Dead: Road and Track

"Jonee" (Jonee) 01/09/2019 at 17:20 • Filed to: None

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I just heard from a reliable source that Road and Track will be shuttering after 70 years. Kind of a bummer, but does anyone still read R&T?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:26

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Damn. That sucks. I like their reviews and technical articles. and I like this section

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:27

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You mean Road and Travis ™ 

CB > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:28

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[citation needed]

But seriously, always grabbed a copy when on a flight. Looks like I'll have to go to reading books or something.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:30

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I did until maybe 2000, then just lost interest in cars for a while I explored other hobbies. Why pay for print media when you can read everything on-line.

Jonee > CB 01/09/2019 at 17:32

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[someone who works at a competing automotive publication]

I hadn’t looked at it in years, but it was nice knowing it was there.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:33

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All of road and track or just the print magazine? 

promoted by the color red > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:33

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Well that sucks. I loved Peter Egan’s articles, especially the Side Glances he used to write . Hope he starts a blog.

Jonee > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/09/2019 at 17:34

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I’m not sure, actually , but it seems like at least the print version.

BeaterGT > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:34

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Whenever I visit the dentist...

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:36

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I’d like their ‘content’ more if it wasn’t always those insipid click-through listicles of stock photos and a three-sentence “paragraph.”

Shame that Mate will lose another place to publish though. I genuinely liked his contributions on the front page.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:36

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I used to read C&D, MT and R&T. Had to cut back. Down to C&D and MT. Haven’t picked up a copy in years.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:38

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Print media is all but dead at this point but they still have a strong enough web presence that I doubt the entire company would go under.

McMike > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:40

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Does this mean we have to take Travis back?

smobgirl > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:49

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I had a subscription and would read it on flights. I liked the magazine but some of the ads were ridiculous. I’m aware I’m not the target audience, but still.

Tripper > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 17:50

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I’ve said this before on here but I used to be SO pumped when the car magazines came each month. I subscribed to all of the major ones (car and driver, road and track, automobile, and motor trend). The damn internet ruins everything.

I grew up near a Ferrari dealer and sometimes I’d see cars a month or so before I read about them. Now we know every detail of every car a year before you can even get your hands on one. Some c ars like the new NSX and new Supra live and die before they are even released!

nermal > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 18:04

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Makes sense. Print magazines are dying left and right because it’s becoming increasingly difficult to be profitable.

Advertising $$$ is more effectively spent having you r product strategically placed in the  butt cheek region of a highly viewed Instagram model’s pic. 

RallyWrench > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 18:17

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Noooo! I’ve just been re-reading their 50th anniversary issue for fun (well, you saw that :) ). That’s a shame, I’ve liked them better than the other US mags. I had subscription for a long time, until I moved around a lot, and the shop subscribes so I always read the latest. I realize I’m probably an outlier for a guy my age, but I still much prefer reading print magazines to their webby versions . Sam Smith is gold, he’s been picking up where Peter Egan left off with Side Glances. Hope he finds another place that enables him to publish his musings so freely .

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 01/09/2019 at 18:22

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Tarvis*

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > McMike 01/09/2019 at 18:22

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RallyWrench > promoted by the color red 01/09/2019 at 18:51

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Side Glances was bedtime reading for me in the 80's, love it. I recommend you read Sam Smith’s stuff. He’s picking up where Peter left off, though Peter does still occasionally come out for R&T stories.

B_dol > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 19:05

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I call BS. Say it ain’t so, the only magazine with a stellar lineup of writers at the moment - perhaps moving it all online, but there is something special about paper and beautiful photos.

OmerCarrothers333 > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 19:28

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I stopped reading due to the editorials.

dumpsterfire! > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 19:57

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I got an offer for Road and Track, Car and Driver, and Popular Mechanics for a year of paper magazines for $15, so yeah I still read a paper version. But I’m old and prefer paper over trying to read on my phone.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 20:01

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First Hemmings Sports and exotics now this. 

I had an older relative always get me a subscription. Given how the price hadn’t changed and how thin it has gotten (including the 8 page weatehrtech ads) it was kind of matter of when. When I would travel i would read it cover to cover, but I dont do that nearly as often. Also a big factor was I cared less and less of the Ferrari reviews. When I was 14 I ate them up all day long, but now I appreciate the classic racing or vintige stories more. 

Just Jeepin' > dumpsterfire! 01/09/2019 at 20:18

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I have the largest iPad, else I’d be there with you.

arl > Jonee 01/09/2019 at 21:43

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Awwww, that would be sad. Not unexpected given the state of print, but still. Sigh. 

RacinBob > Jonee 01/10/2019 at 00:03

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I’ve been a subscriber for about 38 years. Oh well. So much for serious auto journalism.... A good read though I agree the web has killed most of my print reading. 

RacinBob > Jonee 01/10/2019 at 00:04

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Do you mean Rod and Truck?....

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/10/2019 at 03:55

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Only times I read is when I’m flying, one of my first choices actually . Or when Philipilihp sends me one.

I used to be highly intrigued by ‘m as most of the cars in it were off-limits for us Euro boys. That has become lesser though.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jonee 01/10/2019 at 09:28

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I really hope this isn’t true...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/10/2019 at 09:29

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I wonder if he ever considered suing them for mental anguish. 

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/13/2019 at 18:33

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I can’t remember the last time I looked at one. Even when I see it, whatever is on the cover doesn’t seem to interest me. But, apparently some of the writers are good. They haven’t announced anything, yet, but I met Lieberman for lunch the other day and he was on the phone with someone who works there that told him this news.

I used to like the British car mags for that reason, but it’s the same with them now as well.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/23/2019 at 09:02

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No confirmation anywhere yet?

British must have been even more exotic with those weird RHD cars. Great sense of humor in those as well, loved CAR magazine and Top Gear Magazine.

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/05/2019 at 17:10

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No, weird. He was definitely on the phone with someone who was giving him this news. Maybe it was fake news. Or, they changed their mind.

Yeah, I was always a fan of the British sense of humor. Especially when it came to cars. And, as a kid I was amazed they had Fords that were nothing like our Fords. That was mind blowing before I understood how the automotive industry works.

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/07/2019 at 03:36

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Or, he was playing mind tricks on you, Jedi mind tricks. Or... It was a test to verify your ability to keep a secret. FAILED!

Wait: You understand how the automotive industry works????

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/14/2019 at 02:01

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Haha. He never said it was a secret. Maybe it was Car and Driver.

It’s my superpower. Don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret...

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/15/2019 at 04:25

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Real friends know when to keep their mouths shut, I’m really starting to think this was just a test...

But you could make tonnes of money by sharing this knowledge. And think about all the good you can bring to the Wanke r l with this knowledge. And money.

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/20/2019 at 02:01

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Well, since they haven’t packed up the tent, yet, we should get that prototype built pronto. I can see a glowing cover story in exchange for keeping our mou ths shut.

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/21/2019 at 10:37

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Good call. Where are my design ideas...

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/27/2019 at 02:32

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Aren’t they in that steel trap you call a brain? Oh, wait...

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/27/2019 at 04:20

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Korsakoff’ed!

Jonee > Jobjoris 03/01/2019 at 02:03

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What were we talking about again?

Jobjoris > Jonee 03/07/2019 at 03:30

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Boobs and bottoms. Obviously.

Jonee > Jobjoris 03/15/2019 at 00:32

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Jonee > Jobjoris 03/22/2019 at 00:09

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