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Bob Don · 05-13-2010, 05:54 PM

I worked for the late Steve Collison from '81 to '93. Most of my articles appeared in Super Stock & Drag Illustrated but I also wrote articles for Car Craft, Bracket Racing USA, and Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords. I tried to highlight class racers whenever possible and did features on Dave LeBrun, Alan Peters, and Jim Barber to name a few. I love seeing magazine features on class racers. My friend Johnny D is doing a pretty good job at Drag Racing Action (When was the last time you saw a A/SA on the COVER of a national car magazine?) and I have seen some nice pieces in National Dragster.

I too love the old muscle but I also see a great diversity of combinations in other classes as well (like Art Leong's SS Neon). In a utopian world, I would like to see a resurrection of SS&DI but I realize the audience would be limited. Evan is right in that the bottom line is the bottom line. Selling magazines is the goal which means presenting a product that appeals to as many people as possible.

(BTW Evan, I am semi-retired now so if you're looking for a writer, let me know.)

05-13-2010, 05:54 PM	#15
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,497 Likes: 1,136 Liked 905 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Lack Of S/SS Magazine Coverage I worked for the late Steve Collison from '81 to '93. Most of my articles appeared in Super Stock & Drag Illustrated but I also wrote articles for Car Craft, Bracket Racing USA, and Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords. I tried to highlight class racers whenever possible and did features on Dave LeBrun, Alan Peters, and Jim Barber to name a few. I love seeing magazine features on class racers. My friend Johnny D is doing a pretty good job at Drag Racing Action (When was the last time you saw a A/SA on the COVER of a national car magazine?) and I have seen some nice pieces in National Dragster. I too love the old muscle but I also see a great diversity of combinations in other classes as well (like Art Leong's SS Neon). In a utopian world, I would like to see a resurrection of SS&DI but I realize the audience would be limited. Evan is right in that the bottom line is the bottom line. Selling magazines is the goal which means presenting a product that appeals to as many people as possible. (BTW Evan, I am semi-retired now so if you're looking for a writer, let me know.) __________________ Bob Don 128 SS Last edited by Bob Don; 05-13-2010 at 10:45 PM.