Japfest - Important!

[Algie]

Guys and gals,

I just want to remind everyone to be careful going to and from Japfest tomorrow, Japfest themselves have told me that the local Police are planning on being out in force and there are rumours adrift that they'll be using unmarked cars to 'goad' people into racing on the day to catch them out speeding.

Make sure it isn't you that gets caught out :nod:

Alg :thumbs:

[Cloudy]

Oh how nice of them:whip:

[Purplepower]

Cheers for the heads up mate :)

Bump for anyone who hasn't seen this :thumbs:

[Richy_Boy]

Indeed... they were hiding behind hedges last year close to Castle Combe :down:

Rich

[TheNickos]

ALso chaps, don't forget your membership cards for FOOD! :wack:

[Turbo Stu]

Beware of scamera vans on the bridges over the M4 aswell
They love those things down that stretch of motorway :rant:

[andyfield]

Yup I remember Giblets garage door opener going off last year en route. Stay safe people :)

[Parker]

You'd have to be mad to play up going to/from an event like this :smash:

[JulesS14200]

Thats nice of them :rolleyes: :)

[2wheels]

Cheers for the heads up Algie. I would like to think we're a pretty sensible bunch but its always good to know when to be extra cautious.

See you all there :sxoc:

[Chris]

I wouldn't be surprised if the target speeds are set very low , 71 in a 70 etc ;)

I'd rather leave a few minutes earlier or arrive a few minutes later if it protects my license/insurance renewal :nod: :thumbs:

[BreadBin]

In my experience you have to drive really bloody fast to knock much time of a typical journey nowadays. It's much easier to just go with the flow.

Skoda Octavia VRS and Honda Accord Type-R's are a popular choice amongst local law enforcement officers of the unmarked variety btw ;) :thumbs:

[mattlake]

they love focus's in these west country parts also

[FullMetalGasket]

Oh how nice of them:whip:

It's fair enough really - Personally I'm curious to see wether it's a Saxo, Corsa, or 106 in the dry stone wall this year :wack:
EVERY event at combe there'll always be at least one chav'd up shopping trolley in the same piece of wall on the same corner :rolleyes:

And given the people (sweeping generlisation alert!) who attend these meets I'd say it's a bloody good thing the police crack down having watched muppets at play on the way to/from these events :indiff:

Bit of a barsteward though as my speedo's in foreign :annoyed:

[Bart]

In my experience you have to drive really bloody fast to knock much time of a typical journey nowadays. It's much easier to just go with the flow.

Skoda Octavia VRS and Honda Accord Type-R's are a popular choice amongst local law enforcement officers of the unmarked variety btw ;) :thumbs:
navy blue mondeo st thingy as well.....:thumbs:

[sliver]

I remember that 2 cars smashed up on the way in on that corner in the dip. I was 2 cars behind last year.

[Hallsy67]

and dont forget your tickets and stand passes :D

[jim22]

and dont forget your tickets and stand passes :D

mines stapled to my forehead:thumbs:

[Spesh]

mines stapled to my forehead:thumbs:

pmsl :D

[Driftin Ste]

Thanks for the heads up algie will be ultra carful on our way down.....

see you there

ste

[Parker]

Some Skyline driver was having a ticket written for him in the village as I left...

[JulesS14200]

Some Skyline driver was having a ticket written for him in the village as I left...

Yeah I saw that, just after I floored it to catch up after having to wait behind that parked car :whip:

[Parker]

I got stuck at BOTH sets of pedestrian crossing lights :mad:

[JulesS14200]

I got stuck at BOTH sets of pedestrian crossing lights :mad:

What lights :wack:

[Algie]

lol, after all the warnings and what not that dude in the Skyline was with only cop I'd seen all day too!

Better safe than sorry though, was a cracking drive down and a spirited drive back :nod: :thumbs:

[Scouse_Phil]

On the motorway (m5 i think) there was a totally bog standard x5 in front of me which turned out to be a unmarked police car there where no extra aerials and you couldnt even seen the lights till they where on. They where small strips hidden under the spoiler on the back. I was shocked when it pulled over a van in front.

[JulesS14200]

lol, after all the warnings and what not that dude in the Skyline was with only cop I'd seen all day too!

Better safe than sorry though, was a cracking drive down and a spirited drive back :nod: :thumbs:

Wait till all the NIPs start arriving on the door mats from the secret cameras they set up :D :eek: :cry:

[TheNickos]

Wait till all the NIPs start arriving on the door mats from the secret cameras they set up :D :eek: :cry:

wouldn't surprise me judging the b2 beeping...... :eek:

[Yeah_Mick]

Cheers for the heads up mate :)

Bump for anyone who hasn't seen this :thumbs:

didnt catch us after we came out them services on the way up did they:whip:

i was the guy in the black 14a who you followed out the services and proceeded to increase your speed to about mach3:wack:

[sliver]

What were these rumours about Algie going a tad fast throught the average 50mph section before the services ;)

Noticed on the way out an S13 with SXOC on the front, stopped and talking to the police, hope they were just random stopping and it wasn`t something too serious.

[Algie]

What were these rumours about Algie going a tad fast throught the average 50mph section before the services ;)

Notived on the way out an S13 with SXOC on the front, stopped and talking to the police, hope they were just random stopping and it wasn`t something too serious.

lol, 50 all the way I'm sure :thumbs:

[OFI]

I saw two coppers in the little village close to Castle combe (after turning right out the gate) one stepped out with his hair dryer and I was glad at that point to be doing bang on 30. Although the rather chavved up FTO? couple of cars in front got pulled over.

[billy32]

Two Scoobys and a evo were pulled in the same place in front of us but they were drivin like Arses!!!
Scooby & evo drivers always got some thing to prove!!!
Thanks again to Algie for sortin out a Great day.
See you at silverstone!!

[andyfield]

I saw two coppers in the little village close to Castle combe (after turning right out the gate) one stepped out with his hair dryer and I was glad at that point to be doing bang on 30. Although the rather chavved up FTO? couple of cars in front got pulled over.

Yup I saw a black FTO with small front plate + another small hatch that'd been pulled over as I left.... I was taking it easy as knackered + didn't want any points....

[Purplepower]

didnt catch us after we came out them services on the way up did they:whip:

i was the guy in the black 14a who you followed out the services and proceeded to increase your speed to about mach3:wack:
Aah, hello there :wave:

Your car kept up pretty well considering it was full of passengers :thumbs:

I was trying to catch up Algie & Colwell so thought i'd get a wriggle on ;)

[Algie]

Aah, hello there :wave:

Your car kept up pretty well considering it was full of passengers :thumbs:

I was trying to catch up Algie & Colwell so thought i'd get a wriggle on ;)

Sorry 'bout that :o

[Shaziman]

Indeed... they were hiding behind hedges last year close to Castle Combe :down:

Rich

I saw the Escort that was on the clarion stand and an MX5 turbo in white caught outside castle combe on the way home, must have been speeding, and later near the M4, the mx5 is racing someone else!

[jim22]

I had a little yellow saxo drive right on my rear bumper until I got to the motorway:mad: I also believe his passenger was filming me on his phone......no doubt he's going to be boasting to his mates that he kept up with a 200:rolleyes: with police on the lookout I kept my cool and rolled with it:indiff:

annoying.....but it did'nt ruin a great day!:thumbs:

[RADS_S13]

Only just sean this :wack:

Didn't see a single one on the way or on the way back, although I didn't head back until about 8:15pm. will have to keep the fingers crossed :wack:

[Clouder_sx]

Didnt see a single copper until i saw 2 on the M5 at about 8:30 :wack:

However, my mate got pulled in his RX7 just outside castle combe for having no front plate. He fitted a new bumper the night before, plate was in the car. The copper then noticed he had a headlight cover missing (caused by mach1 driving first thing this morning :eek: it just went!) and said "right, im doing you for only having 1 light" and got his book out. My mate then asked the copper how many lights a car requires, before poping up the 2 pop-ups. The copper screwed up the bit of paper, and said "right, well im now doing you for no plate!" :rolleyes: so a producer it was. Twat.

Funny as hell the copper not realising the lights are under the cover :D tit!

[MattyGee]

I got pulled on the way home in some village about 10/15 mins from Japfest for not having my front numberplate on (it was in the window). The policeman was cool about it though, just told me to refit it (i had all the fixings+tools on me) and he me off without a fine :)

[Yeah_Mick]

Aah, hello there :wave:

Your car kept up pretty well considering it was full of passengers :thumbs:

I was trying to catch up Algie & Colwell so thought i'd get a wriggle on ;)

that was some damn quick wriggling, didnt realise it was you until i saw it looking broken infront of me on the stand

the m4 seems a pretty quick road so im hopeing nothin comes in the post, i was just going with the flow and even the slow lane was doing about 80mph was hard not too speed:whip:

[Parker]

The policeman was cool about it though, just told me to refit it (i had all the fixings+tools on me) and he had me off without a fine :)

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :ghey:

[MattyGee]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :ghey:

stop dreaming Tom, you'll never turn me to the :ghey: side :wack:

[Algie]

stop dreaming Tom, you'll never turn me to the :ghey: side :wack:

pmsl, despite his best efforts ;)