JapShow - Japanese Performance Car Event

JapShow 2013 - Sunday 30th June
JapShow Test Day - Saturday 29th 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 the country's quickest cars competing in the Jap & FWD Drag Series, public Run What Ya Brung open to everyone including bikes, Show & Shine, Drifting, Car Club Displays, Jet Car, Traders, Stunt Displays, Podkhana and 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 2013

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 from Europe's fastest Japanese cars. Witness 8 second cars battling it out in heads up races. Full Details and list of competitors at www.japdragseries.co.uk.

FWD Drag Series: NEW for 2013 is a championship for all front wheel drive cars including Japanese with the top cars running 9 second quarters. Full Details and list of competitors at www.fwddragseries.co.uk.

Podkhana: New for 2013 and replacing the handling track is the Podkhana competition. Imaginitive, we know.

Think 2 cars completing an identical handling track side by side going head to head to find out who’s got the edge. Podkhana will consist of a qualifying session followed by head to head knockout eliminations until only 1 winner remains. Competition is open to Japanese vehicles only and all vehicles will be in one class together regardless of whether you’re FWD, RWD or AWD but which one will come out on top?

All competitors must qualify in the morning session to get them in the field for the afternoons eliminations.

Qualifying – 11am, Finals – 3pm

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 eight trophies up for grabs.

Top 5 inc Best in Show, Best Bike, Best Retro & Judges Choice.

There's no need to pre-enter, simply turn up, park up, sign up and shine up!

New for 2013 – Champion of Champions competition - USC this year will see the first ever Champion of Champions Show & Shine competition, a category where winners from USC 2012, Fast Show 2013 and JapShow 2013 go head to head to find THE Champion of Champions. So with JapShow being your last chance to qualify, this makes the prize even more appealing!

Drift Rides: If you don’t fancy thrashing your own car then don’t worry because we have someone else here willing to take you for a ride in theirs. This is your opportunity to experience some real exhilarating sideways action with a pro drifter for just £10.

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.

Jet Car: Don’t miss the 270mph, 5 second, FireForce Jet Funny Car, you’ll know its coming when you hear the air being torn apart by the massive turbine engine.

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. View further info on the Clubs page.

The first clubs to book for JapShow 2013 are:

300zx.co.uk
Beds & Bucks Scoobys
Berkshire Scooby Club
CZTOC
Evo123.net
Evo Owners
Extreme-JDM.co.uk
FD:UK
Fresh Additions & JDMK
GTR Owners Club
Hampshire Jap Cars
Hond-r
Jap Car Enthusiasts
Jap School Car Club
JPOC
Just Jap
Leics Motor Club
Lude Generation

Missbanzai
Mitsubishi Lancer Register
MR2 Drivers Club
MR2 Owners Club
MR2ROC
Outlaw Jap Club
Passion Jap
Performance Jap Car.co.uk
Proton Owners Club
PureJDM
S15 Owners Club
Scene Daily
Skylineowners.com
TB Developments
Tokyo Collective
Total-Jap
UK Legacy

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.

Fuellers bar yet again will be loud and proud with Ignitions own resident DJ Small Paul providing dance and drum and bass combined with DJ Blitz providing non stop party hard houses mixes you just wont want us to stop!

With giveaways throughout the night, 2 stunning dancers to keep you in the mood, rest assured it's a night's entertainment you wont forget in a hurry.

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.

Stunt Displays: Stunt driving extraordinaire Terry Grant will be on hand to astound and amaze the crowds with his ever popular stunt show. Watch on as Terry pulls out all of the stops pushing the boundaries of stunt driving further and further each time he steps into one of his fleet of vehicles.

Fun Fair Rides: All the fun of the fair with rides, dodgems, arcades and sideshows.

Traders: The JapShow trade village will have traders selling everything from ICE to performance parts.

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.

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!

Santa Pod Raceway: JapShow and JapShow Finale are held at Santa Pod Raceway, the UK's premier Drag Strip in the middle of England on the border of Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.

For full venue details please visit www.santapod.com.

JapShow 2012 - Report & Gallery

Read about all the winners in the RWYB, Jap Drag Series, Show Car Paddock, Handling Track and all the other action from around site at JapShow 2012, on the JapShow 2012 report page, and view photos on the JapShow 2012 Gallery page.

JapShow Finale 2013 - Sunday 29th September
JapShow Finale Test Day - Saturday 28th September

The season finale event for Japanese car enthusiasts with the final rounds of the Jap Drag Series & FWD Drag Series, Show n Shine, RWYB competition, club displays, drifting, drag demos, traders and more.

JapShow Mailing List:
Fill out your e-mail address below to receive the Santa Pod RWYB Email News Letter and you will also be entered into a monthly prize draw to win a £50 Santa Pod Raceway gift voucher.