It sure does look that way. Funny how people didn't want to see that but now its happening anyway.ReventĂłn;3108257With the GT1 class slowly losing any competitive cars (other than the C6Rs) & some of the LMPs slowly moving towards closed cockpits, anyone else think we might be seeing the series slowly turn into a faster, more popular version of the Grand Am Series w/ the GT & DPs?
ReventĂłn;3108257With the GT1 class slowly losing any competitive cars (other than the C6Rs) & some of the LMPs slowly moving towards closed cockpits, anyone else think we might be seeing the series slowly turn into a faster, more popular version of the Grand Am Series w/ the GT & DPs?
John's Debate! - More Live, Less Tape-Delay?
It's 5:00 PM CDT, yet it looks like it's 8:00 PM in Elkhart Lake. You know why? Because the race is a tape-delay. Do you think more live ALMS races should be shown on TV rather than the major races? Or are you okay with seeing ALMS races as tape-delays rather than live races?
I never understood what "ftw" and "iirc" stands for... maybe more live races would cost more for the TV station, but at least you can still watch the event live. I think I realize that the Knoxville Nationals was probably live around this time. What they COULD (and maybe should) do is for Speed to do ALMS races like they do F1 races- show the live coverage on one day (granted it's on a Friday or Saturday). And if you miss it, show it on Sunday. I can do a Saturday night race. I'm down to see a Saturday night road race as much as I'd like to see the Autobacs Super GT (formerly the JGTC) races after midnight (CDT) from Japan.
Anyone else?
ALMS actually has deals with three networks, Speed (which is owned by Fox, who also has two other possible stations, one for sports), NBC, and ABC (who also owns ESPN).Because with 1 network, and a dozen major racing series in the world, there's no time to show them all live?
Speed (which is owned by Fox, who also has two other possible stations, one for sports)
I think US broadcasters just have it in their head that racing is done (shown) on Sundays.
Yeah before Fox bought them and they were Speedvision they had almost no NASCAR related news, but then Fox bought them, changed it to Speed and used it to increase their NASCAR contract.:facepalm: That explains so much...
Audi took care of business at Road America. Highcroft took home P1 honors with that lovely Acura. You don't see this every day: a Corvette wins in GT1 (it was supposed to be sarcasm). However, only one 'Vette finished, leaving an Aston Martin to get second in the seemingly uninteresting GT1 class. I wanted Risi Competizione to break from their slump, but a crucial spin left them settling for fifth while Farnbacher Loles get their first win in the ALMS.
Up next is Mosport. Detroit follows Mosport, and Petit Le Mans follows Detroit. All I got to see was three hours of this four-hour race at one of America's finest race tracks.
This is somewhat of an "I'm concerned" deal. My debate relates to seeing all of these tape-delayed events rather than seeing races live on Speed or any other event. Do you feel the same way sometimes? Here's my debate:
John's Debate! - More Live, Less Tape-Delay?
It's 5:00 PM CDT, yet it looks like it's 8:00 PM in Elkhart Lake. You know why? Because the race is a tape-delay. [COLOR]Do you think more live ALMS races should be shown on TV rather than the major races? Or are you okay with seeing ALMS races as tape-delays rather than live races?[/COLOR]
I'd probably imagine that more live races would probably cost more to show on TV. However, do you think more live races should be featured for ALMS coverage rather than with most tape-delays of sprint races?
ALMS actually has deals with three networks, Speed (which is owned by Fox, who also has two other possible stations, one for sports), NBC, and ABC (who also owns ESPN).
I remember the old days when I used to work on second shift and I would get home at almost midnight and be able to watch things like motorcycle ice racing. Since they switched I haven't felt the increase in my cable bill to get Speed is worth it.
Well, here's hoping that GTTV will get plenty of decent race coverage with a reasonable price.[empty space];3122208i wish i had speed. ive not seen any racing for the past 2-3 years now execpt for the od edited/tape delayed alms race. sebring, lemans, and petit lemans (even without 100% coverage) would make it worth it to me. thats without meantioning mgp and ama. f1 can have it moment as well.
cable not available where i live and my room mates out vote me on satalite so![]()
You don't know about GT TV? Its a new feature in GT5 where you can watch car content from all around the world.[empty space];3124010gttv?
You don't know about GT TV? Its a new feature in GT5 where you can watch car content from all around the world.
Up next is Mosport. The action will be on Saturday and shown on Sunday. I think this is the only Canadian stop for the ALMS. It takes place on a track I wouldn't mind seeing NASCAR race if they were to run a race in Canada (I think the Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve is somewhat a stretch for the handling of these cars, though I love the challenge).
Any predictions for class victors at Mosport (except GT1)?