Japfest 2008 - Page 9

**Paula** · 5-16-08, 17:34

Hi Guys,

I would loved to have come along this year but as Simon says " The Price of Gas " ........Ackkkkkk!!!

Also next weekend I am going to the Masters Series at Brands Hatch which my pal John Smith is clerking.

There will be some awesome historic race cars there including old Formula One cars. Also on the Sunday and Monday, all the races will be held on the full Grand Prix circuit ........

.

The sight and sound of proper F1 cars heading off into the country at Brands still sends shivers down my spine and goose pimples on my skin ........

See: The Masters Racing Series

The Masters Racing Series - Event Information

This country is so darn expensive now and as I have limited income these days, I prefer to gas my tank in the USA when I am over there in the summer.

Mind you air fares have come down ( due to lower demand ) from last year and both BA and Virgin are very reasonable to Chicago.

Have a great Japfest everyone.

Hope the weather is OK.

Paula

PS. BaBaKa is all polished up and gleaming like new so I can paddock pose her next door to the Kentagon Bar/Restaurant at Brands .......

PPS. Maybe some UK mx6.com members might like to come along too.

**Paula** · 5-16-08, 17:38

Hi Simon,

Have FUN ...........

Nite

Paula

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maputosimon

She's clean, getting up at 0345 to do the waxing & engine bay, etc!

Nighty nighty....

Anyone coming A3, M25, M3, M4-way, let me know!

07809 836 088.

I'll be driving slow to save fuel. Shame!

Will remove the number tomorrow evening.

mazda1109 · 5-17-08, 10:44

Hi ALL,
Well to all off you who made it there hope you had a brill time,
mine let me down again big time ,got as far as Newport then all hell broke loose,knocking from middle of engine ,power gone,and lost all the water so she f....d all together now ,she still starts first turn and will drive but the noise is unbelievable like metal smacking metal,limped home at 10mph as brake down cover expired and did not now,

A big Sorry to Zekey,and Maputosimon, as i gave your parts to Mike who continued on with his sister but he was unable to find you guys,,

contact me about parts and i WILL get them to you ,,

anyway here we go again back under the bonnet , nearly at my wits end with it now think ill just replace the car full stop,,,,,

Cheers Lee,,,,

**Oddball** · 5-17-08, 13:11

Sorry to hear of your troubles buddy

.. have to admit we do normally have at least one casualty on the road to Japfest, be it a breakdown or puncture, .. seems some sort of curse

..

Hope you get it sorted

..

nasher · 5-17-08, 13:12

Great day!!

Was good to meet all you MX6 fans, there was some great machines there. The Driftworks guys were awesome, as was that 240Z that just blitzed the field on the track!!

**Oddball** · 5-17-08, 13:15

Well i'm back, great to see you all again, and good to see so many of the new comers, although i do believe i missed a couple of you guys, sorry not to have said hello, but between having a walk around and fixing an mx3, i got back just in time to see you leave

..

Look forward to next time.... Paul.

sandman · 5-17-08, 15:29

sorry i couldn't make it, family problems stopped me going at the last minute

, looks like a good day was had by all, especially the guys hanging round the team dynamics pitch.

...still, i will defiantly be at JAE this year.

**Einstein** · 5-17-08, 15:48

Hi guys.. got back earlier, and had some well deserved kip.. zzzzzzzzzz !

Nice to meet everyone again. and glad the weather held off..
Sorry to hear the bad luck some had in trying to make it, but there's always another day..

Didn't take many pics.. (as usual) but here they are.

Glenda turned up, so I introduced him to Kyle........
Got him to take a pic of Kyle, and put it in the "paper"
Kyle heard this and legged it, asking what paper?
I said, "well, more of a magazine called Fast Car"

I've never seen Kyle run as quick...

John

**MX6 addict** · 5-18-08, 3:09

Got back about 9 last night, had a good run and managed to miss a very bad accident on the M5 by a matter of seconds

(and no I didn't cause it

)
Great to meet up with everyone again and put a face to a few names, seemed to miss a couple of you but glad you made it.

I think a big cheer

should go out to Mark (Elmer) for his MAMMOUTH journey from Scotland to meet up with us.

Mark

**Oddball** · 5-18-08, 5:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by MX6 addict

I think a big cheer

should go out to Mark (Elmer) for his MAMMOUTH journey from Scotland to meet up with us.

Yes same here, Well done Mark for taking the time to come all that way, just to see our ugly mugs

.. Was good to see you

Paul.

redmx3 · 5-18-08, 5:48

cheers to paul for comming over and helping me y'day, definately seemed to help, up until the big ends went last nite
apart from that was a great day, and seriously fell in love with the orange mx6 there
was very tasty

**Oddball** · 5-18-08, 6:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by redmx3

cheers to paul for comming over and helping me y'day, definately seemed to help, up until the big ends went last nite
apart from that was a great day, and seriously fell in love with the orange mx6 there
was very tasty

... jezus h fella ! .. was that on the way home or sometime later ? did you run short of oil ? or did it just go ? certainly no sign or sounds of them being a problem yesterday, ticked over quite nicely too.

Paul.

redmx3 · 5-18-08, 6:19

na it was.... get this... just as i was pulling into my drive
shoulda checked the oil level at jap fest but didnt
gonna part out now i think and wack it on ebay and see what i can get
lost every bit of enthusiam i had left last nite, its gutting, but i just cant afford it now

**Oddball** · 5-18-08, 7:03

Shame matey, as we were getting there yesterday ... you looking to part out just the engine or the whole car ?

If you get the bug back, i have a ZE bottom end sat at the end of my garden, plus i'm breaking mine now it did'nt sell yesterday...

Paul.

**Oddball** · 5-18-08, 8:48

My pics of the day ...

5-16-08, 17:34	#121 (permalink)
Paula Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Surrey, UK iTrader: (0)	Hi Guys, I would loved to have come along this year but as Simon says " The Price of Gas " ........Ackkkkkk!!! Also next weekend I am going to the Masters Series at Brands Hatch which my pal John Smith is clerking. There will be some awesome historic race cars there including old Formula One cars. Also on the Sunday and Monday, all the races will be held on the full Grand Prix circuit ......... The sight and sound of proper F1 cars heading off into the country at Brands still sends shivers down my spine and goose pimples on my skin ........ See: The Masters Racing Series The Masters Racing Series - Event Information This country is so darn expensive now and as I have limited income these days, I prefer to gas my tank in the USA when I am over there in the summer. Mind you air fares have come down ( due to lower demand ) from last year and both BA and Virgin are very reasonable to Chicago. Have a great Japfest everyone. Hope the weather is OK. Paula PS. BaBaKa is all polished up and gleaming like new so I can paddock pose her next door to the Kentagon Bar/Restaurant at Brands ....... PPS. Maybe some UK mx6.com members might like to come along too. Last edited by Paula : 5-16-08 at 17:56.
	Paula

5-17-08, 13:11	#124 (permalink)
Oddball Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: kent, UK Age: 40 iTrader: (1)	Sorry to hear of your troubles buddy .. have to admit we do normally have at least one casualty on the road to Japfest, be it a breakdown or puncture, .. seems some sort of curse .. Hope you get it sorted ..
	92 2nd gen HYBRID - ZE cams, ZE inlet manifold, ZE ECU, JE50 VAF, port matched outlaw inlet spacers Mag 8.5 leads, 65mm TB, CAI Tokico shocks springs, SS Auto headers, SS DE-cat, SS Scorpion cat back, 17in Wolfrace Osaka alloys My Album

5-17-08, 13:12	#125 (permalink)
nasher Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: , UK iTrader: (0)	Great day!! Was good to meet all you MX6 fans, there was some great machines there. The Driftworks guys were awesome, as was that 240Z that just blitzed the field on the track!!
nasher Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: , UK iTrader: (0)

5-17-08, 13:15	#126 (permalink)
Oddball Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: kent, UK Age: 40 iTrader: (1)	Well i'm back, great to see you all again, and good to see so many of the new comers, although i do believe i missed a couple of you guys, sorry not to have said hello, but between having a walk around and fixing an mx3, i got back just in time to see you leave .. Look forward to next time.... Paul.
	92 2nd gen HYBRID - ZE cams, ZE inlet manifold, ZE ECU, JE50 VAF, port matched outlaw inlet spacers Mag 8.5 leads, 65mm TB, CAI Tokico shocks springs, SS Auto headers, SS DE-cat, SS Scorpion cat back, 17in Wolfrace Osaka alloys My Album

5-17-08, 15:29	#127 (permalink)
sandman Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 40 iTrader: (0)	sorry i couldn't make it, family problems stopped me going at the last minute, looks like a good day was had by all, especially the guys hanging round the team dynamics pitch....still, i will defiantly be at JAE this year.

5-17-08, 10:44	#123 (permalink)
mazda1109 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bridgend.South Wales, UK iTrader: (1)	Hi ALL, Well to all off you who made it there hope you had a brill time, mine let me down again big time ,got as far as Newport then all hell broke loose,knocking from middle of engine ,power gone,and lost all the water so she f....d all together now ,she still starts first turn and will drive but the noise is unbelievable like metal smacking metal,limped home at 10mph as brake down cover expired and did not now, A big Sorry to Zekey,and Maputosimon, as i gave your parts to Mike who continued on with his sister but he was unable to find you guys,, contact me about parts and i WILL get them to you ,, anyway here we go again back under the bonnet , nearly at my wits end with it now think ill just replace the car full stop,,,,, Cheers Lee,,,,

5-18-08, 3:09	#129 (permalink)
MX6 addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (1)	Got back about 9 last night, had a good run and managed to miss a very bad accident on the M5 by a matter of seconds (and no I didn't cause it ) Great to meet up with everyone again and put a face to a few names, seemed to miss a couple of you but glad you made it. I think a big cheer should go out to Mark (Elmer) for his MAMMOUTH journey from Scotland to meet up with us. Mark

5-18-08, 5:48	#131 (permalink)
redmx3 New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Age: 20 iTrader: (0)	cheers to paul for comming over and helping me y'day, definately seemed to help, up until the big ends went last nite apart from that was a great day, and seriously fell in love with the orange mx6 there was very tasty

5-18-08, 6:19	#133 (permalink)
redmx3 New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Age: 20 iTrader: (0)	na it was.... get this... just as i was pulling into my drive shoulda checked the oil level at jap fest but didnt gonna part out now i think and wack it on ebay and see what i can get lost every bit of enthusiam i had left last nite, its gutting, but i just cant afford it now

5-18-08, 7:03	#134 (permalink)
Oddball Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: kent, UK Age: 40 iTrader: (1)	Shame matey, as we were getting there yesterday ... you looking to part out just the engine or the whole car ? If you get the bug back, i have a ZE bottom end sat at the end of my garden, plus i'm breaking mine now it did'nt sell yesterday... Paul.
	92 2nd gen HYBRID - ZE cams, ZE inlet manifold, ZE ECU, JE50 VAF, port matched outlaw inlet spacers Mag 8.5 leads, 65mm TB, CAI Tokico shocks springs, SS Auto headers, SS DE-cat, SS Scorpion cat back, 17in Wolfrace Osaka alloys My Album

5-18-08, 8:48	#135 (permalink)
Oddball Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: kent, UK Age: 40 iTrader: (1)	My pics of the day ...
	92 2nd gen HYBRID - ZE cams, ZE inlet manifold, ZE ECU, JE50 VAF, port matched outlaw inlet spacers Mag 8.5 leads, 65mm TB, CAI Tokico shocks springs, SS Auto headers, SS DE-cat, SS Scorpion cat back, 17in Wolfrace Osaka alloys My Album