Motor Sport (magazine)

Motor Sport
Editor Joe Dunn
Categories Motor racing
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Motor Sport Magazine Limited
First issue 1924
Company Motor Sport Magazine Limited
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Website [http://www.mo[1]torsportmagazine.com Official website]

Motor Sport is a magazine founded in the United Kingdom in 1924[2] as the Brooklands Gazette, the first edition appearing in July of that year.[3] In August 1925 the title was changed to the all-encompassing "Motor Sport"[4] (not "Motorsport" as many erroneously write the title).

The editor of the magazine was, for many years (1936–91) Bill Boddy.[5] Boddy, who had penned much of the history of British race track Brooklands, employed the services of Denis Jenkinson as a Continental Correspondent. Jenkinson, or 'Jenks' as he was known, took over from Harold Nockolds who apparently had managed to fill the role by remaining in London and translating articles from overseas papers. Jenks, however, travelled to all the Grands Prix to cover them for the magazine. His race reports were the only way many of the readers could keep up with Grand Prix racing due to the lack of coverage elsewhere. A talented performer in his own right on both two wheels and four, Jenks became known to a wider international audience when he partnered, as navigator Stirling Moss for the 1955 Mille Miglia race in a works Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR which they won at a record speed. The duo was victorious thanks to Moss' supreme talent behind the wheel and Jenks' meticulous notes, which were transferred onto an ingenious roller mechanism. Moss was in awe of Jenks’ ability to concentrate on delivering accurate hand signals from his notes whilst ignoring the dangers of being driven along country roads at speeds of up to 170 mph (270 km/h).

The magazine was owned and published by Wesley J Tee during much of this period, but in 1997 the magazine, along with the LAT Photographic archive, was bought by Haymarket publishing.

The monthly magazine underwent a revamp in March that year.[6] It changed its emphasis to articles about motorsport history and the historic racing scene. In 2006 Haymarket sold the magazine to Chelsea Magazines where it remained for three years before being bought privately. In 2006 it started covering modern motorsport again, including Formula 1 and today it continues to do the same under Grand Prix Editor Mark Hughes. It remains one of the leading titles on both modern and historic racing.[2] The current Editor Joe Dunn was named to the position on March 22, 2018.[7]

Many well-known names in the world of motorsport make special contributions, amongst them: Patrick Head, Alan Henry and Doug Nye.

The magazine's website also records monthly podcasts with the likes of Christian Horner, Mario Andretti, Patrick Head, Sir Frank Williams, John McGuinness and Gordon Murray. Lucas di Grassi, Dario Franchitti, Sébastien Buemi and 2013 BTCC Champion Andrew Jordan also write for the website on a monthly basis alongside staff writers Simon Arron, Damien Smith, Paul Fearnley, Gordon Kirby, Andrew Frankel, Rob Widdows. Mat Oxley, and Samarth Kanal.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Harold Nockolds | Motor Sport Magazine Archive". Motor Sport Magazine. 1982. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Racing Magazines [Magazine-Agent.com]", Magazine-Agent.com, 2009, webpage: mag-agent.
  3. ↑ Motor Sport, August 1949, Page 297.
  4. ↑ Motor Sport, August 1925.
  5. ↑ Buckley, Martin (21 August 2011). "Bill Boddy obituary". The Guardian. London.
  6. ↑ "The history of Motorsport". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Joe Dunn becomes Motor Sport editor". Motor Sport Magazine. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  8. ↑ "Editorial Team". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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