JapShow 2004 Review
The 2004 JapShow got off to a flying start on Saturday 19 th June at Santa Pod Raceway, with thousands of cars turning up from all over the country. The trade area was busy, the club areas were full of beautifully presented cars, and the track action was red hot, with some of the UK 's top tuner-cars represented. The action on the track suffered from a few showers, but the track crew did an excellent job of getting the track prepared again to get racing re-started ASAP. However, the changeable temperature made getting the car set up right difficult, so getting the run right was a real test of the driver's skills.
Fastest Runners from Saturday
Car No. |
Driver |
Car Details |
ET (secs) |
Class A |
A112 |
Richard Beaumont |
Nissan Skyline |
11.714 |
A162 |
Hom Niknam |
Nissan Skyline |
12.216 |
A20 |
Allan Hills |
No info |
12.338 |
Class B |
B57 |
John Morgan |
Toyota Supra |
10.939 |
B30 |
Adrian Smith |
Toyota Corolla |
11.211 |
B75 |
Jason Hopp |
Toyota Supra |
12.248 |
Class C |
C40 |
Andrew Dodd |
No info |
11.817 |
C105 |
Angus Fitton |
Ariel Atom (Honda pwr) |
12.952 |
C115 |
Peter Kiernar |
Integra S/charged |
13.146 |
Class D |
D134 |
David Bramley |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
12.943 |
D25 |
David Akers |
Mitsubishi VR4 |
13.543 |
D122 |
Adam Cooper |
Mitsubishi Evo Lancer VI |
13.652 |
Class E |
E121 |
Chris Garner |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
12.519 |
E52 |
Paul Collins |
Subaru Impreza |
12.553 |
E90 |
Daniel Pearson |
No info |
12.889 |
Class F |
F100 |
Norman Vigius |
Mazda RX7 |
12.952 |
F209 |
Oliver Cawthorn |
Mazda RX7 |
14.446 |
F85 |
Luke Smith |
No info |
16.667 |
Class G |
G12 |
Adrian Bailey |
Suzuki Swift |
16.265 |
G71 |
Steven Hall |
No info |
16.700 |
G171 |
Scott Limbert |
Suzuki Swift |
18.171 |
Class X |
Fireforce 2 |
Martin Hill |
Jet Funnycar |
6.065 |
Fastest Runners from Sunday
Car No. |
Driver |
Car Details |
ET (secs) |
Class A |
A325 |
Gary Passingham |
Nissan Skyline GTART |
11.140 |
A112 |
Richard Beaumont |
Nissan Skyline |
11.443 |
A354 |
Jhaneir Hussain |
Nissan Skyline R34 |
12.482 |
Class B |
B57 |
John Morgan |
Toyota Supra |
10.858 |
B30 |
Adrian Smith |
Toyota Corolla |
11.743 |
B262 |
Steven Evans |
Toyota Starlet |
12.153 |
Class C |
C304 |
Zolfe Kahn |
Acura NSX |
14.015 |
C320 |
Keith Bowden |
Honda Civic VTEC |
14.095 |
C36 |
Peter Cattell |
Honda Civic type R |
14.607 |
Class D |
D335 |
Clive Seddon |
Mitsubishi Evo 6 |
10.652 |
D25 |
David Akers |
Mitsubishi VR4 nitrous |
13.585 |
D234 |
Ross White |
Mitsubishi Evo VIII |
13.586 |
Class E |
E287 |
Neal Martton |
Subaru Impreza |
12.893 |
E343 |
Glenn Peacock |
Subaru Impreza Type RA |
12.954 |
E239 |
Joseph Luckett |
Subaru Impreza |
13.039 |
Class F |
F240 |
Tim White |
Mazda RX7 |
11.747 |
F241 |
Anthony Fleming |
Mazda RX7 |
12.485 |
F351 |
Kes Beech |
Mazda 323 GTR |
13.082 |
Class G |
G296 |
Ashley Bond |
Daihatsu Charade GTTI |
15.034 |
G242 |
Paul White |
No info |
16.389 |
G231 |
Leon Counsell |
Suzuki Baleno GSR |
17.503 |
Congratulations to all the racers, the competition was tough, and the track unforgiving, but we saw some excellent action.
Off-track, the Sports-Bar hosted a video-wall with a live feed to the track (keep an eye out for this at future events!), video and bar games, and a great place to hang out and boast about the performance of cars! The pole-dancing sessions, by our resident Santa Pod babe, Emma, seemed to go down very well too! Traders did a brisk trade in car performance parts and raincoats in equal measure!
A big thanks Banzai magazine for supporting this event, and to everyone who came, there were some excellent cars represented at the show.
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