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Buy my Jim Berry for $550

I still read HPI although I haven't renewed my subscription as yet. I usually wait for the next dvd to be released but I might just bite the bullet and get a torch or an American Hotrod box set instead. I buy a stupid amount of car magazines - mostly to get ideas from other motoring publications - to see how they've shot a particular car or how they've approached a certain subject. I read a few non-motoring mags as well. My staple, monthly diet includes; HPI Zoom Fast Fours Street Machine Autosalon Dragster ADRM Drags ...and a couple of mags from the 'states - Fastest Street Car and RPM Magazine. There are some that I buy only occassionally which include; Hot 4's Drift Battle 2DMax Street Commodores Street Fords SM Fords Some I read inside out the day I buy 'em. Some I just flick and will stop to read something that catches my interest. Mostly, the same trends are popping up in many of the titles listed above. It's just the way of the world. Regarding the Otomoto ads in HPI, you should remember a couple of things; Firstly, if you had a product that you sold/imported AND you had access to a national, monthly publication that thousands of people bought, wouldn't YOU give yourself a rap? Secondly, a page of advertising in your magazine for your own product/service/shop etc is lost income from another advertiser. Lastly, the new products sections in magazines are almost ALWAYS dominated by advertisers that are in that magazine anyway. You would think that companies would be crying out to have their products in that section of the magazines to get a bit of free advertorial but it's just not the case. We have to struggle to get new stuff sometimes which leads me back to the first point - wouldn't YOU give yourself a rap in this situation? As has been suggested earlier, email Ben @ Hpi/Zoom/Driftbattle/otomoto/whatever .com.au and let him know what you as a reader actually think. That's what the letters to the editor section is for. Cheers, Adrian

Still for sale - will supply new bottle of Redline Shockproof Lightweight to buyer. $100 worth. Adrian

LOL. It looks like it will need some serious revs off the line - kept getting better off the line the more you raped it. Good shit! Adrian

How'd ya go at the street meet the other night Ken?

For sure!! The people at WB are awesome and nothing is too much trouble.

Stuart's car will make a shitload more power and torque than my car and I explode CV's and snap axles 2 at a time with 265kW. R33 GTST R200 LSD's and std axles = Rubbish in my opinion. The only reason people say they're 'strong enough' is because 99.9999999% of Skyline drivers ESPECIALLY the ones with big HP cars NEVER race their cars hard. They're all soft - especially the GTR drivers Adrian

For sure!! The people at WB are awesome and nothing is too much trouble. Willowbank Track Mgmt - 2 months ago - via email - to me: "Willowbank Raceway have no intention or desire to run, host or promote ANY ANDRA Sport Compact events in the next year." Are they so far up one promoters bum-hole that they're scared to run their own S.C. events or do they just genuinely not have a place for us at all??? Adrian

Hmmm.... Z32 R220 with standard gts4 axels or braced 9" with billet axles. Tough decisions... Adrian

Roughly 100,000 kays - Going auto. Steve, no probs, cheers.

Aaron Hambridge at APM in Albion Park - Next door to Steve's Speed Shop (next unit over). VERY switched on guys! Adrian

Just pm or email me, mate.

Will include other bits and pieces as required.

Bummer.

Not much help but they do make em. http://www.difftechnics.com.au/gto_nine_irs.html Were any XE or XF Falcons IRS?

Dentist's car in QLD - viscious cross-wind into the chutes. Anthony's RX3 at WSID - popped/loose fitting dropped oil under right rear tyre. Pure co-incidence. Let's not forget how well and more importantly, how consistantly this car has been campaigned for years. Adrian

That and the rotary boys are going nuts for the Puerto Ricans that are coming!

soooo....

For the first time EVER i'm glad I couldn't make it to WSID!

MV will supply box and converter to suit for around the $3000 mark

Better PM Slide

Oh BABY that looks like fun!!!

F a D indeed!

Looks like someone was wasting my time so the box is up for sale again.