Ok, just to let you all know what is going on. The Manx Dune Buggy Club Australia is currently producing an Offroad VW and Buggy Magazine. It will be a full colour print and should feature over 15 feature vehicles. They will all be either offroad VW or Street Buggies. Release date will be NLT 31 Nov 03.
They will be availible on subscription or can be purchassed from the Club at most VW shows after that.
Cost will be confirmed before the end of teh month but is looking at around AUD$25 including postage in Australia.
Anyway we have already pre sold about 35 to the USA so are we and truly committed to doing it now.
If anyone would like to see there Offroad VW or street buggy in it please contact us at publications@manxclub.org
There will also be a heap of offroad tech articles and other stuff..... and you will all be pleased to know that Jen will be correcting my spelling and grammar ....

Buggy Buggy Buggy .......

Forgot to say that Wes and I will be writting / collecting most of teh info so if you do have a vehicle you would like to have featured don't stress to much about all that stuff just contact us and we will go from there.

Sounds great Brad - Let me know when and where I subscribe.

I need a mag fix, and soon.

Will do, I am waiting on quotes from several publishers at the moment based on a 72 page plus cover full colour magazine. Once we have that we will be working out the sponsorship and purchase price. I have about 100 orders so far and 5 sponsors so it is looking pretty positive. All this and we have only really been looking for prices on printing and talking to a few people.
Guess it just shows that there is a demand just waiting to be tapped into. Just a pity a publisher won't do them in a run on a hundred ..... Oh well.

Good to hear, I'm always keen to read more about Offroad VW's & Buggies.
Good luck on the venture & I hope it works out well. Can't wait to see another Aussie VW mag. :thumb

HELL YEAH!!!

hey Bronze, if you need a magazine fix, join the manxclub! Our latest club newsletter is 50 pages (members should receive it by mail in the next week by mail).

mmmm Buggy articles !!!

Don't you need money for that though Wes.

Seem to forget I have a little thing called a Wife.

Young Fellas - how easily they forget!

Yes you do need money for it. But if you buy VW parts then it don't take long to save the mebership fee through discounts. Manx Club Members will save at least $5 of the cover price of the magazine for example.
I don't think there is any such thing as a free club, not a registered on anyway.
Oh well you can come up north and play for free anytime you want. Out next 12 - 18 mths of trips will be up after the AGM and BBQ on 31 May 03.

I don't expect things for free, just a pay rise. First year at anything sucks!

Give it a couple of years and the little things that make life living will come easier. Have to short list my events schedule and put some money into the Dog at the moment. Magazines and club memberships can come when I'm not broken down.

See thats why you join a club, so you meet heaps of cool people who give you free stuff and help you out just for fun. I am not saying people won't help you if you ain't in a club, just that it makes them easier to find.

Here you go then, you write a nice trip report for me on a trip you have done and I will sedn you a copy of teh latest Manx Mania to wet your taste buds ...

OK here are the details.
Magazine will be a full colour print minimum of 50 pages plus ads. They will be produced as a limit run of 100 and will be individually numbered as such.
Cost will be $20 including delivery.
Order scan be placed prior and the release date will be 30 Nov 03, in time for Xmas.

So anyone want one ????

Yes, put me down for one aswell.
Let me know how to order and when to pay.
Regards,
Mark

I'll want one

i want one just tell me how!

I'll take one, preferably before the yanks buy them all...........
:bounce

OK,
To order simply send an email to magazine@manxclub.org, from there I will contact you with your copy number. Then it is simply a case of sending the money ( $15 AUD for Manx Club Members ) to the club. or you can drop it off at the BBQ on the 31st.

Counting you guys there is only about 90 left already.

To keep it all as simple as possible.
I have posted details of all those people who have emailed me their details and noted their edition number. All details are now located on the Manx Club Australia Site
Manx Club

Hi can I put my name up for the mag too and can any one help me with details on joining the manx club (cost's) as I have an original manx kit but no floor pan as yet but a few more $$$ and I hope to start on the project before the end of the year. but I if I joined I was hoping to get ideas from your new's letter's.
can some one send me u2u and I will get back to them with my detail's.
cheer's:thumb

Check out http://www.manxclub.org  and you should find the details you need.
If you want to reserve a mag then you need to email me your details at magazine@manxclub.org

Cheers,

Man these babies are selling like hot cakes

make that 74
Thank's for all your help brad:thumb

You will have my order coming through this morning too.

See what I can do about that article. I have just the story. Just need some better pics to come in on it as I wasn't in the mood for taking photos at the time

Cheers Brad.

Almost half way there...
48 Down, 52 to go.....

Thats pretty impressive.......way to go :thumb

No Wes and I just need to get off out butts and write some articles

How this thing progressing??

it is how do you say it ................... running a little late. WIll be finished before my Mega manx though