Am with you Evan.
Had a look at the digital version quickly yesterday. There seemed to be more content.
In the last couple of years there was plenty of fluff about the pros....... really not that interesting and not much else. Coverage of sportsman races was the absolute minimum and still call it coverage. The alcohol classes were reported and oh yea these people won these other classes run. The additional photos are nice but as thin as the magazine was there really was not much total content after advertising is removed.
Don't care whether you've won once or a hundred times, it a monumental effort to accomplish and deserves more than "here are the 'other' winners."
Interesting tech articles were pretty much gone.
The new format seemed to have some articles worth reading. Let's see if the coverage of sportsman racing expands. More interesting tech articles geared for the racer and knowledgeable fans.
The electronic version being part of the subscription at no additional cost was a good move as young people are into their smartphones, electronic books and such. New fans and racers need to be reached in a way that they prefer.
One thing that the NHRA should make more clear: What part of the membership fee is the membership fee. What parts are the magazine subscription and additional insurance.
Know we'll never see that but would stop some of the bellyaching.