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Published on: 2/14/2009
Last Visited: 2/14/2009
"According to Mel Harris, Suzuki's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, ASMC has attempted to resolve the problem with Motocross Action with little success.
"Among other things, the role of a motorcycle magazine should be to fairly and objectively evaluate a product and report on its findings.
We recognize and welcome that process.
However, for too long now, Motocross Action has gone beyond objective product testing and chosen to unfairly attack Suzuki as a company, its marketing direction, its racing team(s) and even its employees.
We feel this is beyond the purview of Motocross Action and we object.
The decision to cease relations with the magazine is based solely on the notion that we will not support biased journalism," said Harris.
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Suzuki's Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mel Harris' comment that Suzuki "has attempted to resolve the problem with Motocross Action with little success" is patently untrue.
Suzuki has never contacted MXA about anything.
Any contact between Suzuki and MXA has always been initiated by MXA and typically met with minimal response.
Harris, who is the father-in-law of a competing magazine's editor, has never spoke to MXA about this issue.