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Miss Banzai Tunnel Run Winner

Congratulations to Darren Smee from the MKIV Supra.net car club & forum who won the Sky Insurance 'Best Car' during last week's Miss Banzai Tunnel Run - see our Facebook page for more info & photos. His car was carefully selected by our very own in-house 'Jeremy Clarkson' and modified car expert, Ollie Frost. This year's Tunnel Run lead into the JAE weekend event, where Ollie became even more popular, handing out free alcohol to some of the attending car clubs and car forums.

If you are into your modified cars, like us, you may be interested to know the modifications Darren has done on his 1998 Supra Twin Turbo VVTI Tiptronic;

BHP at last dyno 420bhp


Body Spec

Stillen front bumper; Stillen side skirts; Do luck rear spats; Do luck rear defuser; TRD spoiler; Toyota roof spoiler

Engine Mods

Toya sport front mount intercooler; HKS Hard pipe kit; HKS EVC 5 Boost controller; HKS Super sqv blow off valve; Blitz sonic power induction kit; Chris Wilson decat pipes; Uprated alloy radiator; Unknown exhaust

Suspension

Tein super street coil overs; Tein EDFC; Tein front and rear strut braces

Wheels

Front 19"x9.5j offset volk racing GTS split rim alloys; Rear 19"x10.5j offset volk racing GTS split rim alloys

Gauges

Prosport wideband afr gauge; Prosport oil preasure gauge; Prosport oil temerature Gauge; Transmision oil temp gauge

Sky Insurance launches insurelearnerdriver.co.uk

Sky Insurance is proud to announce the arrival of our new online scheme product suitable for Learner Drivers looking for temporary insurance cover on a parent's or a friend's car.

insurelearnerdriver.co.uk can resolve the insurance complications that arise due to not having a full licence when using someone else's car whilst learning to drive and being added to their policy. This policy is issued in the name of the learner driver and will not affect the No Claims Bonus of the car owner in the event of a claim. You can purchase temporary learner driver insurance cover instantly online. There is also cover provided for two qualified drivers for FREE (subject to terms on the website). Available for Car Groups 1 - 28 and for car values of up to £20,000. The scheme cannot insure everybody under this policy and has certain exclusions which are shown in the  Acceptance Criteria.

So, if you or anyone you know is learning to drive - let them know about insurelearnerdriver. It may well enable them to get insured on a vehicle that they otherwise may not have been able to arrange cover on. It may also save the owner of the vehicle from losing their own No Claims Bonus. To get a price and arrange immediate cover simply click on the image below or view the website insurelearnerdriver.co.uk.

Miss Banzai has decided to take a Tunnel Run and turn it on its head!

The Miss Banzai team are now famous for their Tunnel Run's, and have decided that their end of year run should be a little bit different. Miss Banzai.com has teamed up with the Staff at JAE (Japanese Auto Extravaganza) and The Ace Cafe to bring you The JAE Tunnel Run!

*** Note this is for Japanese cars only - no exceptions. Non-Jap cars will be refused entry ***

The run will kick off at the new location of Aveley Sports & Social Club, Purfleet Road, South Ockendon, RM15 4DT on Thursday 8th September from 9:30pm.

A donation of £5 from each ticket purchased will be going to Miss Banzai's favourite charity The London Air Ambulance. This is Miss Banzai's 7th tunnel run and we are looking forward to hopefully making this bigger and better.

For full details of this event, view the Sky Insurance Facebook page.

Sky Insurance Launch Page

As Sky Insurance is very involved with sponsoring, attending and supporting so many car related events, we have decided that our news page alone is not enough for documenting all these exciting events, like Awesome Fest or the MKIV Suprapod weekend, so we have uploaded a selection of photos, videos, upcoming events and car related information to our newly created page (click the Facebook link to view). If you like what we do and would like to be kept updated with the latest events, please also click the Facebook 'like' button.

Riot Damage Claims - Early Notification

Insurers typically include within their Claims Notification Clause to the policy a requirement for any claim for riot and/or civil commotion to be notified to Insurers immediately with full supporting documentation. This needs to be received within seven days of the incident occurring specifically to prevent a recovery action being turned down by the police authority on the basis that the action is time barred. Insurers are entitled to recover their outlays under the principle of subrogation. The insurers only have 14 days to log all affected properties with the appropriate authorities and therefore the timescales are extremely tight.

For clarity, riot is now defined under the Public Order Act 1986, and the responsibility of the Local Authority is clarified in the Riot Damages Act 1886.

Public Order Act 1986

"Where 12 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence for common purpose the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety, each of the persons using unlawful violence for the common purpose is guilty of riot."

Riot Damages Act 1886 "The local police authority has a legal responsibility to reimburse anyone sustaining damage to property as the result of riot under the Riot Damages act 1886. Any claim under the Act must be made in writing and received by the local police authority within 14 days of the Alleged incident.

If you have been affected by the recent disturbances, please report this directly to the appropriate Insurer Claims Line as soon as possible.

Enjoyed Awesome Fest? Now Enjoy The Highlights Film

We have posted the fantastic Awesome Fest short film of the weekend's highlights on our Modified Car Insurance page of this website. The film was made by Stephen Brooks - we expect there will be a surge of early bookings for next years event following people viewing this short film. Enjoy.

Win Awesome Fest 2011 Tickets - Competition

As sponsors of the event, Sky Insurance have five pairs of Weekend Tickets plus Pro Drift Car Passenger Rides for each winner to give away for Awesome Fest 2011 - see our Awesome Fest website page for full details of how to enter the competition.

Awesome Fest 2011

Awesome Fest is an Extreme Sports Festival, with a mixture of entertainment from Drifting Shows, MotoX, BMX, Skateboarding & many other forms of exciting events to fill your weekend with. You can also camp at the event. For more details, see our Awesome Fest website page. Sky Insurance are proud to sponsor the event which is being presented by Driftworks. This will not be your normal car show event - it will be much more fun than that! We hope to see you there.

Awesome Fest 2011 takes place on the 29th, 30th & 31st July at Mallory Park, Leicestershire.

Driftworks New Car For 2011 Drifting Season

The 2010 Championship winning combination of Phil Morrison and the Driftworks S15 Silvia are back for 2011, supported once again by the UK’s best company for modified car insurance - Sky Insurance.

Team owner Phil Morrison wrote:  “We’re so proud to have Sky Insurance on board again for 2011. We’ve got a fresh new livery, and a fresh new outlook on the drifting season. We will be flying the Driftworks and Sky Insurance flags at rounds of the British Drift Championship, Drift Allstars (previously JDM Allstars) and various stand alone events like Japfest and Awesomefest throughout the season. If you’re at the show please come and say hello”. See our Driftworks page for more information.

Miss Banzai Charity Tunnel Run

The evening of Saturday 12th March saw 333 Japanese cars arrive at the Essex Arena for the latest Miss Banzai Charity Tunnel run. The event saw an amazing £3020.30 raised for the nominated charity Lupas UK. Check out the Miss Banzai website and forum for more details: www.missbanzai.com and see the JustGiving donation site here www.justgiving.com/MissBanzai2011

Our hearty congratulations to Marshall from mnmengineering.co.uk who came in a beautiful, and recently, restored 1985 KP60 Toyota Starlet for winning the Sky Insurance 'Best Turned Out Car of the Night' award.   In Marshall's own words, "I was really shocked and quite speechless that it won considering the amount of cars that were there. Not a lot of people even understand what that car is! Thank you." - Not a problem at all Marshall! The Starlet is actually for sale priced at £3000 ONO, check out www.mnmengineering.co.uk for more details.

We hope you all enjoy the 2011 show season and, as ever, thanks to the Miss Banzai team for hosting this fantastic event and inviting us.

Driftworks Team Wins 2010 British Drifting Championship

Congratulations to Phil Morrison of the Driftworks Team, sponsored by Sky Insurance, for his victory at Knockhill in Round 5 to clinch the British Drifting Championship 2010 title. Yet again Phil and the excellent Driftworks Team show their dominance of this growing motor sport by taking the title. Being Driftworks headline sponsor, this makes us all at Sky Insurance very proud!

If you are unfamiliar with the UK Drift scene, can we enlighten you by recommending you watch the excellent short film by Stephen Brooks currently been shown on our Modified Car Insurance page. If ever you needed to see why the British Drifting Championships are so popular, watch this amazing film, which totally captures the scene, the mood and the excitement involved with the 2010 Championship. We felt this film was too good not to share with others.

Look out for next year's BDC events and if you get the opportunity to get along there, you will probably see Sky Insurance there also. If you want to read more about our affiliation, see our separate Driftworks page.

Stuart Chambers Turbo Converted Honda S2000

Following on from our British Mods Ace Café meet details below, as promised here are some details of the ‘Best car of the night’ winning car, Stuart Chambers stunning turbo converted Honda S2000.

Stuart spent a good half an hour showing the judges around his car and we all kept sneaking back to have another look, that was how impressed we were!

The car may not look visually modified, but that is not a bad thing at all, the spec of this car is absolutely awesome, currently it is being run in as the turbo conversion is still fresh and the engine has been fully rebuilt, Stuart is soon going to be cranking up the boost and getting the final engine mapping done. He’ll probably need to buy some spare underpants. 

Spec list and photos below, enjoy!

Please see Stuart’s website for more details: www.ProjectAuto.co.uk

Engine:

• Honda 2.0-litre
• Full SFS Performance Hoses
• Engine Optics Glass Hoses (First and only S2000 with this Fitted at this time)
• TEIN Bonnet Dampers
• Berk Technology Decat Pipe
• GReddy Ti-C 75mm Single Exit Exhaust With Titanium Tip
• GReddy Oil Sensor Adaptor.
• GReddy Turbocharger
• GReddy Manifold
• GReddy Downpipe
• GReddy Intercooler
• GReddy 550cc fuel injectors
• GReddy Oil Cooler Kit
• GReddy Oil Catch Can
• Skunk2 Oil Cap
• Skunk2 Reservoir Cover
• Skunk2 Throttle Body
• AEM Standalone ECU
• AEM Fuel Pressure Regulator
• AEM Tru Boost Controler
• AEM Fuel Rail (First and only S2000 in the UK with this Fitted at this time )
• Password JDM Carbon Cooling Panel
• JIC Magic Carbon Strut Brace
• Spoon Engine Torque Damper
• Carbon Heat shields
• Steel Braded Oil lines
• Cusco Rear upper Brace

 Suspension:

• BC Fully Adjustable Coilovers

 Brakes:

• EBC Ultimax BlackDash Slotted Rotor Sports Kit
• EBC Red Stuff Brake Pads

 Wheels & Tyres:

• ENKEI 17" Alloys
• Bridgestone Potenza Tyres Front:215x45x17| Rear:245x40x17
• New Wheels Currently on order
• Prodrives GC07
• Verdstein Ultracs Tyre Front:224 / 45 / 17 | Rear:255 / 40 / 17

 Interior:

• Mugen Billet Aluminium Gear Knob
• SOS Twin A-Pillar Gauge Mount
• Custom Single Gauge Mount
• AEM 52mm Air Fuel Ratio Gauge
• AEM 52mm Oil Pressure Gauge
• AEM 52mm True Boost Gauge

 ICE & Security:

• Custom Made and Fabricated Touch Screen Kenwood Control Centre Unit
• Sat Nav
• Ipod
• JL Audio Evolution C5 Components
• JL Audio HD750 Amp
• JL Audio HD 600 Amp
• 2x JL Audio 12W6 Subwoofers
• JL Audio Battery Clamps

 Future Mods:

• Mugen Bonnet
• Mugen Front Bumper
• Uprated Brakes

British Mods at the Ace Café

6th November 2010

There was a great turn out and variety of cars for the ‘British Mods’ meet held on the evening of the 6^thNovember at the world famous Ace Café in North West London.   Luke and Ollie from Sky Insurance arrived to the sound of gunfire.. or was it fireworks.. actually on closer inspection it was the sound of anti-lag from Stuart Chambers stunning Turbo converted Honda S2000.  Watch this space for more details of this stunning S2000.

British Mods ( www.britishmods.com ) is a very active car club with a variety of different members and cars.  A good selection of these were on display at the Ace Café.  Ollie, Luke and guest judge Jay were on hand to pick out winning cars for the following categories: best car of the night, best ICE, best exterior, best interior and best engine bay.   Although the members did not know their cars were being assessed all were happy to walk and talk the judges around their cars and answer all the questions asked.  Special mention to Lee with his fantastic Supercharged Fiesta ST, 310 BHP and more boost to come, after a clutch and flywheel upgrade!

Another thanks also to Jay for his superb judging skills, input and advice on the evening and a final thanks to Marie and Stuart from British Mods for all their help and organisation.  It was a good night and a very friendly atmosphere.

30th October 2010

Glenn Osborne – October 2010 Tunnel Run Competition Winner

 As promised we would like to share some pictures of our Miss Banzai October 2010 Tunnel run ‘ Best Turned Out Car Of The Night’ .  Owner Glenn Osborne describes his car in his own words below.  We hope you like the pictures, we certainly liked the car! Well done again to Glenn.

 This is my 1994 Civic SiRImport, and I am a Sky Insurance policy holder! This is my third Honda Civic that I have owned in the last 4 years, and what can I say,  I love them! I have had this import from standard and have tried to look after it and keep it a clean example. I was after a different look to my EG Civic, clean and simple. So I had a set of retro SSR (SpeedStarRacing) Mk1's wheels imported from Japan. I was aware that they did not fit my car, so I bought Integra hubs and swing arms to convert my Civic to the correct stud pattern, along with bigger Integra brakes. MeisterR Superlow suspension let me achieve my ride height, along with low control arms and a rear tie bar; all to help with the handling.  Custom stainless steel exhaust system, including handmade polished back box with custom noted exhaust sound for a subtle rasp. I cleaned up the windscreen by using just one long wiper blade, tucked down tight almost under to bonnet and also I had a blue tinted windscreen fitted which really create a fresh look. I stripped the rear interior out and painted the bare metal of it a metallic purple/blue, and before I forget also one of my favourite changes is my BRIDE drivers seat; Japans RollsRoyce of seats.

My future plans are for performance, a turbo setup by a well known garage is what I would like for the future (As long as my Insurer can offer me a good price).  :)


Info;

Wheels;  Front 7" -5 offset (With a 15mm spacer)
              Rear 8" + 11 offset

Engine; B16A JDM 1.6 Engine 174.Bhp   Standard

Thanks again for choosing me Ollie! Awesome.

Cheers,

Glenn

22nd October 2010

MissBanzai Tunnel Run – Saturday 16^thOctober 2010

Another hugely successful tunnel run organised by the ever-popular MissBanzai team, the biggest one yet by far with well over 400 Japanese cars in attendance! This event has gradually become bigger and bigger and has now outgrown the Essex Arena starting venue.  For the next run the MissBanzai organisers are looking for a privately owned area in or around London with enough room for 500+ cars - answers on a postcard please!

The tunnel runs are organised in aid of charity, this time it was the turn of the London Air Ambulance who kindly sent down two cars to represent them.  The total raised so far as of 22nd October is an impressive £2741.61; this total is set to rise sharply due to some very generous company donations being offered.  

Our hearty congratulations go to Sky Insurance customer Glenn Osborne and his very tastefully modified 1995 Honda Civic, pictures to follow shortly, Glenn was awarded our prize for winning the ‘best turned out car of the night’ competition and graciously accepted a bottle of Champagne and a box of chocolates, he seemed very pleased and surprised at the same time!

18th August 2010

Sky Insurance are continuing to make inroads with the custom bike insurance market and are pleased to announce that AFB Motorcycles will be recommending us as their preferred insurance provider. AFB have been established since 1996 and have built some fantastic looking bikes! See for yourself by clicking here

10th August 2010

For the last few years South Coast Customs have been importing custom motorcycles from the USA for sale in the UK. Specialising in the Proper Chopper (tm) range they offer a variety of affordable Choppers, Pro-Streets and Bobbers. We are pleased to announce that South Coast Customs will be recommending Sky Insurance as their preferred insurance provider and we look forward to working with them. For further details of the motorcycles on offer, please visit their website http://www.onlinechoppers.co.uk/index.html

Sky Insurance Motorcycle Quote Team in conjunction with Nick Gayle Custom Cycles are attending the Motorbike show at The Hub - Milton Keynes on Sunday 13th June 2010.

Last year, more than 2,500 motorbike riders and fans flocked to The Hub to see the very best motorcycle and biking lifestyle products come to life in the glorious June sunshine.

Whilst unable to promise the warm weather again this year, the organisers can certainly promise you a day to remember once more.

If you are the kind of person who loves to hear the sound of a sports bike screaming past or perhaps enjoys the sight of a highly polished low-rider as it thunders along the road, power@thehub has been made for you. 

This free to enter event will showcase the very best of motorcycle and all-terrain vehicles from leading manufacturers such as Honda, Kawasaki, Triumph, Victory Cruisers and Polaris ATV amongst others.  

It is also your chance to see firsthand the amazing creations of Nick Gale Customs. Widely regarded as one of the best custom bike builders in the world, Nick will be on hand to personally show you some of his latest masterpieces that are set to take the world of custom bikes by storm.

Alongside the bikes, you will have a wide range of accessories, clothing and helmets to admire and, of course, purchase should you so desire.  

What if you love your bikes but can’t ride one? If you don’t yet have a licence but yearn for the thrill of the open road on your very own bike, Horizon Rider Training will be on hand to discuss getting you trained and qualified.  For the experienced rider, the Thames Valley Police Motorcycle training division will also be there and are happy to discuss advanced training and road safety as well as answer any questions you may have.

All ages are welcomed for a full day of motorisedfun. Make sure you come along for your chance to see, feel and experience the excitement and raw power of these amazing machines as well as being in with the chance to win some exclusive prizes courtesy of all the exhibitors attending.

Power@thehub will be open from 11am until 4pm on Sunday 13 June and entry is completely free of charge.

Japfest 2010

A good day was had by all despite a few sunburn victims, there was some great action on track, especially the drifting.  Congratulations to Team Sky Insurance Driftworks, to Phil Morrison, Bon Bon and also to Dan Chapman who put on great display and collected 1st prize in the JDM Allstars Extreme Team Drift Battle. Click on the images below to open in a new window.

Sky Insurance is pleased to announce our support for Tim Nicholas and 'Project Moff' in the 2010 UK Time Attack series. Well done to Tim who managed fifth in class at Oulton Park 24th April and gave 4th place a very close run for their money! Information on Tim and his Nissan Skyline can be checked out http://www.theprojectmoff.co.uk   For further information on Time Attack check out http://www.timeattack.co.uk

Fast Show - Santa Pod - March 21^st 2010

The 2010 show season kicked off on Sunday at Santa Pod. The show was blessed with wall to wall sunshine which in turn encouraged a huge crowd attendance. Car Clubs, Traders, Promotional Girls and Petrol Heads were out in force which led to an action packed day and a variety of activities to watch and compete in.

One lucky Sky Insurance customer had won a competition with a leading Modified Car Magazine to win a Nissan 350Z.  Amy Slade (the lucky winner) was presented with her new car at the Fast Show and Sky Insurance provided her with the insurance cover. Amy is well known within the UK's modified car scene and she already insures her show winning Mitsubishi FTO and her daily driver Honda CRX with Sky Insurance so we were more than happy to provide cover for her fantastic competition prize.

Ollie from Sky Insurance congratulating Amy on her Competition Prize Win with her stunning 350Z.

26th March 2010

Miss Banzai Tunnel Run - 13^th March 2010

Another fantastically organised Miss Banzai Tunnel Run took place on the Saturday and continued into the small hours on Sunday morning. The Essex Arena saw a record amount of all sorts of Japanese cars in attendance, everything for standard Toyota Yaris’s to highly modified Mazda RX8’s.

The Miss Banzai team busied themselves with the numbering of cars, registration of participants, distribution of maps and general organisation until the first groups started to leave the venue to commence the tunnel run at around 10.30pm. Although hard to judge due the lack of lighting, Scott Allen’s fantastic wide arched Mkiv Supra stood out as easily the ‘Best Presented Car’ of the evening,

Scott being presented with his 1st prize with Ollie From Sky Insurance,
Lisa (BoBRabbit) & Lou Lou from Miss Banzai; and of course the Supra:

The 'Runner-up' prize for the best presented car went to another wide archer, a stunning Skyline R32 owned by a very pleased Richard Argyle with his wife Caroline who had travelled up in convoy with an excellent turn out from the Hampshire Jap Car Club.

Richard being presented with his Runner-up prize by Ollie from Sky Insurance,
Lisa (BoBRabbit) & Lou Lou from Miss Banzai; and the Skyline R32

Everyone participating will of course have their own story to tell and their own highlights but for Ollie and Luke from Sky Insurance the highlights included a rather bemused taxi driver who was stuck in the middle of a lot of excited tunnel runners in the middle of the Tooley Street tunnels as well as watching and hearing 250+ modified Japanese cars buzzing around the streets and tunnels of London.

Thank you to everyone who attended, thank you to the Miss Banzai team for letting us tag along and more importantly, congratulations on raising a huge amount for charity! 

Here is a final word from The Miss Banzai organisers:
£1,340.71 was raised at the Just Giving Website and £1,324.00 collected manually and making the total to date at £2664.71 going to the Royal London Hospital Kidney Patients Association - click here to see the latest total and to make a contribution. Special thanks also go to: Gary Bradford, Luke Bradford, Chris Nathanial & Cameron Short, who raised £1,135.00.

Our thanks go to www.mattwoodsphotography.com for the photographic images.

25th March 2010

Back again for 2010, we present another London Tunnel Run, hosted by MissBanzai.com inviting all Japanese car owners!

*** Note this is for Japanese cars only -no exceptions.. non Jap cars will be refused entry ***

The run will kick off at Essex Arena (RM19 1AE) on Saturday 13th March from 9.30pm. Maps will be handed out on arrival to those who have pre-paid through the Just Giving site. There will be no entry to the site after 10.30pm.

Please register your attendance by visting www.justgiving.com/TunnelRunMarch2010 and donating your £5.00 entry fee. (Please put user name & club in the comments). Donations made via the Just Giving site will go direct to the nominated charity, Royal London Hospital Kidney Patients Association. This charity was chosen as one of our members who raised extra donations last time has had to undergo a transplant -so we thought it was a good way of showing our appreciation for their help last time!

In comments please put your club name & forum user name -nothing else! (this list will be used to hand out the route maps of the run on the night -there *may* be a limited number of maps on the night BUT this is NOT guaranteed).

Please arrive at the arena at 9.30pm. PLEASE NOTE you should use the go kart track entrance to the arena. There will be a £1 cash charge entry fee on the gate to cover the arena hire costs.

Payments for maps can only be taken up to 13:00 on 13th March on the Just Giving site. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER AFTER THIS TIME or you will not be included on the list of maps for us to allocate on the night! If you do not pay you are not guaranteed a map.

Entry is £5 for a map (prepay on Just Giving) and £1 per person in cash on the gate to the arena on the night to cover the arena costs.

This event is for Japanese cars only.. nothing else! There will be marshalls on the gate.

Please remember to drive responsibly -anyone not doing so will be asked to leave the site.

You will need to bring Sat Nav / London A-Z for when you get lost. A passenger / map reader is also a must!

Sky Insurance will be awarding two prizes on the night for the best turned out car of the evening. The prizes could be awarded to any Jap cars from Civics to Skylines... so get polishing!!!

Hope to see some of you there! Any questions, please drop a mail to missbanzai@googlemail.com or post your questions here! We had approx 300 cars from various different Jap car clubs along last time, so make sure you come along and be part of it and help raise some cash for a worthy cause!!

17th October 2009
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Tunnel Run 2 - 10th October 2009
The second Miss Banzai London Tunnel run took place 10^th October 2009.  The meeting point was the Essex Arena and by 9pm the arena was buzzing with Japanese cars.

Sky Insurance were offering prizes for the Best Car of the night and Runner-Up.

Judging cars is always fun but also a difficult job; especially in dim light and with car numbers in such high volumes.  First prize went to an absolutely stunning and recently rebuilt Skyline R33 (Tommy Kaira limited edition), there can be no argument that this car was the best at the Essex Arena... it is of a show winning pedigree and is stamped Tommy Kaira 0001 and; according to the owner it was Tommy's very own car! The Runner-up prize was a lot harder to choose and went to a white and subtly modified S15 that stood out nicely with its immaculate white paintwork, wheels and all over look.

1st prize and congratulations goes to Steve Mounter:

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Runner-up prize and congratulations goes to Jeremy Perks:

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**Thanks to Ant http://www.antonybaker.com for guiding me to the venue and also for the event photos.

Thank you to Lou Lou, Lisa and the rest of the Miss Banzai team for their excellent work in the build up to the event and the administration on the night. Thanks and well done also to Ben (EssexGT4) for his hard work. I don't think people realise the planning and behind the scenes work that goes into an event like this but also the stress, lack of sleep etc etc

The tunnel run was a huge success and was enjoyed by all in attendance.  At the last count the amount raised for charity was: £1668

Ollie
Sky Insurance

20^th October 2009

2nd October 2009
Back again this year for the 2nd time, there will be another London Tunnel Run, hosted by MissBanzai.com inviting all Japanese car owners!

The pre-meet will kick off at Essex Arena (RM19 1AE) on Saturday 10th October from 9.30pm. Maps will be handed out on arrival to those who have pre-paid through the Just Giving site, the actual Tunnel run its self will be departing at 12 midnight. Read more ...

Japanese Auto Extravaganza (JAE)

This year’s annual Japanese Auto Extravaganza (JAE) was held on the 11^th - 13^th September 2009 at a new venue; Wicksteed Park in Northamptonshire.

Sky Insurance’s affiliated car clubs were out in force and on good form, this year’s show seemed to have been taken over by Toyota clubs, the MR2 clubs and Celica Club UK in particular had a very large turn out of member’s cars. This is the BIG show for the majority of Japanese car clubs in the UK, it really does brings the clubs and members together. Clubs and their members travel from far and wide to attend, some coming from as far a field as the very northern reaches of Scotland and also some from the Netherlands!

The facilities provided by Wicksteed Park were deemed as way above average, onsite catering was great, showers and toilets were clean, which makes a nice change for car show regulars. The show was blessed with good weather, it was blisteringly hot on the Saturday and the cars displayed looking stunning in a lovely venue in the sunshine.

Congratulations to the following show winners:

Bungee Run - HJSCC
Gladiator Joust Krazie Kruizerz
Endurance Competition - GTO UK
Eating Competition - Celica Club
370Z Car Pull - NPOC
5-a-side Football - Nippon Squad
Tug of War - NPOC Bears
Time Attack Go-kart Challenge - Outlaw Jap Club

A fantastic time was had by all, roll on JAE 2010!

Check out some of our photos taken at the event:

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12th August 2009

Road Warriors 2009 - London to Mongolia Charity Rally

We would like to congratulate our customer Steve Barnes for completing his trip of a lifetime; a charity rally starting in London and finishing in Mongolia. Well done Steve!

To read a blow by blow account of Steve's epic voyage, click here to read his blog.

3rd July 2009