Drag Racing Edge
 

Our website (http://www.dragracingedge.com) went live this past Monday and our first printed issue has been delivered to the printer. The bi-monthly magazine will follow the same format as the dearly departed Drag Racing Action with the same content from the same people. Please follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/dragracingedge) and Twitter (@dragracingedge). We're looking forward to getting back to the "Action."

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gonna have a subscription for the print version?
wife won't let me take the 'puter into the crapper...

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Johnny D - Good luck with your new mag!

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Wishing you great success with the new publication, John!

Will there be a subscription plan offered soon?

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Working on the subscription package right now. We started planning this whole thing back in December at the PRI Show and the amount of work we've done in about a month or so has been nothing short of a miracle. Then throw in the holidays in that mess and we've almost worked 24/7 to get to where we are today. I'm excited about it and can't wait to see the first issue printed in my hands. Keep an eye on our website - www.dragracingedge.com - for the subscription news.

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won't get another $ from me, signed up and paid for Drag Racing Action in 2014 before it went bust, never got one issue or a refund!

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Stuff happens. Has happened to me in the past. Remember SS&DI, Drag Racing, and a few other titles? I've subscribed to start-ups and never got the first issue. Life goes on and I'll support this one too.

Best of luck, John.

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yes stuff happens and good business is to make it right, he never did, has had ample opportunity and I won't support he's lastest venture.

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First of all, I don't recall you contacting me directly however, if you had, I would have directed you to the publishing company responsible, Harris Publications in New York. This was not my doing and there were several people who did contact me (if you were one of them, I apologize for not recalling), but again I would have directed you to Harris. This was their call, not mine.

That being said, what can I do now to make it up to you? If you'd like you can contact me at johnd@dragracingedge.com. Regardless of what the publishing company does, I would like to make it right "if I can." If I can't, I'm sorry but it's not because I didn't try. -John D.

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What about Drag Racing Scene Mag.? Hopefully the articles will be more than a commercial information. Good luck John.

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It doesn't get much better than an apology and an offer to "make it right" ........Good luck in your new venture John .

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John....Missed you @ the "Chili Fest"

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refund my $ or give me a subscription equal to the $ I paid, to the new magazine.

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John - let me ask a couple of questions. If the previous magazine failed why would you continue to use the same format? To be honest (and partly because I am starved for decent tech info) I purchased your previous effort on many occasions but the magazine became so bland that over the last year or so I simply flipped through it on the news-stand and walked away. I do understand that "today's reader" apparently wants information in small news bites and is simply not interested in reading lengthy articles. Most of the "hot rod" style publications available today have already catered to these individuals. Interestingly, it seems that a lot of articles are nothing more that thinly disguised advertisements for a particular product - to me that was part of what I found less than interesting in your previous magazine. Have we really lost writers or hot rodders that can carry on a substantive flow of information to the reader without resorting to these tricks? I suppose in my defense I should say that I was spoiled early on by guys like Rick Voegelin and Steve Collison. The list of how-to's that I learned from that group of writers continues to help me on the builds that I do today. That's the type of information that I look for in a car book and that I believe is beneficial to your audience.

I do wish you the very best success with your new venture and I look forward to reading it.

Charles Rutherford

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Just to clear things up, the previous magazine (Drag Racing Action) folded because both myself and ad partner quit and the publishing company was reluctant to find someone else to take it over. They were great to work for and took very good care of us but the title of the book meant little and may as well have been Brides, Guns, Guitars, etc. We both left to start the Drag Racing Scene publication for Xceleration Media. However, we got a better offer to begin Drag Racing Edge and henceforth the reason for my change.

As for Charles Rutherford, I appreciate your comments. You really might not have an idea as to how well they are received. Obviously it is nice to hear the compliments, but it really is refreshing to hear what we're doing wrong. (Don't open up the floodgates for that though...) That's what makes us better. As for current magazines becoming "thinly disguised advertisements for a particular product," unfortunately it happens because we serve two factions, readers and advertisers. I'm not particularly fond of it either but it is what media publications (all of them) have become today. I try hard to to succumb to that style of writing but sometimes it just comes across that way.

All that being said... Tell me what you'd like to see stories on. Not speaking for Mr Voegelin and obviously no one can speak for Collison, but running out of ideas does come to mind. Sometimes I think we've already told all the good stories, but maybe not. johnd@dragracingedge.com. Let me hear it.

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What good sttuff will be in your new magazine ?

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John why does a magazine like Grassroots Motorsports does so well, they have tons of advertizing and quality articles not being use to plug the latest gizmo. Many advertising that they offer could be use in Drag racing, buy the mag and enjoy it. Many drag racer made the switch to road racing but that's another story. I miss the late Dale Wilson Bracket USA and Steve Collison both great writers sorely miss by us longtime readers. More Bracket racing little guy, we still have fantastic writers such as Wayne Scraba and Bret(Mr.Dirt) Kepner that can definitely help your mag. hope that they can help. Don't forget who saved Drag Racing it was Bracket Racing. One great racer Jok Nicholson had a great article not too long ago about Class Racer and The overprice Bracket Racing that is destroying our sport. 1320racer get over yourself, sometimes you have to move on. Hope this helps you with new ideas, I have a million more. Good luck with your new endeavor. Claude Ruel. p.s. You could look at the pics on my Facebook site call Jr.Stocker.

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Please give Johnny D. The opportunity to make it right. He is GOOD PEOPLE.

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My mother always taught me to make a positive out of a negative. So, Johnny D. send 1320racer(Mr. Negative) a subscription and send me the bill. I'll pay it forward !

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Send Dave a subscription and send me the invoice. I'll pay it forward.

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still waiting for his reply.

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Wow, class act bill and Dave. 1320 racer you can learn from these gentlemen.CR.

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Amazing.......

Proud to call Dave my friend and does not surprise me one bit....

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still waiting for his reply.

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I know Its just February but put me down for a HUGE lump of coal in 1320 's XMAS stocking.

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I know right! That dude lives to be pissed off. With that attitude, I can't believe he hasn't built a real superstock engine and actually tried to measure up. Although. Maybe his 500 inch dominator carb combo wouldn't run the 8.40 index that it would be if they had a class for him.LOL.

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5 days later and still no reply!

You didn't make it right, you didn't try!!

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Because something else outside of this place couldn't of possibly happened...it must be that he's hiding from you right? He couldn't possibly working or whatever, he's hiding so he doesn't have to cough up a few dollars or promise a subscription right?

Wow, just freaking wow....


You still mad at that kid in grade 3 that took your Donald duck pencil sharpener too?

And the guy talking on the cell phone in that movie in 2007, don't forget him too....

Dave even said he will pay for your subscription, just so you are happy and not even a thank you??
Wow!

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He ain't hiding, been here and elsewhere promoting his latest magazine. What he is not doing is making it right. Bottom line is I paid for a subscription for a magazine because of and knowing he was the editor and I did not recieve it nor did I get a refund.

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He asked you to contact him and gave you his email address. Did you do that? Or are you just waiting for him to respond to you on a public forum?

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No, he stated " If you'd like you can contact me at " and I didn't.

Still waiting for a reply, my subscription to be filled or a refund.

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John wasn't the owner, he was an employee. Someone may owe you money, but it's not JD. He doesn't have it to refund, never did. Anything he does would be a gift, not a refund. Personally, I'd let the 80/20 rule guide me on this if it were my decision.

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Maybe you didn't get a reply because you didn't contact him via his email, as he instructed you to. I don't think it would be that difficult to do so, or do you think he should play by your rules?

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Looking for the Like button. LMBO

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I don't recall anyone setting the rules when I paid for a subscription that I never received.

He asked here what can he do now and stated he wanted to make it right. I made it easy, stating he could give me a subscription.

As of now, he hasn't made any attempt to make it right and I don't expect he will. It's not about the $ to me, it's the principle.

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How is this NOT an attempt to make it right. John stated he is no longer in the employ of

Employ, not owner. The subscription records stayed there. Didnt go with John. So he has NO WAY to contact you. I suppose he could Google you and hope he gets the right Ed. But why ? Your both on here, He gave you his e-mail.

I still think your just

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And No Ive never met John in my life.

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i'll bet DMV loves you....
you go in there with that attitude?

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what's right is right. Bottom line is I became aware of and decided to subscribe to Drag Racing Action due to John D's efforts, both with distribution to racers and because of his editorial direction and content.