What makes MotorPunk unique is an eclectic mix of roadtrips, retro motorsport, intercontinental adventuring, appreciation of modern classics and, above all, a genuine passion for the ‘best of British.’ If you’re looking for a group test of diesel hatchbacks, written by someone who doesn’t want to upset his advertisers, then you’re going to be disappointed. If you’re looking for automotive adventures for the modern gentleman, written by gung-ho chaps with a hint of a hangover, then you’re in the right place. MOTORPUNK STAFF Rich Duisberg – Editor Rich Duisberg* has had work published in Classic & Sportscar, Practical Performance Car, Modern Mini, Banzai, MogMag, Evo, GT Porsche, Complete Kit Car, Absolute Lotus, Alternative Cars, Classic Retro Modern, Chicane and elsewhere. Rich often appears on CBS’s XCAR and Carfection channels, Motors TV, and JayEmm on Cars. His latest book (here, one of ten or more) was described by SniffPetrol as “hilarious”, although he was also threatened with legal action by DJ Tim Westwood. In his garage is a 1972 Fiat 500 ‘Abarthish’, an S2 Lotus Elise, a BMW barge and a vintage Royal Enfield pushbike. Previous machines of interest include an Mk1 MX5, an Alfa GTV6, and a glorious Porsche 968. He once owned a Sinclair C5. Rich twice has competed in 24 Hours of Lemons in the US, once winning ‘judges choice’ for some half-arsed chicanery in a Miata, and drove a Rover Metro from Cowley to the Sahara desert for a bet. He has rallied Porsches in France with zero success whatsoever. Rich helped launch the Morgan Super3 and invented the annual ‘Albert Ball’ pilgrimage. A run up the hill at Goodwood in a Cullinan was a career highlight. Some quotes: “I am not getting in a car with him” – Le Mans winner, Derek Bell. “He’s a tw*t.” – TV person, Noel Edmonds. “Leave me alone, please” – Chef Nigella Lawson. *A nom-de-plume inspired by the BBC’s League of Gentlemen. Content | Twitter | Contact Darryl ‘Dr.Octane’ Sleath – Editor When he isn’t blogging or scribbling for various print magazines, ‘Dr Octane’ can usually be found up to his elbows in some unloved piece of BL detritus. Darryl produced the epic tome 1001 Road Trips (Quarto, 2017) and is currently researching a follow-up book about the world’s greatest automotive adventurers. As a freelance writer and regular presenter on CBS’s XCAR and Carfection’s online motoring channels, Dr O’s other hobbies include vintage Scalextrics, ‘60s Bang & Olufsen and dicing with the back markers in his classic MG Midget. Darryl mans MotorPunk’s Welsh Consulate and is at a too-late-to-back-out-now phase of building a museum/mausoleum to classic British sportcars in the grounds of his crumbling pile. You can see a portfolio of his stuff at www.darrylsleath.com Content | Twitter | Contact Steve Swanson – Writer Steve turns any opportunity to write about cars into a roadtrip. It’s seen him ride shotgun in a Bentley Blower with Clive Cussler, and cross paths with automotive YouTubers in Canada and the US. His work has been published in Classic Cars and Classic American and some magazines that no MotorPunk reader has ever heard of. When he’s not writing or driving you can find him kicking tyres at seedy auctions and hawking junk optimistically described as Automobilia Nick ‘once more’ Wilkinson – Video Producer Underwent a bruising interview on MotorPunk’s casting couch before realising that a) we’re not a real movie company, and b) there was no film in the camera because we don’t know how to work it. Nick’s camerawork credentials include a lengthy spell at CBS’s XCAR/Carfection, and work for a Premier league football club, before going freelance. Nick can be called upon to turn MotorPunk’s often half-arsed ideas into rather splendid films, his ‘once more’ sobriquet being earned by his desire to take the perfect shot, both on and off the casting couch. Twitter Rad Pajor- Photographer Who is that damp looking chap, under an umbrella, sat dangerously close to the Apex waving his Nikon? It’s Rad Pajor, MotorPunk’s moonlighting Photographer, making sure the drivel written by the chaps above has something pretty go with it. Rad lives in Nottingham and does something clever at the University we’ve never really understood. He is the 303 Squadron of MotorPunk’s airforce – ill-equipped and paid badly but doesn’t need asking twice to get up at 4am and shoot a German (car).
