At the weekend\u00a0I found myself travelling to Castle Combe Circuit to check out what is described by its organisers as “Europe\u2019s biggest Japanese car show” –\u00a0Japfest. It would be my first time at this particular\u00a0show and it promised\u00a0non-stop high speed performance Japanese track action including spectacular drifting displays, a huge retail village and thousands of Europe\u2019s best Japanese cars on display.<\/p>\n

After a two hour drive in what\u00a0can only be described as a glorious sunny day, I reached my destination. I was directed to a parking spot which I expected to pay through the teeth for (too often the case at car shows) , however to my surprise\u00a0parking was free. The entrance fee at the gate was \u00a325, which I thought was a bit steep if I’m being honest (I suppose the parking tax must have been included in the overall\u00a0price).<\/p>\n

Once I got into the show there were plenty of \u00a0Japanese cars to feast my eyes on\u00a0and the standard of cars on show was very\u00a0high.
\nAs well as the typical show and shine aspect, there was drifting to take in and some\u00a0fantastic displays could be seen on\u00a0the track, from names well known within the drift community.<\/p>\n

Later, there was even track time dedicated\u00a0to the car owners\u00a0who had their cars on display at the show, which I have to say was great to watch as I sat on the grass in the warm sun, listening to the tyres screech as the cars whipped past with\u00a0their respective owners\u00a0trying\u00a0vigorously to keep control of their personal pride and joy.<\/p>\n

One criticism I did have of the show was that some of the ‘show and shine’ sections\u00a0were packed in very tightly, which made it difficult to manoeuvre around with so many\u00a0people there, especially when you are trying to take pictures at the same time.
\nIn saying that I did have a great day out, the weather was fantastic, the venue was good overall and there were enough high quality cars \u00a0to keep my interest throughout the day.<\/p>\n

The full gallery of pics from Japfest 2015 can be found here…. \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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