FAST CAR MAGAZINE PREVIEW: DIRTY DOWNFORCE

 GraysonParker I know. I discovered that , being 24, I am not young enough to understand. And apparently, so did you. Let's just face it: we are not proper car enthusiasts.

 FrancescoDiGiuseppe I'm 16 and I still think they're stupid.

 GraysonParker  FrancescoDiGiuseppe To be a Civic enthusiast you must dress like a punk-ass. God bless us well dressed and able to afford real sports cars!

@StantonTylerWarner @GraysonParker @FrancescoDiGiuseppe I'm a civic enthusiast. I'm also 46 and don't dress like a 'punk-ass'. I however cannot afford a 'real sports car' so until I'm better off. I'll have to make do with embodying the epitome of sartorial elegance whilst driving my 2.4 ltr 320 bhp hand built all motor powered civic like a peasant. Top Drawer that man. (Whilst toking on my well filled briar). Pip pip.

 Initial G  StantonTylerWarner  GraysonParker  FrancescoDiGiuseppe 

I forgot to put "Apparently, to be a Civic enthusiast..." to point the sarcasm. The majority of Civic enthusiasts are punk-ass kids though. Keep an eye out.

@StantonTylerWarner @Initial G @GraysonParker @FrancescoDiGiuseppe it's ok your sarcasm was understood and received. :D. I just called.

@jake Laird @fantamaso You're just an old man! You don't understand the chavs! Fixed it for ya.

I'm 25!

Actually you're probably still correct.

 Other Will I'm 19, and I have no idea why anyone would consider dressing this way.

 Other Will Haha!

 Hotcakes afaik the Rocket Bunny kit is the only kit designed for the ZN6 that was actually tested both in a windtunnel and in CAD simulations. iirc there was a feature here on Speedhunters on how the kit came together ;)

@westhave The only article I could find did indeed say it was CAD designed, but nothing about windtunnel testing. The only mention of CAD either way was in regards to rendering/comparing colours and such. At the end of the day, the Rocket Bunny kit has lots of exposed rivets/bolts/many other design features that aren't exactly conducive to good aero. Don't get me wrong though, it's a very attractive kit and I'm happy to be proven wrong if it is actually functional.

 Hotcakes  westhave  Tra Kyoto uses Rhinoceros as CAD software, but this doen't mean the kit is properly tested for CFD. Rhinoceros infact has very few analysis plug-ins, and has no fluid dynamics controls, so I doubt that they tested it for proper functionality via software. As Hotcakes said, even looking at it you can find some turbulence-generating surfaces and holes.

@FrancescoDiGiuseppe Well said! The kit is well done (thanks to CAD software) but never been tested in a wind tunnel. Either way, the kit looks killer on the 86, but far from being functional.

 K's  Agreed. This is purely constructive criticism. The type or fonts on that magazine look repetitive and dull. Pictures look good but that layout is very static, non-exciting. I'm pretty sure the content is great but this layout needs an overhaul. I thought this was Speedhunters doing a throwback post to popular 90's Car Magazine. To compare I would look at Motorhead Magazine from Japan or even Evo from the same country (UK I believe). No hate here just constructiveness ;)

 JesusMartinez  K's Well, lets see you design a 130+ page magazine in just over a week on your own :D. However I will try much harder in future and throw in some whizz bangs and maybe a few extra funky fonts, I may even sacrifice some legibility for some quirky design. Having said that there are some killer magazines out there very inspirational, but not all lend themselves to the subject matter. Accuracy and clarity are primary though of course design needs to have a balance that's also engaging. Jesus, you are more than welcome to buy a few copies, have a look at all the content not just a few pages in one issue and then pop over and give me a hand :D. Always appreciated....

 Initial G  K's Haha 130? I'll pass, way too much ADD on my part for that lol. Quite a feat for a single person though. I can see where not having some extra help might be a daunting experience, having to not only write a full magazine and then designing it.

As far as adding extra whizz, as you say, not always necessary. Some of the best publications use very minimal design to achieve a neat look. Some have a lot of images & text but they give the reader proper room for their content to co-exist and let the reader get that feeling of openness. So its not always adding that's the issue, subtracting is just as important :)

Anyhow you're the magazine expert with published material so respect there. Just lending you some feedback and critique from a designer in the field. I would love to visit the UK and help you out but I don't do well in gloomy weather, Southern California has spoiled me. Cheers.

 JesusMartinez  Initial G  K's whizz bangs and funky fonts will only make it worse. But for an example just look at the tas 13 page its all over the place. Granted im sure not the whole mag looks like that. Its just my opinion but a clean and neat style, like JesusMartinez says is much better to read and look at.

@K's @JesusMartinez @Initial G @K's Haha the wizz bang bit was a tad sarcasm. Apologies. :). You also have to design around the words remember. A clean layout is fine but you have to work to the copy as well. As I say it's a balancing act.

@K's @JesusMartinez @Initial G @K's Haha the wizz bang bit was a tad sarcasm. Apologies. :). You also have to design around the words remember. A clean layout is fine but you have to work to the copy as well. As I say it's a balancing act.

 Initial G  Does this mean you're looking for apprentices?! hahaha

 ComJive So are modified Civics.../flamesuiton

 ComJive no, if you really like that car you will never get tire of it, the more u see or hear it, the better it gets

 240z lover That's an FD for me. Just got stationed in Japan and every time I see it I fall more in love. Drove one yesterday and am at mild fanboy status. Picking one up this week if it passes compression testing.