(NEWS RELEASE)
This just in from the RRX website:
We wish to announce that effective December 31, Road Racer X magazine will cease publication.
The current economic situation, along with the rising costs of production and distribution, have made it difficult to continue printing the publication. This was not an easy decision to make. Our editorial standards have always been set quite high in terms of production, photographic quality, and editorial page counts, and in the current climate, we felt that putting out anything less than that would be a disservice to our readers. Our loyal subscribers have always been foremost in our minds, and we are happy to announce that Roadracing World magazine has agreed to fulfill the outstanding issues owed to our subscribers. As you probably know, the passion and dedication Roadracing World founder and Editor John Ulrich and his family have shown for the sport for almost four decades is second to none, and we wish them well as they carry the torch here.
Thank you for reading Road Racer X; here’s to future days.
Rider Files 
The demise of another Road Racing Rag is symptomatic of the on-going death throws of print in general.
In today’s smartphone world of instant information, historical accounts of last week’s or last month’s races are obsolete, no matter how well written or glossily packaged.
After 40 plus years of buying the daily newspaper and numerous motorcycle magazines, I’ve bought very little printed information in the last 5 years.
Sarah Palin has jet propelled her message by using facebook, twitter and various blogs to bypass traditional media. Our sport needs to find its message vehicle.
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