The guys at PPC don't miss out often when it comes to late night drunken eBay car buying. In the same style PPC's own Will Holman doesnt want to miss out in the latest round of people claiming to be BBC Top Gear's the STIG.

One of the biggest secrets in TV history is the true ID of the STIG – many famous race drivers have been linked with this role including Damon Hill and the once great Michael Schumacher.

We are pleased to confirm here, that our very own Will Holman is the STIG and not this Ben Collins fella that the BBC have recently been in court with

The show has a long-standing policy of not commenting on The Stig's identity. A "Top Gear" spokeswoman said no decision has been made on whether the character will be back when the show returns.

"Top Gear" is one of the BBC's most successful programs, and is seen in more than 100 countries around the world. Alongside the show's three garrulous hosts, The Stig is an always-silent presence, fearlessly navigating the show's test track in glamorous cars.

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Who says the Germans don’t have a sense of humour? Uwe Wolf certainly has one. Not only does his tiny Gogomobile still have its four-wheel drum brakes, it also has a Russian radial plane engine. Mad?

Totally – good on him. The nine cylinder, 18-litre radial engine is squeezed into the back of the 1950s economy car and sits right behind Uwe’s head.

Why did he do it? Who knows – we don’t care

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Apologies but the September's subscriber issue will be on your door step Tuesday, not the usual Thursday. At this point it would be funny to make something up like Editor Will has crashed another car or Kev has suffered yet more blow outs in his camper, better still we could have said the transit has broken down while out delivering it, But sadly its none of the above.

But it is worth waiting for - it's a cracking issue packed full of great cars, staff car tales, the ultimate turbo guide and much more, so an extra few days wait will be well worth it.

The magazine will be on sale, as normal, in shops, from 26th August.

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The Reshell or Repair balance point shifts

It’s all change at The Manchester College this month in PPC. After gathering all the parts bar a rear three-quarter panel to repair his wrecked Ur quattro, PPC editor Will Holman changed his mind. Is this because, deep down, he’s a girl? ‘No,’ says Will. It’s because a good shell became available 30 miles away from me and the only rear three- quarter panel I could find was in Cork, southern Ireland.’

Read more: Will Holman reverts to plan B. Or was it A?