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8 Apr 2003, 07:46 (Ref:562459)
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Speedweek 2003 - Why bother ?
Was just wandering around the SBS Webpage and stumbled across a link to the official Speedweek webpage.
The link funnily enough is : www.speedweek.com.au My, haven't they been left in a hole now there's no more PowerTour and PROCAR has moved to Seven ? All they will be covering this year is: F1 Superboats F Extreme Bikes Jetsprint Boats Karts Offshore Powerboats Production Sportscars Sprintcars Superbikes Looks like I won't need to bother programming Speedweek into the video anymore. The only thing on there I'm remotely interested in is the Production Sportscars and it looks like they're only showing 2 actual races from now until May. Also, have any of you guys actually read the description for Speedweek in your TV guides ? For as long as I can remember it has read: Quote:
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8 Apr 2003, 07:55 (Ref:562470)
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Cant be any worse than the coverage of the Yamaha Formula Extreme meeting on the teev at the weekend of the Home of Motorsport.... it was like watching an infomercial trying to sell motorbikes... yukk!!
Speedweek covered local NASCAR when Andrew Miedecke was winning a few seasons ago.... never seen IndyCar there tho |
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8 Apr 2003, 09:08 (Ref:562517)
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SBS showed the 1993/94 and 94/95 Australian NASCAR Championship, i don't think they formed any part of Speedweek though.
I suppose the good thing about no big categories being on Speedweek is that some of the other smaller categories are getting a go, like Production Sportscars, the boats and so on, which can only be a good thing. |
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8 Apr 2003, 09:41 (Ref:562557)
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I think they used to do a bit in the middle of the show where they would do a ten sec blot of whatever they could get their hands on.
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8 Apr 2003, 10:16 (Ref:562600)
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The production sportscar racing they had on the weekend was great to watch.
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8 Apr 2003, 22:35 (Ref:563384)
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Speedweek ? Arrr, you mean speedway and the drags.
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9 Apr 2003, 05:55 (Ref:563533)
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Nope, Miedecke and Middleton's NASCARS used to get televised from some flat track or other
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9 Apr 2003, 06:52 (Ref:563574)
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Yes it was last year and the offical name for them was v8 stockcars but as Andrew said "they are bloody Nascars, why dont they just call them that and stop confusing the publuc".
I wasted a few Video Tapes so far this year on speed week but Im just sticking to Pro Car on seven ( So I can watch Andrew stick the Porsche in the wall again and again) and Tens V8 Coverare, RPM, Trackside, Superstars and Rally Coverage . SBS have lost me as well. |
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9 Apr 2003, 06:54 (Ref:563575)
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Except for the foreign films I hope
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9 Apr 2003, 06:59 (Ref:563580)
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9 Apr 2003, 07:00 (Ref:563581)
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SBS should rename the 2003 version P@#s Weak
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9 Apr 2003, 07:47 (Ref:563614)
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Miedecke's Porsche was a fair bit slower than Richards' example... it should be line ball since Quinn was so close to Richo in 2002
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9 Apr 2003, 12:07 (Ref:563850)
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Might Not be the car me thinks !!!!
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9 Apr 2003, 13:00 (Ref:563927)
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Richo had modified his car to be eligible for Group 1, while Miedecke's was still in Carerra Cup spec for Group 2.
In a way i think it's good that Speedweek doesn't have the major categories, that way smaller categories are getting TV time. Surely some of these categories being on Speedweek is better than it being scrapped and SBS replacing it with another Soccer show. |
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9 Apr 2003, 22:23 (Ref:564578)
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Good Point Racer 69, It wouldnt hurt the other categories to have some exposure.
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10 Apr 2003, 01:16 (Ref:564693)
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The problem with this country is that we host to many different catagories. maybe streamlining the catagories will increase exposure for all who survive. And yes that might even mean using the "c" word. Combine
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10 Apr 2003, 07:22 (Ref:564801)
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Primo Categories:
- VB Supercar - Konica Supercar - Nations Cup - GTP - BrUtes - Carrera Cup - F3 - FF Sounds like a magic race meeting...... Anything else can go back to club land |
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10 Apr 2003, 07:31 (Ref:564810)
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If only we could have race meetings containing all of those at once then the best 2 or 3 from each in the one 1000 klm race at the mountain to finish off the year. That would be a funny race.
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11 Apr 2003, 09:57 (Ref:566042)
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Why not make it a 24hr race at Bathurst?
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11 Apr 2003, 11:21 (Ref:566126)
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Speaking of TV coverage I notice 7 have ditched Procar for this weekend for some sport thing or another - If It Aint Motorsport it aint worth the trouble in my mind.
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11 Apr 2003, 21:21 (Ref:566742)
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I think Inside Speed will still be showing Procar stuff.
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11 Apr 2003, 22:10 (Ref:566807)
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When that on its not in any Rural TV Guides - is it a city thing ??
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11 Apr 2003, 23:23 (Ref:566868)
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I think it's a pay TV thing. I'd like to know why 7 has dropped Procar coverage for this weekend - don't they still have the Brutes and the F3's to show?
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12 Apr 2003, 03:54 (Ref:566965)
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All replays will be Saturday afternoon from 12 noon - 1 pm SEVEN NETWORK
Apr-26 Adelaide Rd 1 of the V8 BRutes Championship May-03 Adelaide Rd 1 of the Australian Production Car Championship and F3 May-10 Symmons Plains Rd 2 of the Nations Cup Championship May-17 Symmons Plains Rd 2 of the Australian GT Performance Championship May-24 Symmons Plains Rd 2 of the V8 BRutes Championship May-31 Symmons Plains Rd 2 of the Australian Production Car Championship and F3 |
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