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FastCar: Crail & Kenny Laird Features - Wednesday, 30th of April 2008
Belated news (coz we've been busy) but the latest FastCar has coverage from Crail Raceway and an indepth feature on Scotland's prmiere purveyor of paint, Mr Kenny Laird. All the usual antics from the FC team plus modded motors, bappage and event and product coverage from around the world too.
This month there is a free newspaper supplement (printed on actual newsprint, the real deal) which covers cruising across the UK - we even get a healthy mention
Video: MFI / Retail Park Cruise - Wednesday, 30th of April 2008
Since it was a nice night on Sunday we headed down to check out MFI with the camcorder and caught the Evo slide show in full effect. Click the link at the bottom of this post for the full resolution HD version.
Redline Hits The Stores - Monday, 28th of April 2008
News from Future Publishing is that their latest edition of Redline is about to hit the shelves so get your piggy bank raided and prepare to go do some miniture retail therapy at your local newsagent.
Inside the new mag there is coverage from this year's Donny show, the world's fastest Escort Cosworth and plenty more to keep you happy.
The Garage, Motherwell - Tuesday, 18th of March 2008
One of my early memories of Strathclyde Park (the birthplace for this site) was a metallic red Nissan Skyline. Back in a time when a clean XR3i would get both sexes wet, a Skyline was something that dreams were made of. As I later found out the car in question belonged to the owner of The Garage in Wishaw, Marc Light. Since then he's been a constant evangelist of performance tuning and even appeared on BBC radio with me a good few years ago to talk about the merits of modified cars when the public would rather brand everyone a boy racer.
Marc and The Garage have evolved over time and from their small garage workshop on Kirk Road they have moved twice in the last 5 years, on to bigger and better things with each progression. Having just settled in to their new dwellings in Ellison Court in Motherwell (well, just a baw hair outside Wishaw really) we thought it was time to let everyone know about their new location and what they can do.
To read all about The Garage check out the following link.
Transformers Mustang Clone - Tuesday, 18th of March 2008
There's no way you'd get away with this in the UK but over in America an ex-soldier decided to treat his kid by converting his 2007 Mustang into a replica of Barricade from the first Transformers movie. He consulted with his local police department and although they weren’t keen, they said there was nothing against the law about the idea - the only stipulation was about impersonating a police officer, not their vehicles.
FastCar April Edition - Tuesday, 18th of March 2008
Yumyum's scrummy Teg turbo graces the pages of this month's FastCar magazine along with newly crowed Miss FC 2008, Holly Newberry. Packed with all the usual mix of tits, turbos and trouble plus the best cruise coverage around you can't go far wrong for your money. This month's cover mount gift is a set of magic 8 ball styled alloy valve caps, sure to be a playground favourite when they get nicked off your wheels within 3 minutes of you fitting them
The TopGear photoshoppers have built (virtually) what they reckon the forthcoming Focus RS will look like. For the gossip and pics click the following link.
Transformers II - June 2009 - Tuesday, 18th of March 2008
If you were as impressed as we were with last year's Transformers movie (enough to A) see it in the cinema and B) actually buy the DVD set instead of torrenting it) then the good news is that Megan Fox will be bouncing around on the big screen again in just over a year, there will be some CGI robots there too.
Fast & Modified Show 2008 Info - Tuesday, 11th of March 2008
Since 2004 Scotland has had its very own modified car show through Fast & Modified and although this year there is still going to be a show, it's going to be slightly different. With the whole scene changing so much the name has changed too and the event will now be called The Scottish Modified Car Show - a bit like Ronseal it does exactly what it says on the tin. This years show date is a little later than before (only by a week) due to T In The Park moving their date forward, so put Sunday July the 20th in your diary.
Strathycruise will be having a display stand so if you would like to put your car forward for a space then email us at info@strathycruise.com with details, spec and a couple of photos (no 5mb pics please).
As more info comes out as to attractions we'll keep you updated here on the Strathy blog.
Rezerection 29th of March - Tuesday, 11th of March 2008
It's less than 3 weeks till the next Rezerection over at RATT, Bathgate. Top DJ's and acts from all over the UK will be performing on the night to a capacity crowd so get your tickets while you can! On stage will be TTF, Astral, Dymension and Digital Commandos along with DJ's Dark By Design, M-Zone, Tizer, Vinylgroover, Paddy Frazer, SCi, FX, Ten & Equazion. Thats just the main arena! There are another 2 seperate rooms too with loads more DJs and MCs.
All this for only £15, doors open 7pm and the gig finishes at 4am - unbeatable value! The last event in December was out of this world and this one promises to be even better. Log on to the Rez site for the full line up and book your tickets now!
New Redline Mag In Da Shops - Wednesday, 5th of March 2008
A heads up for everyone that the new edition of Redline magazine is now available at the shops. This month see's a tidy TT on the cover, a Nissan GTR tuning guide (from £500 to £80,000+), full show reports from Tokyo Auto Salon and the UK's Autosport International plus all the latest news, reviews and hot products. Best bit is no topless tarts sprawled over the motors and its wallet friendly at only £3.99
PS: Oh yeah, and there's a free DVD of the Cannonball 8000 on the cover too - as if the mag wasnt enough on its own!
1000bhp per Ton Caterham - Wednesday, 5th of March 2008
As if Caterhams werent quick enough they've only gone and boosted the power up to over 500 horses using a 2.4litre V8! Quick maths check means the new beast has a power to weight ratio of over 1000bhp per ton! Pics and stats at the link.
New Lotus Esprit On The Way - Wednesday, 5th of March 2008
I was stuck behind a mid 90's Lotus Esprit the other day and was thinking just how stuck in an 80's timewarp it looked. Taking cues from the Lambo Countach and sticking with chunky lines it just didnt sit nice on the road when mixed in with modern traffic. The good news is that a new Esprit is in the making and will give Lotus something with a bit of grunt to punt to the British public instead of just their Rover and Toyota powered gokarts. For info check the link.
Some ideas sound good in your head but dont work out so well when they are put into practise and it could be argued that this Celica falls into this category. The airbrushing work is second to none, its just that it looks wrong!
Evolution Of Car Logos - Wednesday, 5th of March 2008
If you've ever seen a new car launching from one of the big manufacturers and thought "hold on a minute, that doesnt look like the right logo" you could be right. The big auto makers are forever changing and tweaking their corporate branding, sometimes the alterations are subtle - sometimes not so much. Check out the following link for some of the best ones.
Hot Rod Legend Passes - Wednesday, 5th of March 2008
World famous Hot Rod designer and builder Boyd Coddington passed away last week at the age of 63. Having been an inspiration to many over the decades he gained even more international recognititon within the American Hot Rod TV series that airs across the world.
Win An American Racing Trip With ScotKart - Thursday, 28th of February 2008
News just in that ScotKart are running a brand new competition that could see you jetting over to America, spending 3 days as a VIP guest at the Champ Car Races and a wad of spending money too!
Who could say no to an opportunity like that!
If you think you're a bit of driver and want to be in with a chance of winning this awesome prize then click the following link for more details, and send us a postcard when you're over there!
UK Modified Car Mags - Monday, 25th of February 2008
Every year the magazines publish their sales figures from the previous 12 months and the latest numbers have just been announced.
Future Publishing have managed to fight against the current tide within the modified car market and have shown a 4% increase in newsstand sales with FastCar while arch rival Max Power have dropped a massive 36% in the same time frame!
Where FastCar tell it like it is and don't claim to be high and mighty it looks like Max Power's turncoat antics have blown up in their face with the kids not buying anymore due to the lack of topless chicks and the serious enthusiast not interested in giving them another go now they've turned on a dime and are now a supposed "serious motoring magazine".
With Max Power selling over 250,000 copies a month only a few years ago and dropping to around 45,000 a month you really have to ask them - was all the tits and ass really worth it?
Congrats to FC on a great year and here's to many more as they've stuck to their guns and haven’t given two fingers to the scene that's helped support them for the past couple of decades.
Knight Rider 2008 - Wednesday, 20th of February 2008
Well it arrived, and it wasn’t quite as bad as everyone expected!
KITT - The Knight Industries Three Thousand appeared on American TV screens on Monday night and it wasn’t long before it filtered down to torrent sites so British viewers could grab a peek too. Gone is the legendary TransAm and in it's place is a semi-modified Ford Mustang which although nice doesn’t have quite the same appeal.
It might be down to the fact when the original series aired there wasn’t anything else on the road that had the same futuristic look of KITT but nowadays modified and performance cars are ten a penny. Either way the show wasn’t the worst and along with other new series based on older ideas (like the Sarah Connor Chronicles), KR08 passes the time quite nicely.
Go check it out at your favourite torrent site now!
