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It's been a few days since you heard from me I know, I've been out of action due to a nasty flu bug, but it's all good because I got to build some game time on the Auris Cafe competition this week.

Those of you who are avid Auris car fans have been sending mails and leaving comments on the blog left rigt and centre and I thank you for your enthusiasm! it really keeps the spirits up when you have something to look forward to with word spreading of the imminent nationwide launch of the Auris only days away now! 

I'm so excited about this car as I'm sure you all are so please please send though your stories which we will publishing on the blog to showcase the passion that has been rallied behind the Toyota Auris.

Just remember to qualify for tickets to the launch of the Auris and to stand a chance to win a fabulous new Auris at this launch, you absolutely have to email your 'stand out' story, your name and contact details to editor@aurisblog.com! 

Now word on the street is that there's secret gaps in the Auris Cafe game that allows you to sneak past streets to get to the final destination, which is the Art Gallery! So be on the lookout for open boomgates and other little shortcuts.

"Head on down to the Art Gallery where 10 of Auris City’s most accomplished chefs have created edible replicas of 10 Auris Citylandmark sculptures.

Be there to marvel at the intricate details and then join in as the “art” is truly deconstructed… and savoured at this cocktail party with a twist. Truly one step ahead."
 

If you cut your driving around time in half and manage to deconstruct the artworks in time, you'll definitely be able to beat the reigning score of 12secs! Good luck and if you're into good looking artworks, your should head to the free gallery showcase of downloadable screensavers at Auris City. Be sure to check out the optitron dashboard image, that's my favourite one at the moment.

The gamers in Auris City seem to be full steam ahead this week with their unbelievable race times and superfast gameplay!

I have to say a big shout out and congratulations to last week's Music Store game winner, Oliver Hager, who walked away with that stunning Apple 30Gb Ipod Video and the overall winners who all won Musica music vouchers for their hard-earned efforts on the Auris City game, and they are: Andrew Grant Farrow, Mario Anamourlis,Brandon Banyard, Chris Deacon, Werner Hubsch, Lisa Williams, Jay Subban, Jobby Job and Jeffrey Lu.

This week, Auris City has an extra special treat in store for you with the Electronics game so head on over to www.auriscity.co.za if you want to try your luck out and stand a chance at winning the awesome Sony PlayStation 3! The hint in the game reminders that I received via email today, spoke of "indulging one's gadget obsession", so I think you need to put on your thinking caps, and get the Electronics Store in order.

I don't know about you but I'm a huge PS2 fan and the chance to own a PS3 gaming console would be more than just a step up for my gaming pleasure.

The most anticipated game launches are Resident Evil 5, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and lastly the ever popular Grand Theft Auto series with its lastest offering being GTA IV, which releases in October 2007. You can check out the latest PS3 game offering on here.

Speaking of being in tune with technology, take a look at the sneak pics we managed to scoop up last week! A friend of mine managed to grab some quick shots of the Auris car as it was heading to a venue in Jozi and news on the street is that the Auris is getting ready to take over Jozi and other parts of South Africa too. So if you're keen to be part of the scene, I'd suggest you get those cameras out and start doing some undercover work for us because we're looking for pictures of the Auris in motion and of this outstanding car gracing our streets so that we can all share our experience.

Toyota South Africa is set to launch the car publicly in the month of August so be on the lookout for the beautiful Auris, and if you get the chance, be sure snap her up! You could stand a chance of wining a 2Gb Ipod Nano or a digital camera for your troubles.

We've had an awesome launch and a riveting first week at the Auris Blog. Those of you out there that are getting in on the action that's heating up on Auris City are sure to be in for a real treat with this week's competition.

This week is all about the Music! So if you're a car lover and think you've got the skills as a music aficianado then put on your dancing shoes and head to the Auris City parking lot to get ready for some musical fun that just might see you win that Apple 30Gb iPod Video that's up for grabs.

I wonder who's going to be this week's Auris All Star?

All I know right now is that if you wanna be the hot shot in Auris City then you're gonna have to be fast when you navigate your way around those corners and be on the ball in this week's Music quizz!

With Week One's gameplay behind us, it's time to congratulate Gareth Richards who snuck up behind Vickar Indurjith to win that fabulous 32 inch LCD HD TV! Well done!

The rest of the contenders didn't walk away empty-handed as they each picked up movie vouchers.

So I'm off to try my hand at the game again, about the 18th time today that I've had a chance to cut those corners, and I must say, I'm, getting addicted too :-)

PS- For all those spy pic enthusiasts, the making of the Auris TV commercial is happening sometime this week so keep your eyes peeled for the lovely Auris in our midst.

The Auris City game already has its first lead contender after just a few days of the new Toyota Auris-inspired virtual game site being launched. We got the inside scoop from Vickar Indurjith and Gareth Richards, two of the top racers at Auris City, who both boast an unbelievable race time of a mere 6.1seconds with Vickar being in the lead by mere milliseconds!

Vickar heard about the Auris City competition on 5fm during the Gareth Cliff breakfast radio show while Gareth was sent the game via email from a friend on Monday afternoon. "I averaged about 2 hours gameplay during the course of Monday, and it’s becoming a crazy addiction for me," says Indurjith when asked about the amount of time he has spent trying to keep the top spot. 

Gareth says he’s also wracked up his fair share of up to a total of 30 gameplays alone on that particular Monday afternoon of gaming. He has been in close contention with Clive Maher who is a shave closer to the competition, literally by 1 sec.

The competition is quite serious and instead of eyes being solely on the prizes up for grabs, the quest for being the top dog are more at stake than anything, and this is what Richards had to say about the matter: "On Wednesday, someone created a profile called the 'GarethBeater', which I thought was quite funny but trust me, Clive isn’t going to be in first for much longer!" 

Vickar Indurjith is 26 and works behind the scenes at Loreal South Africa concocting recipes for the Softsheen Carson brand as he is their Process Expert while Richards, 27, runs a shopfitting and exbition company called Design Crazy. They’re both keen PlayStation gamers and are huge fans of Grand Tourismo. Gareth also has a fetish for the adventurous and is a supermotard racing enthusiast, which is an on- and offroad sport.

When asked to explain their growing fascination with Toyotas and the Auris City site more specifically, this is what Vickar had to say, "I’m a proud owner of a Tazz and even though I probably can’t afford the Auris, I like the way it looks as it’s spunky and interesting, and that’s why it’s fun being able to be part of the brand in someway." Richards on the other hand nearly acquired a Toyota Corolla RXI a while back and has fun poking around the Toyota motor he has installed in his Lotus 7, which is his pet toy over the weekends. 

Both contenders find the site simple and easily navigable and even though they both normally get bored with Flash games, they say the AurisCity game offers extremely good response times and is very interactive which makes for good game play and a fun sport. 

The only thing that Vickar had left to say to anyone wanting to take a shot at first place is, "Catch me if you can…"