WELCOME Well, here we are. It has taken a while, but like everything, we were keen to get this right; it was important to be proud of the end product. From the beginning, we [MX Vice] have always had one eye on a magazine, but a digital one, rather than print. It was important for us to put out a magazine that not only looked premium from the outside, but also had content that was well thought out, interesting and something a little different to the usual paid offering. I am not an editor, and I do not call myself a journalist. I am just a fan that saw an opportunity to try and push motocross forward in the UK. I have never been one to just sit back and moan, but someone who is willing to make a difference to something I feel passionately about. Now that the first magazine is out, I can let the team drive forward with the second edition, while I can cast my attention to what I personally think will be a game changing motocross series in the UK: the MX Nationals. The first round is creeping up, and I have a lot of work to do to bring people from outside of the sport to Culham and show them how great motocross is. In an ideal world, I would love the industry to pick up this magazine and think ‘you know what, I like these guys, they are giving it one-hundred and ten percent and trying to make a difference; it would be great to get involved’. MX Vice, and the MX Nationals, is here for motocross, they are platforms to promote the sport and offer an affordable alternative for brands, manufacturers, product owners, dealers, distributors and service based businesses. I would like to thank my colleagues at MX Vice; Lewis Phillips, Elliot Spencer, Jonathan McCready, James Dunford, Kev Reid and Jon Bolton, who have all been instrumental in driving MX Vice forward in the past three years. I would like to personally thank every advertiser in this magazine for having the confidence and foresight in supporting us on getting this first edition out. Quite simply, this would have never happened without their backing. Not one to rest on our laurels, we are hard at work trying to drive mxvice.com forward with frequent updates and great content. Of course, we are already busy working on the second issue of this magazine also! Words by James Burfield
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