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no flag to flag coverage...in north america
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Speed TV has three segments this year:
Time Le Mans-----------EDT------------PDT 15:30-22:30|--|09:30-16:30|--|06:30-13:30 The Start 06:30-10:00|--|00:30-04:00|--|21:30-01:00 Overnight Summary 13:00-16:30|--|07:00-10:30|--|04:00-07:30 The Finish Between segments 1 and 2 they have CART qualifying, WRC Acropolis Leg 1, Mundial, Speed News, and the Toyota Atlantic race. (I'd say they could drop the WRC leg 1 'cause they replay it on Sunday, and reschedule the Atlantics - I've already pointed that out to them) Between segments 2 and 3 they're showing infomercials. I've complained rather more bitterly to them about that one. Fox has not responded to my emails of complaint. I miss the 25 hour coverage from last year already. Last edited by paul-collins; 5 Jun 2002 at 16:17. |
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i miss that coverage aswell, i wonder if getting a petition going will make a difference.
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Oh, forgot there's some absolutely necessary coverage of ARCA stock cars in between segments 1 and 2.
![]() Well, I'd be willing to marshall a letter to be sent to Speed/Fox. As can be seen in some F1 threads, complaints on paper tend to get noticed in a way that email does not. Let's revisit this after the race. In the meantime, email 'em! |
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I know it's not the same, but there is always Radio Le Mans for the TV downtime!
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I've always extolled the virtues of those great people at Radio Le Mans, in particular Paul Truswell and Ian Titchmarsh. If you can't watch the race, tune in on the web - there is no better commentary. |
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Quit moaning about your coverage! I'd kill for that much, here in the UK we're only getting about 5 hours of race coverage, PATHETIC!!
And as you guys have mentioned HOORAY for Radio Le Mans!!! PS What time is Paul Truswell doing his stint? |
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No, I'm serious!! Plus a couple of hours of the lead-in and an hour or more of the wind-down afterwards. And I think Ihave stamina!! |
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So what are they feeding him then?
Is he gonna be sustaining the Brasilian coffee industry for the next decade!!! |
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Then Fox bought Speedvision and repurposed it (read NASCARized it). It's one of the signs of the apocalypse, I believe. |
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since fox took over my speedvision consumption has been signifigcantly reduced. id like to see FIA sports cars, FIA GT, DTM, BTCC, british GT, motorsport mundial, f300, f3 etc. and to top it all off i want to see reruns of previous le mans, ALMS, FIA GT.
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As I am Le Mans this year, I have just been out and bought my radio.... Only 9 Days to go..... |
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On top of Champcars' Laguna Seca qualifying, this year, the Canadian GP is on the same weekend, meaning that qualifying could interrupt the 9:30 to 4:30 EDT segment (say, 1 to 2:30?). That is on top of the Champcar qualifying (which a little bird told me was at 5:30 this year on Speed). Folks, if you want more coverage, now's the time to get the word in, before the new schedule is set! Last edited by paul-collins; 30 Jan 2003 at 02:42. |
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Unfortunately, Speed Channel felt that during the late night of the 24 Hours enduro races where ratings could not register because most of the viewers can't stay up all night.
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That is because all the people at Speed TV are geriatric wimps.
The only answer is to attend these races in person. And complain bitterly to Speed TV. Send them lots of e-mails in the middle of the night while you're up listening to Radio Le Mans. Send e-mails to Radio Le Mans and cc them to Speed TV. |
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