Speed News Vol. 1 Issue 7 August : Page 12
NE WS NASA Rally Sport Racer Sam Smith Named Executive Editor at Road & Track Magazine Road & Track magazine has named NASA member Sam Smith as its new executive editor. NASA Rally Sport is proud that one of its own racers now holds such a prestigious post. Most recently Smith jumped into the navigator’s seat of a rally car at Rally Tennessee. The all-paved rally featured the twistiest tarmac rally roads in the country, and Smith showed no fear as he directed his driver through the rally stages. “I think it’s just fantastic to have an actual rally racer as a highly placed editor at Road & Track,” said Anders Green of NASA Rally Sport. “It’s no secret that rally can be a difficult sport to understand, so to have someone as a top editor who really gets it is just plain good news for the sport of rally.” Smith has experience in a range of topics, including various types of automotive racing. Smith also has an impressive resumé of feature articles in well-respected publications, such as Wired magazine, Car and Driver, Esquire and The New York Times. Smith also is familiar with the demands of a get-it-now Internet readership through his stint as a senior editor at Jalopnik.com. A massive website with millions of viewers, Jalopnik is a juggernaut of car culture and car news. Smith raced in the Atlantic Rally Cup, a series sanctioned by NASA Rally Sport. The organization promotes grassroots rally racing and actively helps new racers get involved and into their first rally car. The NASA Rally Sport guide to getting started as a rally racer is available online at www.NASARallySport.com/ main/getting-started, and organizers are available to discuss what first steps one should take to begin racing. SN NASA Rally Sport member Sam Smith, who recently served as navigator in the Rally Tennessee in this E30, was named executive editor of Road & Track magazine. 12
NASA Rally Sport Racer Sam Smith Named Executive Editor at Road & Track Magazine
Road & Track magazine has named NASA member Sam Smith as its new executive editor. NASA Rally Sport is proud that one of its own racers now holds such a prestigious post. Most recently Smith jumped into the navigator’s seat of a rally car at Rally Tennessee. The all-paved rally featured the twistiest tarmac rally roads in the country, and Smith showed no fear as he directed his driver through the rally stages. <br /> <br /> “I think it’s just fantastic to have an actual rally racer as a highly placed editor at Road & Track,” said Anders Green of NASA Rally Sport. “It’s no secret that rally can be a difficult sport to understand, so to have someone as a top editor who really gets it is just plain good news for the sport of rally.”<br /> Smith has experience in a range of topics, including various types of automotive racing. Smith also has an impressive resumé of feature articles in well-respected publications, such as Wired magazine, Car and Driver, Esquire and The New York Times.<br /> <br /> Smith also is familiar with the demands of a get-it-now Internet readership through his stint as a senior editor at Jalopnik.com. A massive website with millions of viewers, Jalopnik is a juggernaut of car culture and car news. <br /> <br /> Smith raced in the Atlantic Rally Cup, a series sanctioned by NASA Rally Sport. The organization promotes grassroots rally racing and actively helps new racers get involved and into their first rally car. The NASA Rally Sport guide to getting started as a rally racer is available online at www.NASARallySport.com/main/getting-started, and organizers are available to discuss what first steps one should take to begin racing.
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