NZ Performance Car – September 2019

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Marcus Gibson, [email protected]

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W

ow, last month it looks like I really

struck a chord with a lot of people.

Judging by the number of messages I

received about last month’s editorial, a

lot of you agree with what I was saying

regarding not everyone needing to build monster

power machines. So, thanks to anyone that took the

time to reach out and let me know your thoughts on

the subject.

It got me thinking: if I can get that many of you to

holla about what I’m writing in my ed, can I also extract

the same amount of feedback about the content

direction of NZPC? It’s something that plays on my

mind all the time, ensuring what we deliver is what you

want to read. After all, it’s you guys that read the mag

month in, month out. So ... here is your chance to have

your say. Grab that pen and paper, fire up that email

machine, or, hell, even an FB chat to the NZPC page

will suffice. Let me know what you’d like to read about

each month, be it more tech, more how-tos, more

history, or simply more pages of events, feature cars,

or whatever! If you take the time to have your say, I will

listen. I’m really giving you guys the chance to shape

the magazine’s future for the better, so get at me! Come

on, don’t be shy.

Furthermore, this brings me to an exciting

announcement: we have started a Facebook group

based around tech support. A place to share your

builds, ask advice, and fill that head of yours with all

manner of knowledge. Like all good Facebook groups

we dream it will grow into something that can serve

as a resource for one and all, and with the help of

some great minds, the advice being dished out will be

trustworthy and sound, so you can sidestep all that

misinformation you’ll find on the net. If it sounds like

something that could be useful to you, jump on good

old FB and you’ll find what you seek on our page. Its

early days with it all, but watch this space!

They say a little knowledge can be a dangerous

thing, which is exactly how I feel at the moment

when it comes to my speedway engine build. Playing

with pistons is a new thing for an old rotor-head like

myself, but I’m enjoying the challenge, and my brain

has been on fire for the last month or two figuring it all

out. Having torn down two different engines, the first

being a Duratec and the second a K20 (I decided to go

Honda for a few reasons), it’s been interesting to note

the differences internally and start to see why the K

in particular is so celebrated. Being so far out of my

element is scary, but exciting at the same time. After

a month or two of going back and forth I finally locked

in my choices for parts and laid down the 16 digits of

my worn, old credit card. All going well, the balance

of parts will arrive this month and combine by my own

hands under the watchful eye of some talented Honda

gurus to create a two-litre screamer for my F2 Midget.

We will be running a tech feature on it, kicking off on

page 64, so if you’re interested to see a race engine

go together keep an eye out if you’re a tech head. And

don’t worry I have some very talented and qualified

guys helping me out as always.

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