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It’s our 2nd monthly edition already of TarMag - Track and Road Magazine. So much work has gone into our 2nd issue to keep our readers busy! Our design team has improved some of the pages from last month’s issue, but if you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to get in touch.

This month we have hooked up with lots of companies for some exciting articles, we have even had a car designed for us which we plan to start making in the near future. We had a enjoyable but wet time up at Knockhill, we attended TRAX, and we have a rather exciting Mitsubishi Evo to show you!

Whilst I’m sure you are aware of the current Credit crunch, not just in the UK but all over the world, you will appreciate TarMag is completely free, and TarMag’s success depends on you, the readers. If you enjoy TarMag please tell people about us, the more readers, the better the magazine gets with more exotic cars, more reviews from all around the world! We have an added feature in the magazine to tell a friend, the above symbol should be at the bottom of your screen, if you click it, it gives you the option to tell a friend!

So here we go, the October issue of TarMag, remember you can get in touch with us at any time via email, post, or tele-phone, our contact details are on the next page.

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THE TARMAG TEAMManaging Editor: Nicholas Bradford

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Assistant Editor: Max Manford

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INDEX

Readers Letters 7Motoring News 9-13

Spotted 15-17

General Motoring 19-23

Colin McRae Convoy 25-27

Bespoke Car Designs 29-39

Knockhil l 41-47

Gadget Reviews 49-52

American Time 55-59

Vibe R8 Demo 61-65

X-mas Alpine Guide 67-71

Modified Evo 73-75

Kahn Cosworth 77-79

Photographer Review 81-85

Trax Review 87-91

Competit ion 93

South Central Cruisers 95-97

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READERS LETTERS

Knockhill Great meeting you guys up Knockhill,

enjoyed reading the review, keep up

the good work! Loving the fact the mag

is free! - Alex - Dundee

Well done....

Just having a flick through

the new mag - very, very

good. Congratulations!

Andy - Mitsubishi Press

The team at Strathycruise.com would just like to say thanks for including us in the launch edition of TarMag! Loved issue

1 - can’t wait to see issue 2!

Your comments so far..Thanks for all your comments on the magazine, we appreciate all of them, and we will try and include some of them within this section of the maga-zine. Want to get in touch with us:

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THE ALL NEW AUDI S4 WITH 30 PER CENT CO2 RED

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All-new S4 and S4 Avant models debut at 2008 Salon de l’Auto in Paris, running from October 2 to 19. Avail-able to order in UK from late November priced from approximately £36,000 for first deliveries in April 2009, Supercharged V6 TFSI with 333PS and 440Nm from 2,500-4,850rpm replaces naturally aspirated V8. Six-speed manual or optional seven-speed S tronic twin-clutch transmission that

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THE ALL NEW AUDI S4 WITH 30 PER CENT CO2 RED

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actually further improves fuel economy. Evolution of quattro system with active sport differential capable of varying torque not only between front and rear axles but also between each rear wheel. Optional Audi drive select adaptable dynamics system enables fine-tuning of throttle response, shock absorber settings and steer-ing feel. S4 Saloon 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds (outgoing


BENTLEY ARNAGE FINAL SERIES

I f you were planning on buying your new Arnage, i suggest you do it now becuase they are build-ing 150 more and thats it !

Handcrafted at Bent-ley, Crewe, Arnage Final Series is an exclusive run of 150 cars, celebrating the last of Arnage. Com-bining the per formance of the T with the refine -

New Mitsubishi completes 24-hour endurance event on

debut outing400 BHP Lancer Evolution X race-car proves 100% reliable f irst t ime out. Drivers and technicians de-l ighted with car’s performance. The Britcar 24-hour race at Si lver-stone was hailed as a great suc-cess by the team, the brand new car completing the whole event without missing a beat.

Driven by James Kaye, Andy

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Barnes, Mark Lemmer and Jay Wheals, the team crossed the l ine fifth in class and 25th overall after covering a race-distance of 517 laps and 1,651 miles.

The Mitsubishi Motors UK Works Race Team is supported by: Ral-l iart, Alcon, Speedline Corse, Janspeed, EcuTek, Autoglym, Exe-tc competiton suspension, Intell igent Financial Adv ice Ltd, PIAA and Powerflex.

ment of the R, Arnage Final Series is the ultimate expression of class-leading luxury and effortless power . Arnage Final Series is the culmination of 90 years of Bentley heritage and marks the 50th anniversary of the company ’s iconic V8 en-gine. Arnage Final Series also signals the end of an era as Bentley prepares for the future.

~ Britcar 24hr Endurance, Silverstone - 20th & 21st September 2008 ~

SUCCESS FOR MITSUBISHI WITH EVO X RACE DEBUT

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What happens when you put a Lion, Ice Cream, and a Car Park togeather?

Well you get EUROPCAR’s rental returns!

Europcar rents thousands of vehicles out a day so expects the occasional late return or damaged ve-hicle. But a recent survey of its branches revealed some of the strangest reasons for damage to cars or late returns. Ranging from an afternoon snooze to a runaway cow!

Close Encounters of the animal kind

The Liverpool branch had a shock recently when a customer returned a vehicle with damage to one of the wheel arches. On questioning it turned out a cow had escaped from a nearby field, with the farmer in hot pursuit!

It seems damage caused by animals is not a one off occurrence for Europcar. A car with a large dent across the bonnet was returned to the New-castle branch recently with a horse as the culprit. The driver watched in horror as a horse, with rider in tow, slowly backed onto the car, until it was sit-ting on the bonnet as a car on the opposite side passed on a narrow country lane!

On a wilder note, the Newport branch spotted a large chunk missing from the back bumper of a Ford Focus, the customer explained they had vis-ited Longleat Safari Park and driven through the lion’s enclosure where a lion had taken off a part of the bumper with his claws.

If that wasn’t a bizarre enough explanation, Eu-ropcar’s staff were even more astounded to hear that a family’s pot-bellied pig had taken a shining to the rental car keys and had taken them outside to her water bowl. When the customer went to retrieve them the keys and the car had disap-peared. The car was later recovered and a youth was arrested!

Ice cream

Who would have thought something as inno-cent as an ice cream could be the cause of an accident but that was exactly the case when a customer returned a damaged car to the Derby branch. She explained that she was hit from behind by a van. When she asked the van driver what had caused the collision he said his ice cream had fallen off his seat and distracted him!

Nap turns to panic as prank causes late return

An afternoon nap is a luxury in the modern world, but for one Europcar customer it turned into a panic. The customer decided to take a snooze in his rental car before returning to the Derby branch but during his time in the land of nod his friend took the keys out of the ignition as a joke.

Bin and Gone

Then there was the customer who rang to say that they had left the car keys for their rental vehicle for collection in their recycling bin as they were going out. However it later became apparent that a friendly neighbour thought they had forgotten to put the bin out and kindly positioned it for collection by the bin men – and the keys were duly dumped!

Lost and Found

From missing keys to missing cars, a worried customer called the Birmingham South branch recently after her rental car went missing in a multi-storey, after a lot of searching the cus-tomer remembered she had changed the vehicle over the day before and was looking for the old one!

Catriona Lougher of Europcar comments; “Eu-ropcar staff are certainly kept on their toes by customers and there is never a dull day in the office with some of these stories. But staff are always professional and understanding no mat-ter how bizarre the reason for damage or late return.”

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VOLKSWAGEN SHOWCASES NEW 1-TONNE PICKUP

CONCEPT

Volkswagen has revealed the fourth model in its com-mercial vehicle line-up of an all-new Pickup concept.

Aiming to set new standards in the one-tonne pickup class, the new model will go into production at the end of 2009. It will be built at Volkswagen’s ‘Pacheco’ plant in Argentina and introduced initially to markets in Europe, South America, South Africa and Australia.

B a s e d c l o s e l y o n t h e K a n g o o C o m p a c t C o n c e p t s h o w c a r u n -v e i l e d a t t h e 2 0 0 7 F r a n k f u r t M o -t o r S h o w, R e n a u l t K a n g o o b e b o p i s t h e l a t e s t a d d i t i o n t o t h e K a n g o o f a m i l y . I t s c o m p a c t s i z e ( 3 . 8 7 m i n l e n g t h ) , o r i g i n a l t w o -t o n e c o l o u r s c h e m e a n d e x c l u s i v e i n t e r i o r a p p o i n t m e n t s o f t h i s i n -n o v a t i v e v e h i c l e c o m b i n e t o g i v e i t a p a r t i c u l a r l y s t r o n g p e r s o n a l -i t y . I t s e x t e n s i v e g l a z e d a r e a a n d f o u r r o o m y s e a t s a f f o r d a s e n s e

o f s p a c e a n d l i g h t . I d e a l f o r e s c a p -i n g t h e c r o w d , K a n g o o b e b o p o f -f e r s o p e n - t o p m o t o r i n g a t t h e r e a r t h a n k s t o i t s g l a z e d s l i d i n g r o o f a n d r e a r t a i l g a t e w i n d o w w h i c h s l i d e s d o w n o u t o f s i g h t . T h e r e a r e t w o t i l t i n g g l a s s p a n e l s a t t h e f r o n t , p l u s a f i x e d c e n t r a l g l a s s p a n e l .

T h e l a t e s t R e n a u l t i s i d e a l f o r c u s -t o m e r s w h o w a n t t o m o v e a w a y f r o m t h e n o r m , w i t h a c a r t h a t e x -p r e s s e s t h e i r ‘ j o i e d e v i v r e ’.

Set to launch in UK in Spring 2009RENAULT UNVEILS NEW KANGOO BE BOP

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Ford dealers offer Mountune Performance for Focus ST

2.5-litre Duratec ST engine can now be tuned to 260PS Prices from £1,120 plus fitting at specialist Ford dealers

Ford is offering Focus ST perfor-mance upgrades through a special dealer-fit option.The Mountune Performance package will retail at £1,120 (plus fitting) and consists of a larger intercooler, a high-flow air filter and revised engine calibration. Together, this lifts power output from Ford’s potent 2.5-litre Duratec ST engine from 225PS to 260PS at 5,500rpm and from 320Nm to 400Nm at 2,500rpm. The upgrade

reduces the 0-60mph sprint by 0.6sec to 5.9sec, and the 0-100mph time by 1.9sec to 14.1sec.

The performance gain follows similar Mountune upgrades for the popular Fiesta ST which have been made available from Ford dealers earlier this year. Both have been verified on British B roads and over numerous laps of the famous Nur-burgring circuit in Germany.

Developed by Mountune Perfor-mance in association with Ford Team RS, these packages will only be available at selected specialist Ford dealers’ from Sept 2008. The upgrades carry a minimum of 12 months/12,000-mile dealer war-ranty up to a maximum of three years/36,000 miles. The upgrade kit does not affect the vehicle war-ranty.

Top Gear fan Rick Fusari grabbed the che -quered f lag and won the race to buy THE 571G during the climax of DVLA Person-alised Registrations’ three-day auction at the Haycock Hotel in Wansford, Cam-bridgeshire.

The 45-year-old paid a total of £10,690 for the unique plate - more than 26 times its £400 reser ve - made ‘ famous’ for its obvi-ous link to the myster y race-ace and hugely popular f igure from the Top Gear T V show.

Mr Fusari, who runs the Greenford Motors car dealership in West London, now has

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the dilemma on which of his two Ferraris to place the plate!

He said: “Like all motoring enthusiasts I ’m a fan of Top Gear, ironically, though, my mum always says she can’t stand ‘that man’ Jer-emy Clarkson, but that won’t stop me going out and buying a white crash helmet.”

Damian Lawson, Marketing Manager for DVLA Personalised Registrations, said: “We had more than a dozen people chasing the THE 571G registration - and there we were thinking there was only one Stig but now we’re not so sure!”

SpOTTED

Article by Max Manford

Photograph’ by our readers

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SPOTTED

Spotted ?Seen a sweet ride, modified car,

supercar recently, and by chance you took a photo of it?

Send it in for your chance to win some TarMag goodies.

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PIcTuRE Of ThE MONThWhat’s this all about I hear you ask? Well each month we ask you to send in some pictures of cars you have “spotted” whilst you’re out and about.

The Picture of the month will receive some TarMag goodies. We get loads of pictures in, so keep them coming! We will be creat-ing a bebo folder online with all the pictures that are sent in. So what are you waiting for email in your pictures now to :[email protected]

Scooby’s and Evo’s - Oxford - RYAN

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CLS Mercedes - London - Harris

RENAULT - KNOCKHILL - DAVIE

PORSCHE - GLASGOW - JOHN

Chrysler - Peebles, Scotland - David

Pulsar GTiR - Peebles - Scott

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OThER PIcTuRES.....

GENERAL MOTORING

Articles by Ben Weston & Ling

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GENERAl

The Cars :MK6 GolfNew MGMini 4X4

The General Motoring section :This section of the magazine covers the latest in concept and production cars.

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Yet another Golf..I k n o w I ' m n o t m e a n t t o b e b i a s e d i n t h i s i n d u s t r y b u t c o u l d y o u r e a l l y, h a n d - o n - h e a r t a n d w e ' l l e x c u s e t h e S h a -r a n t h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h , t e l l m e y o u ' v e d r i v e n a b a d Vo l k s w a g e n ? T h e e m b o d i -m e n t o f t h e i r s u c c e s s m u s t s u r e l y b e t h e G o l f , n o w i n i t s s i x t h i t e r a t i o n . T h e M k 5 i s c o s t i n g V W t o o m u c h , o r r a t h e r t h e y ' r e s p e n d i n g t o o m u c h i n t h e w r o n g p l a c e s . T h e M k 6 i s a n e f f o r t t o r e a l l o c a t e m o n e y t h e y ' r e w a s t i n g t o t h e t h i n g s t h a t t h e y r e c k o n c o u l d b e b e t t e r – a m o r e d y n a m i c d r i v e , m o r e g a d g e t s t o p l a y w i t h a n d t h e l a t e s t b u z z w o r d o f a l l c a r m a n u -f a c t u r e r s , P e r c e i v e d Q u a l i t y.

T h e i n t e r i o r i s n o t i c e a b l y b e t t e r a n d h a s a p r o p e r A u d i A 3 f e e l t o i t w i t h m o r e t a c t i l e b u t s o l i d i n s t r u m e n t s . O u t s i d e , t h e G o l f b o r r o w s a f e w d e s i g n c u e s f r o m t h e n e w S c i r o c c o w i t h i t s w i d e r, a n g r i e r f a c e . A l l t h e u s u a l G o l f g o o d n e s s r e -m a i n s – D S G t r a n s m i s s i o n o p t i o n s a n d t h e f a n t a s t i c F S I e n -g i n e s t o n a m e b u t a f e w – a s w e l l a s s o m e n e w t o y s s u c h a s a r e a r c a m e r a t h a t p o p s o u t o f t h e ' V W ' b a d g e a n d d i s p l a y s w h a t ' s b e h i n d y o u o n t h e d a s h s c r e e n f o r e a s i e r p a r k i n g .

T h e s p o r t y G T I i s g e t t i n g a p o w e r p l a n t u p d a t e t o o w h i c h s h o u l d , o n c e a g a i n , e l e v a t e i t a b o v e i t s e d g i e r r i v a l s . A d i f -f u s e r a n d t h e f r o n t e n d f r o m t h e W 1 2 c o n c e p t c o m p l e t e t h e n e w G T I .

A l l m o d e l s w i l l b e m o r e r e f i n e d . V W s p e n t a l o t o f t i m e i d e n -t i f y i n g c a u s e s o f w i n d a n d r o a d n o i s e i n t h e M k 5 a n d h a v e s e e n t o i t t h a t t h e s e a r e c h a n g e d , e v e n d o w n t o r e s h a p i n g t h e w i n g m i r r o r s f o r l e s s d r a g . I t ' s r e a s o n a b l e t o a s s u m e t h a t t h e s e a l t e r a t i o n s a l o n e w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o i m p r o v e d f u e l e c o n -o m y.

S o i t s e e m s l i k e a n o t h e r g o o d e f f o r t f r o m t h e P i e c h E m p i r e a n d o n e w h i c h I ' m e x c i t e d a b o u t d r i v i n g . Ye s , t h e M k 6 c o s t s V W l e s s t o m a k e t h a n t h e M k 5 , b u t t h e s a v i n g s t h e y ' v e m a d e h a v e b e e n i n t e l l i g e n t l y r e i n v e s t e d .

MK5 COST TOO MUCH. . . . .

So here i s the MK6. . Cheaper !

B y B e n W e s t o n

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MK5 COST TOO MUCH. . . . .

So here i s the MK6. . Cheaper !

B y B e n W e s t o n

The new British-designed, Chinese-built MGTF roadster, assembled at Longbridge from parts made in China, will be on sale in the UK next month. However, the car is already on sale in the People's Republic of China and the manufacturers are offer-ing some interesting advice for customers unfamiliar with sports cars’ idiosyncrasies on their website. "The gear on the chassis would suffer abnormal bumping when driv-ing out of gear as the engine capacity now is huge and the running speed is fast." - this is one of the clearer pieces of advice.

Chinese-born UK new-car website boss, Ling Valentine, (35) spotted the crazy on-line driving tips and has copied them onto her site in anticipation of the UK MG launch.Gems from the guidelines include; "Sensibly race the engine. Before starting your car in the early morning, especially before cold starting, it is necessary to warm up the car." Ling adds, "Put another way, pour a kettle of boiling water over your engine to warm it up." For those seeking driving thrills, new MG owners are tempted with the advice, "Some people like pulling the rotation speed to the red line edge when the first gear is ap-plied, and the powerful engine sound would satisfy them." Sadly there’s a catch; "..but the terminal acceleration quality is not the best here and sustainable acceleration could be achieved when shifting to a higher gear when the rotation rate reaches the peak value of the twisting force." Rally drivers use handbrake turns to control

speed and direction but this is not normally recom-mended on public roads in the UK. Chinese MG dis-agrees. "Make full use of the car and reduce unneces-sary braking. The drivers should pay attention to the road blocks and reduce the oil consumption by replac-ing braking with sliding, as one hard cut off and start will consume gasoline of about 35ml." Ling suggests that anyone who has experienced a Chinese taxi ride will appreciate the final piece of safety advice: "Braking is applied on many unnecessary occasions, which may cause quite a few problems…"

She adds ruefully, “Anyone who spots a new Chinese-manufactured, Longbridge-built MGTF in their rear view mirror would do well to give it a wide berth, as the driver may have read the handbook”.

Ling rents £40m worth of new cars a year at a fixed monthly cost for 2/3-years, from her dynamic website, LINGsCARS.com

China gears-up for the new MG

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By Ling Valentine

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The Mini’s growing... againThe latest M ini i s a l ready a bit pork y, but get this for st ra ining def in i t ion: a M ini SUV. Yup, i t ’s the wor ld ’s favour i te big-smal l car for 2010. Ok ay, so i t ’s a con-cept but we’re told i t ’s def in i te ly going in to produc t ion. I hope I ’m not the only one to think that i s a l i t t le bizarre? I love the M ini , I love the way i t handles and gr ips when you think you’re out of a l l poss ible t rac t ion, I love the way i t r ides hard and low but por t ing this into an SUV, i f only in name, sor t of ru ins i t . Or does i t?

One of the M ini ’s b iggest f laws, by i ts ver y nature, was the r id icu-lously smal l amount of space for, wel l , anything. Ever yone harps

on about how the M ini i s “ lovely, yes, but total ly imprac t ical .” That ’s where this SUV comes in . Think of i t more as a M ini on steroids. Sure, i t might have the Clubman’s r id iculous suic ide doors and usual quirk y M ini innovat ions such as a centre ra i l on which you can at-tach “cupholders, s torage units and enter ta inment consoles”, but i t doesn’t seem to have lost that M ini -ness.

Trouble is , BMW have pitted i t in di rec t competit ion with their new X1. No problem for them, they win e i ther way. No problem for the customer e i ther – i t ’ l l be an X1, p lease. Sorr y M ini , s t ick to what you’re good at .

By Ben Weston

COLIN MCRAE CONVOY


Photography byProdrive

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lEGEND

1 September 2008

30 mile McRae convoy smashes world records

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3 0 m i l e M c R a e c o n v o y s m a s h e s w o r l d r e c o r d s

More than 1000 Subaru owners and thousands more fans have celebrated the life of Colin McRae this weekend.

A convoy, which at its peak stretched 30 miles with an estimated 1100 Subaru cars, left Colin’s home town of Lanark on Saturday morning, led by his father Jimmy McRae. Nine hours and 300 miles later, it arrived at Prodrive’s headquarters in Banbury, having been cheered along the way by thousands of fans who stood on every available motorway bridge on route.

“Literally every bridge had people

waving and cheering us along with many hanging the Saltire from the railings.” said Grant Hendry, who led the McRae Gathering convoy. “It turned what was an already memo-rable event into a truly amazing and emotional occasion.”

The convoy re-gathered at Pro-drive’s headquarters in Banbury on Sunday morning, before being led up the M40 by Colin McRae’s original 1996 Impreza rally car. In a fitting finale to the event, a sign almost half a mile long and made up of 1086 Subaru’s spelt out COLIN MCRAE and the Scottish Saltire in a new offi-cial Guinness World Record – smash-

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ing the previous record by more than 800 cars. The cars then broke a second Guinness World Record by creating the largest parade of cars as they left the Prodrive test track.

The Life of Colin McRae, MBE born 5th August 1968 from Lanark, Scottish bread rally driver. With several years of successful rally driving, including win-ning the following titles : World Rally Championships Driver title, and Con-structors titles with both Subaru, Ford and Citroën. 1998 Saw the first ever Colin McRae 2.0 Rally game rerelease, which to date new versions are being released with the latest 2007 “Dirt” released on the PS3 September 14th,

the day before the tragic accident. 15th September 2007 - An AS350B2 Squir¬rel Helicopter belonging to Colin crashed 1 mile north of La-nark close to the McRae home. The tragic accident took the life’s of Colin McRae, his five year old son Johnny, and two of the families friends; Greame Duncan and John-ny’s six year old friend, Ben Por-celli. For years to come people will gather to remember such a great legend, a big thanks to Prodrive for helping organise the Gathering and to you the public for showing your support to the Legend, Colin McRae.....

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BESpOkE CAR DESIGN

Article by Davie Daniels

Photography byBespoke Car Design TARMAG cAR

We look into Bespoke Cars!

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Its finally designed, its official... The Tarmag car................. :)

Introducing the “TarMag” Car - Lars Martensson

Well here is how the story started....At the star t of September just af ter we launched a company got in touch with us here at TarM ag. Bespoke Car Designs is the ult imate Car per-sonal izat ion, there team can work f rom a s ingle drawing or des ign br ief and turn your dreams into real i t y of a t ruly amazing car. They employ innovat ive automotive designers which means there designs receive the opt imum internal and ex ternal personal ized per fec t ion. There head mechanic has worked in F1 amongst other rac-ing ser ies !

Their team has over 10 years exper ience in de -s ign and automotive industr y and maintain a h igh standard to br ing you the best in qual i t y and design work . From the outs ide of the car, to the ins ide, ever ything is des igned to your idea’s . Whither you want a leather inter ior or something a l i t t le more wi lder their des ign team has no l imits ! How i t a l l works? Wel l you send over a des ign br ief or drawing, they then star t des igning your dream car, you are sent updates throughout the drawing process which a l lows you to change, add, or move par ts to where you would l ike them. Once you are happy with the design, work then begins. They bui ld the com-plete car to your speci f icat ion, f rom a 2 .0L en-gine to V10 engines.

So TarMag have taken the oppor tunit y to get a car des igned. Our design br ief was : TarMag is a new modern Supercar ! Suitable for t rack and road. 5 seats, luxur y high spec loud mult ime -dia inter ior, b l ind ’d up ex ter ior. TarM ag l ikes to be heard before seen and i f TarMag ever gets in t rouble TarMag can use i ts defense mechanisms.

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Introducing the “TarMag” Car - Lars Martensson

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The TarMag CarAt the star t of September just af ter we launched a company got in touch with us here at TarMag. Bespoke Car Designs is the ult imate Car personal iza-t ion, there team can work f rom a s ingle drawing or des ign br ief and turn your dreams into real i t y of a t ruly amazing car. They employ innovat ive automotive designers which means there designs receive the opt imum internal and ex ter-nal personal ized per fec t ion. There head mechanic has worked in F1 amongst other rac ing ser ies !

Their team has over 10 years exper ience in design and automotive indus-tr y and maintain a h igh standard to br ing you the best in qual i t y and design work . From the outs ide of the car, to the ins ide, ever ything is des igned to your idea’s . Whither you want a leather inter ior or something a l i t t le more wi lder their des ign team has no l imits ! How i t a l l works? Wel l you send over a de -s ign br ief or drawing, they then star t des igning your dream car, you are sent updates throughout the drawing process which a l lows you to change, add, or move par ts to where you would l ike them. Once you are happy with the design, work then begins. They bui ld the complete car to your speci f icat ion, f rom a 2 .0L engine to V10 engines.

So TarMag have taken the oppor tunit y to get a car des igned. Our design br ief was : TarMag is a new modern Supercar ! Suitable for t rack and road. 5 seats, luxur y high spec loud mult imedia inter ior, b l ind ’d up ex ter ior. TarMag l ikes to be heard before seen and i f TarM ag ever gets in t rouble TarM ag can use i ts

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Bespoke - GT

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Henibh esequisl ipit ut estinim volor sisi.The car below has been designed for our head designer. He requested an old school look but with •

some serious power. We have opted for the Subaru Impreza 2.5 Turbo Engine with an uprated turbo. Launch control, traction control, custom wheels, ceramic braking system, performance exhaust system.. Total cost £55,000 the price includes the design and the full build of the car.

The car below has been designed for our head designer. He requested an old school look but with •some serious power. We have opted for the Subaru Impreza 2.5 Turbo Engine with an uprated turbo. Launch control, traction control, custom wheels, ceramic braking system, performance exhaust system.. Total cost £55,000 the price includes the design and the full build of the car.

The car below has been designed for our head designer. He requested an old school look but with •some serious power. We have opted for the Subaru Impreza 2.5 Turbo Engine with an uprated turbo. Launch control, traction control, custom wheels, ceramic braking system, performance exhaust system.. Total cost £55,000 the price includes the design and the full build of the car.

The car below has been designed for our head designer. He requested an old school look but with •some serious power. We have opted for the Subaru Impreza 2.5 Turbo Engine with an uprated turbo. Launch control, traction control, custom wheels, ceramic braking system, performance exhaust system..

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Bespoke - GTT

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The car below has been designed for a client in Dubai. His request was something sporty, 2 seats and lots •of power. We have opted for the audi 4.2 V8 Engine with a paddle shift gear system, traction control, custom wheels, ceramic braking system, performance exhaust system and lots of carbon fibre. Total cost £85,000 the price includes the design and the full build of the car.

The car below has been designed for a client in Dubai. His request was something sporty, 2 seats and lots •of power. We have opted for the audi 4.2 V8 Engine with a paddle shift gear system, traction control, custom wheels, ceramic braking system, performance exhaust system and lots of carbon fibre. Total cost £85,000 the

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Got a spare £18,000... Look at what it can buy you!

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Got a spare £18,000... Look at what it can buy you!

Henibh esequisl ipit ut estinim volor sisi.The Bespoke LM has been designed for speed and fun. We will be using •

a Honda Integra Engine with over 300BHP. This is going to give us some serious performance. The front and rear spoilers will add to the handling of the car. We hope to have the first car ready within 6 months. Orders will be taken from christmas 2008 with summer 2009 delivery. If you would like more information please feel free to contact us. As a special project with the LM we will also be making an electric version.

The Bespoke LM has been designed for speed and fun. We will be using •a Honda Integra Engine with over 300BHP. This is going to give us some serious performance. The front and rear spoilers will add to the handling of the car. We hope to have the first car ready within 6 months. Orders will be taken from christmas 2008 with summer 2009 delivery. If you would like more information please feel free to contact us. As a special project with the LM we will also be making an electric version.




The Bespoke LM has been designed for speed and fun. We will be using •a Honda Integra Engine with over 300BHP. This is going to give us some serious performance. The front and rear spoilers will add to the handling

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SME Eurofinance Group Plc: Company Registration No 4472534The Nucleus Building, Brunel Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5GA

Tel: 01322 312123 Email: [email protected] Web: www.smefinanceuk.com

Car Funding SolutionsSME Eurofinance provides finance for all new, used and classic vehicles.

We provide a full portfolio of financing products so that businesses can maximize their capi-tal allowance, tax and cash flow positions.

We can also provide facilities for directors / partners and key employees who want to have their vehicles outside of company car schemes.

We provide competitive finance solutions for most business assets in-cluding the following;

Brake Testers, Diagnostic Equipment, Diesel Testing Equipment, Gas & Smoke Analysers, Headlamp Aligners, MOT Bays, Workshop Packages, Bodyshop Spray Booths, Lifts & Ramps, Wheel Balancers, Compressors

For More details check out Tel: 01322 312123 Email: [email protected]

www.smefinanceuk.com

• HIRE PURCHASE• LEASING• CONTRACT HIRE• PCP (PERSONAL CONTRACT PURCHASE)

SupERCAR SuNDAY

Feature by David Daniels

Photography by : Adam Russell

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KNOcKhIll

We attended Knockhill’s SuperCar “Wet” Sunday

Sunday 31st August 2008

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KNOcKhIll’S SuPERcAR SuNDAy

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KNOcKhIll’S SuPERcAR SuNDAy

Knockh i l l Rac ing C i rcu i t he ld the i r an -nua l Supercar Sunday event where i t see’s a round 120 lucky supercar and des i rab le spor t s ca r s en joy an unfor tu -nate wet , but th r i l l i ng day o f d r i v ing on Sunday, 31s t Augus t 2008.

Ar r i v ing on the day, i t was c loudy, but showed no s i gns o f ra in , each co lour coded g roup wh ich had a round 10 -15 car s in each g roup jus t managed to get 1 fu l l se s s ion in before the ra in poured down non- s top fo r the remainder o f the day. Some peop le say i t was more o f a Por sche day out ra ther than a Supercar day, but the Por sche’s d id ext remely we l l i n the wet compared to some o f the o ther car s out on t rack . Wi th a fa i r amount o f back -end act ion a t the Rea l Rad io Ha i rp in i t kept the spectator s amused wh i l s t s tand ing under she l te r fo rm the weather.

Luck i l y we managed to get a few laps in Knockh i l l ’s very own Fer ra r i 360 dur -ing the lunch break, fantas t i c ca r, even w i th the t rack soo wet the dr i ver d id a g reat job. Not to ment ion a b ig thanks to the dr i ver s that a l lowed us out in the i r ca r s a s a pas senger, g reat d r i v ing espec ia l l y w i th the t rack soo wet !

We have lo t s o f p i c tures taken by our wonder fu l Photographer Adam Russe l l on the day on our bebo page and a l so a few v ideo’s on our YouTube channe l . . .

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This month we review :

Canvas PrintsAsus Eee PC

Samsung I900New Nano’s

Optoma DVDSony SatNav

Got a product you want us to review, get intouch with us at:

[email protected]

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Conceived to meet the needs of users who covet the inimitable portability of the ASUS Eee PC™ series, the new Eee PC™ 904HD delivers a generous storage capac-ity in the form of 80GB SATA hard disk drives**. The use of a SATA drive provides fast data transfers, and enables users to carry more data along with them than previously possible – making the Eee PC™ 904HD a convenient computing tool for everyone.

More-than-ample Viewing Area with 8.9 inch Display, 8.9” screen size for more viewing space. A 1024 x 600 resolution al-lows you to view a single A4 page without the need to scroll left or right for easier reading. Up to 5 hours of Battery Life, ASUS exclusive Super Hybrid Engine for longer battery lifespan of up to 5 hours. Large Internal Hard Disk Storage, 80GB SATA hard disk for the most storage space available in the Eee PC™ range. High Speed Connectivity Anywhere with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g. Great overall device.

Not as much of a gadget review, but an item we got send into the TarMag of-fice, a Canvas print thanks to the guys at www.RicksPrintshop.co.uk

We received these within 2 days of speaking to the company, and i must admit, the quality is fantastic. Prices are reasonable, and all you have to do it provide them with the image/picture, whether it be of a loved one, friends, family, or scenic picture, motoring, etc.... I’m sure you get my drift.

Instead of just getting a picture printed, and then framed, a canvas brings the picture, and your room alive!

When the online TarMag shop opens, we hope to be able to sell Canvas prints of pictures that have featured within the magazine. In the mean time if we can be of any assistance please contact [email protected]

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The new Samsung I900 OMNIA. Based on the most up to date Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, Samsung OMNIA gives users a mobile extension to their PC experience, with access to MS Office documents such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Send and receive email and manage your appointments in Outlook while on the move. Samsung I900 OMNIA has a wide 3.2-inch LCD screen for view-ing videos and slide shows in high-reso-lution. Users also have the assurance of a long-life detachable battery for ex-tended playback.

Samsung OMNIA I900 also comes with a five-megapixel CMOS camera with the latest value-added features, which in-clude auto-focus (AF), face and smile detection and auto-panorama shot. The handset’s generous internal memory (available in 8GB or 16 GB capacity op-tions and extendable slot for additions) ensures ample storage space for digital assets.

The new iPod nano—the thinnest iPod ever—features an elegant new design that beautifully blends a brilliant two-inch display with a gorgeous curved aluminum and glass enclosure. The new contoured design fits even more com-fortably in your hand.

The new iPod nano incorporates Apple’s breakthrough Genius technology which automatically creates playlists from songs in your music library that go great together, with just one click. The new iPod nano also features a refined user interface, a high resolution portrait dis-play and a built-in accelerometer which automatically switches to Cover Flow® when rotated and automatically goes into Shuffle™ mode when lightly shaken. The new iPod nano gives users up to 24 hours of music playback or four hours of video playback and is available now. 8GB - £109.00 16GB - £149.00

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Slimline personal navigation device with UK and Ireland maps and 4.3” wide-screen display.

- Pre-loaded with UK and Ireland maps- 4.3” widescreen high-brightness touch screen with anti-glare, fingerprint resis-tant coating- “Gesture Command” allows you to trace a simple figure on screen to be taken to most frequent destinations- 512MB resident Flash memory and Memory Stick Duo support- Multi-language capability- Dynamic Route Information displays what’s coming up on your route- “Points of Interest” (search for hotels, petrol stations etc)

The Large screen makes this Satalive Navigation system a must have, keep an eye out on the price of these, you can pick them up for around £80 or less...

The DV10 is perfectly designed for a wide range of home entertainment applications from viewing the latest dvd’s to playing XBOX or even watching home movies with friends and family.

Highlights of the Movie Time DV10- Pure digital DVD projector - has the in-herent advantage of having been perfectly preset from the DVD disc to the projected image, resulting in optimised DVD viewing with guaranteed color accuracy and dis-tortion free pictures experience.- HDTV Compatibility for HighDefinition - Optimised Settings provide true wide-screen cinema performance.- Optical audio output -ideal for rich and engulfing home theater surround sound. The sound system can also be connected to an external audio system to give a full 5.1 surround sound experience.- In ECO Mode you can expect to get upto 3000 hours lamplife. So instead of going to the cinema with your friends, take the cinema to them!

OpTOMA DVD SONY NV-u53

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AMERICAN TIME

Article by Gavin Gottfried

Photography byGavin Gottfried

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AMERIcA

The Car’s :Over 300+

The Location :Irvine, California, USA

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E v e r y S a t u r d a y a t 7 a m I r v i n e , C a l i f o r n i a p l a y s h o s t t o o n e o f t h e m o s t r e l i g i o u s l y a t t e n d e d c a r s h o w s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . W h a t b e g a n i n t h e C r y s t a l C o v e P r o m -e n a d e i n 2 0 0 6 w a s q u i c k l y t o l d t o m o v e a s p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d v i e w e r s n u m b e r s w e r e b e c o m i n g t o o l a r g e . W h e n a l l h o p e w a s l o s t i t w a s F o r d M o t o r C o m p a n y t h a t s t e p p e d u p a n d g a v e t h e c a r s h o w a n e w h o m e . N o w e v e r y S a t u r d a y a n y o n e c a n v i s i t t h e F o r d M o t o r C o m p a n y D e s i g n c e n t e r t o s e e a l o t o f 4 0 0 + c a r s a n d m o t o r c y c l e s i n w h a t h a s b e c o m e t h e C a r s a n d C o f f e e m e e t .

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Every Sunday 7am If you are over Irvine California, remember to check it out.....................

W h e n t h e c a r s h o w o r i g i n a t e d i n 2 0 0 6 t h e f o c u s o f c a r s s e e m e d t o b e r a r e e x o t i c s a n d c l a s s i c m u s c l e c a r s , b u t a f t e r m o v i n g t h e s h o w b e c a m e m o r e d i v e r s e . N o w i t i s c o m m o n t o p u l l i n a n d s e e a F e r r a r i F 4 3 0 s i t t i n g n e x t t o a N i s s a n 3 5 0 Z . T h e w e e k l y f a n s a r e o f a l l a g e s a n d t h e c a r s c o m e i n a l l s o r t s o f s h a p e s a n d s i z e s .

T h e t u r n o u t o f c a r s s e e m s t o a l w a y s b e c h a l l e n g e d o r m e t b y i n d i v i d u a l v i s i t o r s a s w e l l . W i t h p e o p l e s u c h a s C h i p F o o s e c o m m o n l y s h o w i n g u p a n d c o m p a n i e s s u c h a s Y a m a h a r e v e a l -i n g t h e i r n e w c a r s o r m o t o r c y c l e s i t i s t r u l y a n a m a z i n g s i g h t . T h e s h o w t r u l y d e f i n e s a l o v e f o r c a r s t h a t f l o w s b e -t w e e n a l l d i f f e r e n t p e o p l e .

W h a t b e g a n i n C r y s t a l C o v e t h o u g h h a s n o w s p r e a d t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . W i t h c a r s a n d c o f f e e m e e t s s p r i n g -i n g u p i n J a c k s o n v i l l e F l o r i d a , L a s V e g a s N e v a d a , O m a h a N e b r a s k a a n d s o o n t o b e t h e n e w e s t e d i t i o n , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s , i t h a s b e c o m e a w o r l d l y s h o w w i t h e v e r y l o c a t i o n a d d i n g t h e i r o w n e x p e r i e n c e s . I f y o u t h i n k t h a t y o u w a n t t o s t a r t y o u r o w n c a r s a n d c o f -f e e h e a d o v e r t o c a r s a n d c o f f e e . i n f o a n d t a l k t o s o m e o f t h e g u y s o n t h e f o r u m .

W h i l e t h e f o r u m d o e s n o t o w n t h e s h o w o r n a m e i n a n y w a y i t h a s b e c o m e a c o m m o n g r o u n d f o r a n y o n e w h o v i s i t s t h e c a r s h o w s w o r l d w i d e . T h e y c a n h e l p y o u g e t i d e a s o n w h e r e t o h o s t t h e s h o w a n d t h e l e g a l m a t t e r s t h a t h a v e t o b e a d d r e s s e d . I f y o u e v e r f i n d y o u r s e l f t h o u g h i n I r v i n e C a l i f o r n i a o n e S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g m a k e s u r e y o u c h e c k o u t t h e F o r d c e n t e r f o r a c a r s h o w t h a t i s a n y c a r e n t h u s i -a s t s d r e a m .

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VIBE DEMO

Vibe’s Demo Car :Audi R8 Vibe Demo Car

Got a demo car you want us to review?emails us [email protected]

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Every now and then a car comes along which changes people’s perceptions, shapes the industry and moves everything on to the next level - could the VIBE R8 be such a car?

Let’s get the obvious out the way - it is a stunningly beautiful creation. The Audi design-ers have worked their magic and penned what must be the most awesomely styled car to come to ever roll off the production line. There are not enough superlatives to describe its swooping rear end, aggressive front and those headlights - if you see them coming up behind you on the motorway you know fine well that you should be getting your ass into that inside lane and out of the way. It just oozes style, class and menace.

With those points in mind you can see why it was the choice of VIBE as their new flagship demonstration vehicle for 2008 - especially when its job is to showcase their premier range of speakers.

Most people would think twice about ripping a brand new supercar to bits but upon de-livery it was swiftly rolled into the VIBE workshop where the special projects team set about creating a masterpiece which was fit for the vehicle. With room very much limited a very simple install was selected - a set of components in the front doors, a single sub-woofer, some speakers for rear fill and then two amplifiers to power it all were all that could be squeezed in.

The VIBE R8 won BEST DEMO CAR at CAR EXPO show 2008. Taking its first show by storm by coming away with the the ‘Car of the Show’ trophy. The Judges were blown away with the stunning sleek design and sound of this prestigious Super Car.

With all of the best of the UK’s audio demo cars on display it’s a great honour to take this award.

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Spec: * SPACE 10 3D 6"

* 2 x SPACE 8 * BlackBox STEREO 4

* BlackBox BASS 4 * Space 12"

* Critical Link Cables

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VIBE’SAUDI R8 DEMO

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XMAS GuIDE

HAVE WE GONE NUTS?No! Don’t worry we haven’t put

our tree up yet! Maybe next month, but it’s getting to that

time of year, so we have put to-gether a guide along with Alpine .

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“Tis the Season to Enjoy Top Sound Quality”

Alpine Electronics’ gift guide for you this Christmas

Not sure what to buy your loved one this Christmas, why not treat them to some awesome Alpine sound quality whilst they are on the move. With a whole range of In-

Car Entertainment systems from Alpine Electronics (www.alpine-electronics.co.uk), they will make the perfect gift

this festive season.

Alpine has taken all of its innovative products, advanced technologies, expertise and brought them together to pro-vide a complete, seamless and enjoyable entertainment

experience for the car.

From the eX-10, which allows you to connect an iPod to any existing car factory stereo, to the Dock ‘n’ Roll pack-age, where you are able to dock Alpine’s portable naviga-tion system into a mobile media station to create a fully

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Head Unit CDE-9880R

Head Unit CDE-9882Ri

Head Units iDA-X100, iDA-X200, iDA-X300

Bluetooth Hands-Free Kit - KCE-350BT

With the KCE-350BT, Alpine offers the convenience of having phone conversa-

tions through Alpine Bluetooth compatible sys-tems, e.g. CDE and iDA range. It enables you to display the phonebook, received calls, display missed calls and dialled numbers on compatible Bluetooth handsets. KCE-350BT: £149.99

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Head Unit - CDE-9880ROffering a multi-function of uses, this head unit enables you to play CDs, enjoy music stored on USB sticks or plug in you iPod® directly and enjoy full control over your media. Connect the KCE-350BT Bluetooth interface and manage your mobile with handsfree functionality. Caller and phone book information is displayed allowing you to have a conversation at any time. CDE-9880R: £179.99

Head Unit - CDE-9882RiThis head unit can play CD/CD-R/CD-RW media through its CD drive, USB sticks containing music and through the full Speed Connection can play your iPod, which gives you convenient quick and percentage search fea-tures. This enables you to browse your iPod music collection fast and easi ly. The unit is Bluetooth Ready, when used with Alpine’s KCE-350BT Bluetooth interface, which gives you hands free call ing and control over your handset through its exceptional system. CDE-9882Ri: £199.99

Head Units - iDA-X100, iDA-X200, iDA-X300

The series of head units consists of three top end Digital Media Receiv-ers created in collaboration with Apple to offer a truly integrated iPod experience. They provide seamless control over all media sources within the vehicle and cover all price ranges.

iDA-X100: £299.99 - iDA-X200: £199.99 - iDA-X300: £149.99

Type E Speaker Series: SPE-13C2, SPE-17C2Designed with air-vented lightweight frames and Hy-brid Pearl-Mica Injection Woofer Cones, both sets of speakers produce top rate sound quality. The SPE-13C2 are 5-1/4” Coaxial 2-Way Speakers, which offer peak power of 180W & RMS Power of 30W. The SPE-17C2 are 6-1/2” (16.5cm DIN) Coaxial 2-Way Speakers, with a Peak Power of 210W and RMS Power at 35W, perfect for an audio upgrade for your vehicle. SPE-13C2: £39.90 SPE17C2: £49.90

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eX-10

Mobile Media Station

IVA-D106R

Dock ‘n’ Roll IVA-W205R or

IVA-W505R

iPod Video InterfaceKCE-425i

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eX-10An advanced iPod controller with Bluetooth capabil it ies. The eX-10 en-ables users to easi ly connect an iPod to ANY existing factory car stereo. It gives you full control, including the Quick Search function, along with an easy to read dash-mounted display. It features a FM transmitter that broadcasts to the car radio and can also be used on an Aux input within your car. eX-10: £149.99

Mobile Media Station -IVA-D106RAlpine’s compact 1DIN Mobile Media Station gives you full control over your entire system, large displays, plus a wealth of advanced entertain-ment features. This comprehensive yet compact system is equipped to play DVDs, as well as compressed media, such as DivX videos. IVA-D106R: £699.99

Dock ‘n’ Roll - IVA-W205R or IVA-W505R combined with PMD-B200PPortable Navigation SystemThe double DIN Mobile Media Stations are CD/DVD/MP3 capable, allow you to play your favourite DVDs, as well as connect and play music directly from your iPod. The Dock ‘n’ Roll package enables you to dock Alpine’s PMD-B200P Por-table Navigation system offering an all in one solution for your vehicle, with touch control screen.Mobile Media Stations: IVA-W205R: £799.99 - IVA-W505R: £899.99 Mobile Media Station plus PMD-B200P Package: Pack B205R : £1249.99Pack B505R : £1399.99

iPod Video Interface - KCE-425iThe versati le KCE-425i not only brings your current car system up-to-date so you can watch movies on your iPodÒ, it also gives you a user interface that works similar to an iPodÒ, with the same convenience and simple navigation. It is the perfect solution for bringing you iPod into an existing mobile multi-media system. KCE-425i: £199.99

MODIfIED REVIEw

Article by Andrew Barbour

Photography byAdam Russell

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EVO TIME

The Car :Mitsubishi EVO IX FQ360

Our Comments :One of the cleanest cars we have ever

seen, and disserves every trophy it wins.

Fancy your car being featured ?email [email protected]

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Back in 2003 was when I first fell in love with these types of car, my first four wheel drive was a Subaru Sport which I will admit was rather slow and sluggish but gave me a great starting point in the way of driving four wheel drive systems, then moved up to a WRX which I modified greatly and was my pride and joy, until I blew up the bot-tom end of the engine, this was when I thought to myself maybe it is time to change breeds as everyone kept tell-ing me the Evo’s were the better car in many ways. My mate had one at the time who kept telling me once you drive a Evo you will never go back to Subaru again, so that weekend I looked into the Mitsubishi garage, asked for test drive of an Evo whereby the Sales-man handed me the keys of a 8 fq 260.

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Subaru and Mitsubishi knowing there was three other models above the 260 just blew me away. My mind was changed that day and the following week I ordered a new Evo 8 mr fq300. Over the seventeen months I owned this car I carried out various modifications which upgraded the looks, power, han-dling etc., I started taking my car to shows and was taken aback by the at-tention the car was getting. Must admit it was addictive and started spending more and more time going to car shows and picking up trophies, all the work and long hours in polishing and waxing was being rewarded. Time had come to part with this car and traded it in for the Evo I now have, the 9 fq360. The car came standard from Mitsubishi and over the past two and half years have modified and spent a lot of money

Max power: 405bhp Max torque: 376lb ftMitsubishi EVO IX FQ360

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making the car eye catching and differ-ent. I try and not use the car over the winter months and at this time when the car is off the road is when I do the most modifying, cleaning and building up wax coats for the upcoming shows in the new year. Over the past few years I have entered the 9 into lots of shows all over Scotland and have been lucky enough to walk away at most of these shows with Car of the Show or Best Exterior up against stiff competition especially the ones at Knockhill because there are a bigger turnout of cars. It gives me a great sense of achievement knowing I have travelled 200 miles and winning Best of Show or Best Show shine after the hours I put into the car, preparing for shows makes it all worthwhile. People always say “ when are you going to stop cleaning and buffing up the car

is minted” and I know the car is but being an enthusiast the car is never finished because I see it as a hobby and work in progress not only with the standard the car is now at being clean and mark free but by the sub-tle modifications and little touches makes all the difference, still have lots in mind I want to do to the mo-tor, but takes time and money. Want to keep this car as long as I can be-cause of the time I have spent on it and what it means to me, because every time you jump into these cars whatever mood you are in you always come out of the car after driving with a smile on your face, you forget the running costs. Hope to do a few more shows by the end of the year if you see the car come up to me and have a chat.

Max power: 405bhp Max torque: 376lb ftMitsubishi EVO IX FQ360

A COSwORTH RANGE ROVER?

Article by David Daniels

Photography byKahn

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KAhN REVIEW

The Car :Kahn Cosworth 300 Sport

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In a globalised world, noth-ing is more important than British companies extend ing their potential and nothing exemplifies this better than our heritage and history. British indus-try has a great deal to be proud of and it is right that we celebrate it.

A Kahn Design is committed to fostering and developing British brands and recogniz-ing the truly remarkable achievements of the past. Cosworth, a globally rec-ognised British brand, has employed its legendary knowledge of engineering, to tune the engine of the landmark Kahn Cosworth Sport 300.Kahn News.com is delighted to officially unveil an-

nounce the landmark Kahn Cosworth 300 to the world after months of consulta-tion and development.The dream of owning an uncompromisingly designed 4x4 created by the UK’s most avant-garde designer is now a reality.Afzal Kahn said “This is tak-ing the luxury 4x4 market to the next stage. “The UK has been out of the lime-light from the world’s mo-toring industry for too long, we are aiming to put it back on the map with this innovative new creation. Our select consumers will be delighted to own dis-tinctively styled cars with Cosworth tuned engines; they will also enjoy a great deal of motor supremacy.“We have developed a num-

ber of prototypes and sent teasers out in the press over the past few months in order to measure reaction and we promptly compiled all the relevant data. “We have taken heed of what our customers and media pundits have made of the prototype and I believe that we have an-swered with vigour.”

As the UK’s leading automo-tive design house, Project Kahn recognises the impor-tance of dynamic cutting edge designs whilst staying true to the original form.

Kahn Cosworth Sport own-ers will certainly testify to the exuberance of passion and sumptuous beauty of Afzal Kahn’s designs.

KAHN COSWORTH 300 SPORT

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GAVIN GOTTfRIED

Article by David Daniels

Photography byGavin Gottfried

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PhOTOGRAPhER

The Name :Gavin Gottfried

Job :Photographer

Based :USA

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H o w d i d y o u g e t i n t o p h o t o g r a p hy ?B o t h o f m y p a r e n t s h a d a l w a y s b e e n i n t o p h o t o g r a p h y a n d w e w o u l d o f t e n h a v e t h e i r o l d f i l m S L R s l y i n g a r o u n d . B e i n g v e r y i n t e r e s t e d i n t e c h n o l o g y I r e m e m b e r p u s h i n g t h e m t o g e t a s m a l l d i g i t a l c a m e r a f o r v a c a t i o n s . I n 2 0 0 3 , w h e n I w a s 1 5 , w e w e n t o n a f a m i l y t r i p t o L a k e Ta h o e i n C a l i f o r n i a a n d I w a s t h e t r i p p h o t o g r a p h e r. I w a s s o i n t r i g u e d b y i t t h a t I k n e w I w a n t -e d t o h a v e m y o w n c a m e r a . I b o u g h t a d i g i t a l K o d a k c a m e r a , w h i c h b e c a m e o b s o l e t e t o m y o w n s t a n d a r d s w i t h i n a y e a r. I t w a s a t t h a t p o i n t t h a t I d e -c i d e d I w a n t e d t o i n v e s t i n a e n t r y l e v e l D S L R a n d b o u g h t a N i k o n D 5 0 a n d s i n c e t h e n I h a v e n e v e r p u t t h e c a m e r a d o w n . H o w d i d y o u k n o w y o u w a n t -e d t o b e a p r o f e s s i o n a l p h o t o g r a p h e r ?I w a s t o l d w h e n I w a s y o u n g e r t h a t I h a d a n e y e f o r t a k i n g p h o t o s . I f o c u s e d m y a t t e n t i o n o n s t u d y i n g a n d r e s e a r c h i n g t e c h n i q u e s a n d h e r e I a m !h o w d i d y o u k n o w y o u w a n t e d t o b e a p r o f e s s i o n a l p h o t o g r a p h e r ?A f t e r h a v i n g m y f i r s t D S L R f o r a f e w m o n t h s I h a d a l o t o f p e o p l e m a k i n g c o m m e n t s o n t h e q u a l i t y o f m y p i c t u r e s a n d h o w t h e y w o u l d p a y m e t o d o p h o t o - s h o o t s f o r t h e m . I t w a s a t t h a t p o i n t t h a t I r e a l i z e d I w a n t e d t o h a v e p h o t o g r a p h y a s a l a r g e p o r t i o n o f m y l i f e , b u t i t w a s n’ t u n t i l t h i s p a s t s u m -m e r t h a t I r e a l i z e d t h a t I w a n t e d p h o t o g r a p h y t o b e m y m a i n p r o f e s s i o n

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w i t h I n d u s t r i a l D e s i g n a s m y “ b a c k u p”. w h a t m a d e y o u c h o o s e a u t o m o t i v e p h o t o g r a -p hy c o m p a r e d t o l a n d s c a p e s o r w e d d i n g s ?I h a v e a l w a y s h a d a s t r o n g i n t e r e s t i n t h i n g s t h a t g o f a s t . I ’m ¼ J a p a n e s e a n d h a v e a l w a y s b e e n a w a r e o f J a p a n e s e p r i d e i n t h e p e r f o r -m a n c e t u n i n g o f c a r s . W h e n I s e e c a r s n o w d a y s I g e t e xc i t e d , b u t I a l s o i m m e d i a t e l y s t a r t t o s e e w a y s t o s h o o t t h a t c a r. I h a v e m o r e t h o u g h t s a n d i d e a s r u n t h r o u g h m y h e a d t h a n a n y o t h e r t y p e o f p h o t o g r a p h y. Wi t h a d v a n c e m e n t i n t e c h n o l o g y I a m a l w a y s l o o k i n g t o s e e w h a t c o m e s n e x t a n d i t ’s l i k e a n a d r e n a l i n e r u s h t h a t n e v e r g o e s a w a y.

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I s t h e r e a n y o n e y o u l o o k u p t o f o r i n s p i r a t i o n f o r y o u r p h o t o g r a p h y ?T h e r e h a v e b e e n a l o t o f p h o t o g r a p h e r s t h a t h a v e i n s p i r e d m e o v e r t h e s e p a s t f e w y e a r s , b u t w h e n i t c o m e s t o a u t o m o t i v e p h o t o g r a p h y I c a n r e a l -l y t h i n k o f t w o g u y s . F i r s t i s J o n D o m i n g o o f J D M o t o p h o t o g r a p h y. H e i s o n e o f t h e f i r s t g u y s I s a w d o i n g m o t i o n r i g s h o t s a n d h e s h o o t s a h u g e s e l e c t i o n o f c a r s . N e x t w a s W e b b B l a n d w h o I r a n i n t o o n d e v i a n t a r t . c o m . T h e a m o u n t a n d q u a l i t y o f w o r k t h a t h e d o e s h a s a l w a y s i n s p i r e d m e t o b e c o m e b e t t e r. H e i s m a k i n g h i s l i v i n g o f f o f s o m e t h i n g t h a t h e l o v e s a n d t h a t i s a l l I c a n r e a l l y a s k f o r i n m y l i f e . I c h e c k b o t h o f t h e s e p h o -t o g r a p h e r s n e a r l y d a i l y t o s e e w h a t c r a z y c a r s t h e y a r e s h o o t i n g n o w.

a s a n y o n e h e l p e d y o u o n y o u r w a y ?A s i d e f r o m m y p a r e n t s t h e r e h a v e b e e n t w o p e o p l e t h a t h a v e r e a l l y h e l p e d m e o n m y w a y. T h e f i r s t i s m y b e s t f r i e n d f r o m h i g h s c h o o l w h o w a s a l w a y s t h e r e n e x t t o m e w i t h p h o t o g r a p h y. H e r e a l l y h e l p e d m e l e a r n a b o u t d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s o f p h o -t o g r a p h y a n d t h e f u n c t i o n s o n a b a -s i c S L R . T h e n I b o u g h t m y D 5 0 a n d t a l k e d h i m i n t o b u y i n g o n e a l s o a n d d o i n g b o t h d i g i t a l a n d f i l m . W e c o n -s t a n t l y b o u n c e i d e a s a n d c o n c e p t s o f f o f e a c h o t h e r. T h e o t h e r h e l p I h a v e r e c e i v e d w a s f r o m a p h o t o g r a p h e r n a m e d M a x N e a l o n i n C a l i f o r n i a . T h i s s u m m e r h e t o o k m e u n d e r h i s w i n g s h o o t i n g a t t h e C a r s a n d C o f f e e m e e t s i n C a l i . H e h e l p e d s h o w m e t h i n g s I c o u l d d o w i t h o n l i n e p h o t o g r a p h y a n d a l s o j u s t g a v e v e r y g o o d a d v i c e a s t o n e t w o r k i n g .

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W h a t i s t h e o d d e s t c a r y o u h a v e p h o t o g r a p h e d ?I w o u l d h a v e t o s a y t h e o d d e s t c a r I h a v e p h o t o g r a p h e d i s a n o l d V W b e e t l e t h a t h a d r o u g h l y 2 f e e t o f t h e i n n e r b o d y c u t o u t a n d t u r n e d i n t o a c o n v e r t -i b l e . Wa l k i n g u p t o i t f r o m t h e f r o n t I t h o u g h t i t w a s j u s t a n o t h e r b e e t l e , b u t a s s o o n a s I g o t a n a n g l e o n i t I w a s a m a z e d . T h e a m o u n t o f c u s t o m w o r k t h a t w e n t i n t o t h i s c a r w a s a b s u r d .

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W h a t c a r w o u l d y o u l o v e t o p h o t o g r a p h ?T h e r e a r e t w o s h o o t s t h a t I w o u l d l o v e t o d o. T h e f i r s t b e i n g a j o i n t s h o o t w i t h a Fe r r a r i E n z o a n d Fe r r a r i F 4 0 , b o t h i n Fe r r a r i r e d . B o t h o f t h e s e c a r s h a v e b e e n t w o o f m y f a v o r i t e e xo t i c s s i n c e I f i r s t g o t i n t o a u t o m o t i v e p h o -t o g r a p h y. T h e s e c o n d w o u l d b e a n o t h e r j o i n t s h o o t w i t h 4 N i s s a n c a r s , S k y -l i n e G T R 3 2 , S k y l i n e G T R 3 3 , S k y l i n e G T R 3 4 a n d t h e n e w G T R , a l l i n t r a d i t i o n -a l w h i t e J D M s t y l e . I ’m h o p i n g t h a t t h e n e x t t i m e I ’m i n C a l i f o r n i a o r J a p a n I w i l l b e a b l e t o.

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The date :Sunday 7th September 08

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Silverstone Racing Circuit

The Event :

TRAX 2008

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T h e r e w a s a l s o a w h o l e h o s t o f n e w f e a t u r e s f o r 2 0 0 8 ; i n c l u d i n g t h e f i n a l U K r o u n d o f t h e E u r o -p e a n D r i f t C h a m p i o n s h i p , a t t e n -d a n c e f r o m B r i t i s h To u r i n g c a r s a n d R e d l i n e m a g a z i n e h o s t e d t r a c k d a y o n t h e S a t u r d a y. O t h e r t r e a t s i n c l u d e a g u e s t a p p e a r -a n c e f r o m R i c h i e D o n o f “ P i m p M y R i d e ” . I t w a s a f a n t a s t i c s h o w, a n d w e c a n ’ t w a n t f o r n e x t y e a r ’ s !

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T R A X h a s d e v e l o p e d i n t o t h e u l t i m a t e d a y o u t f o r a n y p e r f o r -m a n c e c a r e n t h u s i a s t a n d t h i s y e a r o n e o f t h e m a i n h i g h l i g h t s i s t h e f i n a l U K r o u n d o f t h e j a p a n e s e u s e d c a r s . c o m E u r o p e a n D r i f t C h a m p i o n s h i p b e f o r e t h e f i n a l i n P o l a n d . O t h e r f e a t u r e s i n c l u d e : t r a c k t i m e i n y o u r o w n c a r o n t h e f u l l G r a n d P r i x C i r c u i t , L o t u s E x i g e d r i v i n g e x p e r i e n c e s a n d p a s s e n g e r r i d e s ; s p e c i a l d i s p l a y s a n d d e m o s i n c l u d i n g t o u r i n g c a r s , d r a g c a r s , G T c a r s a n d s u p e r c a r s a n d m a s s i v e t r a d e v i l l a g e .

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Started 2004Loads of dedicated members

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SouthCentralCruisers.co.uk was first created in 2004. There were no websites dedicated to Car & Bike enthusiasts in the South, all the sites we used to know and love had closed down and we decided that something need-ed to be done about it. Some friends got together and thought of a name, after a few hours we came up with SouthCentralCruis-ers it was catchy and did exactly what it said. In 2004 the scene was very different, the cruises were more friendly and the police were alot more helpful and were interested in working alongside Modified Car owners. When we created SCC it was purely to help car enthusiasts and give us all somewhere to chat online, we organised many

succsesful meets and events. We never set out to he be the biggest or the best site on the internet we just all wanted a place to chat, share ideas and get help from other Car Enthusi-asts.

The original admin grew out of SCC and decided to move on and gradually other staff members followed which led to SCC go-ing threw a quiet period in 2006 - Members all worked hard to keep the site going so two mem-bers took the site on and did the best they could to keep things alive and kicking. Bigger events had been organised and SCC suddenly became a well known name in Berkshire & Oxfordshire especially. Unfortunatly just

when we all thought it was back on track the forum and domain started to have problems and as it was all in the original admin's name we couldnt get in touch with the right people to sort everything out, which then led to us buying www.SouthCentral-Cruisers.com and having to set up a new forum loosing all of our members.

In may 2007 the new forum had been set up - luckily we had sup-port of great members who all registered with SCC again and helped get things back on track. We had aload of SCC Stickers made up which we gave out to people with modified cars, We also had some home made fly-ers knocked up so we could flyer

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cars we saw and leave them in shops and places "cruisers" may go. Within the first month we had managed to get a good few hundred members and hold some great events including an Open Day alongside an SCC TRADER Banshee Motorsport. We have hit the shows hard in 2008 so that our members always have something to do and can always get involved with activities, This year we have attended : The Fast Show, Modified Nationals, Burnin Bmth, Low & Loud, Devon Perfor-mance & Modified, Auto Tuner & Trax

Auto Tuner was a good show for SCC we managed to win first place in The Best Car Club Cham-pions 2008 which was judged by Max Power - We won Â£1,500 & A Trophy. Our first trophy in 4 years, we have never gone to shows with the intention to win but the intention to have a wicked time. Were pleased that our hard work has been noticed, its a nice bonus and a pleasure to carry such a title.

SCC is working alongside Mac-Millan Cancer to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support, at Low & Loud 2008 some of the male members were crazy enough to get waxed for charity, we also hold Member Raffles at shows to raise some extra money for the charity. We have also set up an online donation page if anyone wishes to donate to the cause. www.justgiving.co.uk/sc-cwaxoff

SCC is a really friendly forum that will welcome anyone with an interest in Cars or Bikes and even though the name states South Central we now cover South East & South West so dont be put off by the name. If your looking for a helpful & friendly forum to be part of then please just check us out. We dont have a flashy web-site with lots of useless informa-tion, we just have a user friendly forum with seperate sections making it easy to navigate.

In 2008 SCC has been going threw some tough times again, mem-

bers deciding to leave and create their own forums and then being kicked off the server we were being hosted on. Luckily with the support of a good staff team and amazing members we have got threw all the rubbish that has come our way in the last 4 years, we are yet to be defeated. The "cruise scene" has began to get Childish & Bitchy what with people trying to make everything a competition, the police have got rather heavy handed on any-one with a modified car and they can now inforce dispersol area's meaning its technically illegal for more than 3 people to meet up in the same place at the same time. SCC is trying to get things back to the way they should be not by going old skool but by looking at doing things a new way to im-prove it for everyone, we try to work with landowners as police and much as we can to save the drama. The scene will never be what it was, so we all have to focus on making it the best it can be!

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