**** 2008 Club Events ****

[miller]

JAE NEWS

JAE's new permanent home for 2008 and beyond will be at Mersea Island on the East Coast.

The show venue is over 60 acres and has a huge amount of potential for us, already catering for club and enthusiast shows all year round and with some amazing facilities on site - we're amazed we managed to miss it previously as its perfect for JAE! Pictures will be posted up on the jae website and on facebook (links at the bottom) but, for now, let me just share with you SOME what we have to offer at JAE's new home:
Loads of parking on a totally secure site
Full Bar and off- sales
Japanese themed bar and special hot and cold SAKE bar
Large function room with permanent DJ facilities and stage (and a band!!!)
Indoor trade area as well as outdoor pitches
Speedboat with inflatable banana ride experiences from the Beach
Yes, you read right - a beach!! - which is part of the site
Log cabins for families and groups with electric and heating as well as the vast camping areas as usual
Full food village as well as a huge canteen which will be providing not only dinner for those who grow tired of junk food but also each morning the canteen will provide full English breakfasts, served up in true dinner-lady style - Previously an important detail which was missing from JAE for the morning after a night socialising
Various planned activities such as inter-club Its-a-Knockout competitions, interclub 5-a-side football and some themed in Japanese endurance- Takeshi's Castle style!!

….. but best of all, the venue is really quiet and in the middle of nowhere so we can make as much noise as we like and go on for as long as we like. But if you’re worried about too much noise we have an area completely set aside as a quiet camping for those who may have families etc as the site is designed to cater for all, making it even more family friendly in certain parts of the site to ensure everyone has a great time.

[Kieran]

Good Lord, you're right - not that I doubted you, I hasten to add, but here you go!

http://www.japcarclub.com/jae/forums...?showtopic=732

Seems the EOE showground turned against Jap cars then!!

[Kieran]

And the date is now the last week in August!

[Kieran]

Oh wow! And it's now a 3 day event! How cool is that!! I'm all excited now!

[orionn2o]

JAE was great last year... I think this year will be legend!

[miller]

To be fair i had a google earth at Mersea Island and it does look like a fine place, maybe a blessing in disguise. methinks the sea side location will lend itself to a much better party/holiday atmosphere

Mike

[ANTHONY]

beach party

[Alex]

And the date is now the last week in August!

Excellent! We've fallen on our feet with this. Had it been the usual date we wouldn't have made it!

[Kieran]

Excellent! We've fallen on our feet with this. Had it been the usual date we wouldn't have made it!

Party on!! An Island for us to invade and conquer! Assemble the shiny fleet!

[ANTHONY]

and its in Essex so shiny white stilettos and white hand bags for the ladies

[g6acb]

Glad the venue and date for this have been set..... and the best bit of news is you have to drive through a tidal causeway to get to the place.

There are a lot of people bitching about salt water yada yada.....


I'm thinking free car wash!!!!!

[psbarham]

Noooooooooooooooooooooo, the last thing i want at a car show is idiots in white shell suits, i can garentee it won't be as relaxed as it was at the east of england show ground



oops i've just read the posts before this,

[miller]

Another event which i love and always attend is Japs at Thoresby Hall, is CVR4 putting in an appearance this year?

Its on Sunday 6th July but i think camping is also an option?


Mike

[AderC]

Can the Woodvale Rally be added to the list or is it too close to the Arctic circle?

aDe

[miller]

little bump.....Do CVR4 ever do Japs at Thoresby? If not i may jump in with the GTOUK crowd and get the discounted tickets from there.

6th July



Mike

[miller]

I take it CVR4 dont do JAPS at Thoresby, im about to buy advance ticket through another club so just want to double check


Mike

[WildCards]

No Mike, AFAIK we've never done that event. I certainly have never heard of it.


I'll badger Kate, hopefully we'll make JAE, I could do with getting plastered 2 nights in a row.

[miller]

Thoresby is one of the best events each year in my book, ill be there again this year. Its one event each year i dont miss. Prob end up tagging along with GTOUK and all my old cronies from there. Its handy aswell as its only 25mins away for me. Nice setting too.


Mike

[Nevman]

Any news about the TRAX yet?
As far as I'm aware the date got changed to 07/09/08