The OS Nationals were put on a previous NZPC "calender of upcoming events" as I believe the sub-editor/backup editor, fuck I'm not sure the title, but Marcus anyway, is on oldschool. We weren't particular happy about the location being told to all but it worked out OK in the end as it was in the middle of nowhere. Anyway, we talked to Marcus (he used to run the OctaneCulture website but since taking a post at NZPC hasn't had the time) about having a feature on OS, or he asked, I can't recall which but what we did in the end was Richard (Snoozin) wrote up a little story and then it was fine tuned by the admin and mods and we selected a range of pictures and submitted them along with the blurb. We were still dubious about whether it would be changed but I think it was published relatively unscathed and the choice/use of pictures is hilarious, in particular Andy's ute.
As far as Juiced goes. OS and Juiced got off on a bad foot, there was potential for a decent magazine (or at least on OS side there was hope) that just ended up being a fetid sub NZPC standard pile of shite. The first edition was a joke, the second (which I think was the first available to the public) was not much better but that's the market they're after, the flashy trend jumping crap, given "JDM" and "Nostalgic" cars are getting more popular, there's little doubt that they'll both leap atop that realm shortly. Something that might aid (or further their boring inane drivel) is that I believe from the most recent correspondence that the editor is now Falgs, who used to be something to do with NZPC or perhaps 4 & Rotary Nationals.. I'm not sure but he does have more credibility than Colin (who once someone "friended" him on Facebook, he proceeded to go through friend lists added every fucking person like a scam plague troll). In my view, Colin conducted himself very poorly and I'd not have any part of anything he himself is part of.
That said, I am a known to be a cunt so it could just be a personality conflict and entirely my fault.
