Hey John,
The last time we tried to E-mail Hot Rod on an
issue, the E-Mail address that was posted
wouldn't work. Do you or Keith have a good
address for Hot Rod. I agree that a little
positive stroking now will go a long way in
keeping and improving their support.
Dick J
--- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
wrote:
> Bruce
>
> Hope you send your comments to Hot Rod itself,
> cause lots of comments are
> what will put more LSR material between the
> covers.
>
> John Beckett, LSR #79, E/GCC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
> To: <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <tschoen@fuse.net>
> Cc: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>;
> <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>; <kturk@ala.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Hot Rod Article
>
>
> > By the 70s, when HOT ROD went from
> being our number one source of
> hot
> > rodding info, and went from great technical
> articles and multi page photo
> > spreads
> > of really fine cars to a bunch of van and
> surfing stuff, the final straw
> for
> > me was
> > when I could find it on local newsstands a
> week or more before it was in
> my
> > mailbox . I remembered the early fifties
> when it arrived in a brown
> > protective
> > wrapper, which of course gave way to them
> coming with torn covers courtesy
> of
> > our Postal Service and labels pasted on the
> cover ( it always seemed to be
> > the FRONT cover ! ) and these changes, along
> with a competitive magazine
> that
> > had greatly superior in-depth coverage of
> well known racecars, and
> excellent
> > tech coverage, ended my many years of
> subscribing to HRM for about twenty
> > years ........ when several years ago, on a
> foolish whim, I again
> subscribed,
> > kidding myself that I
> > would get the new issues sooner ( NOT ! )
> ........ and that some of the
> > features
> > and coverage of yesteryear would have
> returned with the renewed interest
> in
> > traditional rods n' customs across the
> country ( NOT ! ) Also, while I
> > would not
> > hold Petersen Publishing to blame for the
> rough handling in the mail, it
> all
> > added up
> > to the best deal was to buy it at the local
> news rack, AFTER checking it
> out
> > to see if anything worthwhile at all was in
> the current issue ( SOMETIMES
> ! )
> > Just my opinion ....... but the money
> saved per issue by subscribing
> > doesn' t
> > offset the advantages of getting your mag in
> good shape, and knowing
> whether
> > or not it has some reading of interest .
> I am forever grateful to
> Robert
> > Petersen
> > and the wonderful magazine, and many related
> yearbooks , specials, and
> related
> > publications he put out for us for many years
> ....... they are a treasured
> > part of my archives, and will remain so
> ....... but things sure went
> downhill
> > quite a few years
> > ago . What ever happened to the coverage of
> land speed events, or some
> of
> > the
> > features that really detailed the
> construction of any of the many
> beautifully
> > crafted racecars that can be found there ?
> They were such a regular
> part
> > of
> > the issues from the 50s ........ let's hope
> this article on Maxton is a
> start
> > of a
> > resurgence of coverage of, and increased
> interest in, this land speed
> racing
> > sport / hobby / lifestyle we all on this list
> find so fascinating !
> > My thanks to all on this list who
> helped to bring this article on
> the
> > Maxton
> > land speed racing event to reality ...... I
> hope to speak with some of you
> > " at the bend ", in just over two weeks !
> > This issue' s worthwhile ....... the
> man with the grin is in it,
> right
> > ?
> > I' m off to the newsstand
> .......
> > Bruce
>
>
>
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