The line up for Irelands first Jap-Fest, on September 9th at Mondello Park, continues to grow with the announcement of two more firsts. Not only will the show feature the best of Irish Jap cars but it will now also include the first ever appearance in this country of a Japanese Custom Van and the the first ever overseas competitor in an Irish Time Attack event.

The feature Time Attack car will be brought to Ireland by the UK's leading Japanese Performance specialists parts suppliers, GT Culture. The 450+ bhp Mitsubishi Evo IX was built in Japan by Cyber and is currently making a big impression on the UK Time Attack scene. GT Culture will bring the car to Mondello for the first time and it will take pride of place among the paddock displays as well as taking on the local competitors on track in the Time Attack sessions.

The latest Japanese customising craze takes humble Japanese vans and "pimps" them with wildest body kits, paint jobs and interiors, that have to be seen to be believed. Jap-Fest will showcase the first of these uniquely styled vans to be seen in Ireland and the vans outrageous body kit and interior is bound to make a big impression.

The unique "Track-Time" opportunity, which will allow car enthusiasts to take their cars on track as part of an Irish show for the first time, has already caught the imagination of Irelands Japanese Car enthusiasts with the available sessions filling up rapidly. A number of individual car clubs are also planning to make Jap-Fest their 2007 annual get together which should add greatly to the number of cars on display at the show.

Further announcements are expected over the coming weeks and all of the show news can be accessed on the dedicated Jap-Fest mini site which is part of the Mondello Park web site.