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Saturday, July 15, 2006  

 The Truth About Cars: Car and Driver and the Brock Yates incident
 

I've has a busy year and somehow I missed the controversy over Brock Yates' firing by Car and Driver. I didn't know about it until I noticed that there was no reference to him in this years coverage of the Cannonball.

The linked article at The Truth brings me up-to-date about what happened - Csaba Csere fired Brock.

IMHO, Brock should have a personal site and blog so that he can talk directly to his fans.

But it may well be related to the bigger discussion: how far Car and Driver has fallen. 

Note the comments of the interviewee Frank Williams. I entirely agree - I have been subscribing to Car and Driver for 24 years and have also read every issue for 5 years before that as well. I've seen several ups and downs over the years - such as when Brock was fired for the first time. I met the entire staff at Nelson Ledges as they raced Mustang SVOs.

And Frank is right - the magazine is really dull compared to where it's been. It isn't the same magazine anymore, it's probably not my favorite read anymore (what is? Probably Evo from Britain, or the very consistent - and rarely exciting - AutoWeek).

For the past 24 years the arrival of Car and Driver in the mail has been a big event - I'd stop everything and read it cover to cover. And I'd be mad as hell if it showed up on a newstand somewhere before I got my copy in the mail. But there is longer any point. This could be the end of an era for me.

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