With over 300 show cars expected and 150 cars on track, a bumper crowd is expected at Scotlands first event Japanese only event, Total Jap Car Scotland, at the home of Scottish Motor Sport on Sunday July 17th. With 600 bhp Timeattack cars, 700 bhp drifting demos from the British Drifting Championships a 1000bhp hilclimb car and up to 150 track cars, it will be a bevy of power treats for all fans of Japanese cars. Leading the way will be 100s of Hondas, Subaru’s, Evos and Nissans of all shapes and sizes, but almost every brand of Japanese car will be represented too including Mazda, Toyota and Scotlands newest Japanese brand Infiniti on show.
Track time will be from 9am with a special guest appearance and demo by world pop star Shane Lynch of Boyzone who has swapped performing with the boy band from Ireland, instead, teaming up with Team Japspeed, one of the most professional drifting teams in the British Drifting Championships. The BDC is growing, gaining more in popularity, and will be at Knockhill in August with around 80 competitors, and with this craze from Japan getting ever more popular, Shane will be hoping this practice, on what is widely regarded as the most challenging drifting track in Europe, will stand him in good stead for his championship event.
The ever popular Knockhill Calendar Girls will be taking on the Score Angels with bouncy boxing, Sumo wrestling, jousting and tug o war as the day goes on, all adding to the fun and games both on and off the track. Elsewhere, a Japanese Sushi bar will add to the Far Eastern appeal at Scotlands first ever all Japanese event. Event Director Stuart Gray said “We are delighted to be hosting the Total Jap Car Scotland event at Knockhill. Over the last 30 years, Japanese marques have grown to dominate all sectors of the car market, from the deminutive Honda CRX sports car of the 80s to the might Mugen CRZ hybrid of 2011. No other country in the world has seen such an advance in makes, models and versions of performance cars, the Japanese share the European love of performance cars, and through motorsport with Formula One and the World Rally Championships, have shown that they can win at all levels.”
Gates will open at 8am with track action from 9am to 5pm. Adult admission is £15, including a free Show programme containing numerous discount offers from many of the trade stands present. Concessions are £8 and under 12s free.