Gearbox Magazine
by Darren on Feb.05, 2013, under General
Regular readers (with long memories) will remember that I’ve been interviewed before by Brian Driggs for his excellent webzine, gearbox magazine. Brian was in touch a couple of weeks ago to see how things were going, and obviously it had been a while since we’d last spoken, so I brought him up to speed on what had been going on (or not) at Jones towers, and yesterday the article was published.
Best pun ever!
Brian is currently working hard on getting the magazine in print and while the physical magazine may only be for his side of the pond, it’s still an excellent read for anyone who’s interested in ‘real world’ motorsport stories, and is available digitally for not a lot of money. We live in an age where content isn’t valued as much as it could be, and good journalism and stories will become a thing of the past if projects like Brian’s don’t get support. It’s not that we need to fear the Internet or anything Luddite, but it is important that we start to value things financially that we value in terms of consumption, and pay a bit here and there for them. Sermon over!
February 5th, 2013 on 7:42 pm
Thank you so much for that, Darren. Really appreciate it.
In the long run, I hope the print version will be readily available around the world. (I hope we’re ALL available around the world, frankly.)
It’s been said time and again, “We don’t want to be the biggest – just the best!” And it’s so true. Even then, I don’t aspire to GBXM being either. I just want it to be a place where the whole world sees how regular Joes like us, who scrape a couple quid together to play with cars on the weekend, matter just as much – if not MORE – than the celebs with deep pockets.
For Clarkson, May, and Hammond, a cheap sled is a fun distraction to be hooned and wasted. For us, it’s a launching pad for dreams. I believe we can help each other make those dreams come true. We just gotta work together.
Gearheads United!