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Ed i t or - i n - Chi e f / Pub l i s h e r Ian Rae EDI T ORIA L We s t C o a s t US A E d i t o r

N o r man N e l s o n

Mi d We s t US A E d i t o r

D av i d L e wi s

S e n i o r Wr i t e r

T h o m Ro s s i

S e n i o r Wr i t e r

C hr i s K n ox

S e n i o r Wr i t e r

A s hl e i gh M o r r i s

S e n i o r Wr i t e r

J o hn Ve n dit t i

S e n i o r Wr i t e r

Mi c h a e l J. D e s c h a m p s

PHO T O GR A PH Y Director of Photography

Ha l s t o n P i t m a n

Photographer

No r m a n Ne l s o n

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Ja n i s Ra e

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Jo h n S c r o e d e r

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Ja k e G a l s t a d

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Mi c h a e l J. D e s c h a m p s

HO W T O RE ACH US

Phone: (905) 467-5148 ianrae@motorwerksmag.com

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E DI TO R’ S LE T T E R

Now in Print!

What started off as a little acorn five years ago has grown into a small Oak tree by 2015. My experience with RPM Magazine gave me some insight into the pitfalls of publishing a magazine and one thing I knew I did not want to get into the print business. So, MotorWerks Magazine was born as in digital format as a magazine for BMW and MINI lovers.

It has been a long hard trek, but worth it, we have had good days and bad days. We have had promises made and promises broken. Nothing is worse than blank space and a promised article not showing up.

The advantage of digital is that we don’t need to set up the magazine in blocks of four pages like you do in print. Filling space when that happens is much easier in digital.

It also helps that we now we have a great bunch of

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Why Digital?

That’s easy!

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To keep the costs down and to be able to distribute it for FREE!

Anyone starting a print magazine these days must have plenty of money behind them. The costs of printing alone are immense, never mind getting it distributed. The normal foot in the door trick for an automobile magazine is to hand them out free at speed shops, race events and car shows. That means your printing has to be paid for by your advertising and that is a tough deal when the magazine is new. You have no circulation numbers to quote and therefore the potential advertiser does not know how much value there is in advertising with you.

That being said, once you are over that hurdle there are advantages to being a digital magazine.

In our case the magazine is FREE to anyone with an Internet connection. That sounds great doesn’t it? But I really think that the huge benefit to digital is the availability of adding video and sound bytes by embedding them right in the magazine itself. It really adds an extra dimension by being able to view are in our infancy in integrating the video but that will change. More and more videos will be added to our YouTube page for your viewing pleasure.

The new host for the magazine, ISSUU.com allows us to showcase all the magazines together in one spot.

It has a stack feature so we can stack issues with similar content together and therefore make easier for the reader to find the content they are interested in. It also gives us many more stats about our readers and how much they actually read, where they are from and what pages receive the most attention.

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a video relating to the article you have just read. We

FREE to anyone with an Internet connection!

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You have in your hand a sample of what MotorWerks

Our regular columns are things like ‘On The Grid’, where

Magazine is all about, now it is available in print format.

we publish press releases from race teams or even news

We wanted to be able to show you how good this

we have gathered ourselves. ‘Product News’ features

magazine looks in the premium paper option available

the latest and greatest from manufacturers or product

from our Print on Demand printer, Blurb.com. You

we have used to good effect and have no problem

probably will agree that it looks more like a quality photo

recommending. ‘Ashleigh’s News Desk‘, is brought to us

book that would not look out of place on your coffee table

by our latest recruit, a bonnie Scottish lass that goes

or in the reception area at your place of business.

by the name of Ashleigh Morris. A rookie in motorsport,

Quality like this is not cheap, but we intend to limit the

Ashleigh only has 1 1/2 seasons of motorsport behind her

pages in the magazine to around one hundred and that

but has already made her mark when she was chosen

should bring the cost down to around $22 plus shipping.

as one of six Scottish Motor Racing Club Stars of the

That may still sound expensive to some but considering

Future. She brings some insight of the challenges of a

how quality the product is, it is actually rather good

female in motorsport. Another regular feature is ‘Featured

value and remember the magazine is only published four

Photographer’ where some of the best photographers in

times a year, so for less than $100 you get a product you

North America showcase some of their favorite captures

will love to share and show to all your friends. We have

and in some cases even give away some secrets. ‘Contact

published this Teaser issue as a showpiece, where readers

Point’ has hyperlinked business card adverts to our many

and potential advertisers alike can see the quality and

advertsers.

content typical of MotorWerks Magazine.

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Product News

Santa is coming, what is he bringing?

With Christmas coming soon how about we look at a few things that would be great gifts for racers.

SIMPSON HELMET DRYER This one I can vouch for myself. I used it in the heat of the summer and instead of putting back on a wet smelly helmet it feels as if you are putting on a new helmet every time. It is easy to use, set the helmet over the vent and set the timer and walk away. Our friends at Team DI have them on for $109.95 USD. www.teamdi.com

The unit comes with a tilt adjustable mount, a LowBoy fixed mount, tripod 1/4-20 SnapTray, Flat VHB SnapTray, Curved VHB SnapTray, a SnapTray 3M® VHB, 4GB UHS microSDHC Card, Mini USB Cable, a Nylon Ballistic Case, a Silk Camera Bag, Windbreaker Decal Kit, two Replay XD Decals and a User Guide. Price is $299 USD

You can check

them out on www.replayxd.com

SPEED SECRETS WEEKLY Ross Bentley was a good racer and has become an even better driver coach. His Speed Secrets books are available from his website and are great stocking stuffers for Xmas but it is his Speed Secrets Weekly that I think is the best bargain he has going.

Speed Secrets Weekly delivers information in a simple-touse, entertaining way. All business with no fun is no way to learn. That’s been a key to Ross Bentley’s success in REPLAY XD PRIME X I’ve been a fan of the RePlay XD cameras since they arrived on the scene. I am a strong believer in the Built for Racers by a Racer philosophy and John Spar knows what is needed to get quality race footage. The Prime X brings WiFi to the RePlay XD line-up for the first time as well as a state of the art Hyperion CinePrime X lens. Battery life is extended now to 3.5 hours on a single charge. It also has the ability to charge twice as quick as previous models.

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delivering driver and instructor training for decades. It’s why his Speed Secrets books are the best selling series of driving books of all time; it’s why he is so in-demand as a both a coach and presenter (seminars, workshops, keynote talks). And it’s one of the main reasons Speed Secrets Weekly subscribers just can’t wait for each issue to arrive on Tuesday mornings.

Best of all you can’t beat the price! All 52 issues for only $12.00 USD a year ($0.23/issue)Details at http://speedsecretsweekly.com

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All of us here at Ashleigh Morris Racing would like to

start of the season.

invite our followers and supporters to take part in special

For 2015, the car will be carrying a chequered design

opportunity.

on the roof made up of 50 10cmx10cm squares. Each

Firstly, with the 2014 season just finished, I would

of these squares will be up for sale at ÂŁ50 each. People

like to, again, thank all that have supported me and the

can have their names or messages printed in the squares

team and sent words of encouragement and guidance

they buy. 50% of the funds will be donated to The Archie

in what was my first full season of racing which resulted

Foundation at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. Each

in a 17th place finish overall. It was only September

square will have a unique number which will be entered

2013 when I started my very first race and have worked,

into a draw for each race meeting and the winner will

listened and developed over the season to such an

receive two tickets for entry to an SMRC race meeting at

extent that it was announced that I was one of the SMRC

Knockhill of their choice. There will also be a one off draw

Rising Stars. With no previous race experience prior to

with the winner receiving one nights accommodation at

September 2013, this is quite an achievement which

the Holiday Inn Express, Dunfermline (or alternative HIE)

everyone associated with the team are rightly proud of.

plus two tickets for entry to an SMRC race meeting at

The support from DR Alexander, The Comm

Knockhill. The owners of the squares will also get regular

Bar Thurso, Thurso Tyre Centre, Sandy Coghill, Evans

updates via email or similar to keep them up to date

Waterless Coolants, Dundas Training Brechin and Signright

with the latest AMR news. The funds raised from this

Inverness has been invaluable and will hopefully continue.

will go towards my development as a race driver in the

Thanks go out to all the people who have contributed to

way of driver training, additional testing and track time

2014. There are loads of you out there but ones that

to advance my skills.

deserve a special mention include Alan Kirkaldy, Si Laing, Carol Brown, Phil Grant, Greg Graham, Steve Emslie,

For further information, please contact Ashleigh at

Mark Souter, Billy Campbell and the rest of the North East

ashleighmorrisracing@outlook.com

crew whose encouragement has got me through some

Ashleigh Morris Racing Facebook page.

or

through

the

of the lows and congratulated me on some of the highs.

There any many others within the Compact Cup and the officials at Knockhill who Team Morris would like to thank but can’t name them all here. Last but certainly not least to the marshals, a massive thank you because without them there would be no racing.

For the 2015 season AMR will again be competing

in the Scottish BMW Compact Cup along with competing in selected rounds of the Gaz Shocks Compact Cup in England. This will be following an extensive refresh of BMW Compact #77 over the off season which will see the car back to looking and performing at its best come the MotorWerks Magazine 13

Words by Kelli Creighton, photos by Larry the Zombie and Alicyn Drew.

We love events! “ MINI owners love attending events and everyone here at MotorWerks Magazine belives that the people themselves are what makes our hobby great Articles like this one from our friend Kelli Creighton show the personal apect of attending these events. Thanks Kelli!”

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If you spend any time at all on the Internet frequenting MINI F

Creighton. It is easy to describe her as a colorful person, one w

in particular killing them. This role-play seems to be fun for he

that role falls to her husband Larry. Poor Larry, but he does no Kelli, it is great to see the trip ‘Thru Kelli’s Eyes’ MINIs On The Dragon…..

318 Curves in only eleven miles……

One thousand people registered for the event in six hundred and ninety-three MINIs…..

And an amazing $14,5000 was raised for the Graham County Food Bank thanks to MOTD registrations, donations and from the ‘Mini Skirts’ booth.

filming that week.

On our way to Senoia, we ran into tornados again (it has become a standing joke amongst other MINI peeps that Blaze likes to bring the tornados with him to The Dragon) This year we were chased all the way to Montgomery, AL., where we stayed the night with sirens blaring and I was fearful of Blaze getting pelted by hail. I actually contemplated soaking the hotel bedspread and using it to cover Blaze for the night! Well, we made it through the night without my baby getting hurt, even though we were told by the news to take cover multiple times throughout the night.

On Tuesday we continued to Senoia where we stopped at our favorite place for lunch, the Senoia Coffeehouse & Cafe is definitely a must if you are ever in the area. We went on to visit the new Walking Dead gift shop in town called the Woodbury Shoppe where I took lots of fun pictures in their museum and sat on Daryl’s motorcycle (don’t tell them). We visited a few filming locations in & around Senoia and again took lots of pictures for my troops.

When it was time to leave Senoia, we decided against staying the night in Atlanta and drove all the way to our destination for MOTD, Bryson City, NC. We heard that the second wave of storms was making its way to us again and figured we should just out run them. We arrived at West Oak Cabins and Bed & Breakfast on Tuesday

Facebook pages I can guarantee you have come across Kelli

who is a bundle of fun. But Kelli has a thing about zombies,

er but when it comes to having a zombie handy as a target,

ot seem to complain. Thanks for putting together this article

evening, one day early, so it was now time to relax. We stay at West Oak every year, the cabins are super cute and quiet and the owner is really nice to us.

Wednesday, saw us waking up to a much better day.

The weather was nice, in fact perfect Dragon slaying weather! We had our daily super yummy free breakfast

2014 was our fourth time to MINIs On The Dragon (MOTD)

at the Everett Street Diner, one of the best places in town

and my zombie and I decided to change our trip up a bit.

for breakfast. Then we made our way to The Road To

We started the journey on the Monday before MOTD with

Nowhere, about ten miles outside of Bryson City, NC. The

plans of stopping in Senoia, GA (aka Woodbury from The

Road To Nowhere was a name given by the residents of

Walking Dead TV show) to get in some sightseeing and

Swain County, the actual name is Lakeside Drive. The

photos for my club, the MINI Cooper Zombie Outbreak

road goes to a beautiful tunnel that goes nowhere. The

Response Team. Also, I was in hopes of running into the

Federal Government was supposed to finish it so the

stars of the show, Daryl or Rick, since they had resumed

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Words by Chris Knox, phot os by

Dave Young Photos

Another season has finished and it has been a quite a rollercoaster year! We end ed up taking the Power Maxed MINI Challenge overal l title by eighty points and becoming the first ever rep eat winner in the series. So lets go back and recap the 2014 season!

It wasn’t looking like I was go ing to be competing this year until a few days before the season started.

My manager and the SL Gro up owner had struck a last minute deal to get me on the grid, with initial backing from shopplay.co.uk. We again ran with Excelr8 Motorspo rt 16

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who did such a great job wh en I took the title back in 2011. Arriving at the first rou nd it still wasn’t known in the paddock that I was com peting, so I think I took a few people by surprise! With litt le testing I put the car wa s on pole by a big margin! I had n’t lost my touch! However things didn’t stay on a high for long! Races one and two at Donington Park were am ong the most frustrating I have ever encountered in all my years of racing. Three laps into the race while lea ding comfortably, the engine power dropped off slightly and I was forced to drop back

“ MotorWerks Magazine has been with me since my first race at Daytona in 2012. Writing articles for MWM let readers all over the world see how competetive the Power Maxed UK MINI Challnge is! I still can’t believe MINI fans world-wide want to see what I am up to.-

up for the

CHALLENGE

‘First ever repeat MINI Cha lle

nge Champion’

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to third as I was became a sitting

first win of the year. This Scotsman

ber two of the weekend was not up

duck on the straights. To cap it all,

still had it when the rain comes

to snuff! The straight-line speed was

not far from the end of the race I

down!

embarrassing and everytime I made

suddenly found myself in the gravel

The next round of the Power

an overtake I was re-passed on any

as the result of a late lunge gone

Maxed MINIÂ Challenge at Brands

straight. I came home to a disap-

wrong by a fellow competitor who

Hatch had us welcoming a new

pointing but hard fought fourth! An-

hit me pretty hard. Race two was

backer, Rivervale Leasing, thanks for

other engine change overnight was

equally frustrating. I started way

coming on board guys! The weekend

the only option! With engine number

down the grid and used my fast

may have started off as another

three in the car we took three wins

starting advantage to climb up the

event from hell but it sure finished in

on the Sunday including a reverse

order but was again hampered

euphoric fashion.

grid win at the end of the day!

by the lack of straightline speed!

In qualifying the gear linkage broke

Satisfying? Heck yes!

Finally in race three my prayers were

and caused me to miss a shift which

answered! The rain was torrential as

resulted in an over-revved engine.

Snetterton, we had tested a few

we left the starting grid. Having just

Luckily the track was wet so it

weekends prior to the event to make

put on wets, I was in my element, I

masked the problem slightly, I was

sure everything was ok, however

grabbed the lead at the end of lap

still able to retain my second spot on

the water pump belt detached and

one and didn’t look back, the power

the grid. The team changed the en-

it cooked the engine, was a fourth

issue made no difference in the wet

gine as it wasn’t sounding right in the

engine on the cards? Luckily the

conditions and I sprinted away to my

garage. Unfortunately engine num-

team managed to get away with

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On to weekend three at

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ONE YEAR ON! BMW and WTCC at SONOMA

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Words by Ian Rae, photos by author, Janis Rae and Norman Nelson MotorWerks Magazine 21

Tom Coronel Born Apr 5th, 1972 Naarden, Netherlands 2006/2009 WTCC Independents’ Trophy 4 WTCC Wins 2013 Team: ROAL Motorsport Started racing in Citroen AX Cup in 1990 Formula 3 Masters Winner 1997 Formula Nippon Champion 1999

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ver since 2007 when the comedy - drama The

We arrived early on Friday afternoon with enough time

Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan

to stroll around the paddock and check out the cars in

Freeman came to the movie screens portray-

their garages. As most of the garage doors were star-

ing terminally ill hospital patients, the term ‘bucket list’

ing to close we figured that everyone was all prepared

has indicated a ‘must do’ event in a person’s life. My

and ready for racing. Not strictly true. Some of the

bucket list comprises a few things that will probably

crew and drivers were heading to the FIA Media event

not happen but one that was achievable and relatively

at a nearby winery. And best of all we were invited!

easy to make happen was seeing the World Touring

It was not what I expected; instead of being the stuffy,

Car Championship run at Sonoma Raceway in 2013.

straight laced event I expected it was laid back, drivers

The downside to the trip was this was the last time

and crew were available for the media to talk to in a

BMWs would be seen running at the famed north

relaxed atmosphere as the sun went down over a sce-

American venue due to rules changes for the 2014

nic Californian vineyard, in fact a great way to end the

season. The upside was the WTCC and my first ever

day. But imagine my surprise when I caught a glimpse

trip to the track that is formerly known as Sears Point

of a ‘well kent face’ as they say in Scotland. It was not

or Infineon Raceway.

a current driver but one whose career started at the

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Words and photos by Ian Rae

O

ne of the things missing front the dash of the MINI is a water temperature gauge. I can’t believe a sporty car like a MINI goes without

one. As part of installing our Racepak IQ3 dash I opted to use a M7 Tuning hose coupler with a 1/8th NPT port to

replaces the plastic one on the factory coupler.

Step 2: Identify where the coupler is to go. On the R53 it is in front of the intercooler at the left. The M7 coupler will replace the plastic OEM coupler in Fig 2 at the left.

The two arrows indicate where you squeeze the clips

install a V-Net water temperature sensor. The installation is very similar for any other temperature guage requiring

Fig. 1

together.

Step 3: Using a pliers squeeze together both ends of the a sensor.

retaining clip and work it away from the raised sections

Step 1: Using PTFE tape wrap the sensor and install it in

of the coupler. When both clips have been re-positioned,

the coupler. Make sure you wrap the tape in the direction

the coupler can be released from both hoses by twisting

where it is tightening on the sensor when it is being

the hoses. You can use a screwdriver to pry it away if

screwed in, otherwise it will try and unwind off the sensor.

they are stuck together. Make sure to remove the clips as

In this photo the arrow points to the new bleed screw that

Fig. 2

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new ones are provided in the kit.

Step 4: Install both clips over the hoses making sure you will be able to tighten them when the coupler is in place.

Install the coupler and orient it, making sure the sensor plug can be easily attached. Finish off by tightening both

clips to secure the hoses to the coupler Step 5: Fill the cooling system back to level. Remove the bleed screw seen in the picture above and re-install when a flow of water without air bubbles is continious.Refill the

system, start the car and check for leaks.

Step 6: Install the Racepak V-Net module and cable, attach V-Net module to the other V-Net modules and read into the system. The system knows what is attached to it as the module has its own micro-processer with the pre-programmed sensor data already stored in it. This makes adding sensors to the system very easy. At this point the Water Temp sensor can be programmed onto MotorWerks Magazine 25

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“MINI TAKES THE STATES is an epic cross-country rally that we look forward to every other year. I’ve heard a lot about the similarities between the MINI community and Harley Davidson owners in that they both like to ride together

and enjoy being together and I really like that comparison. Our community wants to Motor together and love being around one

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another. Everyone wants to show off what makes their MINI unique and personal to them. Both the MINI USA team and our

owners enjoyed this year’s event so much that we’re already planning the next one.”

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s ’ n a M e n O . . . . . n o i Vis E

arlier this year I had a discussion with Don Bram who is the guy behind what I believe to be Don started the story, “I always wanted a classic Mini as Facebook’s biggest MINI/Mini enthusiasts page. a kid but got involved in muscle cars and hot rods. When

The League of Extraordinary MINIacs or LXM as it is known the R50/53 came out I knew I had to have one but timing for short now has over 12,000 members and this is in not would not allow it. I had followed MINI since they came to much more than a year after creation.

the US and always wanted one but time was not on my side until my Hyundai Tibruon was totalled. It is funny looking back but I was involved in a hit and run on a Wednesday and the following Friday a deer ran into the car and that was the end of it. Coincidentally it also was my last car payment, now I was ready to find a MINI. So twelve days and 2700 miles later on a rental car I had looked at MINIs in Ny, NJ, CT, PA and MA until I found Christine in Milford Ct. The funny things is that I lived in Milford PA. So I guess it was meant to be. Christine is a pure silver 2004 R53, she got her name from the Stephen King movie “Christine” Since we know all British cars have a mind of their own, it seemed to fit rather well.”

I mentioned that Facebook and the Internet had changed the MINI experience, where we used to hang out together in person so much is online now. I asked Don if he still hooked up face to face with fellow local MINI owners?

Bram went on, “There are a few I hang out with locally, but where I live there are not that many and the nearest dealership in any direction is over a hour away. There is no club in my area either. I have made several friends with owners in Fort Lauderdale and

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I look forward to meeting them more often groups about who should be allowed in and hanging out.”

the group I decided to start LXM to bring

With the lack of like minded people in the all MINIacs together on one page. I never area Don took to the Internet and frequented thought it would go global or for it to reach the many forums dedicated to the British the numbers it has, heck, it only took eight brand. Frustrated with some of the arguing months to reach 10,000 members. I have on these forums, Don wanted a place where been totally blown away by the response, MINI owners and enthusiasts could hang I have met over 12,000+ MINIacs without out without all the drama. Enter Facebook ever leaving my seat.” which was rapidly gaining popularity as a I mentioned that I had seen the odd meeting place on the World Wide Web. “I disagreement on the page but Don seemed was not a Facebook person until about two to handle it rather well. I asked how much years ago when I starting looking at all the work is involved in keeping the page in groups and joining as many as I could to check as there is a ton of traffic going thru meet and learn from other MINIacs. Then it every day.? He replied, “I do my best to after seeing people fight on one of the keep the drama out and the fun in. I spend

“LXM is like a family. With all its ups and downs, and even the crazy cousins. If I have a question or a concern someone is always there with help. If you want an opinion. ..you will get it! If you want to raise money for a good cause, they will support you. If you say something stupid, they will call you on it.

I honestly love the dynamics of this global MINI family, it is NEVER boring at LXM!” Robin Rogers, NC

“I have been a member of may car clubs and sites and am amazed at the LXM community.

I say community because it is more than just a FB page or forum. It has all the fun banter of

FB but with the technical help of a forum in a worldwide scale. Mini’s make small cars... LXM makes the world MINI.” Tommy Liveoak, CA MotorWerks Magazine 31

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“It ain’t no

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A Photo Pictorial from the Six Hours at the G

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Watkins Glen

Glen Grand Am event

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Featured Photographer John R. Walker

Professional Photographer/Content Creator Toronto, Ontario, Canada After working in the Photography/Graphic Arts industry in Toronto for over thirty years I found myself downsized from the corporate rat race and needed to reinvent myself.

With lots of support from my wonderful

family I took a chance and started up ‘oneword - A Creative Solutions Company’; incorporating all my photographic and graphic arts skills along with some good people I had met along the way. Four years later I can be found shooting on location in environmental and industrial projects throughout North America. My passion however is being trackside at motorsports events. All the interesting people, colour and speed makes my job a pleasure and working with some of the best motorsports photographers in the world puts a cap on it. You will see me at Canadian Tire 38

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Motorsport Park (Mosport), performing my duties as official photographer/trackside ambassador. Additionally I cover numerous journalistic motoring assignments for national newspapers, magazines and social media outlets. I also lead Photoworkshop Adventures; where my latest was a wonderful photo adventure to the wonerful island of Cuba, where time has almost stood still since the sixties.

To re-invent oneself at fifty years old is very challenging but aligning with the right

Left: The Burton Racing BMW 128i gets a little sideways at Moss Corner.

Above: Looking good! Hopefully he Turner girls will be seen at the Pirelli World Challenge races in 2015 Below: BMW wars! They may be in two different classes

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