What is happening at EVO magazine?

[AndyDubbya]

Have they used even cheaper paper this month? Very crinkly, looks like it’s been dropped in the bath.

Also, poor registration (I think that’s the term) means the white writing on black pages is unreadable in my copy.

[carl_w]

AndyDubbya said:

Have they used even cheaper paper this month? Very crinkly, looks like it’s been dropped in the bath.

I assumed that was just my copy. Still, at least this one turned up.

[RoadRunner220]

Good to see an article by Catchpole in this months issue, always rated his writing.

[acme]

RoadRunner220 said:

Good to see an article by Catchpole in this months issue, always rated his writing.

Second month on a trott (pun intended!), let’s hope he’s back

[simonrockman]

It's good but the longstanding theme of "which car can we say isn't as good as a 911" seems to have re-emerged. This month is' the R8, last month it was an Evora.

[havoc]

simonrockman said:

It's good but the longstanding theme of "which car can we say isn't as good as a 911" seems to have re-emerged. This month is' the R8, last month it was an Evora.

What can you say - they're 911 people. It's possible that the first question in any interview for a role there is "do you like the 911?" Well, except for Vivian who appears to have discovered he's descended from italian stock...

Run with that bias and accept that their mileage might not be yours...there are worse faults a magazine could have - Robert Coucher, for one!

[itcaptainslow]

simonrockman said:

It's good but the longstanding theme of "which car can we say isn't as good as a 911" seems to have re-emerged. This month is' the R8, last month it was an Evora.

It’s making me genuinely curious to try one to see if they really are that amazing!

[thegreenhell]

I see that John Barker has also started writing for Octane, presumably to replace Meaden who seems to have permanently gone over to Motorsport.

[RoadRunner220]

thegreenhell said:

I see that John Barker has also started writing for Octane, presumably to replace Meaden who seems to have permanently gone over to Motorsport.

I hope that isn't the case, Meaden's one of the top writers at EVO. However, I did notice that the only thing he has written in this months edition is his column, even the end of term report for his long termer was written by someone else.

[jl4069]

RoadRunner220 said:

I hope that isn't the case, Meaden's one of the top writers at EVO. However, I did notice that the only thing he has written in this months edition is his column, even the end of term report for his long termer was written by someone else.

They very obviously need a rather wealthy individual to come in and rebuild. They wont make it with this musical chairs methodology they've employed for a the last few years. I really hope they find someone or vice versa.

Id still love to know more about the why/how of Barkers claim that the GT3 has better steering than a Lotus. J

[suffolk009]

jl4069 said:

They very obviously need a rather wealthy individual to come in and rebuild. They wont make it with this musical chairs methodology they've employed for a the last few years. I really hope they find someone or vice versa.

Id still love to know more about the why/how of Barkers claim that the GT3 has better steering than a Lotus. J

Write him a letter or contact him on Twitter. They're quite accessible.

[jsc15]

coppice said:

downthepub said:

Oh dear. Must admit I've not bought the last few issues myself.

In terms of my automotive tastes, C&SC knocked it out of the park for this month's issue. E24 & Mustang articles coupled with the soft top Range Rover from Octopussy. What's not to like!

Err..the Range Rover?

...which annoyingly just turned out to be an unrelated "homage" as no-one knows where the original is.

A bit like if I bought a cortina, painted it black, and said it was the Jaws car from Spy Who Loved Me

[suffolk009]

jsc15 said:

...which annoyingly just turned out to be an unrelated "homage" as no-one knows where the original is.

A bit like if I bought a cortina, painted it black, and said it was the Jaws car from Spy Who Loved Me

TBF That Cortina was amazing. With four burly henchmen in it, sometimes with the back door open and people leaning out...it still kept up with the Lotus Esprit! And anyway, *spoiler alert* the Cortina ended up in a peasant's roof.

[trackdemon]

jl4069 said:

Id still love to know more about the why/how of Barkers claim that the GT3 has better steering than a Lotus. J

I have a radical theory: "It is"

In the piece, he does allude to it quite a bit tbf.

Also don't get the 911 vs anything critique; it's kinda boring. 911's have long been the standard bearer in their class. Not just for EVO, but for everyone in the industry: Car, TG, Harris on Cars, Autocar, Motortrend, etc etc....

So when Lotus launch a hardcore version of the Evora, priced in the low-mid £1**k zone, what better yardstick to use than the accepted best in class at the moment? Bashing a mag for a logical comparison reads like having a dig for the sake of it.

Edited by trackdemon on Sunday 25th March 15:53

[Clockwork Cupcake]

I flicked through the latest issue on Readly.

Not a lot in there of interest for me, but I really enjoyed the utter geekery of the Mazda article.

[BoxerF50]

BoxerF50 said:

SydneyBridge said:

Thanks for the reply Boxer (aka SSO). I was the one who asked if you were still in Evo

Your updates were one of the best parts of Evo, after Harry left (especially his Zonda ownership experience) and although Simon George posted, they were very rare.
Good luck with your website and again like the story behind the name. Nice to be able to do something like that purely for pleasure and sod any mistakes etc...

Thanks. I just posted a new article on using the McLaren 650S as a daily driver. http://karenable.com

Just got the karenable website redesigned and back up. New updates are now all posted there. Latest article is on the 997.2 GT3 RS.

[suffolk009]

BoxerF50 said:

Just got the karenable website redesigned and back up. New updates are now all posted there. Latest article is on the 997.2 GT3 RS.

I just read that. Thanks. Interesting views on the CGT too.

Please keep it coming.

[BoxerF50]

suffolk009 said:

BoxerF50 said:

Just got the karenable website redesigned and back up. New updates are now all posted there. Latest article is on the 997.2 GT3 RS.

I just read that. Thanks. Interesting views on the CGT too.

Please keep it coming.

Will do. Plan is to have new content posted at least weekly.

[monthefish]

BoxerF50 said:

suffolk009 said:

BoxerF50 said:

Just got the karenable website redesigned and back up. New updates are now all posted there. Latest article is on the 997.2 GT3 RS.

I just read that. Thanks. Interesting views on the CGT too.

Please keep it coming.

Will do. Plan is to have new content posted at least weekly.

Good stuff. Really enjoy your writing.
Fast Fleet has gone severely downhill over the last year or so, and that's certainly partly to do with your departure.


Quick question, but why do you do it?
You're obviously successful in your field, and I suspect any financial remuneration for doing the writing is probably miniscule (if anything) when compared to other income streams, so why bother?

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you do it, but I've wondered what's your motivation for doing so.

[greenarrow]

Mixed bag this month. Enjoyed the Clio Cup v 208GTI PS article...less so some of the others.....