Tas 2005

[ido09s]

I know its ages away guys but who is planning on going next year??? Dates are up already on the Makuhari Messe web site :) i am going to start planning soon i guess cause i dont wanna miss out this year

Here is the link to the Auto Salon web site displaying dates :)

http://www.e-autosalon.net/tokyo/english/index.html

Attendance list thus far:

Blitz ( Nick ) - In

WRX Dave (Dave) - In

Midnight (Greg) - In

GTR-032 (Jono) - In

d0p3y (Ryan) - Strong Maybe - Pending package pricing

ido09s (Brad) - probable

Miss200 (Andrea) - probable

Mr Chams (Mr Chams) - In

*Rezz (Justin) - In

*Demon Dave (Dave;)) - probable

*Evo_Lee (Troy) - In! I say! In!

*akeenan (Andrew) - In

*Japan crew - meet at the venue

[DaiOni]

Unless there is going to be something special happening, or I have to be in tokyo at that time, I don't think I'll bother. I actually much preferred the osaka show.

It's worth going to, though, at least once in your life

[Rezz]

Blitz and crew from SAU are going again in '05... he's already made plans, so you're not so early...

[Evo_Lee]

My god you people are planning early...

There still plenty more shows to come throughout the year...next show I'm going to is the Nostalgic Car Show on September 14th & 15th.

Edit: those are Auction days...public showing is 12th. Might see if I can pick up a nice KPCG10 or S30

[Rezz]

My god you people are planning early...

There still plenty more shows to come throughout the year...next show I'm going to is the Nostalgic Car Show on September 14th & 15th.

Don't forget the w00w Port City (Kobe) SuperAutobacs show down at Sushine Wharf in July, Troy... you up for coming?

[Evo_Lee]

Oh yeah forgot about that one...indeed I shall.

[Evo_Lee]

JGTC 1st Round kicks off Friday at TI Aida circuit...not that I have time to make it

-Friday Practise.

-Saturday 1st & 2nd qualifying.

-Sunday Race day.

[Demon Dave]

Count me in for TAS '05...and maybe the Nismo Fest, depending on where they hold it...and any other events that aren't too far from Yamanashi and worth the trip...

[Rezz]

Yes! Dave, Troy... I insist you come to the Nismo Festival with me this year!

[ido09s]

whats this Nismo festival and it is normally held close to the time of the TAS???

[KamikazeR33]

geez i wish we could get some telivised JGTC rounds here

[Demon Dave]

whats this Nismo festival and it is normally held close to the time of the TAS???

in a word (or two ) SKYLINE HEAVEN :rofl:

Seriously, a yearly festival off all that is Nissan and Nismo. Held in late Nov, early December it is the event of the year for Nissan sports car enthusiasts. Previously it was held at the Fuji Speedway, but when Toyota bought the track they moved it half way across the country to the TI circuit (?)...

An event not to be missed. Check out Rezz's pics from last years event, if they're still up.

[d0p3y]

I'm pretty interested in coming on the annual SAU Tokyo Autosalon Trip! Will see how it goes... Never been to Japan before so need to travel with others who have *some* idea of what they're doin! hehe

[akeenan]

I will be there . someone keep me posted though

Edit: those are Auction days...public showing is 12th. Might see if I can pick up a nice KPCG10 or S30

speaking of auctions in the next coming months I will be very interest in buying a new car . . eh eh

[Demon Dave]

speaking of auctions in the next coming months I will be very interest in buying a new car  . . eh eh

Good luck There's nothing quite like the car buying experience in Japan...Ohh what fun all the paper work is...NOT

Outa curiosity - do Australians have to take a test to get a Japanese drivers license? Or are you as lucky as us Brits - just walk into the licensing centre wave your British license at them and they throw you a Japanese one back! :)

[Rezz]

Outa curiosity - do Australians have to take a test to get a Japanese drivers license? Or are you as lucky as us Brits - just walk into the licensing centre wave your British license at them and they throw you a Japanese one back! :)

Yes Dave, the same goes for Aussies...

Aparently, people with New South Wales drivers licences have to get proof of pssue date from the place that issued the licence. Not so for Western Australian (ex)residents, the issue date is already there! other than that, it's as simple as the Brits have it.

[DaiOni]

Though... getting my drivers' licence changed over was the only time I have wanted to punch a japanese person in the face. The niigata ken registry is notorious (one man in particular) - there's a strong anti-gaijin bias there (actually - that's a definite case of racism that I've experienced). He actually said to me (paraphrasing into good english here) 'Yes, you can simply change your licence over. You're lucky. My daughter lives in Australia and wasn't so lucky..." (which came to mean: 'now I'm gunna f`ck you up too')

Get a transcript from the RTA.

Your passport has to show that you stayed in Australia for at least one year after getting your license. You have to be able to show (using passport only - was what they told me) that you have lived in Australia for one complete year (without any overseas travel) - of course, I didn't have my original passport, and my new one had all sorts of travel in it - so I could only prove 3 months consistent residence - they said they'd give me the equivalent of a p-plate (the green plate)! I had all sorts of other evidence that I'd lived in australia (the rta transcript had a long line of offences!) - but they would only accept passport as evidence. With a long and quite heated argument I eventually got my way. VERY frustrating.

Off course, other prefectures might have human beings working at their registries - instead of unflexible, illiogical, bureaucratic 'by the letter of the law' robots.

Heaven forbid you actually have to take the test - they recommend you do it the japanese way and go to a school (many $1000s of dollars). In Niigata they had a history of only testing gaijin in a group (despite not offering any english/foreign language assistance) - and only ever passing ONE person in the group. Most people went at LEAST three times before they were passed. I had a friend who gave up after three - she got failed for things as trivial as 'taking too long to move your hand from the steering wheel to the shifter, and back'. Crazy.

/rant off

[Evo_Lee]

Harrrrrr hahaha , I have to change over to a J-license...well suppose to, today but will do so next week. I think the rule wasn't like this until 18 months ago IIRC. From the number of us Aussie gaijins I know still on their internationals for the last 8 years, myself 4.5 years. You could ignore it if you wish, just make sure your nihongo is parapara. Still a number of gaijins I know from various countries still on their internationals, but it's not a big deal to change over.

Reason for me doing so now was due to one of my colleagues refusing or rather didn't recieve his parking ticket in the mail. The police finally got their act together after a year just as he was leaving the country, couldn't find him. Called our company which is a big lost of face in Japan, to find their employees breaking the law. Company then issued a notice to all gaijins employees to change over to a J-license ASAP!!!! So yes you have to change over to a Japanese license, you can only carry an international license for 12 months starting from when you first step foot in Japan as a resident which basically means everyone who comes to work for more then 12 months.

[C-Red]

The C-Red Baka Gaijin Touring Posse will not be in effect for TAS '05. We're gunning for a 2 week stay encompassing OAM '05, Rokko, Nanko and a bit of Saitama Wangan. Oh and another 'Pongi bombing raid. And about 20 litres of Hot Sake...

Jash

[MSRB26]

Can someone recomend where to go for digital cameras??? are they cheap in Japan??

I would like to try and find myself a digital SLR with a nice lens..... Akihibara (spellig??) maybe???