Where's my Winston Eurosport?

oily oaf · 30 Jul 2003, 07:47 (Ref:674997)

I'm suffering from serious Winston Cup withdrawal symptoms due to the muppets at Brit Eurosport failing to screen races this season. They began by showing races on a regular basis but have now tailed off to about one a month. Wots going on. I notice they devote plenty of air time to a bunch of Lycra clad sweaty cyclists pedalling thru France (will somebody please tell me what motivates people to watch this dross) I mean wot are the spectators thought processes as they watch this "spectacle" "Oh look there's a bloke on his bike..... Hang on! there's another one" etc ad nauseum. So I say Oi Eurosport No! Less pedalling plonkers and a bit more Winnie Cup if you'd be so kind

Rob29 · 30 Jul 2003, 07:57 (Ref:675006)

If you want Winston Cup it is live on the NASN channel. Nothing will be gained by knocking someone elses sport.Cycling is very popular in most of europe if not in the UK.Personally I hate all ballsports but have to accept that others like them.

oily oaf · 30 Jul 2003, 15:14 (Ref:675377)

Sorry Reverend. Just trying to inject a little humour into a deadly serious topic

Dont like ball games? Wot not even a relaxing game of pocket billiards? Still I do feel I owe an apology to all you pedal and crankers wherever you may be.

MrSal · 30 Jul 2003, 16:32 (Ref:675456)

I can understand your frustration with the absolutely dreadful and pathetic Eurosport coverage where cycling, sumo, tennis and nose picking contests all get priority over nascar. If you can afford the NASN subscription get it!!! The coverage is absolutely brilliant-I can find no fault with it.
I constantly e-mailed the nascar website to complain about the Eurosport coverage. I believe the contract for them to show coverage ends this season and hopefully somebody else will get the highlight coverage and will do greater justice to this brilliant racing series.

Muppet · 30 Jul 2003, 17:33 (Ref:675532)

I reckon Motors TV will pick up Winston/Nextel Cup next year. They have been dropping a few hints during their excellent Busch coverage.

codename_47 · 30 Jul 2003, 22:31 (Ref:675833)

Keep your eye on NASN....I have managed to see the last two races on their "Freeview", I'll bump this thread to warn you if I see/hear of another one.

Perhaps that's good planning on NASCAR's part....if Eurosport can't be bothered to show them, then force NASN to un-encrypt to show their highlight show to all!

But yeah, I hope Motors TV DO pick up the rights next year....great channel. Plus they already have the BUSCH races, so the entire weekend will be covered (Craftsmen Truck races with the IRL doesn't it? :confused: )

Plus I've been circulating the NASN threads, and all the posters do is moan about how much time NASCAR takes up...it doesn't seem to be very popular with them!

oily oaf · 31 Jul 2003, 06:47 (Ref:675977)

Thanks for all your input guys but which sattelite package is NASN on, I've got Freeview upstairs and Sky downstairs but I've never come across it. Well done MrSal for at least trying to get something done about this dire situation which is what I should do instead of just whingeing in this forum. Good work fella. But hey don't be too critical of the nose-picking mate it's this type of cutting-edge TV that's made Eurosport what it is today.

MrSal · 31 Jul 2003, 06:53 (Ref:675978)

NASN is in sky digital channel 420. Great coverage-it costs £11.99 per month(I think)and during the US adverts we go to uncensored in car coverage. Some of the comments by some of the drivers(Dale jr in particular) means I wouldn't watch this with small children in the room.....

oily oaf · 31 Jul 2003, 07:24 (Ref:676010)

Thanks mate! The reason I've been unable to pick it up is that I'm still on analogue feed. 'Bout time I entered the 21st century methinks. Hey don't worry about Dale jnr's profanities MrSal, when I watch Nassie on the magic box even my missus don't get in the room let alone the ankle-biters.

Muppet · 31 Jul 2003, 17:27 (Ref:676484)

The Freeview coverage on NASN drove me nuts every time they went to an ad break on the Trucks (July 4th weekend) they showed the same "this is NASN" tape. Would have been bearable but the American's have an ad break every 3 minutes. Do they have weak bladders, short attention spans or what?

Apart from that, it's excellent. I'm a big fan of the Trucks now! ;-)

I'm thinking of subscribing but I'm usually out a race meetings at weekends... The NFL, etc, etc (stuff with balls) they show during the week doesn't really appeal.

Rob29 · 31 Jul 2003, 17:47 (Ref:676495)

Quote:

Originally posted by oily oaf
Thanks mate! The reason I've been unable to pick it up is that I'm still on analogue feed. 'Bout time I entered the 21st century methinks. Hey don't worry about Dale jnr's profanities MrSal, when I watch Nassie on the magic box even my missus don't get in the room let alone the ankle-biters.

I did not know you could still get Sky on analogue.i still have my analogue dish & tuner but can only get german channels on it.These are worth having BTW.If you are on cable I doubt that you will get NASN.Don't confuse the 'Freeview' service with NASN freeview-which simply means that they ocasionally allow non subsribers like me to watch!

oily oaf · 1 Aug 2003, 06:24 (Ref:676830)

Sorry Rob my mistake. The service I have downstairs is in fact cable but shows all the Sky progs hence my confusion. I guess Ill have to upgrade to Sky digital to recieve NASN. More money! Sorry to bore u all with my home entertainment details. By the way did I mention the ICE system in my car. Well it's 400w total music power drone drone drone

codename_47 · 4 Aug 2003, 21:56 (Ref:679982)

I've checked NASN's schedules, and no more freeviews until at least September.(Dammit....showing the Glen could've attracted a few more "oh....so it's not just ovals" new subscribers...oh well)

But Eurosport is at least back on schedule with it's highlights from Indy next Sunday (where's the races you missed then guys?)

**FIRE** · 7 Aug 2003, 12:41 (Ref:681992)

I looked in my TV magazine and saw that Nascar will be on Eurosport next Sunday. BUT when I look on the Eurosport website I see Nascar is replaced by tennis.

Last week the coverage of the Nascar race was at 00.45h CET.

Normally the Nascar coverage (With Dutch commentators) is very good. The 2 commentators are really Nascar fans and give info about drivers, teams, crewchiefs, sponsors, etcetara.

MrSal · 7 Aug 2003, 14:36 (Ref:682044)

Eurosport does not deserve nascar.
Motorsport seems to have the lowest priority on the channel and is constantly disapearing from the schedule. For God's sake, put nascar on in the midweek if the live weekend sports coverage keeps over-running. There's plenty of repeats on on midweek evenings that could be replaced.
I remember when the cart coverage was excellent on a Sunday night as well. That has all but disapeared.

**FIRE** · 7 Aug 2003, 19:25 (Ref:682199)

Quote:

Originally posted by MrSal
Eurosport does not deserve nascar.
Motorsport seems to have the lowest priority on the channel and is constantly disapearing from the schedule. For God's sake, put nascar on in the midweek if the live weekend sports coverage keeps over-running. There's plenty of repeats on on midweek evenings that could be replaced.
I remember when the cart coverage was excellent on a Sunday night as well. That has all but disapeared.

I agree some years ago the coverage of motorsport was much better. For example on Sunday evening there was CART and Nascar.
And yes, why not a 1 hour coverage of Nascar on Monday or Tuesday at 22.00h. Normally on these days there aren't big sporting events (for example football, tennis).

This week they do a live coverage of a football tournament for teenagers! How low can they go?

Also rally is always after 23.00h or 00.00h on Eurosport.

I think I send an email with my (our) complaints.

kimi020 · 7 Aug 2003, 21:57 (Ref:682338)

Motors Tv is a good channel, but there coverage of Busch is not as good as the Winston cup on NASN. I hope that it stays on NASN next year, it well worth £9.99 a month.

**FIRE** · 9 Aug 2003, 19:36 (Ref:683821)

Sunday 19.00h CET Nascar on Eurosport!!!!!

oily oaf · 11 Aug 2003, 13:34 (Ref:685035)

Let joy be unconfined, let there be dancing and merrymaking in every corner of the realm, let the good times

roll! Yes folks it's finally happened. Our beloved Brit Eurosport have screened a motorsport event as advertised in the schedules. I actually got to see not only Winnie Cup but live Champ car from Ohio. Hard to take in aint it. I shall now do what every right thinking red-blooded Brit must do and force down several flagons of warm unfizzy beer to be followed by a fish & chip blow out until the inevitable takes place. Call me a crazy fool but I dont care I tell you hehehehehhehehehehhohohohohohohahahahahahahah etc

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