:: Japan North 2008 @ Haigh Hall in Wigan ::

[grinder]

sounds like a plan !!

[C J R]

Just to finish off this thread.
 
A number of members from this club attended this show and in my opinion we had a good time.
Lots of banter, views and ideas and even a free noise test (thanks Shaun).
 
Pity it rained a couple of times, but there was still a very good turn out from other clubs and the public.
 
Looking forward to next year
 
Chris

[shaunwil]

Was a good fun day out. Need to sort my exhaust out for trackdays though :Giggle

Shaun

[grinder]

yeah shame i had to shoot off early but thats life

i enjoyed the day and the rain wasnt tooo bad

i think we need more prep work for next year namly a gazebo and BBQ

[TiddlesRX7]

Shaun I don\'t suppose you could bring your db meter to the next meet could you. I would like to see what mine is as I\'m wanting to do a track day in the near future.
And yeah was a good day. I\'ll bring my FC next time (I did feel bad not bringing it in the end). That bloody Transit van was annoying though, my head still hurts from the bass.

[murray]

Yeah great day out nice to meet you guys :wave took a couple of pics
Here a shot under the life saving tree :chat
 

[arrouk]

sorry guy i didnt get out of bed till dinner time, combination of work on sat and waaaaaayyyyyyy too much to drink on saturday night.

good to you you lads enjoyed it though.

matt

[murray]

Oh grinder here\'s that link to that fc got out bided by £27 it wasnt you was it lol
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160271746804&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=006

[shaunwil]

Shaun I don\'t suppose you could bring your db meter to the next meet could you. I would like to see what mine is as I\'m wanting to do a track day in the near future.
And yeah was a good day. I\'ll bring my FC next time (I did feel bad not bringing it in the end). That bloody Transit van was annoying though, my head still hurts from the bass.

No problem, always lives in the bins of the FD :Giggle

Shaun

[grinder]

Murray - nah mate - wasnt me !!

i took the camera - but left it in the boot all day - so didnt take any pics .. DOH !

[najiru]

Yeah this was a good event despite yet more rain! Below are a few of the pics I took in the spells of sunshine , gazebo an essential item for UK shows! Sorry both pics I took of the stand seem to mostly have my car in them lol.
 
Thanks to Jamie for the organisation and hope you raised a good amount money for the charity :Thumbs-up
 

 

 

 

 

 

[marcusd666]

Nice pictures I will be there next time if its on again

[JamieR]

Good afternoon everyone,
 
Well, what a fantastic result. Without your presence at the show and contributions to the day, it wouldn\'t have been the show it turned out to be.
 
No matter what size of club, large or small, each person that attended helped make the day a success and I thank you all for that.
Not forgetting the marshals and team that helped out on the day - it couldn\'t have been accomplished without them!

I hope you all liked some of the cars I arranged to be there, including the Nissan GTR, Evo X and Honda Integra DC5 Touring Car
 
As you all know, the day was a tad moist in places and sadly, this is one element I cannot control (however, the chinese have mastered methods of precipitation so maybe they can help? )
 
The raffle prizes and tickets that were drawn on the day can be found on the website at www.JapanNorth.co.uk/raffle.html
 
The competitions on the day were awarded to:
 
Show & Shine - Mazda MX-5 from MX5-Nutz - This was sponsored and chosen by Demon Tweeks on the day after really struggling to decide upon a winner. The reason he chose the MX-5 was due to the complete dedication to keeping every inch of the car spotless, in particular the engine bay and ancillaries. The judge did want me to highlight though that the quality was outstanding and he was gutted to have to turn down so many of the entries.
Best I.C.E. - Nissan 350Z from 350Z-UK - This was sponsored and chosen by K and M Acoustics. Same story here, he spent a large part of the day trying to choose between so many fantastic entries. Eventually he chose the Nissan 350Z due to not only the quality of the audio, but the way in which it had been seamlessly into the car. Again, he had to weigh up between both ends of the scale from full on installs, through to almost OEM quality setups.
Best Club Stand - Lancashire & District Subaru Owners Club - This was sponsored and judged by Andy of Just Nissan. Due to the overall presentatation and organisation of the stand, the LADSOC was chosen as the winner of this trophy and it was presented to the team by Andy.
 
Keep an eye out in the magazines as Banzai and Japanese Performance promised coverage and details have been sent to them. If I find out before yourselves, I\'ll post up the details for you all. Max Power have already published an article to their website here: http://www.maxpower.co.uk/article.asp?asset=7452 and http://www.maxpower.co.uk/gallery.asp?asset=7455

I\'ll be hovering around the forum for some time and if you ever want to ask anything regarding the show or anything else feel free to get in touch
 
From the raffle, stand entries and donations, we raised a total of £1850 which is being donated to Christie\'s Hospital, Childline Northwest, Wigan & Leigh Hospice and Butterflies.
 
Once again, may I thank you for all your help in making the show a success and hope to see you at next year\'s Japan North - 2009!
 
All the best and regards,
Jamie Rigby
Japan North Founder & Organiser

[murray]

Ive won the 3rd prize in the raffle £200 Subaru service voucher according to the web site lol :cheers

[shaunwil]

Nice

Shaun