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Re: Vintage Motorsport to Racer Magazine (Haymarket)

To: Peter Krause <pkrause@attglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Vintage Motorsport to Racer Magazine (Haymarket)
From: Derek Harling <derek.lola@home.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 11:29:44 -0400
Peter
Thx for your interesting update on ownership of magazines, Speedvision etc - 
your final comment
- "only Dan Davis and Randy sit at the top of the pile" - I know Dan Davis (of 
Victory Lane,
great mag, still hoping he'll get a proof reader some time soon) - but who/what 
is Randy?
Derek

"Peter L. Krause" wrote:

> It will be interesting to see the results of another "acquisition" as the
> English publishing behemoth Haymarket, now acting through it's controlling
> interest in US-based Racer Communications (Racer Magazine, Sports Car
> Magazine and Speedvision.com) has "won the contract" for publishing Vintage
> Motorsport Magazine. An odd move, at once supporting, acknowledging the
> prestige and hoping to leverage the commercial appeal of the sport while the
> other "hand" of Racer has committed a crime in not continuing with Art
> Eastman's terrific and thought provoking race coverage and commentary on the
> Speedvision.com website. Hmmmm....What kind of message does this send? More
> homogenous, corporate coverage of events? With the demise of Doug Earle's
> historiconline site, only Dan Davis and Randy sit at the top of the pile...

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