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Fix our roads please

We all know that Johannesburg roads are riddled with potholes at the moment. I think it was the Minister who said in a report this week that approximately 70-80% of South African (read, not just JHB) roads are in a really bad state. So here’s my plea – please fix our roads.

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Matte Black Audi A4 Cabriolet

Spotted these two Audi A4 cabriolets in Sandton, sporting matte black paint. Looks stunning when the car is clean, not so much when it’s dirty or dusty.

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One giant slot car track

Following some comments received on my previous post “S is for slot cars (and super stoked)” I did some more research and found the following two bits of interestingness to share with you. The first is a video of a

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S is for slot cars (and super stoked)

For the past few hours I’ve been likened to a kid in a candy shop. I’ve wanted to get myself a slot car racing system since I was 6 and now, at 32 I finally have my own. While browsing

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American Hot Rod Star Boyd Coddington Passed Away

I was quite surprised to hear this morning that Boyd Coddington, owner of the Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Shop and star of American Hot Rod passed away on February 27, 2008. Being a bit of a Discovery channel afficionado, I

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Suzuki or Kawasaki

Decisions, decisions…. What’s it gonna be? Any suggestions? The Suzuki VZ800 The Kawasaki VN900

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Eish She’s Broken

The most unfortunate thing happened recently. I was driving to Secunda a while ago and was merrily cruising along when a truck transporting sand came from the opposite direction. As we passed each other a clump of sand shot off

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