New dirt bike mag for New Zealand

**big fraz** · 26th July 2005, 09:49

With Kiwi riders dominating the sport of off-road motorcycling in Australia and on the world stage, the release of New Zealand’s only dedicated off-road motorcycle magazine – Dirt Rider Downunder couldn’t be better timed.

Publisher of the new title, Paul Lance, is optimistic the new publication will be a success, saying that off-road motorcycling has a huge following in New Zealand, with local club events regularly attract 200-500 riders and annual events such as Desert Storm and Alpine Express catering to over 2,500 riders during a weekend.

“With New Zealand riders such as Daryl Hurley and the King brothers dominating the Australian motocross championships, Stefan Merriman contesting the world enduro champs, Josh Coppins fighting for the World MX1 title and Ben Townley now off to the lucrative American scene, the time is right for a New Zealand published dirt bike only magazine.” Says Mr Lance. “For too long, Kiwi off-road enthusiasts have had to look overseas for dedicated dirt bike magazines, with the launch of DRD we aim to change this.”
The A5 publication will feature tests, reviews, news and prominent columnists, from a uniquely Kiwi perspective. The first issue is on sale August 23rd.

For further information and images etc, please contact:
Paul Lance – 07 862 6957, paul@drd.co.nz
Fraser Davey - 07 862 6954, fraser@drd.co.nz

**Racey Rider** · 26th July 2005, 10:03

Welcome to the site.

Looks good.

And the price??

any jobs going??

**spiller** · 26th July 2005, 12:29

Sounds good. Is there a website too??

**Hitcher** · 26th July 2005, 12:42

Just what New Zealand needs. ANOTHER bike magazine, this time aimed at a subset of the (small) world of Kiwi bikers.

Pardon my cynicism. I wish the publishers well in this new venture. I hope that their business plan has extended beyond selling the ads for the first issue. This magazine will need to be a clearly superior product to all of the already published dirt bike material if it is to succeed. Good luck!

**sAsLEX** · 26th July 2005, 13:46

Originally Posted by Racey Rider

Welcome to the site.

Looks good.

And the price??

any jobs going??

can see 8.95 on the front bottom left, dont know if this is the nz price though

**James Deuce** · 26th July 2005, 14:05

....yay....

**Bob** · 26th July 2005, 20:13

I wish you the best of luck with your new title... but I do have to ask you a question.

Do you intend to contact Spankme (the site head honcho, web guru and pretty much everything else) about advertising here? This is what you've effectively done here - for free - and this site doesn't run for nothing you know.

I'm sure Spankme wouldn't charge the earth (no pun intended) for some well placed and prominent adverts on here.

(Sorry to be Mr Grouchy, but I get people try to use my own site's news page for advertising for nothing - usually they're very good when I take down the ad and normally send their product for review - and it doesn't strike me as fair. After all, they wouldn't let ME advertise in their publications/advertising material/websites for nothing, would they?)

**cliffy** · 26th July 2005, 21:06

about time ...well done
i'll be into it for sure!

**big fraz** · 28th July 2005, 14:52

hi
the price is NZ $8.95
no jobs going as such, but we're always open to freelance articles from our readers. see the first issue (on sale 23rd August) on how to write for us.

Fraser

**big fraz** · 28th July 2005, 14:53

the website is drd.co.nz
it will be up and running the same day as the Mag is launched, August 23rd.

**Wellyman** · 4th August 2005, 07:03

I don't know about this...... all the best with this project, I shall pick up a copy when it comes out and compare it to Kiwi Rider ( longtime KR reader).
WM

**Racey Rider** · 4th August 2005, 08:16

Originally Posted by big fraz

no jobs going as such, but we're always open to freelance articles from our readers.

So what the format you like for that then?

If I went to a round of the National MX champs, took a few pic with the digital camera, Did a bit of a write up on the way I saw it? 500 words?

Or am I better off doing club champ stuff?

Trail rides?

Do supermotards get a look in?

Whats the going rate for a well written freelance article with pic's?