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If you want to know everything about modifying your car from turbocharging to supension and handling look no further than

21st Century Performance by Julian Edgar

Unfortunately this book is now out of print and it does sell for a pretty penny.

This book has been recommended by Autospeed, Autosalon, Fast Fours, Skylinesaustralia.com, toymods.net and probably here at Boostcruising.com

And this author is a modified car fanatic even in the 80s and 90s...

So let's not make a show that clones the original or even has remotely the same theme as the original... no factory stock cars... we can watch Top Gear for that... Top Gear Australia must be unique...

Let's make Top Gear Australia a unique car show around modified cars...who better than the authority in modified cars, Julian Edgar who loves his cars and works on his cars...

http://www.caradvice.com.au/8173/who-shoul...gear-australia/

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If you want to know everything about modifying your car from turbocharging to supension and handling look no further than

21st Century Performance by Julian Edgar

Let's make Top Gear Australia a unique car show around modified cars...who better than the authority in modified cars, Julian Edgar who loves his cars and works on his cars...

Isn't Julian Edgar the guy that threw the giant dummy spit about the R32 GT-R's "bad handling" because he couldn't drive it? If I remember correctly, he whinged that it was too oversteery because he was trying to drive an active AWD system like a car with a symmetric AWD system.

Given how the Top Gear UK guys punt their demo cars around a test track for their footage, I don't think I want a Top Gear Australia presenter who's allergic to hanging the tail out.

Vote No to Julian Edgar.

Marco-R34GTT Grand Master

Marco-R34GTT

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In all honesty...

I don't we have anyone even modestly able to host Top Gear Australia and still hold a candle up against the UK/Clarkson version...

This bloke sounds alright though... I just don't think anyone has the wit of Clarkson left shoe let alone the man himself... Ehhhh..

Even though he ain't witty, I'd like to see Niel Crompton there...

Plz just not Cam McConville, I'll throw myself into a bandsaw if he as much as appears on the bloody show...

scathing Grand Master

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This bloke sounds alright though... I just don't think anyone has the wit of Clarkson left shoe let alone the man himself...

Dave Morley's various written articles are as opinonated, in an ocker way, to Clarkson. If we were talking pure print (like what Clarkson does for Top Gear Magazine / Driving Times then I'd be voting Morley as he'd be a perfect "Aussie Clarkson".

However, after seeing him drive a trio of supercars on Great Ocean Road for The Car Show, he doesn't have the same engaging persona when it comes to video. It might be shyness in front of the camera since he's not done it before, but he lacks the confidence and engagement that Clarkson has on film, and they both have in print.

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Marco-R34GTT

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So Craig and Cromps...

Need a 3rd person... Someone forthright and doesn't take shit... Jim Richards or Russ Ingall...

Maybe someone from motormag???

Webbo could be teh Schtig...

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Amir Rising Star

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If you want to know everything about modifying your car from turbocharging to supension and handling look no further than

21st Century Performance by Julian Edgar

Unfortunately this book is now out of print and it does sell for a pretty penny.

This book has been recommended by Autospeed, Autosalon, Fast Fours, Skylinesaustralia.com, toymods.net and probably here at Boostcruising.com

doen't J Edgar write for and own autospeed ? hardly surprising then autospeed recommends it.

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Last saw Julian writing for 'Silicon Chip', he always reminded me of a school teacher.

I went and read some of my back issues of Zoom around the time he crashed the GT-R, 'RS Turbo better than GT-R' :laughing-smiley-014:

Danny 'Denzo' Vahoumis, Martin 'Tuner' Donnon, Andrew 'Ignition' Hawkins & some of the drifters would get my vote.

All know a variety of cars well, can drive & seem to keep me amused when they are in front of the camera.

Maybe even Ketzal 'High Octane' Sterling if he is still around.

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evil_weevil

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Say no to Glenn Ridge also :(

I'd have to say - some of the NSW guys know him - Aaron McGill - drives in the fijitsu series and is a funny barstard, and can drive pretty well also

And Id agree with Eric Bana too!!!

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Say no to Glenn Ridge also :(

And Id agree with Eric Bana too!!!

+1 For no Glenn ridge! The Car show is the most boring car show i've ever seen!

And No Dave Morley, i enjoy reading his articles in Motor mag but on TV he's about as interesting as spell checking the dictionary...

Eric Bana would be interesting though, thats a good suggestion. He's funny, likeable and has racing experience. Only I doubt they could afford him :P

A drifter or two would be great too.

I dont think they should make it solely about modified cars though, but i definately think they should have a big part in the show. There are other new cars in AUS than just Commonwhores and falcadores. We do get exotics here too, just not as many.

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Last saw Julian writing for 'Silicon Chip', he always reminded me of a school teacher.

I went and read some of my back issues of Zoom around the time he crashed the GT-R, 'RS Turbo better than GT-R' :laughing-smiley-014:

Danny 'Denzo' Vahoumis, Martin 'Tuner' Donnon, Andrew 'Ignition' Hawkins & some of the drifters would get my vote.

All know a variety of cars well, can drive & seem to keep me amused when they are in front of the camera.

Maybe even Ketzal 'High Octane' Sterling if he is still around.

+1 For Ketzal

The High Octane series are about the best car movies I've seen

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