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With 2022 fast approaching and after current Omicron wave is hopefully over by the end of winter (and most of us being triple/ quadruple vaccinated by then), its time to start thinking which social and club events we would like to put in our diaries.
Couple suggestions below (in italics are those we either already have in the calendar or usually attend so I assume we'll do it again in 2022).
If you would like to add/ suggest any, or just raise the voice of support/ preference for a particular event leave the comment.
April 2nd 2022, Saturday - Spring Action Day (Castle Combe)
Spring Action Day 2022 | Castle Combe Race Circuit (castlecombecircuit.co.uk)
April 10th 2022, Sunday - Japfest Silverstone
Japfest Silverstone powered by TurboZentrum | Fast Car
(We always attend this one. Hope to see large crowd again next year! )
May 21st 2022, Saturday - Summer Action Day (Castle Combe)
Summer Action Day 2022 | Castle Combe Race Circuit (castlecombecircuit.co.uk)
June 12th 2022, Sunday - Bromley Pageant of Motoring (Norman Park, Bromley)
Classic Car Show | Bromley Pageant | England
(This one is instead of cancelled last year - see details in the calendar )
Bromley Pageant of Motoring - Official Club Events - Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ Drivers Club
June 19th 2022, Sunday - Tunerfest South (Brands Hatch)
Tunerfest Show – South – The Ultimate Performance Car Event
(We usually go to this one, so hopefully will be there again in 2022 )
July 7th 2022, Saturday - JDM Combe (Castle Combe)
JDM Combe 2022 | Castle Combe Race Circuit (castlecombecircuit.co.uk)
(Simon already organised club stand for this one)
July 24th 2022, Sunday - Simply Japanese (Beailieu)
Simply Japanese – Beaulieu (semantic.co.uk)
(This one is usually popular, lets do it again!)
August 6th-7st 2022, Saturday - Sunday - Beaulieu Supercar Weekend (Beaulieu)
Beaulieu Supercar Weekend – Beaulieu (semantic.co.uk)
August 18th-21st 2022, Thursday - Sunday - The British Motor Show (Farnborough)
August 29st 2022, Sunday - Tunerfest Midlands (Donington Park)
Tunerfest Show – Midlands – The Ultimate Performance Car Event
September 25th 2022, Sunday - Go Japan! (Brands Hatch)
(Date provisional )
October 9th 2022, Sunday - Autumn Motorsport Day (Brookland Museum)
Brooklands Museum :: Autumn Motorsport Day
October 29th 2022, Saturday - Halloween Action Day (Castle Combe)
Halloween Action Day 2022 | Castle Combe Race Circuit (castlecombecircuit.co.uk)
Still dont know dates for TRAX at Silverstone. Will add to the list when known.
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Hi Rich
We are doing "club" track day on November 27th at Bedford (Javelin).
Probably will do at least another get together later this year, watch the calendar and FB page.
2022 event dates are not yet released, but we'll definitely be going to quite a few- Japfest, Tunerfest, Simply Japanese, Go Japan, etc!
Hope to see you soon!
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Hello, welcome onboard!
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We have few more club events planned. Check out the calendar (or Events on Club FB Page).
Sunday, Aug 8th - 86 Day Celebration @ Caffeine & Machine
Sunday, Sep 4th - Japfest @ Silverstone
Japfest Silverstone 2021 - Official Club Events - Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ Drivers Club
Sunday, Sep 26th - Go Japan! @ Brands Hatch
Go Japan! - Brands Hatch - Official Club Events - Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ Drivers Club
Hopefully we'll get few more
And a few track days as well if you plan to take your GT86/ BRZ on track.
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I think the link might have expired, try thisThe links either take me to their website or a calendar invite lol, maybe i'm being stupid?
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/dcHvefLS9E72
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There is 1 free space at the club stand, see if you can joinI will be going, although not sure if I am able to group up with you lot or is it too late?
(Print out the club stand "pass" - link above. If it doesn't work let me know)
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Unfortunately I will no longer be able to join you guys (have to self-isolate).
So disappointed to miss another event, but hopefully you guys will enjoy it. The weather should be great this time.
Will see you at Denbies, Go Japan or Japfest...
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Please find attached your club label. Please ensure that you print this label and display it in the windscreen upon entry to the event, this ensures that all members wishing to park within our club area are directed to the correct parking location by our stewards.
Organizers do ask that all individuals have purchased their tickets on an individual basis in advance via the website, as no tickets will be sold on the day of the event. This can be done on the website here until 2pm on the day when admission closes: https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/
events/simply-japanese/ Please let me know you can not download attachment
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Organisers are asking how many cars are coming to allocate us a club stand.
Please let me know who's coming (my estimate 6?).
Also, they will be releasing more tickets (due to relaxation of Covid restrictions) - if anyone still wants to join keep your eyes open.
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Welcome onboard and see you around on track days!
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Its a bit of a mix tbh. There were few nice v10 R8s, AMG GTR, but also usual suspects with Nissan GT-Rs, etc.I would of come along but I’m busy Sunday morning. However I’ve heard this meet mentioned a few times with different people. Is it full of pop and bang vapers with rust bucket cars? Or do you get the nice cars and owners there? Excluding you and your car of course VAD? I might get along to the next month.
For a morning drive, coffee and a bacon sandwich and a bit if chit-chat its fine.
This will be 1st after more than a year, next one in August suppose to be bigger/ more interesting, but its on the same day (Aug 8th) as Cult at Caffeine and Machine.
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Hi guys, can you let me know who's coming to Simply Japanese.(please do it either on forum or DB, otherwise I'll double count you)I will ask if we can get a club parking space and be together.Look forward to it, hope for the good weather -
Event Title: German VS Jap Monthly Breakfast Meet
Event Author: VAD17
Event Date: 04.07.2021German vs Jap Breakfast Meet
Oakham Bites, Old Ln, Cobham KT11 1NA
Time: 9:00am - 11:30am
Breakfast meet on the first Sunday of every month for German and Japanese cars (+ bikes!) 9am - 11:30am. Parking on a first come - first serve basis. Café sells coffee and bacon/ sausage rolls.
German VS Jap Monthly Breakfast Meet | Facebook
We've been there a few times before Covid. Good for a Sunday morning drive and quick chat.
Hope to see you there!
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I put events both on FB and on the forum.
Its only natural that some people would be only on FB (and I guess many international FB group members may not have heard of the forum).
Nothing beats meeting in person though, whether its official event, unofficial get-together or a track day. Its good we have club members (Will, Simon, Sam 😀) who regularly organize things and put them in our diaries!
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Just received my tickets for our club stand at Bromley Pageant of Motoring - for Sunday, June 12, 2022 😀
Well, thats sorted then 🤣 may as well put it in the diary
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I currently use 245/40 r18 on 9.5 wheels. Plenty of grip and they only look very slightly stretched.
Next set I will try 255/35 but for 9.0 wheels I would keep 245/35 or try 245/40.
I do about 6-8 track days a year. Like MPS4 (particularly in wet), and they last about 1.5yrs/ 10(ish) track days. Will try Eagle f1 supersport next to compare.
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We have been asked whether we would like a club stand at The British Motor Show
The British Motor Show. 19th -22nd Aug 2021. More than just a Motor Show
What is it?
Taking place from 19th to 22nd August in Farnborough Hampshire the show has many different zones, including a large outside club, classics and motorsport display area.
In summary, the show is a fantastic 4-day event to suit car lovers, families, car buyers, tech and electric vehicle fans including:
- 3 Halls of indoor exhibition space
- Over 4 acres of outdoor display area
- Classic car parades in the Live Arena
- Sporting Bears Dream Rides
- Automotive celebrities
- VIP parking
What do we get?
- A free outdoor stand space (20m x 20m spaces for 12 cars, which can be increased if required)
- Free driver ticket
- 10% members discount using a unique code supplied in a bespoke advert
- A limited number of spaces in our Live Arena classic car parade.
- The chance to mix with celebrities - Mike Brewer, Fuzz Townshend, Tim Shaw and more.
- Professional on and off-line display materials promoting details of your cars. Allowing exhibiting and visitor interaction in a safe and socially distanced environment with our support partner pastdrives.
- And the opportunity to enter the best club display and Crazee robot making competition.
- A chance to spread your enthusiasm to those wishing to start a career in the motor industry during our Automotive Expo.
However
Plots must be manned for all 4 days, with the flexibility to change vehicles over each day (before 9 am or after 6 pm). For those stands that retain the same lineup all weekend full site security will remain in place.
Standard size stands are 10 x 10 for 6 cars or 20 x 20m for 12 cars (based on an average car being 2m x 4m).
So, the question is do we have sufficient interest to have at least 5-6 cars on each day (Thursday to Sunday) and a volunteer to be responsible for manning the stand on each day?
I can volunteer for Friday 20th, but let me know during the course of the week if you would be interested in joining or volunteer to man the club stand.
The alternative is we just buy public access tickets and meet there on one or more days.
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Here is the link to the event in the calendar
World of Wheels - Sunday, Aug 29th - Official Club Events - Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ Drivers Club
Club stand can be selected from the drop down menu.
Just to remind what other events we have planned so far
Sunday, June 20th - Tunerfest South
Sunday, July 25th - Simply Japanese Beaulieu
Simply Japanese Beaulieu 2021 - Social Events - Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ Drivers Club
Sunday, September 26th - Go Japan! Brands Hatch
Go Japan! - Brands Hatch - Official Club Events - Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ Drivers Club
Hope to see you there guys!
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World of Wheels @ Bentley Motor Museum - August Bank Holiday WE
Would you like to join the club stand for World of Wheels @ Bentley Motor Museum (Sussex, BN8 5AF)?
Its a 3-day event over the August Bank Holiday, but we can organise a club stand for Sunday 29th or Monday 30th (Bank Holiday Monday).
Shout if you're interested and I can arrange a club stand and provide details
Early bird price of £10 (per day)
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Did it twice (last time we had 3 GT86). Definitely will do again, possibly this summer depending on what happens with holidays.
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I have even booked a hotel in the New Forest, going to make a long weekend out of it
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Event Title: Simply Japanese Beaulieu 2021
Event Author: VAD17
Event Date: 25.07.2021Simply Japanese at Beaulieu Motor Museum
Sunday, July 25th
Simply Japanese will be returning to Beaulieu on 25 July, for an excellent day out that owners and enthusiasts will enjoy. Set in the parkland of the National Motor Museum, the rally is open to all ages and models of Japanese vehicles and is always a highlight of the events calendar.
A great day out for all the family and a great way to meet fellow members for a chat and tips on modding you car.
If you wish to attend this show please go to the link below, you buy your tickets directly from Beaulieu. Once you have purchased please can you confirm with me so I can monitor numbers attending. Hopefully we should get a club stand/ allocated (socially distanced) parking space.
Simply Japanese Rally | 25 July 2021 | Beaulieu, National Motor Museum
As well as being an opportunity to see an array of Japanese vehicles, there is also the opportunity to enjoy all that Beaulieu has to offer... your entry will include admission to all the Beaulieu attractions including the National Motor Museum, World of Top Gear, Palace House and Beaulieu Abbey.
Look forward to seeing you there.
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Event Title: The British Motor Show
Event Author: VAD17
Event Date: 20.08.2022
The British Motor Show
Thursday, Aug 18th - Sunday, Aug 21st, 2022
Farnborough International Exhibition Center
This iconic show returned in a new format in 2021, celebrating all things motoring, past, present and future. We took all the things you love about cars and put them in one place. The British motor Show returns in 2022 with more cars, more entertainment and more fun. With an additional hall and even more entertainment, the show will be delivering a bigger and more action-packed fun family weekend!
Home - The British Motor Show
(see also further details in the attached file)
New for 2022:
• Additional halls
• More driving experiences
• Increased motorsport area
• New automotive-themed game zone
• Motorhome and Leisure zone
• Extended Premier GT Supercar paddock
• Additional Catering zones
It looks like 2021 was a good show and suggest for next year we try to get a club stand. Even though its a 4-day event looks like its going to be more flexible:
- we can change cars/ people on different days and have varying number of cars (i.e. 6 on one day; 8 on another, etc)
- layout of the car club plot can be re-arranged depending on the number of cars we have;
- cars can be taken home each day and returned on another day, or can be left and collected on the last day;
- tickets may be free for this attending with the car club (although TBC) for car and driver (not additional passengers)
Kevin (@The Minion) kindly offered to be there all 4 days and I am planning to be there Friday-Saturday. Ideally we would want to have a few people/ cars attending most of the days to have some club representation.
Please let me know who would like to attend (and if you know days that would be great, if not you can decide later). Look forward to organising a club stand in 2022!
1. @The Minion
2. @VAD17 (Friday, Saturday)
3. @Hypnosis (Saturday, Sunday)
BMS22 - Classic & Owners Enclosure.pdf
The British Motor Show