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As many of you know, we've been on a James Peene (VW Camper&Bus) to get the Panzerfaust Project Bus up close and personal with the tarmac for a while!
Well, finally he has done something about it. He drove 250 miles to Truro to drop the Bus at Air Kraft (07814716578) for some suspension tickling amongst other things.So when we get it back it should look a whole lot different and a whole lot better!
We will keep you posted on the progress. In the meantime, check out the photos of the Panzerfaust at Air Kraft. in the VolksWorld gallery
It's been a long time coming!
The Frid has sat for too long in a dank and dreary garage waiting to be used and abused.
The last "official" journey it took was to Big Bang 2006! Nearly two years ago!
Since then it had been gathering dust and a nice big mould patch on the bonnet where ivy sap had dripped on it.
That was until Mr. Peene came along and joined Camper&Bus.
He was eager to get the Frid out and about and instantly took it home, cleaned it up and got the wheels in motion.
10 months later, the Frid is back with us and ready to use.
Alex Taylor at Defcon 3 in Ringwood has done a fine job for us and sorted out all the necessary repairs to get it through an MOT.
He even lowered the seats for us so we now have a better seating position!
James is going to be using the Frid as his main drive for a bit while the Panzerfaust is off having a few tweaks... ooer!
Luckily, James doesn't have a penchant for speed (he's frightened of it) so at least we know the Frid isn't likely to be thrashed and break anytime soon!
Every time the go-karting date draws near the office fills with playful banter about how one magazine title is going to quash another on the track.
Some of our titles take it more seriously than others - some even have strategy meetings and work out how many laps and pit stops each driver will get before swapping over.
Despite the forward planning and winning spirit, non of it paid off!
Going up against the likes of Race Car Engineering, who know all about racing lines, weight transfer, cornering and the like, you would think they would be first on the podium. They even have a team member who races regularly and one that holds the fastest lap record at the track.
We also had a second threat - the team on Golf + magazine! These boys (boy racers) know no fear when it comes to pushing the pedal to the floor and burning rubber. However, the bass from those huge boxes in their Goofs must have done something to their vision, as they were no competition! True one of their drivers did have a serious injury which put them out of the running, but that's not the point.
Team VolksWorld, as ever, went into the challenge threatening everyone that they would crash and burn against our driving skills. We had no plan, we didn't even care about winning, we just wanted to drive... fast!
And drive we did - from the outset it was looking good! Ivan got out there and got some great times down putting us in the lead. Mike followed suit and kept us right up there, but it was wonder boy Steve who shocked everyone with his amazing skill. By the time the chequered flag came down, he had put us two laps into the lead for a well-deserved victory and got the fastest lap times of the tournament.
Yes, once again, we came first and got another trophy to place on our shelf and remind the other mags who's top dog! Of course, we don't like to boast... much! The other magazines are still hearing about it from our industrious leader who will never let them forget about the day that VolksWorld whooped their behinds!
Mike and Kara pose for the camera
Neil says "cheese" while getting up his energy levels
Mike and Ivan not taking it too seriously... much!
Ivan prepares himself
Oh yeah! Number one on the podium!
... and we just wanted to wish all our readers the very best for 2008.
We get the feeling it is going to be a good year for VW fans. Already there are lots of show scheduled in to the calendar and if the cars booked into our show in March are anything to go by, 2008 is going to see some high quality restorations.
Lets make it another year to remember! Happy New Year!
In under four days the documents for our Project Bus have arrived from DVLA.
Included in the envelope which we ripped open in seconds was the new tax disc, the MOT we had to supply and a certificate of registration bearing the new registration number.
Now all we have to do is get some number plates made up.
A trip to Halfords will be a quick fix, but some vintage style ones will have to be the goal... unless James gets his way. If that happens, some US style plates will find their way on to the Panzer!
