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Motorsport magazine v cyclists
Genuinely shocking drivel from someone who should know better:
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/road-cars/opinions/the-problem-with-cy...
Can't believe they would put this kind a garbage on their site
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I suspect the removal of the article has less to do with "aggression and abuse"in the comments section and more to do with the fact that it made them look like idiots. Even long-time Motor Sport readers thought it was utter drivel.
You can view a cache of the page by typing/copy&pasting the below in front of the above link when you enter it in your browser's navigation bar
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.motorspo...
Did anyone copy it?
The comments following the explanation for the article being pulled are interesting. Most are good and point out that racing drivers are often keen cyclists and also that road positioning for cyclists is a matter of safety. But there are some ignorant trolls there as well. The original article was already gone by the time I tried the link so I can't comment on it.
His name is Andrew Frankel, I used to quite enjoy reading his car stuff, but not now. Bet he has a twitter feed, going to let him know what I think...
I reckon the negative PR. They originally pulled the pic that misrepresented why a cyclist was in the middle of the road. Though judging by the comments the journo was taking a savaging for his masterpiece.
Hmm, I wonder whether they've pulled it because the author has been made, via the comments, to look like a selfish prat whose right foot is writing cheques that his skills can't cash, or because they just don't want the negative PR from all the fuss.
This is on their twitter account:
(https://twitter.com/Motor_Sport/status/464365608248033280)
The comments which I read on the website prior to the article's removal were certainly less aggressive and abusive than I've seen here - must be sensitive souls or the last few postings (unseen by me) went full retard.
Hmm I read some of the last comments on that. Relogged in to the page about 20 mins later and the article was gone. I dont remember anyone declaring themselves as a rider and being threatening - most were saying how let down they felt by the publication and the author...
Usual trolling, but I am at least heartened to see a majority of decent comments, including at least a couple of Road.cc staff...
Is it just me or has the page since been deleted?
yeah, they pulled it, looks like. nothing like the courage of your convictions, eh.
Lots of the comments under the drivel passed off as journalism do stick two fingers up to him so maybe the readership have more brains than he gives them credit for.
Continuing with the top gear theme...
Best case scenario - Matey-jim wrote the article just to make a name for himself with a kind of "jeremy clarkson says offensive stuff and look how rich he is" mindset and he doesn't actually believe what he's written. Also, contrary to what he would have you believe, matey-jim is actually a very safe driver.
Worst case scenario - he was writing from the heart. In this case I would say he must be missing some DNA that most of us take for granted.
Fingers crossed everyone!
Motorsport used to be the pinnacle of motor sports reporting, now it's just a yuppie version of Top Gear.