Britcar on Sky TV

Steve Wood · 19 Jan 2004, 10:09 (Ref:843109)

CSS have just confirmed the times and dates for the Brands Hatch broadcasts. This should, and I stress should, include the Britcar race of 1/11/03, a bit on Britsports, and a feature (but no race footage) on the 22/11/03 night race. They filmed footage for all of the above, but I've not been informed what's been edited.

The programme is called "World Motorsports".

Saturday January 31st 13.00 Sky Sports Extra
17.30 Sky Sports Extra

Sunday February 1st 17.00 Sky Sports 3

Monday February 2nd 19.00 Sky Sports 3
23.30 Sky Sports 2

Tuesday February 3rd 10.30 Sky Sports 2
14.30 Sky Sports 2

Plenty of opportunities to watch or set the video. The Britcar bit will be in the second hour, so you can skip the Formula Nippon bit at the start.

snetmarshal · 22 Jan 2004, 23:18 (Ref:847581)

Steve, know if there is any propsect of a Britcar video in due course? unfortunately dont have sky so dont get to watch it.

Steve Wood · 23 Jan 2004, 22:17 (Ref:848768)

The immediate answer is "not sure", but I'll ask James. I don't believe that CSS/Sky would create a compilation of the several broadcasts, but they possibly would provide us with the individual tapes that we would have to compile ourselves, but this is speculation.

We are formulating plans for far superior coverage this year.

Steve Wood · 28 Jan 2004, 12:01 (Ref:853476)

Checked with James, and the plan is to compile a DVD ourselves, comprising all of the 2002 and 2003 Sky broadcasts. This will be done when James and John can get around to it, and the cost will be around £12, but don't hold me to it.

snetmarshal · 28 Jan 2004, 23:12 (Ref:854440)

Cheers for that Steve, put me down for one when out

Steve Wood · 31 Jan 2004, 16:02 (Ref:857686)

Just watched the first broadcast, and what an improvement !

This time, the CSS team really excelled - they cut down on the interviews, gave the ultra-professional Mima Seldon a piece-to-camera, and roped in old Adipose, a man who knows his stuff in all fields of circuit racing, to share the commentary. The in-car footage was relevant and exciting (helped by the fact that the racing was excellent), and the whole thing had a flow that told the story of the race.

I have been publicly and privately critical of CSS in the past, but it seems things are moving in the right direction. Well done Dawn, Mima, Andrew, and the rest of the team at CSS.

Watch it, or set the video, you won't be disappointed.

**Tim Falce** · 31 Jan 2004, 16:12 (Ref:857693)

What is Britcar, I can't seem to find anything about it on Google

johnw · 31 Jan 2004, 23:57 (Ref:858311)

Are you sure that you are not trying Booble? ;-)

Steve Wood · 1 Feb 2004, 10:45 (Ref:858682)

falcemob, try www.eerc.co.uk, to find everything you want to know about Britcar, Britsports, and the Avon 100, the three series run by the European Endurance and Racing Club.

Steve Wood · 1 Feb 2004, 10:48 (Ref:858687)

My apologies to Ms Seldon. Despite having worked alongside the lady at Brands, I continue to mispell her name, which, according to the Sky credits, should be spelt Myma, and not Mima.

Steve Wood · 1 Feb 2004, 10:50 (Ref:858691)

falcemob, alternatively, watch one of the Sky transmissions detailed at the top of this thread. The Britcar bit is about 75 minutes in from the start of the programme.

james tucker · 3 Feb 2004, 08:24 (Ref:861134)

well was it any good
sportingly
james

100%hondafan · 11 Feb 2004, 08:36 (Ref:870318)

i dont have sky sports unfortantly could motors tv get coverage next year on some of the races ??? it would make the series more nown

Steve Wood · 12 Feb 2004, 16:24 (Ref:872122)

Motors TV will be broadcasting certain races in the EERC package this year.

jase · 12 Feb 2004, 19:03 (Ref:872262)

Steve, any idea when BritCar are next on Sky?

Steve Wood · 12 Feb 2004, 20:08 (Ref:872330)

I'll ring CSS tomorrow and find out,

I think it will be mainly Britsports, plus some interviews and pitlane footage from the Britcar night race, and perhaps a bit of Matt Seldon's in-car from dad Peter's BMW.

matt_tentenths · 12 Feb 2004, 23:35 (Ref:872575)

Anyone know when World Motorsports is covering the night-race from Brands?

jase · 12 Feb 2004, 23:40 (Ref:872583)

See Steve's reply to my last post

matt_tentenths · 13 Feb 2004, 09:35 (Ref:872870)

doh!

Steve Wood · 13 Feb 2004, 10:22 (Ref:872935)

Just got the info from Dawn at CSS.

First broadcast is due Sunday, February 29th, 3pm, Sky Sports 3, BUT, this is likely to be changed, and moved to the next weekend.

They will contact me to re-confirm, but I will ask again in the week leading up to the 29th.

ss_collins · 15 Feb 2004, 23:51 (Ref:875203)

at the moment there are four britcar threads running... I think I may merge them all into the Britcar uber thread... unless anyone has any serious objections??

SSC

Steve Wood · 16 Feb 2004, 08:39 (Ref:875470)

You might want to keep the TV thread separate, but it wouldn't matter unduly. You're the boss !

Steve Wood · 2 Mar 2004, 19:26 (Ref:891581)

Britcar will feature on Sky's World Motorsports programme this coming weekend. It will be footage from the Brands Hatch night race on 22nd November, plus Britsports reports.

Times are :-

Sunday 7th March 8.00 am Sky Sports Extra
4.30 pm Sky Sports 3

Monday 8th March 7.00 pm Sky Sports 2

Tuesday 9th March 1.00 am Sky Sports 2

Enjoy.

ChironWSC · 7 Mar 2004, 12:46 (Ref:896965)

Will there be any footage of the Second Britsport race from Brands?

Steve Wood · 7 Mar 2004, 20:04 (Ref:897351)

Doubtful, since I recall that the CSS crew didn't turn up till mid-afternoon. I'm going to call CSS tomorrow to thank them for a great double-bill, and I'll ask then.

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