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Finish date: 24rd October 2009

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Issue#187

Go-cart Challenge
Liams/Harrys Dreams

In this issue we go behind the scenes from Roses to Roses


and Liam gets a pen and paper and draws. Also to top all of Motor Carting
that we have PAPERMAIL..
(The photo above was taken at croft circuit of a random
woman handing out airwaves.)

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FORMULA 1

Book of the month: Desert Pursuit Chris Ryan


Definitely one of my all time favourite books. Before you read it
you need to read (Chris Ryan) Survival it introduces all the characters and the story is also good.
Alex, Li, Paulo, Hex, Amber, - five kids, each with special skills, have bonded into a
unique team, ready to go anywhere in the world to help others in
need. Undercover, they head for the Sahara desert, resolved to
gather evidence of young landmine victims. But, they are catapulted into a desperate race across the desert, when they discover something even worse - a gang of child-slavers operating in
the area.
Supercar of the month: KTM x-bow
Focussed carbon-heavy track car with a turbod
2.0-litres of Audi reliability and superlative looks
(and price tag). Maybe a little soft, but that can be
sorted relatively easily by adjusting the suspension. Or you could wait for the hotter versions rumoured to surface soon.

Game of the month: Mario Cart Nintendo


Wii.

Mario Kart Wii comes with


the intuitive Wii Wheel,
which makes it easy for
novices to compete
against veterans, so no
one is left in the dust. And with a broadband
Looks fast doesn't it? Shame that in this initial
hookup to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, players
version at least, it isn't really. The 0-60mph time
can compete with up to 11 other drivers from
of 3.9 seconds is obviously impressive, but the
around the world for racing dominance. The
2.0-litre turbo is lifted from the Audi range and is
game includes 16 new courses and 16 classic
in a relatively mild state of tune at 240bhp (tuners
courses from previous Mario Kart games. For
have seen a reliable 350). Saying that it's relathe first time ever, players have the option of
tively heavy at 790kg, despite all the carbon fibre.
racing with either karts or motorbikes. Players
You can have a fibreglass version that costs half
can also hit the road as their personalized Mii
as much too...
caricatures in addition to the handful of classic
Both versions of the car are exceptionally well
Nintendo characters found in the game.
made - but the full carbon-tubbed monster is just
breathtaking. It really does feel like your slipping
on a racecar. There's not much in the way of
soft furnishings, so don't worry too much about
whether the switchgear works - there isn't much
of it.
Reviews by: Amazon, metacritic.com and
the car reviews page on topgear.com.

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1-LandRover S1 mobile phone


2-VDI Driving Simulator
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4-Artistists impression of Beatle
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PAPERMAIL ON: MAKING THIS MAGAZINE


i readers, I hope you
will enjoy this issue of
Top Gear magazine.
Made by the RED
DIMOND team this
magazine was very fun to make.
This Magazine has been dedicated
to Gill the gold fish. My loving pet.

Ive really loved making this magazine . Ive loved designing cars, applying advertisements and getting
friends to write blogs and help.
I started making this magazine one
week before the summer holiday
2009.
I think one of my favourite bits in this
magazine is actually the boating
holidays at the Norfolk Broads. I
spent a week down there with my
family. And apart from taking photos
and writing a diary I also made a
video. I got to drive more times than
I thought. I actually liked mooring
the boat in and knotting the boat up
to wooden posts more than driving it
in. On Thursday nobody wanted to
drive because it was so hot. Everybody was on the roof. Apart from my
mum who was forced to drive.
Please dont complain because you
should know that a mans got to do
what a mans got to do, and a woman's got to do what a man cant do.
And in this situation no man in the
world could probably be bothered to
drive a boat for a few hours why the
weather it red hot!!
That was one of the good points
however one of the bad points was
the go cart Vs go-cart. That is because the day we were planning to
film it was raining heavily so I took it
out of the magazine altogether.

Some times the filming turns out


successful and we can carry on to

the next step however sometimes it


turns out a lot like a normal Dell Boy
trick. Unsuccessful and bad. Lately I
actually being watching Only fools
and horses series 6 and 7. I prefer
series 6. Everything in that series
seems a bit more funnier and everyone is a bit younger. I especially
liked The unlucky winner is I find
it entertaining because Rodney has
to act 14 all week. I think that was
the funniest episode. However all
the episodes were funny in both series. Ive heard that after

In my media
career I think I
look at myself as
being a Dell
Trotter.

those series it looses it a bit. I believe the same as Del - he who


dares, wins.

In my media career I think I look at


myself as being a Dell Trotter.
(Apart from Im better looking and
smarter.)

Anyway, I think that my favourite


section is Cars. I think because Ive
limited everything to a page and
everything is so differently beautiful I
love the section.
The features is too long and the
faces section is too much reading.
Anyway, moving away from cars
and this magazine for just a minuet.
The reason my articles are addressed as PAPERMAIL is because that is my name. Pape is my
surname and Mail is my first name
backwards. Hi, Im Liam Pape. If you

are now wondering why the R is in


speech marks is because the letter
R isnt in my name.
When Im older I want to be a magazine journalist or reporter. However,
apparently by the time Im older
enough to get a job there will be no
such thing as newspapers because
if you need news you just go on the
internet or watch your local then
regional news on the TV. Before you
know it every one will be spending
there lives eating junk food and on
the sofa permanently. Like on WallE. I need to be very serious about
our planet because when I used to
go to Cockerton I was in charge of
the Eco-Team. Most of the rubbish
at our school was paper so I got us
some recycling bins that I used to
empty each week. So for those reasons just because we dont need
Magazines or Newspapers any
more in 2020 it sill wont stop me
form making them.
In schools now they actually start to
encoring you at an early age to start
thinking what you want to be when
you are older. Theyve asked me
twice. The first time I said a presenter for CBBC the second a said a
member of parliament. I could easily
do better than the lying people who
run the country at the moment.
So anyway as my page almost ends
and as I start writing about cars I
would like to thank you for actually
picking this magazine up to read. I
really hope you will enjoy it and despite what critics may tell you this
magazine is great.
Top gear BBC 2 Returning in November
This magazine is dedicated to Gill the Goldfish,
3/8/09 - 20/8/09

PAPERMAI

Drama and Dance

Fun and Play

Science

here was once 3 boys one


called Shut-up one called
Pooh and one called Trouble.
One day they went for a walk
with theyre mum. Suddenly
Pooh fell over and Trouble ran
away. Shut up went to look for
him. He then bumped into a
policeman.
What's your name? Asked
the police man.
Shut-up replied shut up?
What's your name? asked
the police man.
Shut-up replied shut up?
Are you looking for trouble
asked the police man.
Yes, actually replied Shut-up.
Right, wheres you mum. demanded the Police man
Picking up pooh exclaimed
Shut-up.

Why did captain Hook cross


the road?
To get to the second hand
shop.

HARRY PAPE
Harrys dream for the future. Big family, big stuff and a big
car. He has also told us about his games consoles.

I like my Ford Super duty


because it has a big boot. I
use it to bring the kids home
from school in. Only problem
is when it is raining they get
a bit wet. It is a good car to
get around in. I take it to
work each day, my

Inside we have
a SAT-NAV
which can convert into a TV.

wife take the motor bike.

My Ford Super duty is red


and Ive had it 2 years now. I
bought it because I carry
around lots of big stuff and I
go on big holidays with the
other 6 members of my family. We need the extra
space. Inside we have a
SAT-NAV which can convert
into a telly vision.

If I had to get another car it


would be a Land roverRange
roverSport with tinted black
windows and Hi-tech computers inside.
I have a Nintendo DS and a
DSI. I got it out of my birthday
money. My favourite is the DSI
because its new. I need to look
after it more because its new.
Its like the teddies. I look after
Lucy more because she is
more new. My favourite Nintendo game is Mario cart. I like
it because it is racing. I like racing. The game is easy to control. I press A and Im off. My
least favourite game is Cars
and I paid 25 for it.
I also have an extremely old
Play-station 1. My favourite
game Fifa 2000. I win a lot on
that game. I won the cup 3
times but usually I play friendly.

For more info go

T he grid
1.

Aston-martin DB9

2.

Aston-martin DB5

3.

Aston-martin DBR9

4.

Aston-martin DBS

5.

Aston-martin ONE-77

6.

Audi R8

7.

Richard Hammond

8.

Brawn F1

9.

Aston-martin Vanquish
S

10. Jenson Buttons Hair


11. Dodge Challenger
12. Lewis Hamilton's crash
helmet
13. Opel - Oliver
14. Aston-martin F1
15. Muscle Cars
16. Top Gear
17. Renault Clio

18. Morgan

MATTHEW WATERS
The car cool grid and some of Matthews favourite cool cars.
Watch out, there are lots of Astons. Its obviously his best

19. Jeremy Clarkson


20. Ferrari Caps

Cool Cars

s being a Hamster I
dont see many real cars
or motors. However sometimes Liam has his toy cars
out. (And we will pick that up
later).
Anyway if you did not know I
am a hamster movie star. I
played as the evil villain in
the Playmobiel version of
Roses to Roses. I was the
only living being in the movie
because the rest of the cast
was Playmobiel. My salary
was 5 chocolate buttons per
hour. If it was anymore I
would be fat however luckily
it only took 10 minuets to
film.

I live in a small luxurious


cage (Liam is always telling
me he will get me a bigger
cage but he never does). My
cage is two floors. On the
ground floor there is my bed
and my kitchen. I have a
small igloo shaped thing over
my bed to keep me warm.
On the second floor is where
my food is delivered too and
it is where my living room is.
Even though I only have 2
floors there is nothing

PERRY
Above is a photo from the airport scene from the Playmobiel
version of Roses to Roses. Behind the Playmobiel Liam is Peri.

stopping me from climbing on


the roof of my cage, so I do
that most of the times on a
night. Also on a night I like sitting in my living room observing Liams mum drink her tea
and watch telly. As I look at
her I am begging her to

As I look at her
I am begging
her to let me
out and play.

let me out to play. Some


times she does and we have
fun together other times I
have to entertain myself by
trying to run on the top of my
Hamster wheel or see how
many times I can get around
my cage in one minuet. I am
practising getting one width of
my cage on the roof doing
monkey bars. I cant do it yet.

But apparently it is funny to


watch.
I hate being nocturnal, that
means I am only awake at
night when Liam and Harry
are in bed. I sometimes come
out to play in the daytime because either Liam or Harry
have decided to wake me up.
Anyway on a serious note, if
you did not know this magazine is dedicated to Gil the
gold fish. His fish bowl/house
used to be on the fire place
and every time I have been
put in a ball I used to go there
first. I was fascinated by him
and how he lived in water.
Liam was about to feed him
one morning when he found
Gil lying silently on his side.
He has been buried in the
front garden with his gravestone. May he rest happily.

WHAT DO YOU GIVE THE CAR


THAT HAS EVERYTHING?
A TEST DRIVE

fiat.co.uk
you are, we car.

Could this car be competing in 2010?

Would assume it is sponsored by Gulf, Aston martin usually is. I


guessed this from the colour of it: Light blue and Orange.
I think this car is cool so hopefully it has signed up for the 2010 Formula 1. If it
has: bye, bye McLaren, hello team Aston.
So they have a good looking car which is hopefully fast, all they need now is a
good driver (two good drivers actually). I say that they should get some sort of
winning formula 2 driver to join. Because I think thats how F1 works. Step one:
you are at a Haven holiday park on the motorised go carts and a billionaire spots
you winning you family. He then finds a car for you, finds a sponsor for you, then
singes you up to formula 3. Step two: You start to win the Formula 3 races and at
the end of the season you get a trophies and get promoted to Formula 2. Step three:
Your at the top of your game in Formula 2 now is the time to dump the millionaire
and small sponsor . Find a billionaire and a big sponsor. Finally you get noticed by
Burney Eccleston and your finally in the F1. Now you are in the F1 you are loosing every race going. Your sponsor and billionaire then go bankrupt and you then
get adopted by a big racing team and win the Grand Prix.
(Thats how I think it works anyway.)

At 64.8 inches wide this car can do 0-60 9.8 seconds which is fast if
you live in 1978. With a push this 1978 muscle car can hit an out-

standing 118mph. Also this car has about 125 bhp. This must be my
favourite muscle car ever. The pink one I actually bought on the 20 th
of May and is parked in my garage. Now, this is the part where I
write lodes about the car however since it is so old it is hard to re-

trieve information. Apart from my own and the orange one Ive never
seen a Ford Capri on the roads. The Capri is dying out. The only reason Ive heard of this car is because my uncle is always talking about
it. Ye good old days when you could not be ripped of by petrol and
when you could drive a sports car without it being smashed and stolen. All us, had Ford Capris we did (Only if we were rich that is). So
this is the end of this article because Ive ran out of facts. The End.

Under the bonnet in the Ford Capris in the


photos beholds a 3.1 litre V6. Ford didn't

make a diesel version so all the Ford


Capris are petrol.

0-60

9.8

Top Speed 118

Length

168.5

Width

64.8

Height

50.7

Wheel

100.8

Base

VAUXHALL
ASTRA

HE SEARCH FOR A NEW CAR

Weve had a Ford Focus CL for three years(ish) now and after two minuets of considering
time in may we decided to get a new car.
The day we decided to make this decision was a day when we were actually going on a
camping holiday. We were all packed and ready to go. My mum was ready in the driving
seat and my brother and I were ready in the back. As my dad shut the garage and stepped
into the passenger seat he notices and inch deep pool of water near his feet. This made a
big delay. A short while later we were ready to go again but as we reversed out of our
drive the middle of the car hit a bump. Immediately an orange light came up on the dash
bored. My dad says weve only damaged the sensor. However this was the final stroll because we knew it would be a lot of money to fix.
One week later when we are back form out holiday my Mum, my Dad and I decide to go
to Sherwood's Vauxhall retailer. We talked to a man in a suit who then introduced us to a
red Vauxhall Astra Club in perfect condition exactly on out 3500 pounds budget. We ordered a test drive for the next morning at 11:30am.
So the next morning before going to Sherwoods at 10:00am we decided to visit Bristol
Street motors. We looked at lots of cars outside the sales room. 10 minuets later we were
about to head back to the car when a young, blond sales-man came up to us and took us
inside.
One hour later we had all ready got a quote of 1800 pounds for our old Focus and we had
been told about a Vauxhall Astra Life for slightly over our budget. It felt like we were in
the showrooms for hours because the sales-men kept coming and going and coming and
going until finally they persuaded us to put a deposit down for the car.

A week later the Astra Life was parked safely on out drive however we had noticed a few
faults. It had a rip in the drivers seat and one of the doors had a hole in it.
So in conclusion our Top Gear top tip is. When youre buying cars never be alienated into
a car which is dodgy and costs too much.

THIS IS MY MOST FAVOURITE CAR EVER


I loved the old Audi R8 but this one is even better. Jeremy Clarkson wrote about it and said
it was brilliant too This is better than a Porsche and it is the ultimate everyday super
car. Not too expensive too. Only 100,000 pounds (about). That is cheap if you compare it
to a Lamborghini or a Ferrari. I think its only competition is Porsche. When I said this was
the ultimate everyday super car I actually meant the old one was the ultimate every day super car. If you decide to use this for everyday use, by the end of the month youll have no
licence and a billion pound speeding ticked. This car is for the track.

Ive done all this writing Ive forgot about one thingthe coolness and beauty of this thing.
This car has its engine at the back and is the only car which can power slide with 4 wheel
drive, isnt that
cool. And also
just looks at this
car isnt it
uniquely beautiful. This is my
most favourite
car ever made in
the world.

ince Im the script writer, producer, director and


camera man I have the rights to right about it. I also play as head police man, Tyler Smith. With my team of April May (Ellen Walker),
Jasper Ravencroft (Matthew Waters), Robert Williams (Reece
Hughes) and Caliph (Sam Boulton) we fight for a right against criminals in our Audi Quattro. On the first episode we chased a Ford Capri. Of cause the Capri then crashed and we arrested the driver
(eventually). I got inspired for Roses to Roses form Ashes to Ashes.
Basically since Im the Gene Hunt of the team Im always grumpy
and never smile. Also when I made this show I was watching Torch
Wood so Ive tried to base it on that too. So for that reason I think this program is actually better than the
real thing (Ashes to Ashes)
A few of the Episodes are bases on dreams Ive had. The episode where Aprils Dad becomes a Zombie
leader and the series really turned like Torch Wood was a dream had one night however it was more of a
nightmare!! I like doing that because I dont have to do too much thinking for the plot. The hard thing is
remembering the dream. Usually when I wake up in bed I know I have had a dream however I usually
cant remember what they are about. I once herd of the idea type story lines in to one side of the computer
then a script comes out of the other.
I think Ive went a bit off subject but then again thats what writing does - you simply get carried away.

personally think the car is a major part of the series. Both Ashes to Ashes and Roses to
Roses need a cool car. I was watching a documentary on the Audi Quattro lately and the
man said it was the car which would lead us into the 80s. Now my show is set in the 60s
so I have a little fault there. However the show wouldnt be the show it is with out the
Quattro. We would probably be driving about in some sort of World War 2 tank which
would certainly not suit the cool police force.
If you want another tip form me - only get an Audi Quattro if it is in red. Dont fall for
any of this white malarkey. Red is the colour to go for!!

On Sunday 26th of July, Lewis Hamilton got his first podium . 1st place. Lewis Hamilton joined
Formula 1 on 2008 when he won the Grand Prix. He is the driver in McLaren who everyone has
heard of. On Sunday 12th of July Lewis was on
a good position in the starting grid and within the
first straight he was in pole position. Then all of
a sudden this tyre burst. It was his back tyre and
after his pit stop, he was a lap behind everyone
for the rest of the race. He was stone dead last.

The week Lewis


burst his tyre he
was driving in his
2010 car. That is
because there
2009 car is pants.

McLaren dont have any


chance of winning this
year, so they are concentrating on next year.

December 2008 Honda had just dropped out of the Formula One and
Jenson Button was left without a racing team. He would have never
thought that he could be winning the Grand Prix and on a podium
every fortnight. Jenson Button now races for Brawn and there has only been a small number of weeks when he hasnt been first on the grid
or podium. He is the ultimate 2009 driver and there is no way some
one ells can win the Grand Prix. There closest competition is the Red
Bull F1. On average if Brawn has come first, Red Bull has come second.

Ferrari. In 2008 the big


race was Ferrari Vs
McLaren. Ferrari and
McLaren were the two
fastest car on the grid.
However this year now
Brawn GP is here and
Ferrari is classed as slow.
Felipe Massa has done
okay this year. However
on Saturday 25th July on
the qualifying day, all the
cars were warming up and
an important part of the
car in font of him let loose
and whammed into Felipe
Massas helmet. He then
crashed and was knocked
uncontious. If it wasnt for
the hi-quality build of the
helmet he would be dead. When Massa crashed the dashboard
in his car was lit up with warning lights. We only found out that
an important part fell of the car in front from the interview afterwards. Massa apparently has permanent eye problems now so
chances are Felipe Massa wont be able to race
again. Ferrari have got Michel Schumacher to complete races till the end of the season.
Please do not try and watch a video of the crash on
the internet because all videos have been removed
due to distressing pitchers.

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CAPTAINS LOG: DAY 1


After registering in and un packing my family and I set off in the boat. 3:30PM. All of
my family have been taking turns to drive. With our faithful Concerto 2 we got all
the way from Stalham past the first bridge and moored up, all on the first day. Just
before the bridge there were some places to moor up however since my dad was
driving he did a 360 turn twice. So we had to move on.
In 2008 my dad was working down in Norfolk, he was working in Bacton. On the way
to the Broads we called there. However there was a massive Paige of Ladybirds.
When you live in northern England like me you rarely see Ladybirds. That is a good
thing too. They crawled all over us, they were on the floor, on the walks, in the air.
There were millions of them. When we quickly decided to get back into the car since
they were on us, we spent the next 10 minuets in the car squishing, flicking, screaming and splattering. That is probably one of the worse experiences of my life.
Anyway when we were moored up we had to pay 4 pounds to this farmer who came
along with a plastic bag loaded with dosh.
As the sky's turned dark and the heavens opened my dad set up his fishing rod in the
well under his umbrella. The rain water form the top of the umbrella was pouring into the boat so my dad was forced to fish out of a window. Suddenly his rod started to
jerk. Then my dad struck and lifted up a live Eel. As my family and I screamed and
shouted my dad was trying to cut his wire. However the Eel was jerking around too
much. All of a sudden he cut it. The Eel fell onto the side of the boat and hopped away
from the window. Dad swung straight into action, as soon as he had neatly put his
rod away. By the time he had his net ready the Eel was out of reach. Then unfortunately the Eel stopped moving and my dad was able to knock it over board. Dad
quotes Eels. Dirty horrible things. They are like the snake of the water. This shall
be an interesting story to tell our other friends and relatives.

CAPTAINS LOG: DAY 2


After an okay nights sleep we were all up by twenty to seven. After breakfast
dad, Harry and I decided to do some fishing. In that hour we only caught one
fish but that set us up for the day. Today we were heading for Wroxham. Before
we got there we came to a nature reserve. As soon as we were moored up we
went into the nature reserve. It was a short walk. When we came back to the
boat we got the fishing rods out and did some fishing. We only did it for forty
minuets however we caught 7 fish.
As we then proudly drove into Wroxham we didn't find anywhere to moor up
before the bridge. We didn't want to go under the bridge because it would cost
twelve pounds. As we started to come back we decided to have a look in a massive lagoon. We soon decided to come back out due to sailing boat races and
events. We then found a nice place to moor up under a 4mph singe.
We were now all calming down to have our Barbeque. It was very hot so it was
hard to think what we were going to do next. After a while we diced to head
back into Wroxham. This time, however, we immediately found a place to
moor up.
We then decided to have a look around the town of Wroxham. We then noticed
something quite interesting. All the shops were sponsored by Roys. There
was Roys D.I.Y, Roys supermarket, Roys Toys. I even saw a bin sponsored by
Roys. We also had a look at Wroxham Bridge which was really quite small. All
the way through this Harry was in a right mood with himself thats why he was
sent straight to bed when we got back to the boat why Dad and I fished. My
Mam was reading her book what she had finally got into. Suddenly Dad caught
a fish. I enjoyed today and I think it is a good day to lead us into our Holiday!!

CAPTAINS LOG: DAY 3


Early this morning (1:00am) Harry was sick. We think this is because of the
Chocolate fudge cake and Rich chocolate souse which we had had for breakfast the previous evening. Luckily that night I had decided to sleep on the sofa.
Harry snores a lot and our room is small and stuffy.
Also early this morning Dad was fishing with Sausages and burgers as bait.
(He didn't catch anything).
Also, some exiting news, we took over our first boat today. It was me who did
it. My brother then followed in my footsteps as he took over a boat afterwards.
We were at Horning this morning where a junior sailing club was taking place.
We had to keep right at the side of the river. We had passes Horning the previous day to get to Wroxham.
The long drive form Horning to Acle was certainly an enjoyable one. Every one
had a go driving and my dad was pike fishing why we were moving. He had a
ten pound line and some extra sausages as bait.
As we approached Acle the water got tidal. I was sitting at the back of the boat
writing, my mum had to come and get me because it was so windy.
At Acle it was lovely. The sunset reflected don the water. There were ducks and
swans everywhere when we moored up. One swan even attempted to eat my
mums toes. My dad and Harry had a good hours fishing. My dad even carried
on for and extra forty minuets when Harry went inside. He was using maggots
as bait. Altogether today they caught 5 fish.
We went out for tea at a big pub and we burned off some energy at the play area.

CAPTAINS LOG: DAY 4/5


Today we set sail for Great Yarmouth. Within two and a half hours we were there. It
was forecasted for heavy rain today however it was hot and sticky. The water was
like driving along the rapids.

This morning we all woke up early on a very bumpy tide. The previous night we had
came back from the pub and had to jump onto the roof of our boat due to low tide. All
night you could hear the water splashing about as we rocked from side to side. When
we were up we had breakfast got some water then set off. We had agreed Great Yarmouth was like a smaller version of Blackpool. One thing we found weird was that
there were major companies in the middle of council estates.

Anyway at 10:30AM we stopped off at a windmill. There was a farm around it. After
that we then headed back to the boat and set off again. We were now heading back
since it was midweek. After more than one hours driving and lunch we stopped
again near a T junction.
By the end of the day we were at South Walsham. There were only two pubs there so
we had a drink at one called The Ship however by looking at the price list we agreed
that is was way too expensive so we did a runner.
The next pub was more of a Chinese, restraint, take away sort of place. The staff
there were two Chinese ladies who were a bit slow understanding our order but after
a while we had ordered drinks and our meal. Dad ordered curry. Unfortunately that
set him off. As he swiftly ran back to our smelly chemical toilet, with his bum tightly
squeezed together the rest of us laughed. We werent laughing when we had to get a
shower in the same room.

Another problem accrued that night under the name of: Mosquito. When we went to
bed there was Mosquitos everywhere so I moved back into Harry's room.

So, Harry youve just


caught the biggest
Bream. How did it happen?
Harry: I put my rod in
with some
luncheon meat
on (well my dad
did). I saw my
rod shivering so
I pulled it out
and there it
was.

I
QUOTE...

What do you think of the Holliday so far?

Quotes
of the
week...

When
the boat
Dad: Me, as you say: I dont like it - I love it! There is something
is rockfor everyone to do. Excellent.
ing,
Harry: I like it because Mam and Dad have let us drive the boat. I
dont
like hanging around the boat. Fan-dabby-dosey.
come
Liam: I think the holiday all together was great. However Im
knockshattered due to late nights and early mornings.
ing.
Mam: Brilliant, excellent, tranquillity.

Its like
fishing
Mam: Absolutely fine. No problems at all. Ive probally slept bet- in the
ter than I would sleep at home. And if the boat dose rock it is like bath
being rocked to sleep.
tub!!
You werent that keen sleeping on water. How has it been?

CAPTAINS LOG: DAY 6


I woke up in Harry's room this morning wondering where I was. Then I remembered. I went into
the living room and turned on the telly, GMTV was on. I watched it as I made breakfast and as my
Mam got up. At this point in time my Dad was boasting and showing us a video of a massive fish
he had caught early morning fishing. The camera never lies quotes my Dad.

At half past eight we set off to Potterhinem. At half past ten we stopped, went out and stretched
our legs. Twenty minuets later we set of again. One hour later I got the day-jar-vu feeling as we
passed St.Bennets abbey which my Mam and I visited the previous day.
Anyway if you are interested in the weather apart from Saturday night when dad caught an Eel
and it was dark and heavy rain, every other day has been scorching hot. Also crash-wise, there
had been a few close shaves where either Harry or I have got close to the sand banks and reeds.
Also on Sunday under that 4mph singe near Wroxham we hit a small sand bank. (Nothing that our
dad couldnt get us out of.) He used a long yellow pole with a hook in the end and pushed it out,
having to jump on afterwards. But apart from that weve been crash free.
We kept driving till we got to Potterhinem. The temperature felt like it was 100 C. My mum drove
us there. We went for a walk through the small town. We got some sosage rolls and other stuff for
dinner. By lunch time everybody was swetting. Our chocklate cake for desert had melted so we
had to break into our emergency supply. After lunch Dad and Harry would have fished but they
werent permitted. So we spent most of the afternoon playing on game boys and getting a nice
tan. You could tell Dad hadnt put sun cream on. He said hes like bacon. Turns red when its
cooked nicely.
After a while I wanted to visit a cheap tat shop and everybody els wanted an ice cream so we
walked back into Potterhinem. We had a look for some pubs and we got a Magnum. The tepriture
was still hot but not as hot. We came back and watched the Simpsons then the redgenal news.
Earlier on I said Harry and Dad couldnt go fishing however they saw other people doing it so
they joined in.
As the sky darkened, we went out for some grub. We went inside this huge empty pub called The
sailors Tavern. We enjoyed our meal there and after desert we had a game of pool. We walked
back latwe when it was pich black.

CAPTAINS LOG: DAY 7


Surprisingly this morning I was the first one up. I set up the telly and watched GMTV as
my Mam and Dad got up. I had breakfast.
At 9:00AM we set off for some water - I was driving. We had to do a U turn to get out. The
front was going well. BANG!! The back end hit our next door neighbours boat. Oops. I
then drove us up river to Potterhinem bridge where Harry and Mam jumped off and
my Dad and I were left to fill our Concerto up with water.
We then all got back onto the boat and set off back along river. One hour later we
stopped and fished for 20 minuets. Like fishing in the bath tub quotes my Dad. So we
set off again looking for somewhere ells to fish. We found some where so once again
we fished. We were about to leave again when suddenly my Dad saw his rod twitching,
he striked Damn!! As Dad lifted his rod he reviled a huge Eel. My Mum, Harry and I
laughed as my Dad cut his line. The next time we stooped it was a Ludham Bridge
where we moored up. This is where we were on the first night, by the way. We had
lunch there then set off again. When we reached Breydon Water we turned right and
immediately hit a 3MPH zone. It took us 10 minuets to get through and when we got to
the end it was a dead end so I had to perform an excellent 3 point turn (although I did
it with 5 points). We then moored up a small place called Naitshead. Note to self:
Good place to moor up for night. WARNING: not very big.
After staying there for an hour and a half we decided to do the final stretch of the journey back to Stalham. Well those plans soon changed when we started heading for Sutton. Well we thought we were heading for there but we were actually heading for Stalham. (The sighs were really confusing.) We finally reached the boats home at the time
of half past 4 so we did some activities. Such as: trying to tune the telly in, fishing,
playing on game boys and playing football.
So in conclusion, Id definitely go again!!

IN CONCLUSION TO THE FISHING PART OF


THE HOLLIDAY ALL TOGEATHER 35 FISH
HAVE BEEN COUGHT. 4 WHICH WERE EELS.
THE FISHING WAS GOOD BECAUSE IT KEPT

HARRY AND DAD BUSY FOR HOURS ON END.


IT IS ALSO EXITING WHEN THEY CATCH
SOMETHING.

CAPTAINS LOG:

Best Bits
Top 5 things:

Best 5 places to moor up:

Going out for tea ach night.

Wroxham

First coming on our boat.

Great Yarmouth

Looking around Wroxham.

Stalham

Harry catching biggest fish.

Ludham bridge

Dad fouling after catching Eel. Horning

At the Bridge Inn there were some mini quad bikes that children could race on. First Harry and I went on one together
then we raced separately. 3...2...1...Go!! Harry immediately
stalled and I got a good start. I lapped him but as soon as I
did that his pit stop team came up and helped him reset his
engine by this time I was directly behind Harry. Since both
carts went the same speed it was hard to over take him. He
made it harder by knocking into me every time we got side
by side. It didn't matter that much because I was one lap in
front. I then won.
At great Yarmouth when we were finally ready to look
around the pleasure beach it seemed all the rides were motor related. There were Dodgems, go carts, quad bikes, merigo rounds, 2 wheel racing, lean scooters and
those babyish safari carts.
We only went on a few and one of those were the go-carts. My Mum was taking photos (not very well),
as my Dad, Harry and I raced. As soon as the guy working there pressed the On button all the go-carts
went speeding around why mine just stopped and broke down. The man gave me a push. As soon as he
let go my cart started going backwards. As my Dad and Harry lapped me they gave me a friendly wham in
the back as they went into the back of me. The go-carts then stopped as I climbed out and received my
refund.

Anyway, back over to Harry and Dad All the carts go at the same speed so it is all about the divers
style, technique and weight. All the way though the race Harry just had the edge. So as the checker flag
waved Harry could proudly say he had won. On my go I also came first so me and Harry decided to race
again.
Power up - and we were off. We did a few boring laps where nothing happened until: oh, no. Harry had
just taken a corner too close and crashed. I then lapped him and won.
As soon as we were off the carts Damen Hills father came to congratulate Harry on his beating of our
Dad and his loss against me.
Earlier on we were on the Dodgems. I was on one with my Mum and Harry was on one with our Dad.
Our parents were navigating however Mam spent most of the time screaming and Dads spent most of the
time telling Harry to wham in to us.
After that we had a look in an indoor carting centre. You had to be over 8 years old to have a go and you
had to wear a crash helmet and a fire proof suit. When you sit in the carts you are close to the ground.
However my Mam and Dad decided it was too quick. Dad quotes: Liam would have broke every bone in
his body and Harry would be upside down on fire.

Our boat is long and wide. It includes a TV, CD,


DVD, some normal plugs and a very homey
feeling inside. My mum is wondering if it is too
small. Our boat is called Concerto 2 and it is
yellow and light blue.
The maximum, legal, advised speed is 6mph
however at full pellet it can go at 7.33mph. On
our boat the speed is measured in revs.
On the dash board it tells you the engine heat,
the oil pressure and the voltage. It includes an
emergency stop button which stalls the engine.
The dash board also includes lots of warning
lights and messages. Finally the boat includes a
few knobs which manage the water pump, the
heater and stuff like that. (And of cause there is
a horn and a steering weal.)

TEL: 01325 720846


FAX: 01325 722720

MOB: 07774 8003234

www.vvrosettes.co.uk

As my Dad, my Grandad and I entered croft


circuit we were immediately met by hot
weather and the smell of petrol. 1st we
came to the safety cars a Genetta and a
Porsche (Right). We walked past hundreds
of cars, shops and garages. The Vauxhall
garage all ways has something spectacular, this year they had a miniature croft circuit and people could drive remote-control
cars around it. They also had a 190.2 inches long Vauxhall Insignia. (Right) It was top
of the range and very long. Also as we
passes garages there were cars preparing
for the race. (Right) There werent only
Clios there were Porsches and Genetta
and Formula 2 cars. Not all the cars we saw
would be racing. But the cars which werent racing either looks weird or were customised. Such as this Lamborghini on your
right. On the photo it seems there werent
many people crowding it however behind
me were hundreds of people. This was the
only Lamborghini there but
it was probably the best car
there. On the Left is a Citron which was also there.

There were also some less unique cars there


such as the Audi TT which I dont necessarily
like. Its probably the only Audi which I dont
like. I find it too clean and nice. I would advise
you to save the money and get a Nissan 350Z.
(Ive went a bit of subject haven't I.) Another
car I dont like is Porsches there were millions of them racing however there were also
millions whom people owned. There was a
Porsche coffee room and look at all the Porsches parked outside!!
There was also a tent owned by croft and it
had some cars in there. Im not actually that
sure why they were there. Maybe you can test
drive them around the track. I have a photo of
2 of them (both on your left) and one thing
they have in common is that they have no roof.
I wouldnt like to test drive them on a rainy
day!!
And finally to finish of this article here are
some images of cars you may see later on because theses cars are in there garages ready
to race.
Words and Photos
Liam Pape

Most of the photos youll see over the


next few pages will be from the same
angle. The corner you will see photos
of if Complex just before the finish line
(Right). Where we were sitting was on a
bank and the only cars we could see
were the cars which were at the back of
the starting grid and the ones going
around our corner. The cars all ways
seemed to come in groups. So the first
group would be the racers from 1st-5th
then the rest would come round the corners in 2s. All apart from the car whom
is coming stone dead last.

I soon got bored of watching cars going


round one single corner and attempting
to get a good photo, so I decided to go
for a walk with my dad and look at the
camera angle I got. It is on your right
and the car is in the top left hand corner

...of it. The rest of the photo includes a


fence and some barbed wire and some
grass with buttercups.
And another strange camera angle I got
was only get the back of the car. As
demonstrated.
In this magazine youll only see about 50
photos of about 150. The other 100
were just the track because the cars go
so fast. I would have some photos of the
Formula 2 but those cars really did go
fast.
Anyway I dont know who won but one
thing I do know is that the cars make
beautiful noises if you walk past the pits
and cars can wear tattoo's and makeup
too. By tattoos I mean sponsors and
those things you pit on your back window saying Middlesbrough FC. Personally if I became a touring car driver Id
have the sponsors however I wouldnt
have the back window thing (I dont like
football anyway.) These car tattoos you
see on the motor way, not just Middlesbrough. Ive seen a Newcastle one and a
Man United one.
Back to touring cars I dont know who
won but I found it fasernating watching
the crashes and smashes and the way
they open there door when theyre finished to let some air in since it is hot.

I think this race was my favourite for a


few reasons. 1-you can tell the cars
apart because of all the completely
different colouring. 2-since some drivers are fast and some were slow there
was never a moment where we couldnt see a car. 3-there were so many
crashes. I remember none of the cars
decided to cut half of the track and go
across the crass. He didn't travel as
fast as he wanted too along the grass
and soon spun around.
From where we were sitting this race
wasnt as loud as youd expect it to be
this race. I think it was the quietest
race of the day. There were the odd occasional sounds such as the tyre
squeal at the beginning and the power
sliding around corners. But that was it.
I dont know if that takes the excitement out of it for the driver but at least

now he an hear himself think.


If I had to be in a race and since this
race was my favourite, Id be in this one.
I find the touring car race too big headed and I find the Genetta too sweaty and
hot even watching. However the Porsche
can break sweat but not much and when
it gets hot it can put on the 3,000 pound
air-conditioning system which was taken
out before the race. (The way Im taking
here is just as like Im imagining it. The
air-conditioning gets taken out before
the race to save weight.)
Porsche to the Max

Here is another big race. On youre


left hand side you can see three
photos, look at the car on the left
of them. Going, going, gone. Yes it
is a Genetta crashing into some
tyres and a camera man missing it
all. (You see, doesn't that prove
how my photography skills with a
Kodak camera are better than an
adult with a fully hi-tech camera.
Im so prowed.)
Out of the three races I think everyone found the Genetta one more
serious. On the Porsches the drivers were playing in this one they
were fighting. There were probably
more deaths, bloods spills and injuries than any other race. (Which
to be honest with you I find quite
entertaining.

If I was locked in a garage with this I


would be terrified due to the way the
lights are shaped. They are like scary
human eyes and that grill like thing under the lights acts like a big scary mouth
about to at up every car in front of him.
Also on every photograph there seems
to be photographer taking photos of
everything but cars look at him on this
photo, there are 3 really good cars he
can get a shot of and he is pointing the
wrong way. I could probably get a better
shot of the Genetteas than him even if I
was standing on a tram is Blackpool!!
So, in conclusion to the blind camera
man, if you are the chief editor
and boss off a newspaper and
you need a new photographer
get a anyone but him to do it.
Now, you dont see many Genettea's before this I didn't know
about them. You dont see many
reviews on them or any speeches on Top gear. It also had a
weird name. Genetta. What sort
of car designer would call their
car Genetta. (Well Mr. Tom Genetta of course.)
So in conclusion to the car, if
you want a big scary car which
no one has heard of - buy a Genetta!!

If you are a bit slow and haven't seen Top gear since September and you haven't looked at
a newspaper or magazine since April you may want to read this article to find out who the
Stig is. However if you are the biggest Top gear fanatic in the world and you buy every
newspaper in the world you also may still want to read this article for two reasons. 1-to
add it to your vast collection of old papers and magazines. 2-to find out who the old black
Stig was and why Top gear killed him off.
Right, for a starter on the first episode of Top gear 2009 this Stig came into the studio and
revealed his face. It was old F1 champion Michael Schumacher. The Clarkson gave him a
funny interview.
Now that was a while back and that news has past. However some interestingly old however secret news is included in this part of the article. So if you have watched Top gear for
years you will know that the old, black Stig flew of an aircraft carrier and lost his hand. He
was never seen again. However that was only a cover up story. The real reason the black
Stig was never seen again is because the man who was
playing as the Stig wrote in his auto biography that he was
the Stig. The racing drivers name is Perry McCarthy. (Left)
Who was the Stig was the 9th wonder of the world. (The
8th wonder was King Kong.) However now every one
knows who the Stig is. There are a few people who believe
Michel Schumacher isnt the Stig. They believe Michel
Schumacher said he wanted to be on Top Gear so they
dressed him up as the Stig then stuck him in the Top Gear
studio why they were broadcasting. If you noticed Jeremy
Clarkson mentioned a bit about him being the Stig however then he started to talk about Ferrari and Bacardi and
Stuff. Now Im really confused who to believe.

The conspiracy or the Clarkson?

The summer holidaysnot as hot as expected but still no school. Mid holiday, my mum took Harry and I motor carting at Carting for Kids. Immediately Harry saw the speed of the carts and
dropped out. That meant I had goes. The man quotes its all about going there and having a
good time. So after I was in my crash helmet and in my safety suit with gloves. They gave me
a safety talk (other page) I was ready to go. The man showed me around for the first lap. Suddenly he let me take over him. I was on my own now in the part of the track I did not know. After I
had done a few laps I had realised where the hard corner was and as I approached it at my top
speed I didnt brake soon enough and I did a 360 onto the grass. As I waited with my hands in
the air until one of the staff helped and get me off. I then raced off again. As the chequered flag
waved a did my lap of glory and pulled into the pits. I was so ready for my second go!!

Were just a few of


the quotes I shouted when I was either going at full
pellet or taking
over somebody.

THE SAFETY RULES: 1. right foot is to accelerate and left foot to


brake. dont have two peddles down at the same time. One of the other. 2.
when you go past the viewing aria dont wave to anyone. you need to be
concentrating all the time. Do not look behind. 3. it is not a race. you go at
your own pace. if you want to take over someone because they are going
slow, please do. however if you are too slow people will take over you. 4. if
you crash and go onto the grass do not get out of the car. raise your hand
and one of us will help you get back off. 5. when you see the chequered flag
gets waved you can do one lap then you have to pull into the pits where you
shall be guided into a parking space. 6. if you see one of the racing staff
pushing there hands down it means slow down. 7. do not take your helmet
off under any circumstances. 8. enjoy

Drama and Dance

Fun and Play


Performing
R.E. and Jesus

Geography and Recycling

English and Maths

Founded in Faith: Learning, Caring and Growing Together

CREW
Overall boss:

Liam Pape

Editor:

Lynne Pape

Writers:

Sam Boulton

Liam Pape
Matthew Waters
Harry Pape
(Roxanne Spence)
Special Advertisement thanks to:
Alec Llewyn
Vicky Pape

Laura Snowdon
Special thanks to:

RED DIMOND
Top Gear Magazine

Images/ Photos/ Pitchers: Google images


Liam Pape
Harry Pape
Erica Dodd

Studospooks.tv
Google Images
Lynne Pape
This magazine is dedicate to Gill (gold fish).
2 August 200820 August 2009

LEADERS GADGET MAKING:


EXCELENT
SCOUTS GADGET
MAKING: OKAY
Graham and Mark Vs Robin, Matthew, Liam and David. Gadget making for
youre kitchens is a great task for everyone. Billy holder, towel rack,
washing rack or table its our choice.
The Scouts decided to split up and multitask. All together at the end
they had achieved to make a billy rack, a table, an oven, a frying pan
rack, a tea towel holder and a washing line.
However in the other kitchen they had only achieved to make 5 things in
4 days, we made all of our stuff in one day. However those 4 things
were excellent. They made a joint washing up bowl rack and table, a
drying rack, a billy rack, a tall frying pan rack. and another table.
In conclusion 2 scout leaders are as good as 4 small scouts.
Scout and Senior Hike
On the week camp there tend to be 2 hikes, one for the scouts and one
for the seniors. On Monday the Seniors went one their hike plus 2
scouts. Ben and Roxy. On their walk they saw some amazing creatures and
things which they saw were Geese, a snake which one leader (Kelly) decided to explain it to the rest of the camp and came out with an amazing explanation of the snake. (By the way, it was a baby snake no matter what she says.) Everyone who went on that hike enjoyed it really
well.
On the Thursday of the camp, the scouts went on their
hike which was at least 10 miles. On the hike everyone
enjoyed it apart from the HILLS! The mane reason for the
walk/hike was to see the Druid temple. The scouts met
some people who were interested in the 8th Darlington
and wondered what we did. On the scout walk they didn't
get lost but the paths we used were a bit warn out. Once
they were back at camp they were relieved and happy to
be home, and so they could get a rest from the walk.

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