Happy 40th Anniversary GRM!

I just got the current issue from the mailbox and read the editorial columns. Congratulations to all of you for churning out two of my favourite magazines. I've been reading Grassroots since a member of the Western Ontario Sports Car Association brought a copy of the mag to a monthly meeting in 1986. I still have every issue from January '87 to the present and will continue as long as you folks put it out  , or until I stop breathing. It sounds like hyperbole, but this magazine, and this forum have been a long lasting and wonderful part of my life. You have influenced my motorsport activities for four decades and people on this forum have become valuable friends. Thank you all so very, very much !!

Your little magazine has impacted the world in a positive way far greater than you could ever know.

I used to keep mags forever, but now I take advantage of being able to view the old issues online. 
These days, I keep the magazines for about 6-12 months and then I take them to to the library since they have a "free" box.  
Somebody(s) I'll never meet seems to snap them up so yes, as said above ...

"Your little magazine has impacted the world in a positive way far greater than you could ever know."

Picked up my first copy in a 7 - 11 in West Palm Beach in Nov of 1984.

for $.35, for what it is worth.

Been a heck of a ride

Awww... you guys... 

DeadSkunk (Warren) said:

I just got the current issue from the mailbox and read the editorial columns. Congratulations to all of you for churning out two of my favourite magazines. I've been reading Grassroots since a member of the Western Ontario Sports Car Association brought a copy of the mag to a monthly meeting in 1986. I still have every issue from January '87 to the present and will continue as long as you folks put it out  , or until I stop breathing. It sounds like hyperbole, but this magazine, and this forum have been a long lasting and wonderful part of my life. You have influenced my motorsport activities for four decades and people on this forum have become valuable friends. Thank you all so very, very much !!

Warren summed it up really well. 
 

Substitute "Connecticut Autocross and Rally Team" for "Western Ontario Sports Car Association" and that's my story too. Even the dates line up!

Thank you Auto-X ... er, I mean GRM!

Yes, awww, thank you and thanks for all of the support. 

In reply to RacingComputers :

Houston Texas while on a business trip at a Barnes and Noble in 2008. I wish it was sooner but I knew it was special from the first read and I have been hooked ever since. 

I saw my first bumper sticker in 2011 at my first rallycross.  I remember expecting it to be some sort of magazine for local racing like dirt track cars for some reason.  I finally found an issue at Meijer probably 2012 & seeing normal cars, stuff like "here's how to modify your MR2"!

First found GRM in spring 2008 when I was working at an outdoor mall. I would spend my lunch break at Barnes and Nobles reading car magazines and realized there was an inverse correlation between the number of bikini-girls on the cover and the quality of technical content inside each magazine.

The "Junkyard Girls Gone Wild" article was an aberration, albeit an interesting one.

I can't remember when I bought my first Auto-X Magazine but I'm glad I did.   My favorite project car is the yellow rotary Spitfire.

Keep up the good work, we need another 40 years.

You should do a retro cover, with  Auto-X on it one issue in celebration.

I'm a relative newcomer, having discovered GRM via the forum. I started lurking in about 2011, joined the forum in 2015.

As a result, by 2018 I had bought my first miata and started autocross. I got into autocross in a big way, developed a whole bunch of friendships and found something that kept me going through some hard times. I'm very grateful.

Thank you all so, so, so much for the support over all these years. We plan to be here for at least another 40!

Congratulations to the whole Grassroots Motorsports family!  The world has changed a lot in 40 years.  In an era when so many car publications have gone away or become unrecognizable, you have not just survived but thrived!  You found your niche, followed the dream, and built success with hard work, innovation, interesting content, and commitment to this amazing Grassroots community.

Very cool! The magazine really revived my car enthusiasm back in 2007 when my friends and I took a stab at the Challenge! Doing an unnatural drivetrain swap was revolutionary for us, really got me where I am today with cars (more poor). 
Best wishes and keep it up!

Appleseed said:

You should do a retro cover, with  Auto-X on it one issue in celebration.

It would be cool to occasionally reprint an old article from "back in the day" like a road test of a MG-TC  (ok, I know ya'll aren't THAT old.).

In the late 90s I was buying GRM off the shelf, don't remember how I got into it originally.  I landed the gig as managing director at Mustangs Unlimited, and then I got to talking with Tim.  We started advertising in GRM and things were good in those days.  I've been out of MU for a bunch of years, but I've remained a subscriber either online or in print for most of the years since I first found it.  This magazine is a rare constant in my ever evolving obsession with cars as while my tastes change, I still seem to be able to find applicable content here (either in the articles or on the forums).

Here's to 40 more!

Long time subscriber, first time forum member. It really does take a community to build a project car. I've recently moved to a remote area with the closest car person that I've found an hour and a half away. Hopefully I can use this forum to connect with other gear heads. Thanks for publishing a great product and don't shy away from boosting those subscription fees.

Driver42 said:

Long time subscriber, first time forum member. It really does take a community to build a project car. I've recently moved to a remote area with the closest car person that I've found an hour and a half away. Hopefully I can use this forum to connect with other gear heads. Thanks for publishing a great product and don't shy away from boosting those subscription fees.

Welcome to the forum, and feel free to hang around a while. :) 

You all are the best.

I think my first run in with the GRM/CM Family was at the first SVRA event at COTA in 13. In the last decade, I've grown to love the community. 

Here is to another 40 years of continued success.