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I am really pleased that there is an article on my car in this months (March 2006) Japanese Performance Magazine (Click Here for their website )
The photoshoot was done at the end of October 2005. I was visiting RB Motorsport for some work on the car and I stayed overnight nearby and drove to Three Sisters race circuit near Wigan on the following morning. The husband and wife team of Andy Butler and Zoë Harrison met me there to do the article write up and photography respectively. We were only allowed an hour to do the shoot and so no time was wasted taking pictures on various parts of the track. I had to do a few slow laps and finally we did some special shots on one of the straights. I had to drive along in second gear, while Andy drove his car alongside with Zoë hanging out of the car, almost on the ground snapping away. This resulted in some photos from very low down that are amazing. We then retired to the car park to take some engine and interior shots. We had a bite to eat and Zoë was left to check through her photographs, whilst I took Andy for a spin. We headed out into Wigan and tried to find some countryside. Unfortunately, we were stuck in slow moving traffic for most of the journey, which did at least allow me a chance to demonstrate how easy the car is to drive in traffic. I did get to briskly accelerate from one set of traffic lights and got to bury the throttle pedal on a short stretch of countryside. As we arrived back at the circuit, I pulled up and revved the car and did a proper launch which went down well.
All that remained was to write the article which took some time. I dug out all my paperwork on the car and submitted details of the last five years of ownership and Andy responded with lots of questions for me to answer.
Hopefully all of this effort has resulted in a detailed and honest report on my time spent with the car.
I have used some of the photos taken on this page. It is only a small number of the 174 photos I was given. In thanks for letting me have the pictures, I agreed to buy one of Zoë's books (as she is also an author). Since reading that first book, I now have purchased all five of her books! Please do have a look at her website - Click Here
Big thanks go to Andy Butler and Zoë Harrison.
Note - All photos are copyrighted by Zoë Harrison at ZACE Automotive (zaceauto@aol.com) and cannot be reproduced without her consent
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