[net.auto] Auto racing magazines

haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) (11/04/85)

Rich Lantz writes:

>     I'm glad you like Grand Prix International, as I have recently subscribed
> (but have yet to recieve the 1st issue), and was fairly anxious as to if it 
> would be worth the substantial sum.  I also get Autoweek and OnTrack.  If you 
> are familiar with either of these publications, I would be interested in a 
> comparison of them vs. Auto Sport.  Autoweek is of course weekly, and OnTrack
> is bi-monthly.  On Track is my favorite for info, even if a little bit late.
>     I would be glad to send you an example of an On Track if you do not know 
> what it is like.  Perhaps we should be posting these discussions in net.auto?
> I'll be in touch.  Thanks again for the S. Africa results posting.

I'll just summarize the magazines that I have been reading, rating
them for coverage:

Autocar		Britain		Weekly, fair F1, WEC, rally coverage
Autoweek	USA		Weekly, good F1, CART, IMSA coverage
Auto Sport	Britain		Weekly, great coverage of F1, WEC, rallying
				and fair CART/IMSA coverage.  B&W photos.
Car & Driver	USA		Monthly, occasional CART coverage
Grand Prix	France		Monthly, very good coverage of F1, WEC, rallies,
				good coverage of IMSA and CART.  Excellent
				photos.
Motor Trend	USA		Monthly, occasional coverage
Road & Track	USA		Monthly, fair but late F1 coverage

Then there are always the German, French and Italian magazines if you
happen to be blessed with the knowledge of such a language...  I like
GPI even now that it is monthly (2 years ago, it came out on Thursday
after every F1 race, and last year it was biweekly).  The photography
is still excellent, and the results are reasonably fast.  For complete
coverage I want Auto Sport, but I can not afford $140 CDN a year until
after graduation.  


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