INTRODUCTION
MotorPunk goes fourth
STAFF&NONSENSE
W
elcome to the fourth issue of MotorPunk magazine. This month
Dr.O has finally allowed us to put the heating on ... only one
bar though. As winter draws nigh, and we begin to break out
the cardies and Barbours, we reflect on what was a pretty good
summer by British standards and some of the fabulous motoring events we
have attended. This month the Octanes report back from CarFest, while Rich
writes about a rather boozy lap of the historic Goodwood circuit, plus all the
usual MotorPunk features for your online delectation.
A huge thanks to the thousands of you who have taken the time to read our
first three issues (still available for free online) and to our select bunch of
advertisers, fans of the magazine, hangers-on and helper-monkeys. We’ll get
the first round in at the MotorPunk Christmas do ... maybe crisps too.
MotorPunk this month features automotive adventures with a difference,
left-of-centre writing about stuff we love and not a single feature that you’ll
find elsewhere. No rehashed press-releases, no advertorials for diesel, and
above all else – nothing Fr*nch. We have standards. We hope you continue
to enjoy MotorPunk. We proudly welcome you to our fourth issue with a firm
virtual handshake. The team at MotorPunk
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Rich Duisberg’s (left) greatest claim
to fame was that he was once offered
a drive by ex-F1 team boss Eddie
Jordan. However, at the time, it didn’t
need tarmacing so Rich politely
declined. As a distant relative the
Duke of Rutland Rich’s Who’s Who
entry lists his three main interests
as “bird watching, bell ringing and
women’s beach volleyball”; although
he freely admits that the first two are
simply euphemisms for what he does
during the third.
Twitter: @theduisbergkid
Dr. Darryl Octane (right) has worked
his connections with the media to
full effect, once appearing on BBC’s
TopGear as one of the grinning idiots
in the crowd behind James May’s fat
head, and fleetingly as an extra in
Welsh TV’s unwatched soap Pobol
y Cwm as an eco warrior, for which
he wore his own clothes. Dr O buys,
races and offloads classic sportscars
on eBay faster than the DVLA can
handle the paperwork
Twitter: @motorpunk_mag
Simon de Munford (middle) is
responsible for MotorPunk’s digital
felt tips and virtual staples, moving
away from the conventional print
industry after a freak accident left
him with a nasty papercut on his
nipsy. Simon owns an MX-5, works
in the media, has fashionable hair
and lives down south. We know what
you’re thinking.
Twitter: @demunford
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