Is anyone bored with EVO magazine recently?
Discussion
Escort3500 said:
As a subscriber I've got to agree with the general sentiments in this thread about the decline of the magazine. The photography is still superb but with the departure of Catchpole I think I'll cancel at the next renewal. Also, it's pretty poor that the departure of HC and others merit only a few very brief paragraphs at the side of the contents page; Trott hasn't even got the good grace to include a mention of this in his forward on the first page.
I've been thinking the same thing... I've been a subscriber since issue 20 or so but finding myself less and less involved with the content these days... time was that the best articles would completely immerse you, make you feel like you were there with the writer. Sadly I can't recall the last issue that made me feel like that so it's maybe time to try a new magazine.Edited by Escort3500 on Wednesday 9th November 22:09
TerryThomas said:
Glad Trott's gone. Was sick of reading about his poxy Porsches in every issue.
£22k spend on the repairs for his SC. Somewhere on this thread someone mentioned the Editor role doesn't pay well. Well, it has to pay pretty well for £22k engine rebuild even after all the mates rates and advertising discounts. Anyway, my subs gone too, after 10+ years.
vournikas said:
suffolk009 said:
Paul Dishman said:
suffolk009 said:
Hasn't Trott gone to McLaren Automotive to do their online stuff?
I thought he'd gone to edit Motor SportK50 DEL said:
I've been thinking the same thing... I've been a subscriber since issue 20 or so but finding myself less and less involved with the content these days... time was that the best articles would completely immerse you, make you feel like you were there with the writer. Sadly I can't recall the last issue that made me feel like that so it's maybe time to try a new magazine.
So true. I remember Meaden's article on racing at the Nurburgring 24hrs. A brilliant immersive piece.I also find Catchpole very readable. I often wondered why evo didn't send him off to do more travel pieces with the emphasis more on the experience of people and places, rather than road testing the car itself. Let's face it, evo's habit of awarding 4 stars to pretty much anything means the road test has become meaningless.
Interesting how much commonality of opinion there is on this thread. Can't remember the last time PH was unanimous!
chris116 said:
vournikas said:
suffolk009 said:
Paul Dishman said:
suffolk009 said:
Hasn't Trott gone to McLaren Automotive to do their online stuff?
I thought he'd gone to edit Motor Sportmarkoc said:
TerryThomas said:
Glad Trott's gone. Was sick of reading about his poxy Porsches in every issue.
£22k spend on the repairs for his SC. Somewhere on this thread someone mentioned the Editor role doesn't pay well. Well, it has to pay pretty well for £22k engine rebuild even after all the mates rates and advertising discounts. Anyway, my subs gone too, after 10+ years.
There's money from elsewhere, other than his wage.
Vroom101 said:
I think what needs to happen is a wealthy chap, maybe a farmer with a bit of cash for example, to come along with a group of like-minded individuals who know how to write, and start a new magazine.
Now where have I heard that before?
Sounds like a plan, except DriveTribe seems to be hovering up anyone who would be suitable.Now where have I heard that before?
Vroom101 said:
I think what needs to happen is a wealthy chap, maybe a farmer with a bit of cash for example, to come along with a group of like-minded individuals who know how to write, and start a new magazine.
I have to say, it's not been the same since Harry left. Who can forget his writing about going to look at the Zonda in his dressing gown?I cancelled my subscription several years ago but just buy it most months so long as the content looks good.
They do seem to have lost their way a bit in the last few years.
Too much focus on 600 bhp monsters that cost north of £150k..
Must admit I no longer read it cover to cover..
They do seem to have lost their way a bit in the last few years.
Too much focus on 600 bhp monsters that cost north of £150k..
Must admit I no longer read it cover to cover..
Edited by rev-erend on Monday 14th November 08:41
I don't think you can blame them for featuring 600bhp cars, if that's what the manufacturers are producing now, but they did seem to deviate from their "thrill of driving" mantra.
I think it went downhill when Metcalfe left. Since then it kind of lost its sense of direction and focus. Catchpole, Meaden & Bovington (although I'm not particularly huge fan of him) held it together for a while, but it went into decline without the guidance of Harry. Coupled with the office move to London, it think more of the magazine's core identity was eroded. I used to like seeing pictures of their quaint little offices in the background in Fast Fleet. They looked like converted stables or something.
It always looked like somewhere I'd like to work, but now it doesn't, and that's quite sad really.
I've subscribed since Issue 1 and also subscribe to Classic and Sports car - not for much monger though. EVO has got to the point for me where I look at some nice pictures, read a couple of paragraphs out of fast fleet and then the rest gets left unread. I recently bought a copy of Octane and figured it gave me everything I wanted from both publications in one, so I'm now going to subscribe to Octane and bin the others!
I remain an EVO subscriber but don't get excited by car magazines like I used to.
I suspect part of the problem was that years ago (say the turn of the century) the only contact you got with interesting motorcars was from magazines, the weekly episode of TopGear and the annual trip to Le Mans.
Now we have wall-to-wall car programmes on Satellite Television, thousands of videos at your fingertips on YouTube, all sorts of road trip reports on PH as everyone has a decent camera on their phone.
As cars have got more reliable and with the availability of cheap finance you are more likely to see interesting metal being used day-to-day even in the suburbs/provinces.
I suspect part of the problem was that years ago (say the turn of the century) the only contact you got with interesting motorcars was from magazines, the weekly episode of TopGear and the annual trip to Le Mans.
Now we have wall-to-wall car programmes on Satellite Television, thousands of videos at your fingertips on YouTube, all sorts of road trip reports on PH as everyone has a decent camera on their phone.
As cars have got more reliable and with the availability of cheap finance you are more likely to see interesting metal being used day-to-day even in the suburbs/provinces.
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