This month's lucky winner bagged himself a set of Drift wheels from R-1 Racing. (www.automotoringgroup.com)
Letter of the Month
Throne room reading
Like every beginning of the month, I sit on my toilet droppin' the ever-stank deuce reading the previous month's Super Street, thinking to myself: 1. Damn, this poopie is stank, and 2. Damn! where the hell is my new issue of Super Street?! I mean, I pretty much read an entire issue in three days, so that means by the time the end of the month comes, I've read the issue 900 times, if you're using my version of fuzzy math.
So this past week I was sitting atop the aforementioned toilet, droppin' the aforementioned deuce, eventually wiping my ass with Jonny's deuce-like humungo mug, and I thought, what else can Super Street do? I mean, you guys have changed the design many times-I even remember Roel's ugly mug posted everywhere, sometimes in drag (BTW, WTF was up with that?). The content was great, but I thought you guys had plateaued. Then voila! A new redesign, mirroring some of the UK car magazines I usually wax the bishop to (naked ladies rock!). I must say I was surprised and pleased. I didn't think you guys could go any better, but you did.Bravo, bitches!
Virgil
Via the Internet
Thank you for the warm, yet poopie-oriented compliments. It's our favorite kind. Right after pee pee-themed praises. Like Virgil, write in and let us know what you think about the latest redesign. Does it suck like a Sunset whore? Or is it dope like a balloon-filled mule. Let us know. It's not like we know what we're doing over here.
Priceless Is Right
Well, it finally happened. I've decided to write a letter to Super Street. Because I'm such a procrastinator I actually intended to do so when I first started reading this hot-chick-and-crazy-car-filled treat of a magazine way back in the day. As soon as I thought your mag couldn't get any better, you turn around and throw in a fresh redesign (which absolutely looks the tits, by the way!) and filled it with even more hot import girls and cool info on the illest rides and the gotta-have-it-but-can't-afford-it parts.
It's a shame Primedia doesn't pay you what you're worth 'cause this mag is priceless to me. From the funny captions, to the even funnier but conclusive writings on feature cars, to Rikdaddy's love of bad drivers, saying that I look forward to your magazine every month is an understatement. You guys managed to keep my import heart pumping even after my Mk3 Supra died on me.
Matt
Chesapeake, VA
Funny, according to our paychecks Primedia believes we're priceless, too.
In an attempt to refrain from being trite, insert your own Snoop Dogg reference here.
What A Drag
While reading your very short and to the point article about the NHRA Sport Compact World Finals I noticed a couple of things. First of all, you only focused on the big dogs. Second, I noticed that you neglected to mention the horrible and unfair treatment that was administered to the bracket racers.
Let me enlighten you a bit. Any bracket racer who arrived after 8:30 a.m. was granted the gift of sitting in a large, hot, asphalt parking lot all day waiting for their class to be called, which never happened. Instead, the organizers decided it would be a great idea to take the $65 fee from the bracket racers and laugh in their faces as only the big dogs were granted the opportunity to challenge the 1320.
The following day, bracket racers were given a total of one run that they would have to use to "average" out their times before eliminations began. So in other words, the little people who make this sport what it is today equate to nothing in the eyes of the organizers. This isn't the first time a situation such as this has occurred and I refuse to stuff any more of my hard earned money into the deep pockets of the NHRA officials unless a major change is made.
Q.
Via the Internet
Bracket racing? Isn't that a pansy sport for automatics? Just kidding. We think. On a serious note however, thanks for forwarding us your complaints about an entirely different organization. It's refreshing to have a reader bash someone else for a change.
Job Wanted
I have to say that for primates with opposable thumbs, you guys do a bang-up job with your magazine. I've been following from issue to issue whenever I have the fortune to drop by the local bookstore and needless to say, I fall into a small category of automotive enthusiasts where it doesn't matter the type of car you drive. My grandfather introduced me to the thrill of performance driving when I went for a whirl in his old '70 Pontiac GTO and since then I've had a desire to enter into the field of automotive performance.
I'm currently working for a BS in mechanical engineering and I'd love to make some contacts to help me follow my dream of working for an aftermarket company. My praise to your magazine aside, would you happen to have any advice for a student whose dreams include well-tuned Time Attack beasts, twin turbos, adjustable suspension and enough horsepower and torque to satisfy the cravings of hundreds of fresh (as well as safe) drivers? I'd absolutely love to find an internship with a performance shop and I figured I'd ask the Kings of the Hill since you guys deal with the engineers responsible for turning a grocery-getter into a street-bruiser. I hope you can find some time for a reply between grooming each other and drooling over the latest model of the month.
Nicholas Certo
San Francisco, CA
If you're willing to work for cheap (i.e., free), have a strong back and are good with a plow, send us your resum. Opposable thumbs not necessary
Military Mail Of The Month
First off, mad props on a kickass magazine. I'm currently deployed in Afghanistan (aka Afrajalistick-expealladoshis) and my wife just sent me your December '06 issue. One article that stood out was the East vs West HIN coverage. Now that's what I call beef (without the chin checks and swollen eyes). Your article shows what simple wrench time can do to bring a once feuding urban nation together, while still allowing for a little friendly competition to take place. As a native of So Cal I was pleased to see my boys reppin' hard. But I was more impressed. With the superb coverage your mag provided, showing the best of both worlds. While my troops and I chill out over here, it's good to know that a team like yours is still on the front lines of the automotive industry. Job well done, soldiers.
Willie Mack
Afrajalistickexpealladoshis, Middle East
Soldier? We like to think of working for an oppressive regime that sucks the very life-blood out of you as a hellish penance for sins in a previous life but, hey, soldier works. Plus it makes us sound like badasses.