Hachette Filipacchi Media US has changed its name to HFMUS and adopting a forward-slanting logo to associate its name with speed and innovation. “It’s more symbolic than anything else,” Alain Lemarchand, president/CEO of Hachette, told MediaWeek.com “It’s a reflection of the new spirit, or new culture, the evolution we want to be part of, the… Continue Reading
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News From The Regional Press Associations
GAAMA The Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association’s new web site: www.gaama.org includes new car reviews, auto industry news, photos from its meetings and other activities and links to its social media pages. IMPA IMPA Test Days 2010 will host a Pocono Concours celebrating those olden, golden days when tires had whitewalls and bumpers were formed… Continue Reading
Make Accountability, Integrity, Excellence Cool Again
Michael Banovsky: I envision a world in which automotive writers always provide the best information possible, if they wrote it or not. In which they not only give readers amazing stories but the tools necessary to make the best decisions for their needs.
From The Grandstand
Freelance writer Carl Goodwin makes a convincing case when pegging this book as “a notch above . . . in price, content and quality.” Everyone should buy this book – the one titled Phil Hill…A Driving Life. It covers virtually every important racing marque. Cooper. Porsche. Ferrari. Jaguar. Lotus. Alfa. Etc. It’s written by the… Continue Reading
Across The Finish Line: January 2010
Bill Scott- A remarkable combination of scholar, racer and entrepreneur. In 124 starts between 1965 and ’72 (Formula Vee, Super Vee and Ford) he had three world championships, 42 wins and all together 77 trips to the podium. Purchased and transformed Summit Point Motorsports Park.