Internet Forum
The Grassroots Motorsports online forum is a section of the magazine's website which allows discussion on almost any topic - Automotive or other. There are multiple sections designated as Grassroots Motorsports - discussion of all things automotive, Sprockets - bicycles, motorcycles etc., The 200x classifieds - a for sale section for tools, parts, or whole cars, An Advertisers section - an area for GRM advertisers to post about there wares or receive feedback from customers, and also an off topic section - discussions that do not fit anywhere else. Posters can also schedule gatherings of forum users, information about race dates, or other events on the forum.
Users must complete an online registration and create a username to post to the forum. The forum is moderated by magazine staff. Users gain "Dork" status as their post count raises.
The "Ignore" thread and the "Hotlink" thread have reached 200+ pages of posts by regular and new users alike. As of February 2012, the "Hotlink" thread has reached 1219 pages with 796,500 posts. There are many inside jokes specific to the GRM forum that have evolved through regular postings by some of the most prolific users. Several thousand posts per user is not rare, and are often racked up in less than a year.
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