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Old 12 Jun 2008, 16:00 (Ref:2227046)   #38
johntt
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johntt should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by davyboy
I'm not sure if you read Murray Walker's book, but he was quite opinionated about live coverage of BTCC. He felt that the edited highlights managed to condense the action into a more exciting format. As an ardent enthusiast of course I much prefer to see the whole lot live, but in terms of broad entertainment appeal to the viewing audience at large, I can certainly see where he's coming from.
What would work best would be the highlights package as suggested by Walker for the casual viewer, with full live coverage on a specialist channel like Motors and online on the series' website to satisfy the enthusiast.
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