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Just one week left for advance ticket sales and club bookings! http://www.dorsetjapanesecarshow.co.uk/clubs.html If you buy in advance and state the club name to which you belong providing there are 10 or more you will automatically be grouped together on your own stand! You can just turn up on the day and buy tickets on the gate and still exhibit your car if you wish in the spacious 'Japanese Parking' area. There will be ample room so you won't have to worry about doors getting knocked or anything like that! It's looking to be an awesome day with more clubs and people buying tickets by the hour!! What more could you want from a show!!! 100's of superb Japanese cars & bikes on display, 6 live bands playing, Funfair with rides and amusements for all ages, climbing wall, bouncy castles, face painting for the kiddies (and the less mature adults!!), Rolling road supplied by RE:Worx for dyno runs, Fire Brigade rescue demonstrations, Show & Shine Comp, Traders, Great food & drink, Licensed bar... something for everyone be they 2 years old or 80 years old!! This will be a cracking day out and I look forward to seeing you there. STOP PRESS: While it may not be to everyone’s taste there is no denying a truly unique eye catching vehicle is going to be raffled at the event. For the small price of just £20.00 per ticket you could be driving away at the end of the day in the one off 'HELLBOUND' !!! For more info look here: http://www.dorsetjapanesecarshow.co.uk/ ... affle.html

NEW - Due to popular demand! If your club has fewer than 10 exhibitors then you will still be able to exhibit your cars at the show. In a slight change to previous plans there will now be a "Japanese Parking" area within the showground for everyone and anyone to exhibit their cars. The 'Japanese Parking' area will be set within the showground and is open for anyone to exhibit their cars or motorbikes. People purchasing tickets on the day may exhibit within the 'Japanese Parking' area but cannot reserve space within the area and space will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Advance ticket sales have also been extended until the 19th July 2009. Also, if your club has booked a stand already and you want to be on it you can purchase tickets from the website below and as long as you state this club name where requested you will be added to the club stand. Please visit the website and check out whats going on!! http://www.dorsetjapanesecarshow.co.uk Rob.

Just a quick reminder about this event! Time is marching on and the event is looking better each day!! 6 fantastic bands are booked for the event who will be playing a great range of different music throughout the day to keep you entertained, along with a brilliant funfair with attractions for all ages! The Show & Shine has some fantastic prizes & trophies lined up so if you want to enter you need to get your booking forms in ASAP!! Most importantly…… Only 4 weeks left to book your stands and tickets so please do so ASAP to avoid disappointment!! Closing date for advance tickets is 4th July 2009! Don’t leave it too late!!! It’s going to be a fantastic day for all with some of the greatest Japanese cars in the country so don’t miss it!! Cheers, Rob.

Update! The show is getting bigger by the day so I thought I’d pop in and give you an update! Loads of clubs have lists of names growing by the day and booking forms are coming in! The Funfair is going to be a little bigger than expected with a few rides and amusements for both adults and kids including the ever favourite Dodgems! Latest news is that there will be a professional stage with 4 or 5 live bands playing throughout the day!! RE Worx will be bringing along their Dyno for power runs! There will be a show & shine contest with lots of top prizes and trophy’s sponsored by Autoglym, Gem Grafix.& DS Automotives. Show & shine details and booking forms are all online. The newly revamped Redline magazine will be covering the show and giving it a full magazine feature! All of this will be in addition to lots of trade stands, great food and drink and much more! Here are a couple of shortcuts to useful pages: Club Bookings Show & Shine Getting There, Where to stay & FAQ If you’re at Japfest I’ll try and get over to say hello and introduce myself! If anyone has any questions at all about the event please feel free to drop me email and I'll get back to you ASAP - djccadmin@ntlworld.com Cheers, Rob.

The event is 100% going ahead! Interest is growing by the day and booking forms have started coming in now. The venue is booked and paid for. I've just got confirmation that we'll have a big stage with live bands on throughout the day! There will also be a Show & Shine contest with 14 tropheys and prizes. There will be loads to do and see for everyone! I've added a huge list of hotels, B&B's and campsites to the website if you fancied making a weekend of it.

Yes they do go well with a fair bit more torque but the over all power isn't anything that can't be done with a rotary. I think the highest rotary bhp I've seen on video was an engine dyno that recorded something like 1600bhp! There plenty of 500bhp rotaries around, and a few much higherin the country. Then there's the guys over in Puerto Rico who are doing crazy things with rotaries, mainly transplanting them into early Toyota Starlets! Here's a couple of PR cars on the strip.

V8 shortblock conversion would solve that! There are quite a few with the LS1 engine in rolling around now. It does solve the rebuild problem for sure but is a pretty expensive conversion. IIRC it'a bout 10k for the conversion minimum, for that you could get 3 rotary rebuilds so it kind of evens out.

Ahh c'mon... a 20b peripheral ported engine sounds completely nuts!! It's got it all... a nice brap brap brap at idle and screeming banshee and 9k revs!!! (Don't worry I know I'm not going to convert you! )

Hi guys. I thought I should formally introduce myself. I'm Rob from Poole in Dorset and I run the Dorset Japanese Car Club. I drive a (waits for the sniggers and talk of new engines!!!) 1995 Mazda RX7 that I've owned for about 3 and a half trouble free years! The car is 99% standard with just a 5Zigen exhaust and ally radiator of which brand I've forgotten! I bought it with a fresh rebuild and done about 17k miles since so it's all cool for about another 45k(ish!!) before it needs another rebuild! I must say I do love the 350z and all of the Z cars for that matter but at the mo I'm rotary through and through! A couple of pictures.

I've just got confirmation that we will have a mobile Dyno at the event for power runs and also should have the Fire Brigade doing rescue demonstrations for something to look at. More clubs are showing interest by the day so all being well it's going to be a cracking day out! I'll post in the intro section now.

Dorset Japanese Car Show: Sunday 2nd August 2009 I would like to invite all members of this club to the first annual Dorset Japanese Car Show (DJCS). The show is to take place on Sunday 2nd August 2009 at the Canford Park Arena near Poole in Dorset. With over 100 car clubs invited it's going to be a car packed day with the finest Japanese cars from the last 40 years on display. If 10 or more of you come along you will be given your own club stand area or alternatively if there are fewer than 10 you can still exhibit your cars on the 'Mixed Club' stand which will be within the show ground! There will be loads to do and see from fairground rides to climbing walls to a large range of traders offering special bargains! For more information and club stand/ticket bookings please take a look at the DJCS Website. The website will be updated on a very regular basis so please do check in regularly to see how things are going! If any members from the club would like to take control of organising a club stand then providing the club admin is happy for you to do so then please do go ahead via the 'Clubs' page on the DJCS Website. I hope to hear from you soon! Regards, Rob Edwards. Dorset Japanese Car Club - Director.