first and third on the 2019 Championship Points Table. It will be all to play for in Round 4 at Fast show Reloaded!

FWD Drag Series Round 3 WINNER: Douglas Gemmel
RUNNER UP: Scott Nobby Lewry

The RWYB competition saw some ruthless competition throughout the classes; we witnessed an array of Jap cars hit the track with some very impressive ET’s.

The results of the RWYB competition were as follows:

Class A – Nissan/Datsun/Infinity
Rabnawaz Khan – Nissan GTR – 11.1486 @ 125.97 mph

Class B – Toyota/ Lexus
Piotr Nowacki – Toyota Supra – 12.1297 @ 124.80 mph

Class C- Honda/Acura
Rachel Jenkins – Honda S2000 – 12.8732 @ 114.36 mph

Class D – Mitsubishi/Proton
Chad Newark – Mitsubishi Evo – 11.5939 @ 119.80 mph

Class E – Subaru
Ben Fox – Subaru Impreza – 11.0729 @132.56 mph

Class F – Mazda
Matthew Newton –Mazda RX-7 – 13.6509 @106.92 mph

Class G – Suzuki/Daihatsu/Isuzu
Luke Ready – Suzuki Swift Sport – 15.3355 @ 89.24 mph

Class H – All Jap Bikes
Kevin Osman – Hayabusa turbo Suzuki – 8.5422 @ 170.45 mph

Class X – Non Road Legal (Inc. cars on slicks)
Calvin Skerritt – Honda Civic – 10.5370 @140.78 mph

Over on the Live Stage, legend DJ Richie Don, provided us with the perfect soundtrack for JapShow, keeping us entertained over in the Show Paddock all day. We witnessed a Jaw - dropping show over in the Live Action Arena with gravity defying tricks from Broke FMX and fantastic drifting displays from Team Maximum Lock, not forgetting as the sideways adrenaline filled fun over in the drift arena!
We hope you all had your cameras at the ready as Martin Hill teared down the track in 5.8566 at an incredible 276 mph in FireForce 5, The Jet Dragster!

We would like to say a big thank you to all the clubs for their continued support each year - we were in awe at the fantastic Japanese machinery on display!

To everyone that attended JapShow 2019 and from all the Santa Pod team, we would like to thank you and hope you had a brilliant day! Look forward to seeing you at JapShow Finale! http://www.japshowfinale.co.uk/index.php