[Fot] Triumph World

[JOSEPH HUGHES]

I enjoyed your column Brett as it kept us abreast of what was happening on the other side of the pond. Incidentally the TR Register has now commissioned Tony Beadle to write a series of articles for their magazine, TR Action, and I believe there will in future be an exchange of articles between VTR and the TR Register which will only further cement the friendship between the 2 clubs.
   
  Mike Hughes

Brett Johnson <356drb at indy.net> wrote:
  Hi!

I have written the From USA column since day one (April 1995) and 
indeed Tony was the editor all that time. When the magazine was sold 
to Kelsey a year or so back, the frequency was increased and Tony 
told me that they would be alternating my column with the Down Under 
one and I should write one about half the length. Then, the length 
was to stay the same and then -- Tony was let go, much to everyone's 
surprise -- especially Tony.

New editor Ted contacted all of the then current contributors and let 
them know what the new compensation package was. Guess what? Nearly 
everyone said no thanks! I contributed a couple of shorter columns 
and they ran two of them. I didn't see my name listed among the 
contributors last issue, but got a somewhat confusing email today, 
which implied I should keep sending in material.

I also still hear from Tony on occasion. His brother lives up the 
road in Carmel (Indiana) and he stops by when he is visiting. Tony's 
background is interestingly in American custom cars. How he and I 
got the Triumph World jobs makes a pretty strange tale.

In the past I have tried to highlight the FoT with some historical 
and some race reporting. I have enjoyed the interaction and hope 
that I will still function in this capacity. Thanks for your past 
input and I hope to be back asking questions as things become more 
clear. Ted assures me the magazine is not in financial trouble, but 
as Mike indicates only time will tell.

Brett Johnson
Indianapolis


On Nov 20, 2007, at 3:59 PM, JOSEPH HUGHES wrote:

> I am afraid that I do not share your enthusiasm for the new revised 
> Triumph World, Bill. I am not sure whether you have received any of 
> the new magazine or whether the ones you have read are from the old 
> editorial team.
>
> Basically it was a good magazine until quite recently when they 
> got rid of Tony Beadle ( the editor for the past 5 years) and 
> several of the regular contributors. I much preferred the old 
> magazine which had a good mix of articles, history, competition and 
> a few adverts. The new magazine has the emphasis very much on 
> advertising and would appear to be out to try and attract a younger 
> readership.
>
> I believe its days are numbered and will be surprised if the 
> numbers sold each edition don.t dwindle rapidly!
>
> Mike Hughes
>
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