nitro_D

hi,
this may sound stupid but im young. i want to become one of those guys that gets to test the cars then write about them. it seems like a really cool job. a job that i would enjoy. sumthing like 5% of the people in the world have jobs they like. what do i need to study at uni. i want greg v's job. getting new cars all the time and stuff. so how can i become a editor. and how did you guys become involved in it.

Stanly

ALOT of people want a job like that! But pretty much the only way to get it is to start your own magazine.

nitro_D

well then how did rc driver start

Urbanking

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I would also like to here about that. Can't think of any magazine start-up stories, i must not have any []

BobHastings

Stop by one evening and help me move Greg's crap outta the office. He's usually gone by 6pm...you can start the following day.

nitro_D

i would really but i live in japan. hey i could be your umm Japan you know person that looks at the stuff here like all the new kyosho stuff. think about it. lol. it would be fun

paperclipracer

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Really? how does one person get a job doing that?? i think that would be FUN!

rustlerman1

hey bob ill be therebye bye greg...

nitro_D

you know rc driver is the best mag. theres is nothing wrong with it. has the coolest articles what more could you want. ok so do i get the job, be there tommorow 8am.

nurch

I'll give you a brief history about R/C Driver: most of them came from R/C Car Action, such as Greg V and Dave Baker. They had prior experience in the R/C Mag industry before starting up R/C Driver. They started off as a bi-monthly publication, then all of the sudden, from an unpredicted (though I will say very modest predictions from the R/C Driver staff) popularity surge, they rose to the top in only a couple months. I think that is "jaw-droppingly" amazing!

Also, it is not as easy as it sounds to get new vehicles and write a commentary about it in your magazine. Companies will wait and watch your maagzine as it grows before they send you free stuff. I think they usually start off by charging your R/C Mag money until your mag begins to gain popularity. Then you need advertisements to give you money for future publications and the ability to have a competent staff like R/C Driver has. Then you need PR, lawyers (GOOD ones to protect your work and company), groupies, etc. It is pretty hard work to start up a R/C magazine. I would say this industry falls in the high-risk category?? I could be wrong, because I named only a very miniscule requirement before starting up a R/C magazine company.

I am suer R/C Driver can comment on more things about this.