V8 Supercars back to TEN in 2015!!!!! (Merged x6) - Page 47

Backagain · 28 Mar 2015, 11:03 (Ref:3520852)

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Originally Posted by david5

At the risk of being off topic, when is the F1 on this weekend ? Please.

Unfortunately, peckys mates at Foxtel have hijacked F1 as well and all we will get is an hour (less ads) of "highlights" late Monday night.

peckstar · 28 Mar 2015, 11:15 (Ref:3520857)

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Originally Posted by Backagain

Unfortunately, peckys mates at Foxtel have hijacked F1 as well and all we will get is an hour (less ads) of "highlights" late Monday night.

What if i could tell you, that "my mates" are offering free foxtel play on a 14 day trial. You can watch v8s and f1 at no cost (apart from Internet download )

As well as this weekend nascar and every game of a league and AFL for the next 14 days

Mixer · 28 Mar 2015, 11:20 (Ref:3520858)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

What if i could tell you, that "my mates" are offering free foxtel play on a 14 day trial. You can watch v8s and f1 at no cost (apart from Internet download )

As well as this weekend nascar and every game of a league and AFL for the next 14 days

And good luck trying to get them to stop charging your credit card.

I had a 9 month dispute with them after trialling during the Olympics and only resolved it by going to the ombudsman.

peckstar · 28 Mar 2015, 11:24 (Ref:3520860)

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Originally Posted by Mixer

And good luck trying to get them to stop charging your credit card.

I had a 9 month dispute with them after trialling during the Olympics and only resolved it by going to the ombudsman.

Will be no need to stop, when people realise how good the new world is.

However that's pretty poor that it took 9 months, extremely unacceptable

team drinkalot · 28 Mar 2015, 12:06 (Ref:3520887)

Thanks Channel Ten. Did me a favour.

Instead of being a couch potato, I only had to watch 1hr - which was enough.

thunderbolt · 28 Mar 2015, 13:00 (Ref:3520935)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

5pm on Sunday

FOCUS

ten not fox

9.30 pm on one monday night
http://www.freeview.com.au/tv-guide/

Buckshot · 28 Mar 2015, 13:33 (Ref:3520957)

Well that was pathetic.

There is no point watching a highlights package for races you already know the results for 5+ hours after the fact.

I've been watching religiously since 1997 but I'm out.

Umai Naa · 28 Mar 2015, 13:43 (Ref:3520960)

I've settled for poor-quality free live feeds.

Trev Campbell · 28 Mar 2015, 13:55 (Ref:3520976)

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Originally Posted by Umai Naa

I've settled for poor-quality free live feeds.

Where ??? Free ???

peckstar · 28 Mar 2015, 21:57 (Ref:3521190)

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Originally Posted by Buckshot

Well that was pathetic.

There is no point watching a highlights package for races you already know the results for 5+ hours after the fact.

I've been watching religiously since 1997 but I'm out.

you should definitely give up something you have watched religiously since 1997 especially before testing the Sunday coverage which occurs just minutes after the race finishes

chavez · 28 Mar 2015, 22:39 (Ref:3521205)

I liked the highlights.

Is it really that hard to avoid hearing the results?

I've been doing that since 1985 for Formula One.

And the best thing about not having Foxtel is that I won't be tempted to sit through hours of entree to only be served up a dull, dry and tasteless main course.

Off topic, I know, but when will V8 Supercars realise that the series is at its best when it runs races of longer distance races

The sprints are just a yawn.

mayhem · 28 Mar 2015, 22:56 (Ref:3521212)

Saturday FTA TV V8 Supercars Tasmania Highlights viewer numbers: ONE 118k TEN 74k

Buckshot · 28 Mar 2015, 23:01 (Ref:3521217)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

you should definitely give up something you have watched religiously since 1997 especially before testing the Sunday coverage which occurs just minutes after the race finishes

I will not compromise again and again trying to feed my interest living off the crumbs now given to free to air. It's not worth the aggravation. Like I said a few posts ago they should have taken it totally off free to air - at least then it would have been easier to give up when you have no choice.

Motorsport was the only sport I've ever followed and since I first started watching every category on TV in 1997 that's eventually dwindled down to just V8s and F1. Therefore I just don't see the value in paying $600 per year just to watch these two. That $600 could be better spent on 2 or 3 track days with the MX5 Club down at Wakefield Park.

I look at it like a relationship. V8 Supercars has dumped me, I've whinged about it for a while but now it's time to move on.

It's been a lot of fun but I'll find something else to amuse myself.

Bugger All · 28 Mar 2015, 23:20 (Ref:3521225)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

you should definitely give up something you have watched religiously since 1997 especially before testing the Sunday coverage which occurs just minutes after the race finishes

Well for what it's worth I was born in 72 have been a motorsport fan all of my life and feel very very let down by chanel 10. I remember watching Touring Cars, Group c, Group A, v8 super cars and COTF all on TV. Some times on delayed telecast but generally always the full races. I may be of the minority but I even base purchasing decisions on companies that sponsor car racing (including household items and vehicles). However I have family and household commitments, have kids at Uni, a daughter at pony club, have bills to pay and just cannot justify the extra bill for a pay TV service we will not use for anything else (well maybe watching the netball but we can see that free and live on One on while the V8's are not being shown). I am very annoyed by this, very disillusioned, and really hope another category comes along that we can enjoy on another channel and hopefully some of the big name drivers will switch to it!!!

mayhem · 28 Mar 2015, 23:38 (Ref:3521234)

FWIW I don't know if you should be feeling let down by Channel Ten, Id suggest your frustrations should be vented towards V8 Supercars, they chose to go the Pay-TV route.

D.R.T. · 29 Mar 2015, 00:12 (Ref:3521246)

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Originally Posted by Bugger All

Well for what it's worth I was born in 72 have been a motorsport fan all of my life and feel very very let down by chanel 10. I remember watching Touring Cars, Group c, Group A, v8 super cars and COTF all on TV. Some times on delayed telecast but generally always the full races. I may be of the minority but I even base purchasing decisions on companies that sponsor car racing (including household items and vehicles). However I have family and household commitments, have kids at Uni, a daughter at pony club, have bills to pay and just cannot justify the extra bill for a pay TV service we will not use for anything else (well maybe watching the netball but we can see that free and live on One on while the V8's are not being shown). I am very annoyed by this, very disillusioned, and really hope another category comes along that we can enjoy on another channel and hopefully some of the big name drivers will switch to it!!!

Not neccesarily big name drivers but you can watch Shannons Nationals live and free from Sandown today. Sports Sedans, Formula 3, Manufacturers Championship.

Good stuff

275 GTB-4 · 29 Mar 2015, 01:12 (Ref:3521258)

10 is giving an hour of highlights today...whoopee doo (doo)

rich07 · 29 Mar 2015, 01:19 (Ref:3521262)

RPM is on this afternoon also. Haven't seen the show this year, will watch to see if it's as bad as some people are making it out to be.

Backagain · 29 Mar 2015, 07:21 (Ref:3521316)

Forgot this was on, been watching the Cricket, live and free on NINE, loved it.
Warby can shove his supercars.

peckstar · 29 Mar 2015, 07:50 (Ref:3521320)

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Originally Posted by Backagain

Forgot this was on, been watching the Cricket, live and free on NINE, loved it.
Warby can shove his supercars.

I was watching the cricket also, on fox. great coverage as there has been through every game of the world cup

and two games of a league. excellent coverage

But best of all i watched V8 supercar, which was fantastic live without missing the race due to ad breaks in HD, then a fantastic summary afterwards because they didnt have to go to the news or some gardening show

Now i have the F1 on. also live and no ads in HD. awesome

old fart · 29 Mar 2015, 09:03 (Ref:3521340)

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Originally Posted by peckstar

I was watching the cricket also, on fox. great coverage as there has been through every game of the world cup

and two games of a league. excellent coverage

But best of all i watched V8 supercar, which was fantastic live without missing the race due to ad breaks in HD, then a fantastic summary afterwards because they didnt have to go to the news or some gardening show

Now i have the F1 on. also live and no ads in HD. awesome

Will that will keep him away for a while or not-he has to be promoting his beloved V8s and Foxtel. I guess he must be on a pay per prompt so he must be worth a squillion or more.

peckstar · 29 Mar 2015, 09:19 (Ref:3521360)

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Originally Posted by old fart

Will that will keep him away for a while or not-he has to be promoting his beloved V8s and Foxtel. I guess he must be on a pay per prompt so he must be worth a squillion or more.

kerching, thanks for another mention

Oldtony · 29 Mar 2015, 21:47 (Ref:3521611)

After a weekend that had a V8 meeting and a Gp take place and I find myself in a position where the only motor sport vision I have seen is a couple of clips on news broadcasts I start to wonder if Motor racing risks sinking to Basketball, Netball or baseball as a mainstream sport.
It is very easy to see the short term financial gains by going with pay but I think that both Archer and CVC are adopting a policy of grabbing as much as they can with no thought for the longer term future of the sport.
As it stands if you are a motorsport fan and want to watch your sport live you have to have a family of football fanatics to go anywhere near justifying the cost.
The upshot is that we are increasingly pointing our youngsters away from motor sport towards football. Not good for the sport.
Perhaps it is the fact that I've been around a long time and can remember the days when motor racing was very much a minor niche interest, great fun for those involved but virtually unknown by the general public. No money, no sponsors and no coverage on TV or in the print media.
Are we fans of a dying sport? Less and less young faces in the crowd at race meetings. Are Archer and CVC the smart ones cashing in before the sport fades away? Or are they the ones hastening the end?
Over to you Pecky.

aussiemuscle308 · 29 Mar 2015, 22:37 (Ref:3521637)

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Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

10 is giving an hour of highlights today...whoopee doo (doo)

especially after all their boasting about being the 'home of motorsport'

db120176 · 29 Mar 2015, 22:48 (Ref:3521643)

Don't have Pay TV and I didn't miss seeing the races. Didn't watch the one hour highlights, caught a clip on the news

See you at the Sandown 500 V8 Supercars or whenever you're next live on Ten. I think you've freed up quite a few weekends for me to watch Rugby League this year

Same to you too Formula One and MotoGP

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