Future Rally Media Coverage

**DonJippo** · 17th Feb 10, 16:47

Originally Posted by Barreis

Eurosport is producing their own program and no problem 'cos they know that 12 millions people watch it (1/4 would watch whatever they have on the program that moment).. Copy/paste Eurosport..

Eurosport is producing if someone pays for them to do it, like in MC.

**Barreis** · 17th Feb 10, 16:49

Eurosport Events are organiser of IRC..
PLUS..
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81544

**DonJippo** · 17th Feb 10, 17:05

Originally Posted by Barreis

Eurosport Events are organiser of IRC..

Yes they are but there won't be a coverage like in MC without someone else paying it.

**tmx** · 17th Feb 10, 17:14

I think Armin Schwartz would make an excellent commentator, because I've seen one of his appearance as guest during New Zealand coverage and he was very perceptive. Or at least be paired with another commentator. Probably not going to happen since he's enjoying racing in America.

RS · 17th Feb 10, 17:18

Originally Posted by tmx

I think Armin Schwartz would make an excellent commentator, because I've seen one of his appearance as guest during New Zealand coverage and he was very perceptive. Or at least be paired with another commentator. Probably not going to happen since he's enjoying racing in America.

Schwarz commentated for Eurosport Germany during Monte Carlo this year.

**DonJippo** · 17th Feb 10, 18:01

Originally Posted by RS

Schwarz commentated for Eurosport Germany during Monte Carlo this year.

I've seen him doing that for RTL from WRC events don't know if he does it still.

**Barreis** · 17th Feb 10, 18:33

Originally Posted by DonJippo

Yes they are but there won't be a coverage like in MC without someone else paying it.

Sponsors are paying their marketing PLUS entry fee to IRC from every organiser..

**anto-t** · 6th Mar 10, 16:16

A couple of things need to be done..

We need a mix of the WRC coverage and IRC coverage. I would watch Rallying all day which I have each weekend it has been on eurosport But what the IRC coverage is missing is the production value on the nightly H/Ls They need to start making the program as good as the WRC show. with more cameras on the side of the road I would watch it all again.
Someone put it to me its like cricket Some channels will be live all day and then have H/Ls at night and it gets viewers.

There should be live GPS data by now click on a car and you can see the speed and all the data. Its there so I dont know why it isent on the internet yet.
One of the producers recently said to me that most WRC events have live stages its just that no one will show it live in the UK.. I think this is bull after seeing how many people tuned into the Mote Carlo I would be surprised they couldn't fill it with adds. ( its not like motors TV is live all day so they cant say we are live all day like europsport could)

**ilsit** · 17th Dec 11, 20:15

We should all contact the bbc stating why we think they should bring WRC back. With formula 1 coverage reduced maybe they could use WRC to fill the gap. This would also mean people like jake humphrey doing something and the tax payer seeing some sort of return. As seen with F1 coverage audiences have gone up. This would make WRC a more viable option for sponsors. We have 3 weeks at the most for something to be done. We could start a petition to show the bbc that people want it back on a major channel it will im sure also cost less than F1 (any one know how much espn paid). The bbc can be contacted here for those who want to contact the bbc directly [COLOR=#417394]https://faq.external.bbc.co.uk/templ...duleID=contact[/COLOR]. Any one done a online petition before?

Or to Mark Thompson director general of the bbc [COLOR=#417394][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2]mark.thompson@bbc.co.uk[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

**Rallyper** · 17th Dec 11, 20:22

I already did, yesterday.

**ilsit** · 17th Dec 11, 20:23

have they replied? Has anyone else? I really think a petition would be the best way forward as it allows other poeple from diffrent forums to sign up.

**whereschris** · 17th Dec 11, 22:44

Just emailed Mark Thompson....

**ilsit** · 20th Dec 11, 17:56

Take it many on here dont give a f**k about rallying

. Many gone on about something needing to be done but do nothing WRC is going to die a slow deaf unless the we the fans do something. Its important to get it on a channel such as the bbc to attract new fans and reingage overs with the sport.

**BDunnell** · 20th Dec 11, 18:06

Originally Posted by ilsit

Take it many on here dont give a f**k about rallying

. Many gone on about something needing to be done but do nothing WRC is going to die a slow deaf unless the we the fans do something. Its important to get it on a channel such as the bbc to attract new fans and reingage overs with the sport.

There are a lot of people on here who care about rallying, but perhaps we aren't minded to respond to poorly-written, garbled posts, and perhaps we think you're being a trifle simplistic in assuming that the BBC would suddenly want to take on the WRC coverage. Contacting them is a pointless exercise. The reasons why the BBC doesn't currently want to show rallying are deeper-seated and won't be resolved by a load of fans e-mailing the DG.

**AndyRAC** · 20th Dec 11, 19:32

I like the sentiment, but people need to live in the real world. Why on earth would the Beeb start showing a minority/niche Motorsport?? This isn't the 80's/90's when the Beeb did show plenty of minority sports.

**Plan9** · 21st Dec 11, 06:30

I wish we could have this for TVNZ. They give very little coverage to motorsport and they appear to have blow their program budget on the Rugby World Cup!

**Jake Stephens** · 21st Dec 11, 10:13

Originally Posted by BDunnell

There are a lot of people on here who care about rallying, but perhaps we aren't minded to respond to poorly-written, garbled posts, and perhaps we think you're being a trifle simplistic in assuming that the BBC would suddenly want to take on the WRC coverage. Contacting them is a pointless exercise. The reasons why the BBC doesn't currently want to show rallying are deeper-seated and won't be resolved by a load of fans e-mailing the DG.

I agree completely. We would all love to think that we could sway their attention to WRC but it is not going to happen.

**ilsit** · 21st Dec 11, 13:35

Are you all not forgetting who pay for the bbc we the tax payer. If enough people say they want something they have to proved or else they would not be providing a service the public want. Again many of you on here will be moaning about WRC beinging scrapped in the future if we dont try we will never find out. The fans need to make the first move after all its us who pay their wages.

There are a lot of people on here who care about rallying, but perhaps we aren't minded to respond to poorly-written, garbled posts, and perhaps we think you're being a trifle simplistic in assuming that the BBC would suddenly want to take on the WRC coverage. Contacting them is a pointless exercise. The reasons why the BBC doesn't currently want to show rallying are deeper-seated and won't be resolved by a load of fans e-mailing the DG.

Well at least people are willing to try something rather than just moan. This is the reason why this once great country is on its arse right now.

**BDunnell** · 21st Dec 11, 14:17

Originally Posted by ilsit

Are you all not forgetting who pay for the bbc we the tax payer. If enough people say they want something they have to proved or else they would not be providing a service the public want. Again many of you on here will be moaning about WRC beinging scrapped in the future if we dont try we will never find out. The fans need to make the first move after all its us who pay their wages.

Well at least people are willing to try something rather than just moan. This is the reason why this once great country is on its arse right now.

It is not 'the taxpayer' that pays for the BBC, but the licence fee payer. There is a difference. And in no way is it 'the fans' that need to make the first move. The likes of the BBC will only ever want to take up WRC coverage again if there is something worth covering, which, at the moment, there isn't. In short, your sentiments are well-meaning but misguided.

**MrMetro** · 21st Dec 11, 14:22

Originally Posted by ilsit

Are you all not forgetting who pay for the bbc we the tax payer. If enough people say they want something they have to proved or else they would not be providing a service the public want. Again many of you on here will be moaning about WRC beinging scrapped in the future if we dont try we will never find out. The fans need to make the first move after all its us who pay their wages.

To be fair though, on a national level, the WRC is not as popular as say F1, and even that, despite being very popular on the BBC is being reduced. Why? Cost. Many public sector divisions are getting less funding, and need to spend much more carefully. And what is effectively a niche sport, is not going to be on the priority list for the BBC.