Japfest 2015 // Castle Coombe

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On the RMS Blog: Japfest at Castle Coombe has firmly cemented it's place as Europe's biggest celebration of Japanese car culture. Over 3,000 cars of all eras and marques packed the length and breadth of the sun-drenched Wiltshire race circuit, whilst hordes of spectators thronged the club stands or watched the action on track from the mental time attack and drift machines. (Read the Full Article Here)



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A great selection of stuff there. Nothing like an enormous show like this where there's always something to catch your eye.

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I think the R32 has aged really well - wish I'd held on to my GTR.
 

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It's a really great show and great to see it going from strength to strength. Massive depth and variety to Japanese cars / Japanese car culture these days! It's not all drifters. Really love the rising interest in the obscure and retro stuff. The Colt Galant GTO GSR is a great looking car.

However, hard to look past the machines which were clearly inspired or spawned by the Fast and Furious. The UK & Ireland interest in all things JDM owes so much to the legacy of that film.

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Didn't know many from NI were making the trip over, I was there with Toyota on the GT86 / AE86 owners stand
 

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JAE is equally good in my opinion @Artoir. Perhaps even better as you can camp, etc.

The live action is great at Japfest, but JAE is a more laid back social vibe.

@chrisd1 was that a club stand?
 

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Japfest would be better for me, live action and track time make it good... yes club stand @Cess it was a HUGE show... i've missed proper events since back to Europe
 

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It's great set up at Castle Coombe. I was there the year the guy managed to roll the NSX on a parade lap.
 
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