Grassroots Motorsports
| Editor | David S. Wallens |
|---|---|
| Categories | automobiles, motorsports, do it yourself |
| Frequency | 8 per year |
| Circulation | 60,000+ |
| Publisher | Tim Suddard |
| Year founded | 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | American English |
| Website | grassrootsmotorsports.com |
| ISSN | 1047-0298 |
Grassroots Motorsports (GRM) is an American print and digital periodical devoted to hardcore sports cars, driving skill improvement, technical advice, and amateur motorsports such as road racing, and rallying. It was established in 1984 and is published eight times a year. The magazine’s parent company, Motorsport Marketing Inc., is based in Holly Hill, Florida and also publishes Classic Motorsports magazine. The company also publishes various event guides and other print materials for select clients.
Motorsport Marketing is also an event company, hosting or sponsoring large annual events under the banner of one or both magazines. Some of its Grassroots-centric events are the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge presented by Grassroots Motorsports, GRM Speedfest at the Classic Motorsports Mitty, and the GRM Experience at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Staff members are also present at most large national and regional automotive enthusiast events involving modern or vintage sports cars.
Grassroots Motorsports was originally called "Auto-X" and started in 1984 in Deland, Florida by publisher Tim Suddard and his wife, Margie. The name was changed to Grassroots Motorsports a few years later.
Grassroots Motorsports magazine's "Project Cars" section focuses on a wide variety of staff-owned road and track cars. It presents in-depth technical information from a very hands-on, do-it-yourself point of view. Recent GRM project cars include a Mazda MX-5 24 Hours of LeMons racer and autocrosser, a MINI Cooper S race car, a BMW M235i track day car, a Volkswagen New Beetle multi-purpose car, and a LeGrand Mk. 18 race car built for autocross.
One of the most famous project cars in the magazine's history is the Ro-Spit, a 200-plus-horsepower, rotary-powered Triumph Spitfire.
The regular subscription price for one year (eight printed issues) of Grassroots Motorsports is $19.99. The company occasionally holds sales, sometimes offering subscriptions during the holidays for as little as $10 per year.
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