*REPORT* Jap Show Finale Santa Pod

[OllieWestwood]

Well....

One thing to mention about my last visit to the pod this year...WET

It was the wettest i have EVER seen it, huge puddles, fields were boggy and flooded, we got soaked right through and it never stopped raining

We waited till around 12.30 before calling it a day after buying an umbrella, hiding in a trade stand, then hiding in the cafe next to the radiator.

I braved the elements for 20 mins just to take a few snaps of the event, no track or drift action was taking place really and it was certainly too wet to watch

Show and shine was quiet and most had left before we did

However about 50 photos i did take before i gave up are being uploaded to the gallery

And for those in the know...Andy Alto was there!

Top 10 i hear you cry......Here ya go!

1. Very Smart Galant



2. Bright on a dull day RX7



3. Old skool Cool



4. Smart Corolla Compressor



5. Logo'd Up Evo looked cool



6. MR2 looked a complete Animal wish i could have seen it go!



7. Cool Cool Civic



8. Really Liking these cars at the moment, the Celica GT4



9. Sweet CRX still looks fresh



10. Sleeper style but perfectly done 350Z

[OllieWestwood]

And of course a few randoms!

Mazda AZ-1!!!



Back end of mental MR2



project GT4



Yaris Club Stand



Honda Odysey



Supra in the Rain



Andy Alto



Struggling to identify this car...anyone?



It REALLY was this wet!



Couple of Cool Old Nissan Z's

[Ant]

i thought thart was mattys

[OllieWestwood]

pretty much and exact replica..i assume - the charger

[ASH]

andy alto - hahahaha ive onyl seen that at ists what a legend...

some realy nice cars there shame about the weather

[Meatball]

I think its a cosmo, to mazda what lexus is to toyota

[OllieWestwood]

Meatball Wrote:I think its a cosmo, what lexus is to toyota

Mazda?

That was my initial thought but it was to wet to investigate.

Ill google it to confirm mate cheers

[OllieWestwood]

Your spot on mate!

Its a Eunos Cosmo

http://www.dmrh.com.au/jc_series2.htm

[Sazzle]

it was very very wet... woke up at silly o'clock to the tent leaking lol ... thanks to jody and sam for lettin me and rob crash with you guys and thanks jody for taking me drifting a few times was fookin amazin... i wanna learn god damn (however after my attempts on the ps3 game last nite rob may disagree lol)

[OllieWestwood]

Bit of good news from Santa Pond!!!!

Quote:Rain-Off Values for Tickets

The JapShow Finale was adversely affected by severe weather. Although there is nothing we can do to change this, we would like to thank fans of the event for their continued support and commitment to the scene, and we are offering rain-out values on tickets that reflect the initial purchase price and the level of disruption caused.

Please hold on to your ticket. This can be used as a voucher to get money off future Santa Pod tickets. The rain-off values are as follows:

Jap-car tickets (both weekend and Sunday) are worth £10
Non-Jap tickets (both weekend and Sunday) are worth £15

In order to use your rained-off tickets as vouchers, either telephone Santa Pod on 01234 782828 for advance ticket bookings, or take them with you next time you visit and get your discount on the gate.

Events you might like to consider:

* Saturday Night Special, 11th October. Atmospheric extra-long RWYB session. Details at http://www.RWYB.com.
* Flame & Thunder, 1st November. Great family entertainment event with jet vehicles, fireworks and race cars including HKS Drag Series demos and John Bradshaw vs Steve Whittaker grudge match! http://www.SantaPod.com.