INTRODUCTION
MotorPunk Six
STAFF&NONSENSE
H
ello and welcome to the December issue of MotorPunk
Magazine, slightly less controversial than November’s
issue, unless the proofreader sneaks in a subtle winky
gag without us noticing. On the subject of proofreading,
our thanks to someone on the internet who spotted not one but
two typos in the last issue. Our apologies for them both. MotorPunk
might be free but we aim high. We’d also like to thank everyone
for the incredible feedback we had to our Albert Ball story, despite
another publication’s attempt to put a spanner in the works, both
physically and metaphorically. The resultant video from our friends
at XCAR is spectacular and there’s more to come in that format.
This month’s issue features something we did a while ago for and
thought was worthy of sharing with MotorPunk readers. A roadtrip
with some of our favourite ingredients; A pub, Champagne, a derelict
F1 site a Lotus Elise Club Racer on deserted French roads. Dr Octane
won a prize for his picture of this feature although he’s too modest
to mention it, so I will. Well done, chap.
You might have noticed our website expanding to include a blog
where Rich covers obscure drinking dens, Simon gets arty and
Dr O rambles semi-coherently. You’ve seen us on FaceBook and
Twitter, right? There you’ll see snippets of our WIP. Thanks again
for the support, online and elsewhere, we sincerely hope you enjoy
December’s issue.
Don’t take it too seriously. It’s just the internets [sic].
The MotorPunk Team
Mr. Rich Duisberg (right) funds his overseas
antics and automotive adventuring thanks to
a regular income stream from France’s finest
corde de roi houses. His ancestor, Helmut
Von Duisberg, invented “corded velveteen” in
1724 and the royalty cheques still roll in. The
Duisberg heraldic crest sports two badgers
rampant astride the tawny cock and cannon
balls; below, the proud family motto fugam
fugam roughly translates as “run away, run
away”. Who’s Who list MotorPunk’s Mr. D as
616,558th in line to the British throne, one
place behind Max Mosely.
Twitter: @theduisbergkid
Dr. Darryl Octane (left) was voted ‘hunk of the
month’ by alternative lifestyle publication
Bareback Magazine after they were
anonymously sent snaps of his Movember
efforts. He once spent a week’s salary on a
hat and can be counted on to preface a long
session in the pub with “I can’t drink like I
used to” before spending the evening doing
exactly what he used to, but in an expensive
hat. Doctor O’s only medical experience is
the ownership of a verruca sock from 1989
to 1994.
Twitter: @motorpunk_mag
Simon de Munford (in the boot) often
reminds his MotorPunk colleagues to write
about the kind of cars our readers respect
and admire, yet has recently bought a
modern Audi thing. Fortunately his magic in
turning the inane blather of the chaps into
something as visually appealing as this mag
means the team forgive him this automotive
aberration. Sportback? My arse.
Twitter: @demunford
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