Japfest to take place at Rockingham Motor Speedway

The second event in the Japfest series, which takes place Sunday, June 26^th at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby, Northants, promises an octane-fuelled day of track and static action, as well as some unique features that build on the show's success, after almost 20,000 fans turned up for the first Japfest show at Silverstone in April. 

One of the main attractions will be a celebratory 40 car display from the Mazda MX-5 Owners Club (MX5OC). On April 22^nd, Mazda produced the 1,000,000^th Mazda MX-5 and the MX5OC will have 10 cars from each of the two-seater sports car's generations on show. Established in 1994, MX5OC is now the world's largest owners club for drivers and enthusiasts of the best-selling sports car, with over 6,500 members.

In addition, Subaru celebrates the 50^th anniversary of its famous burbling 'Boxer' engine. Over 16 million of the horizontally-opposed units have been fitted to the brand's models since 1966, and Japfest will celebrate this with a special 'Best of Boxer' display, including a brand new WRX STi from Subaru U.K., Jake 'Wrecking Ball' Archer’s fire-spitting Gymkhana-spec Impreza STi and some extremely rare models such as the Subaru Brat pick-up and SVX.

Another big draw will be the show's Drift Passenger Rides, which were a massive hit last year. The rides are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit alongside a professional drifter and experience true sideways-all-the-way action.