The People Behind HotRod Gazette
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Ed Gasket - Ficticious Editor:
Founded HotRod Gazette in 1995, Gasket (aka Shaun Wilson) has been prolific in the promotion of antisocial cars, degradation of women and wanton destruction of GATSO cameras. Various rods and muscle cars over the years, currently running a 13-second '68 Camaro (350ci/5-speed) and a steel 32 Ford (348ci Chevy) which is finally on the road after 11 years in the build (not that the interior is finished yet). Also in the build-up is a 1960 Ford Thames 300E fitted with an injected Pinto moto, the build-up of which is currrently being serialised in the magazine.
Thanks to all the people who wrote in to tell me how much fatter I look than when this picture was taken. Twats.
I'll post some more build-up shots of the 300E soon!
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Penny - Company Secretary:
Penny is the company secretary, and as her nickname suggests, is best left well away from vehicles. She is the only person on the team to have sustained real injuries in a go-kart. Currently drives a 4-litre Jeep Cherokee, hankering after a 'Vette.
Chubbs: -Right Hand Man:
Chubbs - aka Karl Wilkins - is the guy who grafts behind the scenes making sure that the HRG vehicles are on the road, the magazines are assembled, the trolley jack is packed...well you name it really. Suffice to say that HRG would not happen if it were not for Karl's continued input and support. Fresh out for the 2007 season is his new purchase, a 5.0 LX Notchback Mustang with a turbo the size of a dustbin and programmable EFi. This street-driven Pony packs a good old kick, right down into the tens on the quarter.
Roady - Political Correspondent:
Roady is the guy responsible for much of the humorous political piss-taking within the magazine. Numerous Yanks and muscle cars behind him, currently running a '68 Pontiac Firebird Sprint with 4-speed manual trans.
'Aunty' Cherryl Swift - Sales:
Cherryl Swift is our favourite 'Aunty', not only running the merchandise sales but also ensuring that the Northern crew are at least partially fed and looked-after. Cherryl can always be relied upon to have the kettle on at 8am, just when you really need that cuppa to chase away the taste of that last half bottle of whiskey you finished a couple of hours earlier. Of course, nobody on our staff is entirely 'normal' and Cherryl takes great pride in sticking one finger up at the boy racers at the traffic lights and leaving two big long lines of rubber into the distance. Seen here with her six-six TransAm. She currently has a '64 Fairlane Station Wagon project tucked in the garage, awaiting a fresh 302 motor and lashings of metalflake....
Womble: -Photographer:
Phil Royle, better known to all as Womble (on account of all the junk he collects), is one of our long-standing race-reporters. At least when he's not off round a car boot sale buying some more old shite. Unfinished projects are far too numerous to recall.
ROAD CREW
These are the boys and girls collectively known as the Northern Camp, the people affiliated to HRG who work behind the scenes at shows, cruises and race meets to ensure that the rest of you can have a good time. Remember this when you next see them in a bar, and buy them a beer. They respond well to this sort of thing.....
......and
here we have an unfortunate incident involving four HRG crew, a nitrous'd
5.0 Mustang and most of Essex Constabulary's Traffic Division. Oops. Never
mind lads, only another six months until your parole hearing......