Event 🎌 The Japfest 2023 Thread | 23/4/23 at Silverstone Circuit

Mark said:
Surely it's a No brainer
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Quite right, count me in!

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With the amount of us attending, It would be nice to have name badges , this will allow all members a way to introduce themselves, whilst we admire our cars .

Just a thought, I'm happy to pay for a name badge, what do you all think.

As I'm mad as a hatter (Luton Town supporter). All those staying at the hotel, on the Saturday we should all wear a black cap. This will hide greyness, baldness , but most importantly remember Ken Block
 
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GR-Zoo Club Stand @ Japfest 2023​

23rd April 2023​




We have a club password/code:​

JF101-259​

You'll need that to get the club ticket price, and to be on the GR-Zoo stand (otherwise, you have to park with @Sticky).

Go here: https://events.fastcar.co.uk/japfest/club-tickets/ and order your tickets! Enjoy the £3.99 booking fee added at the end...


List of GR-Zoo Attendees (add your name to the thread if you've bought a pass for your car using our club password/code) and indicate the model of your GR if it's going to be on the stand (or just add your name if you are coming sans-GR).

Updated list:
  1. @GR-Admin - GRY
  2. @kinboshi - GRY
  3. @MrJ - GRY
  4. @Lauren - GRY
  5. @N17whitehartlane - GRY
  6. @Chris Pulford - GRY
  7. @KevinA - GRY
  8. @Omen - GRY
  9. @CB2007 - GRY
  10. @MrHappy - GRY
  11. @gazYar - GRY
  12. @ricky6 - GRY
  13. @Hicko - GR86
  14. @Spaceman_GR4 - GR Supra
  15. @MarkinStoke - GR Supra
  16. @Wayne Oultram - GR Supra
  17. @YobboYaris - GRY
  18. @Dan_D - GRY
  19. @Madcat - GRY
  20. @Ollie_Hall01 - GRY
  21. @BearGR - GRY
  22. @m00nigan - GRY
  23. @Mark - GRY
  24. @GR-ally - GRY
  25. @PVGR - GR86
  26. @gari - GR86
  27. @GR Ice-T - GRY

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Saturday Night Hotel​

Anyone who is interested in coming over on the Saturday (22 April) to meet up and have some food and drinks in the evening, a lot of us have booked the hotel at Silverstone. The hotel in MK where we'd planned to stay again had no rooms (Mary and Joseph know the feeling).

Can be booked via booking.com, and probably lots of other sites, that allow free cancellation up until mid-April.

www.booking.com

★★★★ Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone, Towcester, UK

Located in Towcester and with Bletchley Park reachable within 29 km, Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone provides a terrace, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi...
www.booking.com www.booking.com
 
kinboshi said:
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GR-Zoo Club Stand @ Japfest 2023​

23rd April 2023​




We have a club password/code:​

JF101-259​

You'll need that to get the club ticket price, and to be on the GR-Zoo stand (otherwise, you have to park with @Sticky).

Go here: https://events.fastcar.co.uk/japfest/club-tickets/ and order your tickets! Enjoy the £3.99 booking fee added at the end...


List of GR-Zoo Attendees (add your name to the thread if you've bought a pass for your car using our club password/code) and indicate the model of your GR if it's going to be on the stand (or just add your name if you are coming sans-GR).

Updated list:
  1. @GR-Admin - GRY
  2. @kinboshi - GRY
  3. @MrJ - GRY
  4. @Lauren - GRY
  5. @N17whitehartlane - GRY
  6. @Chris Pulford - GRY
  7. @KevinA - GRY
  8. @Omen - GRY
  9. @CB2007 - GRY
  10. @MrHappy - GRY
  11. @gazYar - GRY
  12. @ricky6 - GRY
  13. @Hicko - GR86
  14. @Spaceman_GR4 - GR Supra
  15. @MarkinStoke - GR Supra
  16. @Wayne Oultram - GR Supra
  17. @YobboYaris - GRY
  18. @Dan_D - GRY
  19. @Madcat - GRY
  20. @Ollie_Hall01 - GRY
  21. @BearGR - GRY
  22. @m00nigan - GRY
  23. @Mark - GRY
  24. @GR-ally - GRY
  25. @PVGR - GR86
  26. @gari - GR86
  27. @GR Ice-T - GRY

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Saturday Night Hotel​

Anyone who is interested in coming over on the Saturday (22 April) to meet up and have some food and drinks in the evening, a lot of us have booked the hotel at Silverstone. The hotel in MK where we'd planned to stay again had no rooms (Mary and Joseph know the feeling).

Can be booked via booking.com, and probably lots of other sites, that allow free cancellation up until mid-April.

www.booking.com

★★★★ Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone, Towcester, UK

Located in Towcester and with Bletchley Park reachable within 29 km, Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone provides a terrace, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi...
www.booking.com www.booking.com
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will we make 30
 
@Gari @Mark we will probably do something GR Zoo related for Japfest, but whatever it is, it will probably be a pre-order with collection on the day.
 
As a Japfest virgin who has also booked a whizz around the track (Novice session), can anyone enlighten me on what to expect on the track, do you get a certain amount of laps or you just get say 10 minutes .
I would imagine I need to wear comfortable clothes, sensible driving shoes (I will leave my heels at home) and obviously a spare pair of pants.

All advice welcome
 
Mark said:
As a Japfest virgin who has also booked a whizz around the track (Novice session), can anyone enlighten me on what to expect on the track, do you get a certain amount of laps or you just get say 10 minutes .
I would imagine I need to wear comfortable clothes, sensible driving shoes (I will leave my heels at home) and obviously a spare pair of pants.

All advice welcome
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Honestly I wouldn't recommend going on track at Japfest. It will be full of billies (silly billies who don't know what they are doing). If you don't get a red flag then you get the full time allowance. But it's measured on time, not on how many laps you do. Some will lap quicker than others. That is what causes most of the problem. Thought the sessions were 20 minutes? There is an FAQ, but principally, helmet, covered arms and legs. Wear driving or racing shoes if you have them.

Silverstone National has 5 corners. It's great to race on when you can go four abreast, but you won't be doing that, I hope!
 
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Lauren said:
Honestly I wouldn't recommend going on track at Japfest. It will be full of billies (silly billies who don't know what they are doing). If you don't get a red flag then you get the full time allowance. But it's measured on time, not on how many laps you do. Some will lap quicker than others. That is what causes most of the problem. Thought the sessions were 20 minutes? There is an FAQ, but principally, helmet, covered arms and legs. Wear driving or racing shoes if you have them.

Silverstone National has 5 corners. It's frankly rubbish to drive. It's great to race on when you can go four abreast, but you won't be doing that, I hope!
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Lauren, really appreciate the advice and how the track experience works. I will be careful and mindful of the billies that will be out on track. Driving Silverstone in my GRY was second on my bucket list, the 1st thing on my list was a bucket
 
Mark said:
Lauren, really appreciate the advice and how the track experience works. I will be careful and mindful of the billies that will be out on track. Driving Silverstone in my GRY was second on my bucket list, the 1st thing on my list was a bucket
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You're welcome. All I can say is just be really careful. There will be plenty that want to show off to the crowds but the trouble is the speed feels a lot less on a wide open track than it does on the road. This tends to manifest itself at corners. I've seen too many people run out of talent in these situations. Enjoy it, but just be really careful and mindful of those around you. If someone is being aggressive, give them a wide berth.
 
In a shocking break with tradition, I'm all booked in good time, both club stand and hotel!

Ordinarily, I'd add myself to the list, but it appears that there's some technogeek wizardry going on that my 48k Spectrum just can't handle, so I'll leave it to @kinboshi to sort that one, unless you all want to see a broken list.

Just need to have a look at a new wrap for the occasion now...
 
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