Enter now to win at the all-new MPG Awards
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Our Excellence in Automotive Journalism Awards are now open to MPG Members and Non-Members and offer a $500 Cash Prize
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This year’s MPG Best of the Year Award categories are:
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Articles
- MPG Best of the Year News Article
- MPG Best of the Year Feature Article
- MPG Best of the Year Vehicle Review
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Audio/Visual
- MPG Best of the Year Video Review
- MPG Best of the Year Feature Video
- MPG Best of the Year Audio Program
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Books
- MPG Best of the Year Book
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Photography
- Bob D’Olivo Award for Photography
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Submissions
Submission Dates: September 15 through November 1, 2015.
No early or late submissions will be considered.
Submission Fees:
- $15 per submission for MPG Members in good standing as of 9/30/15
- $25 per submission for non-members
Submission Limits:
No limit on the number of submissions. Both MPG members and non-members are welcome to submit as many works in as many categories as they wish. Each work is subject to a separate submission fee, and must be accompanied by a separate fully completed entry form.
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For full details, guidelines and rules about the MPG Awards, please visit our website by clicking here.
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For those of you attending Track Days, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow at Willow Springs! Check-in will open at 12:00pm and the first qualifying drives will begin at 1:00pm. Qualifying drives will be every hour on the hour at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm and 4:00pm. Street drives will be available throughout the day.
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For a program schedule, please click here.
For an event vehicle list, please click here
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Pre-registration is required, NO EXCEPTIONS.
Late registration is open until 4:00PM on Monday, October 5th.
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MPG is introduced to "The Next Generation of Jaguar" at September Luncheon
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If you missed the September luncheon at JLR's new Western Regional Office and Training Center in Irvine on September, you can view the presentation, see the photos and download the product info sheets on our website.
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Art Center College of Design's Annual Car Classic
Sunday, October 25 / Pasadena
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MPG Members are invited to attend Art Center's Annual Car Classic. Credentialed journalists may apply for FREE admission here, and all MPG members are offered a 10% discount to attend in a non-journalist capacity and/or to register additional guests. Choose “Special Promotions Advance Purchase” toward the bottom of the form and enter the code SPP10 on the registration page for the 10% discount.
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Greetings, MPG Members!
I’m writing to you on the eve of Track Days. After all of the planning, all that’s left is anticipation. We think we’ve got a great event on tap, and we hope you get some great experiences, ideas and stories as a result of attending.
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The theme of this year’s Track Days is “Engagement.” Beyond the driving, we know that you’ll have the opportunity to engage with others.You’ll have a chance to build relationships, to meet other writers and PR pros and to have a great time socializing.
Speaking of socializing, social media will play a big role in this year’s event. We’re encouraging everyone to post about their experiences at Willow Springs on all of the social media platforms, using the hashtag #MPGTrackDays. And we’re going to incentivize (to use a current buzzword) you to do so, with door prizes, giveaways and contests throughout the event. Social media engagement really does matter, so be generous with your hashtags. Tag a manufacturer when you drive their car – we want them to notice. Tag them on Instagram when you post a photo. Tag them on Twitter, on Facebook – everywhere.
Thanks to all of the drivers who have provided their credentials, and to those who have been so graciously willing to drive qualifying laps or participate in our driver instruction program. We know that we’ve got a talented group of drivers in our organization. Qualification is designed to enhance everyone’s safety, and to identify drivers who need a little bit of instruction on track rules and etiquette. Track days can be intimidating to drivers without a lot of experience, and we want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to evaluate vehicles in a safe, pressure-free environment.
So, all that’s left to say is “Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!” And let’s be safe out there.
You’ve seen the notices about the MPG Awards. Submissions are open right now through the end of the month, and I encourage you to send in your best work, and to solicit submissions from your friends and colleagues. Did you read a great piece this year, see a great video or photograph or listen to a fantastic podcast? Contact the creator and remind them about the MPG Awards.
We want the MPG Awards to be a program that rewards not only the writers, photographers and other experts who enter and win, but that also elevates our organization to greater prominence on the national stage. That can only happen if the best of the best submit their works for consideration.
We need your help. Submit your work now.
Drive safely,
— Jason Fogelson
President, Motor Press Guild
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Journalists
- Cesar Arredondo, Hispanic Motor Press
- David Leon, Hispanic Motor Press
- Yolanda Machado, Hispanic Motor Press
- Alejandro Maciel, Hispanic Motor Press
- John Meredith, Automotive Content Experience
- Steven Natt, Hurdler Productions
- German Sierra, Hispanic Motor Press
- Perry Stern, Automotive Content Experience
- Alan Taylor, ERN
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Analysts
- Juan Barnett, ALG
- Cari Crane, ALG
- Kristen Lanzavecchia, ALG
- Eric Lyman, TrueCar
- Tamara Meyer, KBB
- Patrick Min, ALG
- Erik Palmer, ALG
Affiliates
- Kasey Crawford, ShockSurplus.com
Public Relations
- Nathan Hoyt, Jaguar Land Rover
- Paula Steurer, Sterling Public Relations
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Motorsports Shows on TV; From Whence They Sprang
— story by Bill Maloney, 76 Motorsports Round Up, NBC Sports Radio Weekly
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It was early 1977, and I was in the Riverside International Raceway’s media room chatting with Robert E. “Pete” Petersen, head of the Petersen Publishing empire.
I said, “Pete, how about motorsports on TV? I think I started the whole thing in Chicago, 1966.” He countered with, “No way. We at the magazine were televising hot rods, putting on car shows in the alley behind KTLA in Beverly Hills in the late 1950s.”
I told him it wasn’t the same thing. “I’m talking about a real weekly show, scripted, ongoing. My Chicago 1966-7 show was on the tube for 150 weeks.”
Pete replied, “Since when isn’t L.A. a major market?”
I replied, “Apples and oranges” as he headed for his stretch limo.
Here’s the skinny on my 150-week Motorsports International television show, which I believe was the very first one of its genre. I created it, wrote it, produced it, hosted it and did the marketing…and I didn’t know there were any ground rules.
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