Reason For Being
Ihave been a motocross collector for as long as I can remember. Before I could even read, I would cut all the pictures out of my dad’s copy of Cycle News every week and put them in a scrapbook. Same goes for Dirt Bike and Cycle World and every other magazine back then, which I would attack with my scissors as soon as he was done reading them (as well as a few unfortunate times when he wasn’t quite done). It was the baby steps of what turned out to be a lifelong obsession with printed motocross material. And growing up with race-promoter parents, I had plenty of opportunities—my mom used to work in a print shop and created many of the old event posters and souvenir programs from their early races.
We are deeply rooted in Moto—We’ve been here all our lives. Back in 1998 when we turned an underground newspaper into a shiny color magazine, it immediately changed the game with its unprecedented depth of coverage, sense of humor, and access to the sport’s biggest names. Today, our readers know they can go to Racer X Online for all the news, race results, and event coverage they need, and then enjoy even more detail and perspective in the pages of Racer X Illustrated. The mag offers a chance to learn something new on every page and stay connected with the people and personalities that shape our sport—the competitors out on the racetrack, as well as the ones behind the scenes—through our exclusive deep-dive stories and columns.
Our trademark has always been insider knowledge from the experts who are at the races and around the sport. We have long prided ourselves on our unparalleled race reporting and detailed storytelling. We go deep with the riders and teams to provide comprehensive coverage you won’t find anywhere else—all with first-class photography and design. It’s a full education in motocross past, present, and future.
Davey Coombs
Editor-in-chief & Founder
Racer X Illustrated
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