STEVE SAYS - FRIDAY AUGUST 27 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Fancy a trackday at Brands Hatch Indy circuit with the chance of getting your car featured in tkc mag? We have a LIMITED number of places available for owners to participate at our tkc mag on track event at BRANDS HATCH on OCTOBER 5…if you’d like to come along BOOK your place NOW via this secure LINK. Oh, the cost? Just £179 for a full day’s fun (you won’t get a garage for that BUT it’s OPEN PITLANE) HURRY PLACES LIMITED
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Welcome to totalkitcar online…….as a magazine and website that places a big emphasis on quality photography, it’s only natural that we regularly have to upgrade our equipment.
Off Carol and I went on Monday afternoon this week to a leading retailer – that we’ve used before successfully – with the intention of spending – for us – a considerable amount of money on said new gear.
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All went well, until – me being me – I asked the salesman if he’d chuck in a free memory card as a deal clincher. He smiled and said he’d ask his manager. Well, this is where it all went wrong. Manager came sauntering out with his hands in his pockets and I repeated my request. He looked me in the eye, turned his nose up and said: “Nah, not interested”.
I, of course, replied that it was a wet Monday afternoon, the time was 4.30pm, the shopping centre was deserted, wouldn’t it be handy for him to increase his takings with a proper chunk of money? We’d have one of Canon’s finest in our mitts, he’d have our sale. We’d all be happy. I then said “Well so and so two doors along will do that deal, but we’d prefer to deal with you, so what do you say?”
What he said next, was what made me see red and walk out of his shop vowing never to return and despairing of how shockingly bad ‘customer service’ has become in this great country of ours. Now, if he’d politely declined my albeit cheeky punt, I’d have been happy and for the sake of £20 would still more than likely have purchased the camera. But, with hands still in pockets, stifling a yawn, he effectively told us to go to the other shop, cos he still wasn’t interested. Oh dear.
This so-called manager clearly didn’t see the bigger picture and the fact that retail trading is hard at the moment and we as customers have a huge choice where to spend our hard-earned. Which is exactly what I did, on Monday evening via a UK-based interweb-retailer, saving ourselves 60 quid in the process! A buyer’s market for sure…
We’re delighted to be able to…….announce that tkc mag On Track – the son of totalkitcar LIVE, if you will, is to take place at BRANDS HATCH circuit on Tuesday, October 5, so you’d better get a day off work booked now. It’ll run under trackday rules, so it’s FREE to get in if you want to spectate and take a few rides with manufacturers (some makers might choose to charge a token payment). Yep, that’s right a FREE ADMISSION event for members of the public. Once again it’s in association with MSV...
It’s going to be much more relaxed this time and more low-key, BUT if you fancy a good petrolheads day out and/or you’re in the market for a performance kitcar and don’t fancy schlepping up and down the country to go through your shortlist, then mark October 5 down in your diary because I expect that all the major manufacturers will be in attendance.
CLICK HERE to find out more.
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| Tiger Racing in the NEWS this week... |
tkc mag - September/October 2010 is in the shops from Friday, September 3 and the cover star this issue is the sublime Southern GT GT40 replica made down in Southampton by Mick Sollis and son, Adam. They don’t shout loud, but when they make cars of this quality they don’t need to….
Also, in this issue we have a very entertaining and hilarious, Lee Noble interview, Birkin S3 back in the UK, a look at the exciting Typhoon Valdris, sublime Nostalgia Cars UK XK140 replica, the cool Rayvolution EVO, a look at the current state of donor vehicles, a look at European microcars and Jeremy Phillips in Dream Garages….hopefully something for everybody. We have copies in stock for POST-FREE UK delivery NOW CLICK HERE - UK. Alternatively, For EUROPE - CLICK HERE and HERE for REST of WORLD.
We’d love you to give us a try so if the above ‘menu’ has rendered you smitten you can go straight to the shop and checkout, while waving your fiver, metaphorically speaking (NO POSTAGE, UK), or you might like to ‘sample’ it before you buy by trying our new flipper clicker thingy - HERE!
Incidentally, if you’re having trouble locating a copy of the mag in your local shop (remember they are obliged to order you a copy on demand) then our distributors, Diamond Magazine Distribution will be happy to help you – email them HERE or call them on 01797 225 229 – they’ll also be interested to here if you find old copies of the mag still on-shelf, too.
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| NEW ISSUE. In the shops from next Friday (Sept 3) from us POST-FREE (UK ONLY) NOW.... |
Next show on the horizon.........is the Genuine Kit Car show at Stafford’s Bingley Hall taking place on Sept 18 & 19. More information from our colleagues at Kit Car magazine on 0208 395 2653.
The admission price is £10 for adults and the show is open 10am to 4.30pm on both days. You’ll find Bingley Hall on Weston Road, Stafford ST18 0BD, which is just three miles from J14 of the M6.
SNIPPETS 1.......A new and extremely different type of V5C Registration Certificate is now being issued by DVLA and went 'live' on August 15.
The new document has a very distinctive red banding across the top of the front page intersected by a blue stripe saying 'This Document is not proof of ownership etc etc'
The reason being given for the change is that a huge quantity of blank previous generation V5Cs were nicked from a printers several years - more than first thought it seems - and those are still apparently being used to provide false identities to nicked vehicles. DVLA also say that the new-style documents are harder to forge.
Any newly registered vehicle since August 15 will now be issued with the new V5C, while the older style will gradually be replaced when cars change hands, change of keeper's address details etc etc.
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| New style V5C (right) now being issued by DVLA. |
SNIPPETS 2........You’re probably aware that we’ve joined forces with our friends at Castle Combe circuit for their AJEC Racing Summer Performance Car Action Day on Saturday, September 11th and we’re evoking the memory of the good old kitcar action days that ran from 1985-1999 by having a tkc mag area in the paddock AND some dedicated kit car track sessions. Just like the old days. More information from www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk
WANNA WIN SOME PASSES FOR THE DAY – FREE? Each package consists of TWO admission tickets AND a FREE track session – worth a combined £55. (just make sure your car passes the noise limits at the circuit!).
To stand a chance of winning just send us the answer to the following question:
CASTLE COMBE IS CELEBRATING A SPECIAL NUMERICAL ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN OPERATING AS A RACE CIRCUIT? E-mail your answer HERE and if our Chloe draws your name randomly out of the hat then you’ll win! YIPPEE!
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| Coming to Castle Combe on Saturday, September 11? WIN SOME FREE PASSES (includes two x admission tickets and a track session pass!) worth £55 each...FREE! |
SNIPPETS 3......... We’ve also teamed-up with leading trackday operator, Circuit Days, for a rather special offer. They have a trackday taking place at SILVERSTONE on August 27 with a jolly reasonable retail price of £199. HOWEVER, totalkitcar readers can take advantage of a substantial discounted price of ONLY £169…how good is that? To book your place call Chris or Nadine at CIRCUIT DAYS on 01302 743 827 quoting reference ‘totalkitcar silverstone’. What are you waiting for?
Our TRACKDAYS calendar.......... is now nine years old, although rest assured it is completely updated every month with dates from all the leading operators. CLICK HERE to find the dates for September - November 2010. Please tell the event operator that we sent you when booking.
Here’s a quick glance guide at kitcar-friendly events for 2010. Dedicated kitcar events in BOLD BLUE.
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Haynes Rare Breeds Show |
SPARKFORD |
September 5 |
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Castle Combe Action Day |
CASTLE COMBE |
September 11 |
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The Genuine Kit Car Show |
STAFFORD |
September 18-19 |
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Goodwood Revival Meeting |
GOODWOOD |
September 17-19 |
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tkc mag ON TRACK |
BRANDS HATCH |
October 5 |
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Western Kit & Car Builder Show |
EXETER |
October 23-24 |
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Classic Motor Show |
NEC, Birmingham |
November 12-14 |
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2011 EVENTS THUS FAR ANNOUNCED |
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Autosport International Show |
NEC, Birmingham |
January 13-16 |
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Race Retro |
NAC, Stoneleigh |
February 25-27 |
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National Kit Car Motor Show |
NAC, Stoneleigh |
May 1-2 |
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Kit & Car Builder Show |
DETLING |
May 21-22 |
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National Kit Car Festival |
NEWARK |
June 22-23 |
You can visit the………….tkc mag - FACEBOOK page - HERE. We’d really love you to become a fan of the magazine and just for going to the page, you could win a spot prize from the tkc mag box o' shite!
You can now access the past five weeks NEWS HEADLINES. Just click on the relevant link below…
IVA UPDATE……… Here’s our list of manufacturers who we know have had a car PASS IVA. This list is growing and we’ll add to this as we are advised of more passes…latest amendment concerns IVA noise level, which is now reduced to 98dB.
IVA BASIC INFORMATION – CLICK HERE.
In CD REVIEWS this week.............we take a look at the latest release from guitarist, Philip Sayce, called ‘Innerevolution’ – CLICK HERE
If you’ve just discovered totalkitcar magazine….BACK ISSUES are of course available, although the issues marked accordingly are SOLD OUT. Apart from that we can supply all the copies you’ve missed out on. CLICK HERE to find the issue you’d like to buy or give us a ring. July/Aug 2009 and Sept/Oct 2009 are now BOTH sold out…
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Spinning on Stevo’s classic blues rock CD player this week is......... RAY HATFIELD
Currently playing to rave reviews in Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash, Ray Hatfield is one of the finest British guitarist’s around. Indeed, find me one currently playing better – with the probable exception of one, Jeff Beck, that is – and his solo album ‘King Of The West’ is also rather splendid too.
A very versatile musician, you’ll find his contribution on various video games and also gigging solo and with fellow MTWA guitarist, Danny Wilson around the Derbyshire area. More information from www.rayhatfield.com
Anyway, that’s about it from me this week, so I’ll wish you a great week and PLEASE do enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend, but take care out on the roads. I’ll look forward to welcoming you here again, next Friday (September 3). See Ya
Best Regards
Steve
Aug 27, 2010, 09:00
