NASCAR on NASN-Sky-FOX etc.

[NoahsGirl]

I like Sky's coverage - probably because i have developed a crush on David Tuckman! Anyway, it's great racing and I hope the rest of the Chase is as unpredictable as last sunday!

[jeffmr2]

Todays sky coverage has been brilliant so far,i have to say that as they just read out my name and e-mail lol!!

[Rapier Racer]

lol You weren't the Kyle Busch fan who doesn't like the chase were you?

[jeffmr2]

Yeah that was me lol!!

[colinspooky]

oo-er - bet you are delighted with Dover result then............ :eek:



See NASN only provided highlights again........... boo --- starting to wonder why I am paying them :mad:

[jeffmr2]

oo-er - bet you are delighted with Dover result then............ :eek:

I know,what a disaster.
But despite the points system Kyle has shown he's the driver of the year with all his wins in all the 3 series and there'll be another 5 wins before the season ends (dont quote me on this in mid nov tho lol)

I'm also curious if the chase points system is so good why isnt it used in nationwide and trucks series?

[71minus2]

oo-er - bet you are delighted with Dover result then............ :eek:



See NASN only provided highlights again........... boo --- starting to wonder why I am paying them :mad:

I canceled Sultana, too expensive for very little coverage, got HD instead.

I've been watching NASCAR on t'internet. NASCAR.com has live streaming of a lot of Nationwide races, others are available thru TVU Player...all for free!

[colinspooky]

can't help thinking it's the way to go

[jeffmr2]

Im cancelling NASN at end of this nationwide season.I'll just have to try and download nationwide races from somewhere even though by then i'll know the result.
When they are streamed on nascar.com its great but my tvu player hardly ever works when nascar is on.it may sound paranoid but it seems to work fine for other events but is hopeless for nascar broadcasts.
I still much prefered NASN sprint cup coverage compared to SKY and hope it returns there eventually.

[gary_580]

Anyone in the UK interestred in Bristol tickets for August 2009? I have the renewal option on 2 nationwide and 2 sprint cup tickets. I'm not selling them to make a profit, just to keep my renewal option open for the future. I'll be charging the cost of the tickets + credit card charges + postage

[colinspooky]

Anyone in the UK interestred in Bristol tickets for August 2009? I have the renewal option on 2 nationwide and 2 sprint cup tickets. I'm not selling them to make a profit, just to keep my renewal option open for the future. I'll be charging the cost of the tickets + credit card charges + postage

I know this is aimed at Brits but I would also start a new thread - someone will bite your hand off - wish it was me, but I can't plan that far ahead. God, I wish it was me....... :mad:

[gary_580]

I know this is aimed at Brits but I would also start a new thread - someone will bite your hand off - wish it was me, but I can't plan that far ahead. God, I wish it was me....... :mad:

Yes it was aimed at the Brits (easier working out exchange rates)

I went 3 years ago and it was fantastic, Last year a guy form Canada went in my place and this year an Ozzie went in my place.

[colinspooky]

yay - Sultanta/Virgin managed to delete the last 30-odd laps of the Lowes races on my V+ AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!! And that was on a pre-recorded programme on Monday.

I have checked with both companies, and both blame each other - yay again for inter-company co-operation which leaves me the paying customer wondering if I should be spending the money on more kebabs instead.

:(

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Sultanta do my head in. As well as being an avid NASCAR fan i also like hockey. If i record a hockey game on NASN or NASN2 i can never guarantee that ill see the end of the games. Ive now subscibed to ESPN360. 1000 regular season games On-Demand. Picture quality at full screen aint great but its the only way i can see Rangers games so needs must.

[colinspooky]

..... i also like hockey.......




My son is too and he plays down here in Kent - so this is another major reason we are keeping Sultana for now - but it's a thin thread.

:(

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

My son is too and he plays down here in Kent - so this is another major reason we are keeping Sultana for now - but it's a thin thread.

:(


Well i watched the Rangers Game on ESPN360 last night and all worked ok. It cost £60 for the season but with 82 regular season games for the Rangers thats something like 73p a game. I'll probably watch a few other games of interest as well so i think its worth it. Theres also some NASCAR stuff as well.

Who does your son play for?. I have a few buddys that play for the Chelmsford Chieftains. I havent played for a few years but have recently been training win a local skater hockey team. Im still trying to get my skating legs back as i havent been skating properly for donkeys years. Great fun all the same.

[colinspooky]

Was the Invicta kids lot, but he's 17 now so is slightly moving up

[colinspooky]

Well, I have to say Sky has done a pretty darn good job overall this year - pleasantly surprised with the way it has all gone.
Few hassles with recordings missing the end of races, but now I don't rely on the 'record series' button - I go into the guide and record the next two programmes too, which is daft, but has worked well.
Mr J look likes he has it all wrapped up, but really, one puncture and it's over and the puncture doesn't even have to be on his car.
Edge of seat stuff.

PS: I thnk Sky has the broadcast deal for next year too. Anyone know different?

[Simmi]

I think Keith said the other week they are doing the same thing for next season. It really has made my year having it all live on Sky.

I'm basically just waiting for Daytona now. I dont know about anyone else but the season seemed to deflate slightly for me just after the chase started. Probably the sinking inevitability of a Jimmie 3-peat.

[cgs]

i have been impressed with the coverage this year. it started off a bit shakey, but after a few races and comments from viewers, it's been great. it does annoy me a bit when they are still talking and quite obviously the US commentators are already back.

i do miss the pre-race show though so i will email my request to sky for next year to show more pre-race stuff, even if it's only for the Daytona 500. i loe the 1.5 hours of stuff before the race goes green!

[colinspooky]

season seemed to deflate slightly for me just after the chase started. Probably the sinking inevitability of a Jimmie 3-peat.




You mean when Biffle was winning everything? :(

[Maccoll]

I have been disappointed with Nascar coverage this year because I can't afford to have Sky sports. I remember having the two series on Setanta for like 9.99 a month. Now it's like near enough £40 per month for the Sky (with all that bloody football) and another 12.99 per month for the setanta to get very un-reliable coverage of the Nationwide.I don't even have a Sky+ box which is another £100 outlay.

I preferred the coverage without any British intervention. You also used to get telemetry on screen during breaks and pre-race coverage, I know there were some balls ups but at least I could afford it. Since becoming a mature student I missed the last ten races, sh*te.

Just to add I'm worried about ALMS too next season because the motors people(or is it Eurosport) don't run an info bar like the speed coverage does which makes endurance racing far more involving.

Wish we had Nascar trucks too but knowing luck it would go exclusively to Virgin customers lol.

I might just cancel the lot because it would be less frustrating.

Sorry just having a rant, I'm rarely on here and never get to chat to folk about motor racing.

[Maccoll]

I have been disappointed with Nascar coverage this year because I can't afford to have Sky sports. I remember having the two series on Setanta for like 9.99 a month. Now it's like near enough £40 per month for the Sky (with all that bloody football) and another 12.99 per month for the setanta to get very un-reliable coverage of the Nationwide.I don't even have a Sky+ box which is another £100 outlay.

I preferred the coverage without any British intervention. You also used to get telemetry on screen during breaks and pre-race coverage, I know there were some balls ups but at least I could afford it. Since becoming a mature student I missed the last ten races, sh*te.

Just to add I'm worried about ALMS too next season because the motors people(or is it Eurosport) don't run an info bar like the speed coverage does which makes endurance racing far more involving.

Wish we had Nascar trucks too but knowing my luck it would go exclusively to Virgin customers lol.

I might just cancel the lot because it would be less frustrating.

Sorry just having a rant, I'm rarely on here and never get to chat to folk about motor racing.

[colinspooky]

A good point is always worth making twice :D

Just just to clarify, the coverage has been good, providing you had Sky and Sultana - otherwise it was rubbish. Five had a tiny highlight show that missed out loads apparently.

[jeffmr2]

Anyone know whats happend to stoogetv,it was a great site for sport especially sprint cup.I went to watch some football on there yesterday and its gone!!Just hope its back by next february,it was a great source to watch the cup pre and post race show (i'd watch the race itself on sky)

[colinspooky]

Is it February yet?
:cool:

[JTK]

I know Sky have rights to Sprint Cup for this season (and that they are also showing Indy Car). Have heard rumours they may show the Craftsman Truck Series?

Was on NASN (soon to be ESPN America) website and they say they will be showing Nascar Now Magazine Show but that they do not have rights to the Nationwide Series for this season. They have always shown it here in past seasons. Has anybody any news regarding the Nationwide Series on UK tv for 2009?

Thanks

[colinspooky]

but that they do not have rights to the Nationwide Series for this season.




If true, I feel a cancelation coming on



// wonders what to spend money on :eek:

[71minus2]

i got rid of setanta last year and opted for TVU player and NASCAR.com for the Nationwide races.

[jeffmr2]

I e-mailed sky during the braodcast of either phoenix or homestead race regarding coverage for 2009,had a reply stating they had no intention to broadcast the truck series.
Will Nationwide series be returning to motors tv?I really do not want 2 subscrptions this year (sky sports&setanta) having cancelled setanta in novvember.

[Pieter Dams]

Hey guys,

can anyone confirm that Sky will be boadcasting the NASCAR races for the UK again this year? Or might we be so lucky to get NASN back? ;-)

Thanks!

Pieter

[Stu_H]

Hi Pieter,

Sky Sports have the contract for all Sprint Cup races again this year including the Bud Shootout, the duel 125's and the All Star race.

NASN have announced that they are not showing the Nationwide series this year which I am peed off about, as yet I cannot find anyone that is showing it (or at least anyone who has announced they have the rights).

NASN are still showing Nascar Now this year, but thats the only coverage they will have according to their website.

Hopefully someone picks up the Nationwide rights, Sky may be interested as they have been happy with the Sprint Cup or maybe Motors TV might get it back like a couple of years ago. I hope someone says something soon as Daytona is fast approaching!

[Speedworx]

First few races of the season:

07th February - Budweiser Shootout - SSX
12th February - Gatorade Dual At Daytona - SS3/HD3
15th February - Daytona 500 - SS2/HD2
22ndFebruary - AutoClub - SS2/HD2
01st March - Las Vegas - SS3/HD3
08th March - Atlanta - SS3/HD3
22nd March - Bristol - SSX
29th March - Martinsville - SS3/HD3

[acorn]

with the 2.5hr weekly world motorsport programme having had it's last programme, it will be interesting to see what motorsport they put in it's place(if any, and there'd better be some or i'll be firing off some e-mails to sky sports)

[colinspooky]

with the 2.5hr weekly world motorsport programme having had it's last programme



Sure this isn't just during the 'off-season' ?? I have no idea, genuinely asking.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

The Shootout aint in HD. That takes the wiz. Got the Sky people coming sunday to fit me new HD box.

[Stu_H]

They tried to get me to take 2 HD boxes to replace our 2 Sky+ boxes but I already pay them £57 a month (plus an extra £13 a month for Setanta/NASN) and they wanted an extra tenner a month for it.

I said if they cant give a customer since 1994, who spends over £650 a year with them for TV, HD for nothing then I didn't want it.

I do really lol!

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

It was our mega old Digi box that went. I think we will be paying £6 extra for the HD. At some point in the near future HD will become free. Probably sometime after Freeview goes HD (has that happened yet?). With NASN no longer having coverage of the Nationwide series could be worth ditching them and getting HD. Unless you watch other stuff on NASN ?.

[Stu_H]

It was our mega old Digi box that went. I think we will be paying £6 extra for the HD. At some point in the near future HD will become free. Probably sometime after Freeview goes HD (has that happened yet?). With NASN no longer having coverage of the Nationwide series could be worth ditching them and getting HD. Unless you watch other stuff on NASN ?.

Yeah I want to keep the Setanta package for Nascar Now, Premier League footie, FA Cup, England games and boxing. Plus Setanta are meant to be looking into showing Speedway (sky have the rights to the british leagues so Setanta are reportedly looking at Polish league action).

I will certainly change over when HD becomes the norm and free!

[Simmi]

First few races of the season:

07th February - Budweiser Shootout - SSX
12th February - Gatorade Dual At Daytona - SS3/HD3
15th February - Daytona 500 - SS2/HD2
22ndFebruary - AutoClub - SS2/HD2
01st March - Las Vegas - SS3/HD3
08th March - Atlanta - SS3/HD3
22nd March - Bristol - SSX
29th March - Martinsville - SS3/HD3

Cant wait!!!!! Especially the FOX guys kicking the season off. Roll on Feb!

[Maccoll]

I've posted up something in the Motors TV forum in the suggestions box basically asking about Nationwide and Trucks.

They haven't responded (surprise) so it's a waiting game.....

I suspect if we do get Nationwide, it will be total last minute. I'm almost used to this uncertainty just like previous years.

What I have discovered though (I having a moan earlier in this thread) is that in a few weeks I can get a land line,broadband, Sky+ and Sky sports for a far more affordable price so I'm happy and relieved that we can look forward to Sprint without any doubts.

We should all campaign to get the Speed channel over here with all the Nascar stuff,late modified,dirt, drag etc.

[colinspooky]

Not sure companies can convince staff to read their forums, and actually report back with anything sensible. They are far too busy doing what they please.

[philipbain]

I've posted up something in the Motors TV forum in the suggestions box basically asking about Nationwide and Trucks.

They haven't responded (surprise) so it's a waiting game.....

I suspect if we do get Nationwide, it will be total last minute. I'm almost used to this uncertainty just like previous years.

What I have discovered though (I having a moan earlier in this thread) is that in a few weeks I can get a land line,broadband, Sky+ and Sky sports for a far more affordable price so I'm happy and relieved that we can look forward to Sprint without any doubts.

We should all campaign to get the Speed channel over here with all the Nascar stuff,late modified,dirt, drag etc.

It would be great to see Nationwide back on Motors TV, havnt watched it since it left Motors TV (I never could justify a Sultana subscription) and I always enjoyed it. Sky Sports' coverage of NASCAR is pretty decent, making good use of the excellent coverage produced for the states and thier own analysts to bridge the gap between NASCAR and the british audience.

[colinspooky]

Sky Sports X 1am Sunday and again at 11am on Sports 3. Yay.....

[scotchman]

I'm just hoping that Sky will actually show more than one NASCAR race in full HD this year.

With the exception of the season-opening Daytona 500, which was shown in full HD, many of the races Sky showed last year on their HD channels were only in standard definition(albeit as good as it could look in SD)

This was pretty disappointing especially after the superb pictures from Daytona at the start of the season!

More full HD please this year Sky!!! ;)

[jeffmr2]

I got sky sports back in time to see man city earn a great win today :)
Is there anywhere online to get extra nascar coverage to suplement sky's broadcast,in particular pre-race show,trucks and nationwide action?

[JTK]

Re Nascar on UK TV.

Oh well, unless there is a last minute deal of some kind it looks as if we will not be seeing the Nationwide (Busch) series over here this year, I suppose we have been spoilt over the last 5 or so years with both Sprint Cup and Nationwide series having been available. I do hope someone comes in and makes it available. In the meantime thanks to Sky Sports for their continuing coverage of the Sprint Cup.

[inimitablestoo]

Heads up to those of us who don't have a stallactite dish: Five are showing the Budweiser Shootout overnight at 2am - this does not appear in your listing magazines; I only found out when Diana Thingy mentioned it in the build-up to the Daytona 24 Hours programme from last night.

[Andrewmcm]

I don't mind the UK coverage of the pre-race show. I guess they're trying to build their fan-base and want to explain the racing to new people - I was in that position last year and I felt like I was learning along with Keith Heuwen as the season went along. Maybe a red button service for the US feed would be nice, but I don't think Sky would give up the bandwidth for what is still a niche sport in the UK.

And it's great to have Larry Mac and DW back with Fox...!

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

I don't mind the UK coverage of the pre-race show. I guess they're trying to build their fan-base and want to explain the racing to new people - I was in that position last year and I felt like I was learning along with Keith Heuwen as the season went along. Maybe a red button service for the US feed would be nice, but I don't think Sky would give up the bandwidth for what is still a niche sport in the UK.

And it's great to have Larry Mac and DW back with Fox...!

What worries me is the standard of email that they get. Seriously i was expecting someone to ask "why do cars have tyres?".

There are some true idiots out there.

[Andrewmcm]

That can be said of new followers of any series - they are trying to grow the fanbase so I'd imagine that answering the basic questions would be seen as a way to explain the sport to the unwashed masses and keep them interested

Sky are really pushing the Daytona 500 this year, the trailer for it is on during almost every ad break.

[colinspooky]

Where is the Truck race and Nationwide?

Wheels has vanished from TVU again

And to be honest, I have not checked NASCAR.com - are they showing them live like last year?

[acorn]

try here:

http://channelsurfing.net/

[Stu_H]

I watched the truck race tonight live on www.justin.tv (http://www.justin.tv)

Excellent quality too! Would stay up for the Nationwide but work in the morning so sleep calls.

[colinspooky]

try here:

http://channelsurfing.net/

So does the race simply appear as a link down the page where all those events are listed ?? Or am I missing something.

[colinspooky]

The London studio backroom lads still haven't found a recording of real NASCAR erm cars to use as an audio backdrop while they chat during the US ad breaks. Sigh. If only there was some place where the cars could be heard out loud so they could snatch a few minutes of tape

:rolleyes:

[jeffmr2]

Ive just watched the Vegas sprint cup race on Fox instead of the usual sky broadcast.Am i the only one who finds all this "digger" stuff really annoying and irritating,its so bloody childish (or am i a real bloody misery).

p.s. does anyone have a copy of skys broadcast on dvd to lend me please? i was actually at the race but messed up setting my dvd timer!!

[Glen 320]

I think you're just being a misery! lol.

[earnhardt8]

Ive just watched the Vegas sprint cup race on Fox instead of the usual sky broadcast.Am i the only one who finds all this "digger" stuff really annoying and irritating,its so bloody childish (or am i a real bloody misery).

p.s. does anyone have a copy of skys broadcast on dvd to lend me please? i was actually at the race but messed up setting my dvd timer!!

Your a misery lol !! My kids love Digger.. so much so i had to buy them one each in Daytona, apparantly they want Annie and the rest of the gang too !!

Anyway did you have a good trip?? We have decided that its Vegas for us next year it will be 4 years since we last went so we are really looking forward to going.

Jackie x

[jeffmr2]

Your a misery lol !! My kids love Digger.. so much so i had to buy them one each in Daytona, apparantly they want Annie and the rest of the gang too !!

Anyway did you have a good trip?? We have decided that its Vegas for us next year it will be 4 years since we last went so we are really looking forward to going.

Jackie x

Hi Jackie

How are you and them family,has Barry finally seen the light and given up on Jr!!So you made it to Daytona this year,that must have been amazing.
I had a great time thanks,to finally see Kyle win a cup race was something special,especially starting from the back.I really thought Jeff was going to win untill he cocked up his pitstop and blew that tyre.
I saw some bloke on the coach carrying some digger cuddly toys and thought to myself who in their right mind would want them!!!!!!!It did seem like evryone else except me thought they were cool so i guess i am a misery lol!!

[earnhardt8]

Hi Jackie

How are you and them family,has Barry finally seen the light and given up on Jr!!So you made it to Daytona this year,that must have been amazing.
I had a great time thanks,to finally see Kyle win a cup race was something special,especially starting from the back.I really thought Jeff was going to win untill he cocked up his pitstop and blew that tyre.
I saw some bloke on the coach carrying some digger cuddly toys and thought to myself who in their right mind would want them!!!!!!!It did seem like evryone else except me thought they were cool so i guess i am a misery lol!!

We are fine thanx... barry and connor are still Jnr fans more so since that got to meet him in Daytona.. they bought some adidas gear and then got to meet Jnr in a sports shop both had their pic taken with him and then Jnr gave connor a diescast car..Later on we went to the back of the Mall where Jnr's car was parked and waited for him to come out.. he came over and signed Connors car and Barrys shirt and talked with us for a few mintues.. tried to presuade him to come to the Race of Champions this year.

Digger is cool.. go on you tube and you can see the full digger advert it is so cool !!

Jackie x

[colinspooky]

great stories guys :cool:

[jeffmr2]

We are fine thanx... barry and connor are still Jnr fans more so since that got to meet him in Daytona.. they bought some adidas gear and then got to meet Jnr in a sports shop both had their pic taken with him and then Jnr gave connor a diescast car..Later on we went to the back of the Mall where Jnr's car was parked and waited for him to come out.. he came over and signed Connors car and Barrys shirt and talked with us for a few mintues.. tried to presuade him to come to the Race of Champions this year.

Digger is cool.. go on you tube and you can see the full digger advert it is so cool !!

Jackie x


Wow that sounds so cool getting to meet him like that.Is he as down to earth and funny as he seems on tv.

[earnhardt8]

Wow that sounds so cool getting to meet him like that.Is he as down to earth and funny as he seems on tv.


He was very down to earth and lovely... when Connor went with Barry to have his picture taken with jnr he came over all shy (i know how unlike him !!) and wouldnt shake his hand but Jnr was really good with him and put him at ease.

When he was out the back of the mall he was really friendly.. asked where we were from, had we come all the way from the UK just to see the 500 and then when i asked about coming to Race of Champions he said how much fun Carl Edwards had had etc.

Prior to us meeting him he did a radio show in the mall and he didnt leave the backstage area until he had signed autographs for all those that wanted them.. i got my hat and connor hat signed.

Did Kyle do an appearance at m&m's world in Vegas this year??

Jackie x

[colinspooky]

oh noes - Kentucky on right after Dega on the same side - There could be trouble ahead................

:eek:

[colinspooky]

oops - Kansas. Darn K-words....... :rolleyes:

[Andrewmcm]

Sky did the same last year - no big deal for me as I like both NASCAR and Indycar so I can watch Talladega and then Kansas without being too concerned about the tape-delay Indycar race.

[colinspooky]

Fun cock-up at the Sky studio - Keith moaning (off camera, but still a live mic) about someone in the gallery not concentrating when he seemingly had just introduced the wrong bit of film. Makes them all seem a little more human. Lucky he didn't turn the air a little more blue though.

:p

[Fred Basset]

Dude.. no one cares.. stop bumping a dead thread :rolleyes: :bandit:

[colinspooky]

:confused: :rolleyes:

have it deleted then....... geez who died and made you God?

[RaceFanStan]

Fred, I think that people do care.
Just because you moved from the UK doesn't make a topic concerning the UK not revelent to others.
We have several good members in the UK, GB & other great nations.
I think this thread is important & I think I will sticky it to the top.

Take that Fred. http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/images/icons/tongue-anim.gif

[Fred Basset]

:laugh:

[Fred Basset]

We have several good members in the UK, GB & other great nations.
I think this thread is important & I think I will sticky it to the top.




Stan i think you'll find that "UK" and "GB" are the same place not different nations :laugh:
Why sticky a thread that no one posts in now? Threads that are stickied are meant to have major significance to all people on that sub-forum. Your just stickying this to try and make a point to me :rolleyes: ... it didn't work :laugh:

[Abo]

Stan i think you'll find that "UK" and "GB" are the same place not different nations :laugh:
Why sticky a thread that no one posts in now? Threads that are stickied are meant to have major significance to all people on that sub-forum. Your just stickying this to try and make a point to me :rolleyes: ... it didn't work :laugh:

Technically... :p 'Britain' is only England and Wales. 'Great Britain' is England, Wales and Scotland, and the 'United Kingdom' is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

[RaceFanStan]

Thanks Abo, I never understood that. :D
I used to just say England but I found out that was wrong.
I didn't comprehend the sublte differences until now.

[Andrewmcm]

Wheee back on topic. Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in one day on Sky TV - Keith Huewen has a long shift ahead of him on Sunday!

[Fred Basset]

Technically... :p 'Britain' is only England and Wales. 'Great Britain' is England, Wales and Scotland, and the 'United Kingdom' is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

My... we are being pedantic :laugh:
Its the same place which ever way you want to look at it

[jeffmr2]

I know its earlyish in the season but is there any news yet on wether Sky are going to continue coverage next year?

[philipbain]

Stan i think you'll find that "UK" and "GB" are the same place not different nations :laugh:
Why sticky a thread that no one posts in now? Threads that are stickied are meant to have major significance to all people on that sub-forum. Your just stickying this to try and make a point to me :rolleyes: ... it didn't work :laugh:

Yet whether or not your from Britain, Great Britain or the United Kingdom your still British, there is not such thing as Great British really, or indeed United Kingdomish!

[jeffmr2]

He was very down to earth and lovely... when Connor went with Barry to have his picture taken with jnr he came over all shy (i know how unlike him !!) and wouldnt shake his hand but Jnr was really good with him and put him at ease.

When he was out the back of the mall he was really friendly.. asked where we were from, had we come all the way from the UK just to see the 500 and then when i asked about coming to Race of Champions he said how much fun Carl Edwards had had etc.

Prior to us meeting him he did a radio show in the mall and he didnt leave the backstage area until he had signed autographs for all those that wanted them.. i got my hat and connor hat signed.

Did Kyle do an appearance at m&m's world in Vegas this year??

Jackie x

Bloody hell i only just saw this reply 3 months later lol!! Sorry bout that.
Yep Kyle was in m&ms store so i got his autograph for bout 5th time now i think.

[colinspooky]

I know its earlyish in the season but is there any news yet on wether Sky are going to continue coverage next year?


Not sure why they wouldn't - been good audiences I believe. They have lots of channels - need to fill them somehow - maybe worth starting to drop some emails asking just that, shows interest. ;)

[jonv]

Fantastic coverage on Sky this year.
Just discovered that my Sky package includes ESPN America so I can see NASCAR Now as well.
Not sure when this became part of the standard package - part of the Setanta problems or have I just been missing it?

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

ESPN are gonna start broadcasting a second channel on Aug. 3rd and will revert back to a subscription channel. will be £9 for those that are already subscribing to sky sports.

Just a note anyone remember the situation last year when we couldnt watch the Daytona 500 live because NASCAR was farting about with the rights?. When Setanta went bust the UFC were left without a broadcaster of UFC 100, couldnt get a deal sorted out quickly enough (2 weeks notice) so instead of letting fans down they decided to buy a 9 hour slot on channel 433 for this saturday. How come NASCAR couldnt pull their finger out their collective sphincter and the UFC could?.

I salute the UFC for not being idiots!

[Stu_H]

Fantastic coverage on Sky this year.
Just discovered that my Sky package includes ESPN America so I can see NASCAR Now as well.
Not sure when this became part of the standard package - part of the Setanta problems or have I just been missing it?

Yeah it went into the entertainment package when Setanta went tits up. Expect it to go straight into ESPN's package which is coming soon. £12 a month if you dont have Sky Sports, £9 a month if you do have it.

Only thing that will make me sign up is if ESPN bring over the Nationwide and/or Truck races.

I cancelled Setanta when the football season finished and am now using that money per month to pay for Sky HD so they will need to tempt me if they want my money lol.

[colinspooky]

Only thing that will make me sign up is if ESPN bring over the Nationwide and/or Truck races.



Even the Sky guys are mentioned the results to those races - hate it that I can't see them anymore - bring them too Sky - there must be a broadcasting equivalent of 'buy one get a couple free' deal with the Sprint Cup.

[philipbain]

Yeah it went into the entertainment package when Setanta went tits up. Expect it to go straight into ESPN's package which is coming soon. £12 a month if you dont have Sky Sports, £9 a month if you do have it.

Only thing that will make me sign up is if ESPN bring over the Nationwide and/or Truck races.

I cancelled Setanta when the football season finished and am now using that money per month to pay for Sky HD so they will need to tempt me if they want my money lol.

I noticed the following on the following page: https://espn.sky.com/faqs.aspx

"Apart from football, what else can I watch on ESPN?

Major league baseball, national hockey league, College basketball & American football and the entire NASCAR series."

Does this mean that NASCAR Sprint Cup will transfer from Sky Sports to ESPN? Or is this a vague gesture towards coverage of Nationwide and truck races?

[colinspooky]

Have written to them to ask just that - if enough of us do, they have to reply eventually - to at least one of us?

[GARYGAZZA]

Virgin also getting Espn Hd,so hopefully Nascar in Hd.Virgin will launch this on 3rd August.PS it will be free to XL customers

[colinspooky]

Yep - got that one through - should be interesting - have my V+ box poised - can but dream

[philipbain]

Virgin also getting Espn Hd,so hopefully Nascar in Hd.Virgin will launch this on 3rd August.PS it will be free to XL customers

Nice to dream but really doubtful, Sky Sports have 3 HD channels yet NASCAR on them is distinctly upscaled. Also checked with the channel launching today and NASCAR still appears to be on Sky Sports next weekend with no NASCAR on ESPN.

[colinspooky]

any change will be next year now, surely......

[71minus2]

i thought at the start of the year Sky confirmed NASCAR for 2009 and 2010?

[Andrewmcm]

So now ESPN is on-air in the UK, are they showing Nationwide or the Trucks?

[racing393]

Have i missed something? Is NASCAR moving channal?










www.nascar-racing-store.com (http://www.nascar-racing-store.com)

[colinspooky]

Not seen anything on ESPN - and my son watches it all the time, and he would say I am sure.

No idea about anything moving next year - Sky simply ignores these sorts of requests for info - not a big deal to them really - so fringe still which is a shame.

[GARYGAZZA]

Yet again Virgin media customers are getting a raw deal with sprint cup coverage.Just watch the climax to the race for the chase,looking forward the the 1st race of the chase next sunday.Guess what it,s on sky sports 3 via the red button a service good old virgin does not have.The EPG is showing poxy NFL,Not impressed!!!

[colinspooky]

wondered why it wasn't there - this can't be real? !!!!! :confused: :confused: :confused:

[GARYGAZZA]

Best start praying for rain :D

[jonv]

Sky is now showing the race on Sky Sport extra at 7pm on Sunday
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15751_4897975,00.html

[GARYGAZZA]

Sky is now showing the race on Sky Sport extra at 7pm on Sunday
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15751_4897975,00.html


Not according to the link you listed?Where did you here about this?

[jeffmr2]

The headline says motorsport live in sky sports and the proceeds to tell us we have to put up with extended highlights!!I'm far from impressed with this and expect better for the amount sky charge.

[Old Stock Nut]

If you look carefully on that page, there are asterisks on most of them and at the bottom of the page it points out that they are on Red Button only.

It would seem that Sky have got the same opinion of NACAR fans in Virginland as the plonkers at NASN/Setanta used to have. It looks as though the only way for us will be to watch it on the nascar.com Raceview/radio commentary.

Great - cover it superbly all year and then kna*ker it just when it gets to the playoffs. I can only assume that the viewing numbers are not enough and they have decided to drop it anyway. Bad news either way.

Perhaps ESPN will take it next year and we can give them a try to se if they are any better.

[jonv]

Sorry, thought the link I posted was showing some new information.

Red button means that I will not be able to record the races. A replay on monday would be fine (for me) but even those are only highlights :(

[cgs]

looks like i'll be going back to torrents for the time being!

[GARYGAZZA]

Rain for sunday and live coverage monday would be better :s mokin:

[Old Stock Nut]

Complained to Sky and got the following reply ...

"We are sorry to hear that you are not able to access our red button live
coverage on Sunday of the Sylvania 300 from Loudon. Despite the choice
of four sports channels from time to time the schedules are full of live
programming, so it is not physically possible to show everything live.
However we hope you will tune in to the highlights show on Monday
morning at 10am on Sky Sports 2, 4pm or 8.30pm on Sky Sports Extra.
We are indeed live on the 4th of October (we are only interactive via
the red button until 8.30pm ) and also live on the 17th and 25th of
October and the 1st of November"

Looking at the tv listing, it seems as though a two hour golf review counts as an important LIVE event then....

[acorn]

Red button means that I will not be able to record the races. (

fortunately, ive also got a vcr and pvr so i'll be setting the sky box up and recording the output onto the pvr while as a family we watch some other material (freeview or recorded)that we have in common.

i've also fired off an email voicing my disgust at having a great facility(sky+) that i can't use for the show that is the main reason for me having sky sports.

[philipbain]

Looking at the tv listing, it seems as though a two hour golf review counts as an important LIVE event then....

Yeah, I saw that, sometimes Sky can be really stupid with their live coverage, I distinctly remember an Indycar race in the middle of the night over-running and changing channel as a result because of a scheduled program which was a retrospective on boxing, not live, not even recent and as I was sound asleep I didnt see the end of the race. As for live coverage congestion, tonight we have Rugby League (a niche of a niche sport which is dying on its arse since Union went professional), Spanish football (generally sub-standard compared to domestic premier league), NFL (whilst very popular in the states it has never caught on over here, I actually think in general its less popular than NASCAR is in Britain) and Golf, a round up program followed by live coverage, don't get me started on Golf, its a boring sport played by even more boring people. So all this is being shown in preference to NASCAR, which has now reached the championship "play off", hence interest in it is at its peak, yet apparently a dead sport, a 2nd rate football league, a sport which no one likes and a sport that is plain boring are all preferable to the 2nd most watched motorsport category in the world at a critical point in it's season!

[GARYGAZZA]

Complained to Sky and got the following reply ...

"We are sorry to hear that you are not able to access our red button live
coverage on Sunday of the Sylvania 300 from Loudon. Despite the choice
of four sports channels from time to time the schedules are full of live
programming, so it is not physically possible to show everything live.
However we hope you will tune in to the highlights show on Monday
morning at 10am on Sky Sports 2, 4pm or 8.30pm on Sky Sports Extra.
We are indeed live on the 4th of October (we are only interactive via
the red button until 8.30pm ) and also live on the 17th and 25th of
October and the 1st of November"

Looking at the tv listing, it seems as though a two hour golf review counts as an important LIVE event then....


Not impressed,just looked at epg on virgin media for next sunday 27th and guess what no Nascar live!!!This is taking the frigging piss. :mad:

[Speedworx]

Dover is delayed highlights at 10pm.

Motorsport live on Sky Sports
Full details of A1GP, Nascar and Indy Car action live on Sky Sports
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2009

SEPTEMBER
Sun 27 Dover 400 (delayed highlights) 10.00pm NASCAR

OCTOBER
Sun 4 Kansas 400 7.00pm* NASCAR
Sat 10 Homestead Miami 9.30pm* Indy Car Series
Sun 11 Pepsi 500 (delayed highlights) 10.00pm NASCAR
Sat 17 Bank Of America 500 12.30am (Sun) NASCAR
Sun 25 Tums Fast Relief 500 5.30pm NASCAR

* Interactive - via the red button. Times are subject to change.

[IceWizard]

Red button coverage would be fine if it was possible to record it easily. The BBC red button coverage has its own channel numbers in the programme guide on Freeview. Why can't Sky pull their fingers out and do the same?

I see there isn't even red button coverage this weekend. What a disgrace. It wouldn't surprise me to see coverage of the world Monopoly championships instead.

[djparky]

I taped it last night- watched the first half, got bored and looked up the result on the internet- didn't seem like I missed very much- another JJ dominated yawnfest (although not as tedious as the F1 race)

[IceWizard]

I taped it last night- watched the first half, got bored and looked up the result on the internet- didn't seem like I missed very much- another JJ dominated yawnfest (although not as tedious as the F1 race)

No, it wasn't one of the greatest races ever, but good to see JPM running at the front again. Sadly I can't see anyone stopping JJ. Nothing against the guy but I would like to see someone else win the title for a change.

[acorn]

what the hell happened???

having recorded the previous redbutton showing (yes i did manage it, switch on sky box, select channel, select redbutton and record skybox output to dvd /hdd recorder) i attempted the same again this time. initially the red button wasn't showing nascar but eventually nascar was selectable. left it to record and watched other recorded material. checked that everything was ok at 2100 only to find that red button was now showing roulette!!!! THEY HAD SWITCHED THE NASCAR BACK TO THE MAIN SKY SPORTS 3. when did they say they were going to show it half and half???

i was going to fire off an email to sky but they obviously haven't got the desire to keep customers happy.

[Speedworx]

The race was always going to be on SS3 from 8:30pm. They just added the red button coverage for the first part unto then. You need to read the tv guides better!

[acorn]

thanks for that condescending remark. unfortunately the tv guides give vague/ misleading /conflicting information. even huewen didn't say it would be on ss3, just the red button. the prog info in the epg on sky did not say "start on red button moving to main channel". the previous red button race was shown on the red button all the way through.

sky's website(motorsport section) said "red button" NOT "starting on red button and moving to main channel".(as your post of 21st september illustrates)

at least the last promo huewen did for the upcoming irl race did say "starts on red button".

[djparky]

No, it wasn't one of the greatest races ever, but good to see JPM running at the front again. Sadly I can't see anyone stopping JJ. Nothing against the guy but I would like to see someone else win the title for a change.

yeah JPM does seem to have got to grips with the NASCAR thing now. As for JJ- he is very good and this stupid nonsense that is the Chase seems to bring out the best in him.

it could be worse- Dale Jnr could be winning

[Speedworx]

California ia now on at 12:30am early hours of monday morning

[GARYGAZZA]

California ia now on at 12:30am early hours of monday morning

Sky sports are a total joke!!!2hours of highlights What is the chance of Espn winning rights to Nascar next year?Sky are a total joke, :mad:

[philipbain]

Sky sports are a total joke!!!2hours of highlights What is the chance of Espn winning rights to Nascar next year?Sky are a total joke, :mad:

If ESPN were to get NASCAR I would be extremely tempted to drop Sky Sports and just get ESPN, I hardly ever watch football which Sky Sports seem to think is the be all and end all of sports! Ideally I would like another broadcaster to take both IRL and NASCAR then I wouldnt need Sky Sports at all.

[Keepitsideways]

Sent off last night, I don't expect a reply or any changes though :s mokin:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES ON SKY SPORTS LIVE!!!

Dear Sir/madam

I must say the Coverage of the Nascar Sprint Series recently has been extremely poor indeed.
SkySports subscribers like myself were under the impression the races were to be shown live in HD all season long.
First the HD coverage was dropped fairly quickly, then the sometimes delayed live races started to be shown,
following this it lost a dedicated channel and was pushed onto the Red Button access,
and Now there is no live coverage only a delayed Highlights package in recent weeks.

Furthermore, You could not have chosen a worse time to downgrade the Nascar coverage, just as it is reaching its Grand finale,
for example ( a bit like showing all the group matches in the Football World Cup HD live and then Just showing highlights of the Semi-final and Final!!)
This is a disgrace and the quicker NASN or some other broadcaster pick up the Uk TV rights for Nascar 2010 the better.

Mr disgruntled, name :(

Go Mark Martin and JPM.

ps. The actual coverage when it is shown Live is excellent, and fair play to Keith and his Guests for providing info to the masses.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[Simmi]

So not even red button coverage for Fontana?

[djparky]

If ESPN were to get NASCAR I would be extremely tempted to drop Sky Sports and just get ESPN, I hardly ever watch football which Sky Sports seem to think is the be all and end all of sports! Ideally I would like another broadcaster to take both IRL and NASCAR then I wouldnt need Sky Sports at all.

personally I hope not- aside from the recent issues I think Sky have done a great job with it. Plus that would mean having both Sky Sports and ESPN

NASCAR is a very minority interest sport over here so we're almost lucky to see it at all- Sky didn't need to pick it up when NASN lost the rights. As it's Fontana am not too bothered- it's usually a real snooze fest anyway

[scotchman]

I too have complained to Sky several times in the past few weeks about the dire coverage they have suddenly decided to give to NASCAR.

I just can't understand why they gave so much time to covering the Sprint Cup over the past two years, and then as soon as the most important part of the 2009 championship starts (The Chase), they put NASCAR firmly on the backburner as if it never existed!

It's clear as day that Sky have decided to unceremoniously ditch NASCAR from their package at the end of the season, but to do it in the way in which they have done is very, very disappointing indeed, and those involved in making these poor decisions should be hanging their heads in shame.

If ESPN do take it on, we may well see a lot more full HD coverage than just one race a year from Sky, the Daytona 500.

Who knows?

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

I wouldnt be suprised if we get news that ESPN will have NASCAR from next season. I personally wouldnt mind this, the American feed is ten times better, the UK studio stuff is pointless and frankly annoying.

Dont ESPN sell the international rights for NASCAR?, i remember reading that here before. If they do it would make sense for them to keep it for themselves, ESPN are making a major play in the sports over here.

Its pretty obvious that SKY arent interested in NASCAR now and that has got to be down to the fact they aint gonna have it anymore.

[philipbain]

Its pretty obvious that SKY arent interested in NASCAR now and that has got to be down to the fact they aint gonna have it anymore.

I really hope that NASCAR goes to ESPN from Sky Sports, principally because after next Sunday's race at Homestead i'm taking Sports off my Sky package, with A1GP down the plug hole there is nothing left to watch on Sky sports until next season. Thats the thing, Sky were plugging that Indycars would be back next year throughout the last couple of races of the season yet they have avoided any mention of next seasons coverage during the live NASCAR races. ESPN would be a better deal, it costs less and you also get live DTM races which i've missed this season. I think the reason that Sky picked up NASCAR in the first place was the promise of Dario Franchitti providing some home interest, but that failed to last barely half a season and I can only assume that Sky had a deal for 2 seasons of coverage. Sky Sports is alright but very expensive and i'm not paying for what I watch, i'm paying for thier insanely pricey Premier League football deal, which I frankly rarely watch and wouldnt miss having.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

I really hope that NASCAR goes to ESPN from Sky Sports, principally because after next Sunday's race at Homestead i'm taking Sports off my Sky package, with A1GP down the plug hole there is nothing left to watch on Sky sports until next season. Thats the thing, Sky were plugging that Indycars would be back next year throughout the last couple of races of the season yet they have avoided any mention of next seasons coverage during the live NASCAR races. ESPN would be a better deal, it costs less and you also get live DTM races which i've missed this season. I think the reason that Sky picked up NASCAR in the first place was the promise of Dario Franchitti providing some home interest, but that failed to last barely half a season and I can only assume that Sky had a deal for 2 seasons of coverage. Sky Sports is alright but very expensive and i'm not paying for what I watch, i'm paying for thier insanely pricey Premier League football deal, which I frankly rarely watch and wouldnt miss having.


You are correct Sky said at the time they signed the deal it was for 2 years. ESPN will hopefully give us the american feed so we dont have to put up with the muppests in the studio.

I get your point about Sky, but im a sports nut so will still have it for the footy, I have ESPN as well for footy, UFC and the odd hockey game so wherever it goes ill have it. I just want the best coverage and Sky have shown many times over the years if it aint football they dont care and coverage is sloppy at best for most of the other stuff they have.

[Simmi]

You are correct Sky said at the time they signed the deal it was for 2 years. ESPN will hopefully give us the american feed so we dont have to put up with the muppests in the studio.

I get your point about Sky, but im a sports nut so will still have it for the footy, I have ESPN as well for footy, UFC and the odd hockey game so wherever it goes ill have it. I just want the best coverage and Sky have shown many times over the years if it aint football they dont care and coverage is sloppy at best for most of the other stuff they have.

Also hoping for ESPN. They have a couple of channels they can spread it over. Why not stick on the Nationwide Series while they're at it.

That's cool you like UFC I didn't think anyone else on the forum was into it!

[djparky]

I don't know why people are moaning about the Sky coverage- aside from the odd race it's been perfectly fine these last 2 years. I don't mind the UK studio breaks- it's better than endless adverts or the old in car that happened with Setanta.

personally I hope it doesn't go to ESPN- I have Sky Sports for Tennis, IndyCar & NASCAR- I don't want to be spending extra money on endless bloody football matches that I have absolutely no interest in

as for the DTM- once a truly brilliant series that has unfortunately turned itself into a F1 with roof type event where races are decided on strategy rather than actual overtaking on the tracks (or at least that's what it was like when last I watched it in 2008)- get rid of the pitstops, bring back the double header format from the old days, plus a third manufacturer and I'd get interested in it again

[acorn]

sometimes live isn't better. i watch the dtm(and f3euroseries) on sky sports. we also watch the england rugby union games in hd. if espn get nascar then i guess i won't be watching it the same for the same reasons as djparky. as usual we get the special offer leaflets for espn listing what will be on offer BUT no mention of nascar. i'll give the offer a miss.

[Andrewmcm]

No mention at the end of the show whether Sky are showing NASCAR next year or not. Time will tell I suppose....

I've really enjoyed their coverage, and I hope they renew it for next year - even if it does mean races behind the red button.

[colinspooky]

yep - no mention - I wasn't too surprised as this stuff is so fluid.

One thing for certain - CAN NOT BE ON THE RED BUTTON.

Us Virgin Media people can't record that automatically, unless someone knows different.

Can't help thinking ESPN will have it - surely makes sense. Wonder what their coverage will be like.

One big big big thing I liked about Sky is the sound - could really turn it up and get the engine sounds, rather than have them completely drowned out by the commentators.

Lovely sound levels Sky - best by far in the business.

Watch some GT racing on something like Motors, and you can barely hear them.

[philipbain]

Watch some GT racing on something like Motors, and you can barely hear them.

That may be more to do with the exhaust systems on the cars, the sheer quantity of the cars and the fact that they are in a relatively enclosed space than the sound levels the TV producers use. if you have ever heard a NASCAR Cup Series Car up close they are seriously load, as one might expect from a race prepared 5.3 litre V8 with a straight through exhaust. GT cars have much more effective silencers on the exhaust and the diesel prototypes rev so low and have such big turbos (a turbo also acts as a silencer) that you can barely hear the engine over the road noise at speed! I think the only thing to rival NASCAR for sheer volume has to be F1, which is just ludicrously loud!

[Andrewmcm]

That may be more to do with the exhaust systems on the cars, the sheer quantity of the cars and the fact that they are in a relatively enclosed space than the sound levels the TV producers use. if you have ever heard a NASCAR Cup Series Car up close they are seriously load, as one might expect from a race prepared 5.3 litre V8 with a straight through exhaust. GT cars have much more effective silencers on the exhaust and the diesel prototypes rev so low and have such big turbos (a turbo also acts as a silencer) that you can barely hear the engine over the road noise at speed! I think the only thing to rival NASCAR for sheer volume has to be F1, which is just ludicrously loud!


I was at Michigan in June for the Cup race and I must say I was surprised as to how loud the cars are. Earplugs were definitely required for 3 hours of racing....

[colinspooky]

Was at all the races at Lowes on Coke 600 weekend 2007. Funnily enough, we turned up, and was chatting to security guy a turn three where the tunnel is, and a truck went by. Couldn't see it, but we were literally right under the track surface, and my other half ducked as it went by.
Very funny.

Still not sure every other race car on the planet has an exhaust note quieter than our completely standard Honda Civic. More could be done is all I am saying.

Anyone hear about next year's TV broadcast contracts yet?

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Havent seen anything yet.

I hope we dont end up with the same situation we had a couple of years ago with no news until the day before the Daytona 500. And that wasnt good news, i ended up streaming it off the web.

[Maccoll]

Any news on this yet for 2010?

I can't afford to pay for sky sports and espn, I've been watching streamed stuff and sky+ ing the channel 5 highlights. I never liked skys studio coverage so amateur compared to the fox or espn guys and we missed the warm up.

If it came to espn I'd consider it because I miss the baseball (but not bloody ice hockey). depends on the price?

[jeffmr2]

There was no mention in the sky sports magazine about the Daytona 500 for live next month (february),i'm more or less resigned to not having any nascar on tv for 2010 and if this is the case will be cancelling all my sky subs.

[71minus2]

i wouldn't read too much into the lack of a mention, last years coverage wasn't confirmed until quite late in the day, the year before was literally 3 days before the race.

[71minus2]

The 2010 Nascar Sprint Cup wiki page states,

In Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia), Fox Sports (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Sports_%28Australia%29) will show all Sprint Cup races live across their networks. Network Ten (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Ten) will also show races on its digital sports multichannel, ONE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ONE_%28TV_channel%29).
In Portugal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal), all races this season will be telecast on SportTv 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SportTv_3), while in Sweden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden), Viasat Motor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viasat_Motor) will televise the races.
In nearby Finland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland), Urheilu+Kanava (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urheilu%2BKanava) will telecast the season's events.
In Great Britain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) and Ireland, the whole season will again be telecast on Sky Sports (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Sports)
In Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) Teledeporte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledeporte) telecast six races of the season.
In Colombia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia), Speed Channel Latino will broadcast all Sprint Cup races and Nationwide races live, with the eyes specifically on Juan Pablo Montoya's performance.
In France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France), ABMoteurs will broadcast all Sprint Cup races live, without advertising.

[earnhardt8]

There was no mention in the sky sports magazine about the Daytona 500 for live next month (february),i'm more or less resigned to not having any nascar on tv for 2010 and if this is the case will be cancelling all my sky subs.

You get postal deliveries in the valleys lol !!!!!

Anyhow you going to Vegas this year??, We are doing the Daytona Speedweeks , fly out on the 2nd cant wait !! Definatly doing Vegas next year though.

I've told Barry no Nascar means no Sky sports... he doesnt agree though lol..

Jackie x

[jeffmr2]

You get postal deliveries in the valleys lol !!!!!

Anyhow you going to Vegas this year??, We are doing the Daytona Speedweeks , fly out on the 2nd cant wait !! Definatly doing Vegas next year though.

I've told Barry no Nascar means no Sky sports... he doesnt agree though lol..

Jackie x

Ha ha ha yes occasionally when its not snowing or raining!!

Forgot about your going over for speedweeks,thats go to be the ultimate holiday.Im off on 18th Feb doing both California and Vegas race this year,i'm one of the few people who likes fontana :)

As much as i enjoy watching Man City on skysports and lost and flash forward on sky 1 without nascar they wont be getting any subscription money from me. Have you any plans for watching races without sky coverage as its really a big worry.

You going to rockingham this year for the pick ups?

[Delenn]

Post from Keith Huewen's personal website.

No Nascar on Sky in the UK for 2010.

http://www.huewen.com/index.php?news&nid=69

[jonv]

Post from Keith Huewen's personal website.

No Nascar on Sky in the UK for 2010.

http://www.huewen.com/index.php?news&nid=69

I guess the only hope now is that ESPN pick the coverage up in the UK. Meaning an extra subscription for Sky Sport subscribers.

[earnhardt8]

Ha ha ha yes occasionally when its not snowing or raining!!

Forgot about your going over for speedweeks,thats go to be the ultimate holiday.Im off on 18th Feb doing both California and Vegas race this year,i'm one of the few people who likes fontana :)

As much as i enjoy watching Man City on skysports and lost and flash forward on sky 1 without nascar they wont be getting any subscription money from me. Have you any plans for watching races without sky coverage as its really a big worry.

You going to rockingham this year for the pick ups?



Move to the US !! No seriously i dont know how we will watch it, bit fed up really !!

Cant wait for Speedweeks.. having 9 nights in Daytona so we can do all the races.And do a bit of Montoya stalking lol .

Vegas race is on my birthday lol !! I'd like to do California and Vegas next year but our oldest moves up to Secondary school in Sept.. one week out of school is ok but 2 will be pushing it i think... probably just do Vegas then do Charlotte later in the year.

I dont know if we will be at Rockingham, didnt go at all last year, Barry was quite ill for most of the year (problems with his joints and a large cyst on his thyroid) and he couldnt really stay out in the cold for long.

jackie x

[philipbain]

So, definitely not Sky Sports, so the other possibilities are Eurosport, Motors TV, ESPN or perhaps Rush HD. I only include Rush HD as they have shown highlights of NASCAR before in glorious lovely looking high definition. It would be fab if Eurosport got it and showed it on thier HD service but I don't think this is overly likely as they do show a lot of other things and NASCAR takes 4 hours+ of Sunday night prime time! Motors TV would no doubt love to show it but its going to be down to cost and as they havnt even shown Nationwide (or the Busch series as it was back then) for some time I hold out little hope of this happening. I think the best fit is with ESPN, hopefully in lovely glossy high def too. Otherwise it won't be on at all and have to resort to trying to find streams online and stuff, hardly ideal.

[Copse]

So, definitely not Sky Sports, so the other possibilities are Eurosport, Motors TV, ESPN or perhaps Rush HD. I only include Rush HD as they have shown highlights of NASCAR before in glorious lovely looking high definition. It would be fab if Eurosport got it and showed it on thier HD service but I don't think this is overly likely as they do show a lot of other things and NASCAR takes 4 hours+ of Sunday night prime time! Motors TV would no doubt love to show it but its going to be down to cost and as they havnt even shown Nationwide (or the Busch series as it was back then) for some time I hold out little hope of this happening. I think the best fit is with ESPN, hopefully in lovely glossy high def too. Otherwise it won't be on at all and have to resort to trying to find streams online and stuff, hardly ideal.

Another problem with MotorsTV is that they don't have more than a few regional variants. If I understand their website correctly, the same feed is used in most of Europe. That means they can't get the rights to anything with mainstream interest, since somebody is likely to have the exclusive right to it in one of the countries they broadcast to. They probably can't get NASCAR rights because of this. Eurosport used to have the same problems, but nowadays they seem to have a lot of regional variants, both of their main channel and Eurosport 2.

[cgs]

I've emailed ESPN requesting that they show the Sprint Cup series. I would urge everyone else to do the same

http://tv.espn.co.uk/more/feedback/

I'm also looking for a way to contact Eurosport but their website is rather rubbish!

[GARYGAZZA]

Email sent to Espn.Fingers crossed

[jeffmr2]

I've emailed ESPN requesting that they show the Sprint Cup series. I would urge everyone else to do the same

http://tv.espn.co.uk/more/feedback/

I'm also looking for a way to contact Eurosport but their website is rather rubbish!

Thats a great shout,ive just e-mailed them also hope everyone else does the same.

[jeffmr2]

Move to the US !! No seriously i dont know how we will watch it, bit fed up really !!

Cant wait for Speedweeks.. having 9 nights in Daytona so we can do all the races.And do a bit of Montoya stalking lol .

Vegas race is on my birthday lol !! I'd like to do California and Vegas next year but our oldest moves up to Secondary school in Sept.. one week out of school is ok but 2 will be pushing it i think... probably just do Vegas then do Charlotte later in the year.

I dont know if we will be at Rockingham, didnt go at all last year, Barry was quite ill for most of the year (problems with his joints and a large cyst on his thyroid) and he couldnt really stay out in the cold for long.

jackie x

Hope Barry's better.If possible can you get some photos of Kyle and Danica for me,hopefully of Kyle in victory lane im sure youll all like that lol.

[djparky]

bugger- oh well, I guess I'll have to get ESPN if that's where it goes- if not then my interest in NASCAR will probably fade away- am not watching on the computer

ESPN is the best bet- they show alot of US sports already so it ties in- looks like Sky is still showing IndyCar this year. as for Eurosport- they show alot of motorsport- Moto GP, Superbikes, WTCC- but I don't see them showing NASCAR

[philipbain]

looks like Sky is still showing IndyCar this year

Yeah, I think Sky tend to go more with UK driver interest rather than general sporting interest when it comes to thier motorsport coverage, after all, thats why they signed up NASCAR in the first place, because Dario Franchitti was signed to Ganassi, as we now know that didnt pan out but I think Sky did get a loyal regular audience for NASCAR. But in the face of "ball games" which tend to attract a bigger, shall we say less knowledgeable, more "casual" audience which gets Sky more advertising revenue combined with a lack of UK interest its hardly a surprise that Sky dropped NASCAR, plus it does take up a big chunk of time on Sunday evening prime time.

[earnhardt8]

Hope Barry's better.If possible can you get some photos of Kyle and Danica for me,hopefully of Kyle in victory lane im sure youll all like that lol.

Well i dont think he will ever be better better... he has got 2 or 3 types of arthritus (still being investigated).. most days he is ok .. pain there but manageable, some days its quite bad.. its cos he is old lol !!

I will take pictures for you... but he wont be in Victory lane... got some fab ones of him on the wrecker in last years race lol !!.

My son wants to meet Danica so i'm sure we will be taking lots of pics of her..


Has facebook reached the welsh valleys yet??

Back on topic.. i will email espn.. and i shall be cancelling sky sports as soon as its definatly confirmed they havent got nascar... i see its on Jayski today.

[Speedworx]

The news has even made Jayski's site!!

[lotuscortina]

Hi all
I dont post much but am a big nascar fan. This is a link to a thread i found on the digitalspy fourm, some intersting points on 2010 coverage in the uk.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1187128

[GARYGAZZA]

Hi all
I dont post much but am a big nascar fan. This is a link to a thread i found on the digitalspy fourm, some intersting points on 2010 coverage in the uk.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1187128


This is one of the replys when someone emailed these people.


Thank you for your email. ESPN and NASCAR are working hard to secure the future of Sprint Cup Series race coverage in UK TV it is a subject as close to our hearts as it is to yours. I’m not in a position to be able to divulge details of discussions however I can say that I am confident you will be able to watch NASCAR in the UK for the 2010 season.

Yours sincerely,
Heather White
Director Sport Syndication, EMEA
Disney-ABC-ESPN-Television
Tel. +44 20 8222 2305

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

If true sounds good to me!!!!!!

[jeffmr2]

Well at least theres a glimer of hope there.

Being a naturaly pessimistic (some would say grumpy lol) person,i'm assuming there will be no coverage here this season at least.
So realistically what are the options and can anyone offer help/advice.
Ive been thinking:
1 Online streams- but seem to think thers a problem and broadcasters on sites like JTV have been closed down,i noticed towards end of last season a few disappeared when trying to watch nationwide races.If there are some ways to watch online please can someone p.m me please.

2. Is nascar still being broadcast in other european countries and,if so,can i buy a satellite dish to pick up these broadcasts? That sounds way too easy so i imagine it cant be done.

3. Maybe there is a really kind american who would record onto dvd all the weekends races and post to me by some express delivery all the race action for a reasonable fee.I guess by avoiding nascar.com and cancelling a few other subscriptions i can watch the races without knowing the winner in advance.

I'm lucky enough to be going to the cali and vegas races and really hope i can get something in place by bristol.I'll be devastated tho to miss speedweeks.

Sorry for the long post,im close to panic!!

[cgs]

3. Maybe there is a really kind american who would record onto dvd all the weekends races and post to me by some express delivery all the race action for a reasonable fee.I guess by avoiding nascar.com and cancelling a few other subscriptions i can watch the races without knowing the winner in advance.


or download torrents, would be easier.

[earnhardt8]

I really hope something is sorted out by the time i get back from Speedweeks !

[acorn]

just phoned sky to cancel sky sports as i got it (mainly) for the motorsport but with nascar gone, no a1gp, no world motorsport and irl being a predominantly road course series(which frankly is no better than f1 which i can get for free on the bbc).

the operator was stunned to know that they hadn't got nascar as he also watches it but sky's brass( as normal) seem to be slow in filtering information to their phone staff.(he is probably on the phone now to find out if it's true).

if espn do get it, it's still unlikely that i'll subscribe as they have little other motorsport.

[GARYGAZZA]

Just found this link.Ive signed it so if we want live Nascar on uk tv this year,then lets get as many signitures as possible.


http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nascar_on_tv_2010/

[philipbain]

just phoned sky to cancel sky sports as i got it (mainly) for the motorsport but with nascar gone, no a1gp, no world motorsport and irl being a predominantly road course series(which frankly is no better than f1 which i can get for free on the bbc).

the operator was stunned to know that they hadn't got nascar as he also watches it but sky's brass( as normal) seem to be slow in filtering information to their phone staff.(he is probably on the phone now to find out if it's true).

if espn do get it, it's still unlikely that i'll subscribe as they have little other motorsport.

I cancelled Sky Sports straight after the NASCAR season finalle, with a view to re-subscribing if they got NASCAR back, as they havnt I won't be re-subscribing, I like IRL but its impossible to justify the cost for IRL only.

As for ESPN's motorsport coverage, they currently only show DTM, but DTM is a quality series, very professionally run and presented with some great drivers and racing. And Ralf Schumacher taking up a seat in a current year car that Jamie Green ought to have!

[GARYGAZZA]

With less than 2 weeks to the bud shootout things are certainly not thappening.The link below is for a petition on facebook.The more people that sign then maybe someone will take notice of our pleas.http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?r...d=271622831769

[djparky]

With less than 2 weeks to the bud shootout things are certainly not thappening.The link below is for a petition on facebook.The more people that sign then maybe someone will take notice of our pleas.http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?r...d=271622831769

at least one year the deal wasn't announced till a couple of days before the first race- so there is still time

I'll only subscribe to ESPN if they show NASCAR- I used to really like the DTM, but in recent years it's turned into "F1 with a roof"- mind numbingly boring races decided on pit strategy- it's never really rekindled my interest since they adopted the longer single race format

[colinspooky]

I would be happy if someone did like I think Eurosport did a while back - show live, and then just jump on board a single camera or car during the US ad breaks - no need for a studio, commentators, staff, nothing. Costs the price of broadcasting plus flog a few Brit ads for the UK ad breaks. Seems simple really.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Got this earlier today

Dear Joseph,

Thank you for your recent email to ESPN, and please accept our apologies for the slight delay in getting back to you. Regarding the subject of your email….

In relation to your request for the Nascar, we currently have nothing to announce. However we are interested in acquiring more sports rights, where ever possible, if it fits the business model. For a full list of ESPN’s content and future announcements please go to espn.co.uk/tv (http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/www.espn.co.uk/tv)

Again we would like to thank you for your email and we hope you enjoy the ESPN channel. For future information please do check espn.co.uk/tv (http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/www.espn.co.uk/tv) and for any further questions please check our new FAQ section.

For the latest news and information please click here (http://tv.espn.co.uk/more/keep-up-to-date/) to receive our newsletter

Many thanks,

ESPN.

[GARYGAZZA]

Got this earlier today

Dear Joseph,

Thank you for your recent email to ESPN, and please accept our apologies for the slight delay in getting back to you. Regarding the subject of your email….

In relation to your request for the Nascar, we currently have nothing to announce. However we are interested in acquiring more sports rights, where ever possible, if it fits the business model. For a full list of ESPN’s content and future announcements please go to espn.co.uk/tv (http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/www.espn.co.uk/tv)

Again we would like to thank you for your email and we hope you enjoy the ESPN channel. For future information please do check espn.co.uk/tv (http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/www.espn.co.uk/tv) and for any further questions please check our new FAQ section.

For the latest news and information please click here (http://tv.espn.co.uk/more/keep-up-to-date/) to receive our newsletter

Many thanks,

ESPN.




Same answer as I got,so it looks like streaming is the only option at the moment.



Thank you for your recent email to ESPN, and please accept our apologies for the slight delay in getting back to you. Regarding the subject of your email….
In relation to your request for the Nascar, we currently have nothing to announce. However we are interested in acquiring more sports rights, where ever possible, if it fits the business model. For a full list of ESPN’s content and future announcements please go to espn.co.uk/tv (http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/www.espn.co.uk/tv)Again we would like to thank you for your email and we hope you enjoy the ESPN channel. For future information please do check espn.co.uk/tv (http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/www.espn.co.uk/tv)COLOR] and for any further questions please check our new FAQ section.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Not looking good is it guys. Cant beleive that NASCAR still havent got their act together over TV deals the last couple of years, what a joke.

[colinspooky]

Not got act together because the UK is such a fringe market - shame.

Assume all the US TV rights were in place long ago.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Yes the UK is a fringe market but you would think someone at NASCAR would like to see the sport grow outside the US.

[Simmi]

Watching the Daytona 500 on a grainy internet stream will be sickening.

[Maccoll]

Sad times :(

I got into Nascar through watching the Busch series on motors tv. Used to enjoy some of the live feeds with Carlton Kirby doing bits of commentary and the Highlites show every Monday (remember the Busch and Truex battles). Then eventually got the Sprint series on Nasn which was great with a full American coverage with full live in car telemetry during the American breaks.

I've never ever been happy with the Sky coverage which missed out on the whole feel of build up show and basic ignorance on Nascar in general. I couldn't afford it anyway and threatened complete sky cancellation so they gave me a Sky+ box and I got the Channel 5 highlights and sometimes watched streamed races. With the COT car I've started to loose interest and just get frustrated with motorsport coverage in the UK as a whole. Wish we could just get the Speed channel but that will never happen.

Generally I've got more interested in tinkering with cars now so F*ck it anyway. If the powers that be stop me doing that then I'll just emigrate to the US and I'll be sorted. I was however hoping to get the Daytona race as a one off because it is still a great spectacle , sad sad days.

I find it actually quite draining going through this every year not knowing whats going on so whats the point, sorry turning into a rant lol.

[gary_580]

IMHO the entertainment value of the racing in the past two years (since the COT) has been poor so im not that bothered. Im saying that as a person thats been 6 events at Pocono, Indy, Michigan and Bristol

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

The Nationwide Series will be shown on ESPN America. ESPN are also try to secure the rights for Sprint Cup. Sky Sports will be showing Delayed Highlights on Monday i believe.

[Speedworx]

The Nationwide Series will be shown on ESPN America. ESPN are also try to secure the rights for Sprint Cup. Sky Sports will be showing Delayed Highlights on Monday i believe.

Correction:

ESPN states the 2008 season gets underway on Sunday 17th February!

17th is a Wednesday. Theres nothing listed on the NASCAR page for Nationwide races.

[Maccoll]

Now I'm emotionally involved with this once again, just discovered theres an hour show on Sky Sports 4 on the 8th that is no doubt highlights of the Bud shootout. What concerns me is does that mean there won't be highlights on Channel 5 any more? I can't afford Sky Sports :( would consider Espn if there was enough Nascar on there.
http://tv.sky.com/tvlistings?channelId=1322&eventId=37&epgSearchQuery=Nascar%20Sprint%20Cup%20Series

[Fred Basset]

IMHO the entertainment value of the racing in the past two years (since the COT) has been poor so im not that bothered. Im saying that as a person thats been 6 events at Pocono, Indy, Michigan and Bristol

Bingo! right there.. Dega, Daytona and Richmond, the only ones bothering with.. Nascar is not what it used to be since the cot

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Correction:

ESPN states the 2008 season gets underway on Sunday 17th February!

17th is a Wednesday. Theres nothing listed on the NASCAR page for Nationwide races.

Its on the schedule-http://www.espnamerica.com/portal/content/index-nascar?open&action=viewschedule

weird about the dates but it appears they have it. I hope :confused:

An hour long highlights show for the 500 would be pointless. Those shows alway miss out most of the major talking points of the race!.

If anyone has knows of a good place to that will be streaming the race live please PM me the details!!!!!

[colinspooky]

don't PM then - post them up here

[sturgeon11]

just got this from espn

NASCAR and ESPN are working hard to ensure the future of Sprint Cup on UK TV, discussions are confidential, there is nothing more I can tell you other than that we are doing everything we can

[sturgeon11]

mon 8th feb

nascar sprint cup series sky sports 4 one hour highlight show
thought sky wasnt interested in nascar.

[brewerkd]

There is ( and has been for a few years now since NASN went) been a small online community devoted to Nascar via steaming methods.

We use a forum to communicate and we have a chat room on racedays.

Google martinsautoracing and register.

[Speedworx]

Its on the schedule-http://www.espnamerica.com/portal/content/index-nascar?open&action=viewschedule

weird about the dates but it appears they have it. I hope :confused:

No they don't!!!

http://www.espnamerica.com/portal/content/index-nascar

[sturgeon11]

i reackon espn america is teasing us with the nascar listings on its search by sport section giving us false hope

[acorn]

the orbitz 300 was 17th feb 2007

[ArrowsFA1]

The Daytona 500 will be live on Sky Sports on Sunday 14th February. The programme is scheduled to start at 6pm. There is no word regarding live coverage of the rest of the NASCAR Cup season as yet. Sky Sports recently secured the series highlights to be broadcast on Monday evenings after each event.
http://www.huewen.com/index.php?news&nid=75

[ghostdancing]

So..... new season, cars look superb, new rules, going to be great.

But.... what... not for us limeys the UK.

Sky is going to give us warm up highlights voiced over by the WiiMee Keith. I'm sure my human rights have been violated by not being able to watch LIVE NASCAR. Don't hold out any hope for ESPN, as they would have been pushing it by now to get the new subscribers in.

No Bud Shootout for us this Sunday, No Gatorades, and NO DAYTONA.

Crappy crap crap, feel better now, but it wont last too long.

[Maccoll]

According to a guy I just spoke to at Channel 5 they are not doing any Nascar at all! no American sport highlights which no doubt means the Drag racing will be missing too. This is tragic stuff :( utterly grim.

[wedge]

Lord Almighty this is fecking grim.

No highlights on 5 then.

Don't mind watching it off the PC/streaming, but I usually tape the highlights if it was a good race.

[sturgeon11]

this could make sense sky get the daytona 500 live and the highlights espn get the rest of the season live and nascar now, both companys save money and both get nascar.
espn is the only channel that has not said they aint showing nascar.

[ghostdancing]

this could make sense sky get the daytona 500 live and the highlights espn get the rest of the season live and nascar now, both companys save money and both get nascar.
espn is the only channel that has not said they aint showing nascar.

Nothing makes sense......... it's all rubbish.

NO Bristol, NO Dover, NO Darlington, Nothing..........

What do you mean by ESPN get the rest of the season, you talking about the change of networks after 16 races in the US. Somehow I don't think it will make any difference to us, ESPN will get no more new subscribers today than they would in May or June, so if they were going to show the races live, they would have made an announcement by now.

Need to all quickly find somewhere or somehow to watch the races on the web, lets focus or attention on this. TVU worked well for the 2008 shootout.

Just a thought, I know that all US bases in the UK have NASCAR streamed live to watch, so whose gonna drive over to one and ask, or somehow find a clever bod who knows how to tap into the US Forces SAT signal. These are just suggestions, if you get shot trying, dont come running to me ;)

[sturgeon11]

perhaps sky are going to see how many viewers they get for daytona 500 and then make a decision on the rest of the season.
what i mean by espn is that channel 5 showed daytona 500 in 2007 or whenever it was then nasn showed the rest of season it could happen here but with sky and espn. espn are the only ones who havent said thier not showing it ch5, motors tv, eurosport all said no sky have the highlights and 500 espn and espn america havent said no yet

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Anyone know of a good website for nascar torrents?. i was a member of racing-underground.com a long time ago but my account is now inactive!!!!!

[GARYGAZZA]

Try this one.Watched the bud shoot out on it last night.Not perfect but better than none


http://www.myp2p.eu/competition.php?competitionid=&part=sports&discipline=motorsports

[71minus2]

for the more technically minded, i set this up on my TV using dual output from my PC. Worked a treat and as the resolution of my TV is less than my monitor it looks better!

Stream wise, this was reliable, good picture quality and sound in sync. No breakup or stream drops. Be prepared for endless American adverts!

[jeffmr2]

When is the highlights show on sky of budshootout,ive checked my tv guide and cant see it listed.Saw the last 20 laps of the race,fell alseep and missed the start after having too many beers in afternoon watching wales being robbed in the rugby!! (well ok i mean totally outplayed lol) The adverts even for this short spell of viewing were really hard work tho.

[cgs]

the first showing is 6pm on Monday 8th on SS4. if you want it in HD, then it's 1pm on Tuesday 9th on SS2, or 3pm SS3

[jeffmr2]

Thanks i was looking through the sun weekly tv guide,it shows Bass fishing for 6pm mon.

[ghostdancing]

Try this one.Watched the bud shoot out on it last night.Not perfect but better than none


http://www.myp2p.eu/competition.php?competitionid=&part=sports&discipline=motorsports


I watched this stream too, used firefox, and picture and sound were in sync, and it was better than nothing. Don't get too exicted about the 1hr highlight show on Monday. Take into consideration 15 mins of adverts, 5 minutes of crass buildup, and 10 minutes of winners circle, that will leave 35 minutes of the actual race to watch.

Two years of wowful SKY coverage has killed this sport in this country, they did not do their homework, and the studio team just did not have a clue about the sport I love. :confused:

[Shifter]

Sorry to hear this...the same frustration I felt when the WRC was dropped from U.S. providers. Just keep in mind, its the same for everyone, I have to d/l captures of DTM and BTCC. You'd think with the multitude of international broadcast networks and hundreds of channels to choose from this wouldn't happen, but I guess we all still aren't 'living in the future' yet.

[Maccoll]

I watched this stream too, used firefox, and picture and sound were in sync, and it was better than nothing. Don't get too exicted about the 1hr highlight show on Monday. Take into consideration 15 mins of adverts, 5 minutes of crass buildup, and 10 minutes of winners circle, that will leave 35 minutes of the actual race to watch.

Two years of wowful SKY coverage has killed this sport in this country, they did not do their homework, and the studio team just did not have a clue about the sport I love. :confused:

Couldn't agree more, I am however reluctantly going to get sky sports for one month just to get the Daytona 500 now it is actually listed as a live race, maybe ceremoniously burn the Sky box afterwards lol.

[djparky]

I watched this stream too, used firefox, and picture and sound were in sync, and it was better than nothing. Don't get too exicted about the 1hr highlight show on Monday. Take into consideration 15 mins of adverts, 5 minutes of crass buildup, and 10 minutes of winners circle, that will leave 35 minutes of the actual race to watch.

Two years of wowful SKY coverage has killed this sport in this country, they did not do their homework, and the studio team just did not have a clue about the sport I love. :confused:

am I the only one here that thought that Sky did a great job with NASCAR?? ok they had some mistakes at the start- but they came in late with a deal to show it-

and they remained very committed to it- they showed rain delayed races in full- and told you WHEN they were going to show them- unlike NASN- where you had to guess if/when it would be on

also remember if Sky hadn't shown it then we wouldn't have seen it at all- the way people go on at this forum anyone would think it was like Eurosports sometimes woeful coverage of CART/Indy Car- "the next car is hmmmm a red car, followed by a blue car" etc

I'm not pro Sky by any means but I don't get why people moan so endlessly about their coverage

[Maccoll]

Because put simply for me the whole point of watching American racing is to get the whole American experience not from an English perspective. I like to get the whole pre-race and post race coverage or at least some of it.

[colinspooky]

Given what they did, there was nothing wrong with the Sky coverage. They cut to the US commentators when they could. Bring it back Sky - the only thing I actually made the effort to watch on TV all year.
What is wrong with you people. As someone said, we are not in the futurte yet despite all the channels showing endless repeats of people doing up crap houses and making wine. FFS, how hard can it be.

[sturgeon11]

the highlights were ok but you didnt get the feel for it. it will be even worse when they put a normal 4hr race into the 1 hour highlight.
still no word from espn there the only ones who havent said no yet.

[Simmi]

Two years of wowful SKY coverage has killed this sport in this country, they did not do their homework, and the studio team just did not have a clue about the sport I love. :confused:

Pretty funny overreaction. So wide of the mark it's untrue.

How did Sky airing the thing for 2 years to a larger audience than ever before kill the sport? The programme wasn't great but I bet you'd do anything to see it reinstated now they have taken it away.

[ArrowsFA1]

Set the ole Sky+ box to remind me about Daytona being on Sky at the weekend and noticed the series link option was available. Does this mean anything or nothing I wonder :crazy:

[Andrewmcm]

Pretty funny overreaction. So wide of the mark it's untrue.

How did Sky airing the thing for 2 years to a larger audience than ever before kill the sport? The programme wasn't great but I bet you'd do anything to see it reinstated now they have taken it away.

I enjoyed the Sky coverage. I was a complete novice to NASCAR and I feel like I learnt the ropes with Keith as the two seasons progressed. I can see why the coverage would annoy hardened fans but for what is a minority sport in the UK, hardened NASCAR fans are definitely in a minority.

I would have no problems with Sky showing the 2010 season, even if it was only behind the red button.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

I dont care who has it as long as its on.

Skys coverage was pants but like you said was geared heavily towards noobs. I did find Keith a irratating git at times, why have a guy like that hosting NASCAR?, he knows eff all. Was intresting seeing his enthusiasmfor the sport grow though over the 2 yrs so i tip my hat to him for that.

And the endless questions like "why do cars have wheels?" got up my nose. I think the American coverage is pretty great. compare NASCAR to F1, F1 dont really try to explain things to viewers (has improved lately on the BBC) with things like the cut away car and the VT's showing what happens when an engine blows etc.

[sturgeon11]

when sky show the daytona 500 live make sure you get the emails in to the studio the more emails they get the more pressure they will be under to show the rest of the season we need to get on their backs get your friends and any one you know to watch it even if its for 10 mins it will show up on the ratings for it

[WayneH]

For what it's worth, in the bottom right hand corner of Sky's Motorsport website (http://www.skysports.com/motorsport) there is a poll on whether JJ will win his fifth Sprint Cup Championship in a row.

Maybe they will be measuring the response to this to understand more about the size of the UK NASCAR fanbase.

May be worthwhile going on there to vote

[NoahsGirl]

I totally understand why some hard core fans of NASCAR would hate Sky's coverage, but as a newbie to the sport 18 months ago, I have enjoyed the coverage and helped me understand (a wee bit anyway) NASCAR.

I'm glad we will see the Daytona 500, and pray that we will get live NASCAR coverage from somewhere on TV for the rest of the season.

[sturgeon11]

it doesnt make sense why sky would want the daytona 500 when it would take up 90% of what sky would of paid for the whole season its one of the most expensive races in the world

[sturgeon11]

MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NAME DOWN ON http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nascar_on_tv_2010/ (http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nascar_on_tv_2010/) THE MORE PEOPLE SIGN IT THE MORE PRESSURE THEY WILL BE UNDER

[sturgeon11]

just got this from sky

Thank you for your email regarding NASCAR 2010.
I am sorry to hear that you unhappy that we will not be showing the full season of NASCAR live.
unfortunately we do not hold the rights to the full season of NASCAR this year and we were only able to get the rights to Daytona 500.I will pass your comment on to the relevant department. I do apologise for the the disappointment you have experienced due to this.
I hope this information is of some assistance to you. Should you have any other queries, please contact myself at the above email address where I will be happy to assist.
Alternatively, you can contact our Customer Service Team on 08442 41 41 41.

Kind Regards
Nicola Graham
Customer Services

are sky suggesting someone else beat them to the punch?

[ColSha]

Sky suck big time,
all they think about is football (soccer)

Just look around for a good stream, plenty of them, just watch out for the numerous add breaks ;)

[ghostdancing]

when sky show the daytona 500 live make sure you get the emails in to the studio the more emails they get the more pressure they will be under to show the rest of the season we need to get on their backs get your friends and any one you know to watch it even if its for 10 mins it will show up on the ratings for it

Lets not !

I hope there is no UK studio to ruin the atmosphere of the Daytona 500, no inane comments, or misinformed information.

Remember the first few moments from the studio in 2008, carping on how great Dario Franrubbish was, and how we all wanted to watch him win the cup. Like NOT, me for one will not miss them.

[djparky]

Lets not !

I hope there is no UK studio to ruin the atmosphere of the Daytona 500, no inane comments, or misinformed information.

Remember the first few moments from the studio in 2008, carping on how great Dario Franrubbish was, and how we all wanted to watch him win the cup. Like NOT, me for one will not miss them.

looks like you'll get your wish- no-one is showing live NASCAR in the UK this year- happy now???

all the Sky bashers I hope you enjoy watching it on some poxy web stream with ad breaks every 5 minutes

[ghostdancing]

looks like you'll get your wish- no-one is showing live NASCAR in the UK this year- happy now???

all the Sky bashers I hope you enjoy watching it on some poxy web stream with ad breaks every 5 minutes

Dohhh, bring back the days of NASN.

Pre race show, nascar now, full race, happy happy days, before sultana and sky got in on the act, and between them have obviously upset nascar in some way. I guess we will all be enjoying the ad breaks, patience is a virtue lol.

[GARYGAZZA]

Lets not !

I hope there is no UK studio to ruin the atmosphere of the Daytona 500, no inane comments, or misinformed information.

Remember the first few moments from the studio in 2008, carping on how great Dario Franrubbish was, and how we all wanted to watch him win the cup. Like NOT, me for one will not miss them.



Your wish seems to have come true.I dont care who shows live races,1 hour highlights are a total waste of time.Back to poxy streaming :mad:

[Maccoll]

It's all very well having the luxury of being able to afford Sky Sports all year anyway. I had cancelled Sky sports last year because of the expense and was reasonably happy with streams and /or channel 5's compact highlights show.I can't afford and think it's insane to pay a B(w)ankers bonus wage to follow sport..
TV license £11.87 per month
Sky television with Sky sports mix £39 per month
ESPN America £9 per month

Thats £59.87 per month!! totally outrageous especially if your not interested in the football (soccer) Thats not even with Sky Movies!

Motorsports and for that matter most sports are watered down and dispersed among different TV packages. I got into Nascar to get away from what I think is the English bias that exists in many a 'British broadcast'. Theres been so many a good racing series watered down by the way it has (or hasn't been) broadcast. I'm sure this is all very convenient for Mr Eccleston.

[ghostdancing]

Motorsports and for that matter most sports are watered down and dispersed among different TV packages. I got into Nascar to get away from what I think is the English bias that exists in many a 'British broadcast'. Theres been so many a good racing series watered down by the way it has (or hasn't been) broadcast. I'm sure this is all very convenient for Mr Eccleston.

I would not disagree.... !

[ghostdancing]

Your wish seems to have come true.I dont care who shows live races,1 hour highlights are a total waste of time.Back to poxy streaming :mad:

I have wished for many things in my life, world peace, cures for many diseases and the return of the mint kitkat which was granted a few years back. But somehow reading back, I don't remember wishing for the above.

You do not define anyone with your judgment. You only define yourself as someone who needs to judge

[colinspooky]

well, the higfhlight show was four hours long in Sky - so that's not bad - shame the next one is an hour when there is two hours of FRICKING NETBALL AND ANOTHER TWO HOURS OF POKER on sky sports 4. :mad:

[sturgeon11]

it pisses me off that sky show rubbish like poker, netball, sailing,aerobics, wild spirits,cycling,air sports world,snow ride,watersports world and hours and hours of teleshopping and whats on crap.when they wont show the most exciting motorsports in the world all they care about is themselves they dont give a toss about us.

i got the impression keith huewen is pissed off with them aswell

[JTK]

it pisses me off that sky show rubbish like poker, netball, sailing,aerobics, wild spirits,cycling,air sports world,snow ride,watersports world and hours and hours of teleshopping and whats on crap.when they wont show the most exciting motorsports in the world all they care about is themselves they dont give a toss about us.

i got the impression keith huewen is pissed off with them aswell


Lets hope for an "11th hour" agreement somewhere for "live" or "as live" coverage of the rest of the Sprint Cup season, but is not looking good. And you wonder if it disappears what is the chance of it ever coming back, pretty small I think.

O for the "halcyon" days of a few years ago of both Sprint (Winston) and Nationwide (Busch) on NASN I think>

[colinspooky]

with at least four channels, show the whole race as some ungodly hour so we can at least record it.

[ghostdancing]

And you wonder if it disappears what is the chance of it ever coming back, pretty small I think. O for the "halcyon" days of a few years ago of both Sprint (Winston) and Nationwide (Busch) on NASN I think>

Once it is off the British TV radar for more than 6 months I would say thats it.

:dozey:

[lotuscortina]

Im still following the digitalspy forum on this subject and a rumor has just appeared about nascar being shown on sky channel 190.....

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1187128&page=22

Hope this proves true.

[Glen 320]

I just had to go and check on my sky that i had that channel!
If this is true it will be brilliant news.

[djparky]

wow- what a load of crap

I don't mind if they show them delayed coverage- but they jump forward 50 plus laps to a restart- and well- what happened to cause the caution in the first place?

unless they start showing fuller highlights that's it for me and NASCAR- I'm not watching webstream on a 22" PC monitor- it was fun while it lasted though

[Rocsta]

Looks like its a done deal, we have NASCAR on Open Access

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/richardgarvie

[PitMarshal]

Looks like its a done deal, we have NASCAR on Open Access

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/richardgarvie

Until it appears on our screens I'd be very wary of anything this guy says. When he was 'involved' in ASCAR he was renowned for being all talk and no action.

[Rocsta]

Until it appears on our screens I'd be very wary of anything this guy says. When he was 'involved' in ASCAR he was renowned for being all talk and no action.

Yeah I'm fully aware of his reputation (or lack of it) and maybe in my blind happiness that something positive may be happening about coverage in the UK I got a bit carried away. But I will give him this one last chance to redeem himself by at least a small amount, if this turns out to be BS then many including myself will never believe anything he says again, it's not as if many do now anyway.

[Old Stock Nut]

Oh dear, and there was I, like many of us hoping we were getting it. I had even convinced my better half that we needed a Sky Free-ish sat system. - just as well I didn't go out and buy it before finding out the source of this latest possiblity. Like Rocsta, just one more visit to the last chance saloon before the lynching.

[djparky]

is there a good place to go for NASCAR race torrents that you can download?

[NoahsGirl]

Oh well, I'm stuck with the dreadful highlights package on a Monday then. I don't have a PC at home and I have Virgin TV.

I hope the highlights package is better than it was last week - JPM was running 2nd, then he was near the back, then he wasn't on the track at all, saw hom chatting to KK, then we get a recap and his engine had blown. ARGH!

[lotuscortina]

Well it looks like its definatly on. I just seen on my Sky epg 7.00pm sunday night LIVE NASCAR SPRINT CUP, channel 190.
So happy i can hardly speak, big thankyou to all people who have made this happen.
:) :) :)

[GARYGAZZA]

Looks like Virgin media customers loose out yet again :mad: Can you get open access on an internet stream?

[71Fan]

I have wished for many things in my life, world peace......

.......You do not define anyone with your judgment. You only define yourself as someone who needs to judge

Visualize Swirled Peas

As for judgement.....I couldn't agree more.

edit....and oh yea....kwithyerbellyachin.... Try waitng for Wednesday to get the Top Ten in your local paper. Try waiting for a weekly to get your racing news.

[Maccoll]

Well it looks like its definatly on. I just seen on my Sky epg 7.00pm sunday night LIVE NASCAR SPRINT CUP, channel 190.
So happy i can hardly speak, big thankyou to all people who have made this happen.
:) :) :)

Yes, I see this on my Sky box too!

What is the status of Open Access? Is it a free channel? or is there going to be some sort of subscription? like is it part of a basic £18 package? What sort of quality will it be? sorry too many questions lol.

It certainly looks like a full American broadcast in it's length. Hopefully like we had with Nasn. I'm still wondering what the catch is? Until I know more or see it on my screen I'm not assuming anything!

[lotuscortina]

As far as i know the Open Acess channel is a free channel, although all i keep seeing is a key.
Basicly im just relaying info im reading on the digitalspy forum as theres quite an active thread on this subject.
Also a poster on there has just said its also confirmed by NASCAR on Twitter but i nothing about Twitter.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

There is talk of a press release tomorrow so ill guess we'll know more then. great news by the looks of things!

[Fred Basset]

As far as i know the Open Acess channel is a free channel, although all i keep seeing is a key.
Basicly im just relaying info im reading on the digitalspy forum as theres quite an active thread on this subject.
Also a poster on there has just said its also confirmed by NASCAR on Twitter but i nothing about Twitter.

It was confirmed on Twitter earlier today

[patnicholls]

Martin Haven - Eurosport commentator - mentioned the Open Access thing on his Twitter feed earlier. Obviously though, it's a case of 'believe it when we see it' at present...

I followed the Daytona 500 via the members of the teams which were kindly tweeting the race (mainly the RCR guys and a few others) combined with the live timing screen. It was actually pretty good considering the lack of race visuals or sound, but I'd prefer the actual action in future!

[tradin paint]

its on! check your viewer listings sunday night on chennel 190. great stuff :)

[Andrewmcm]

I wonder if the part-owner of Michael Waltrip racing is behind the move to get NASCAR on UK TV again? If you recall he was in the Sky studios a couple of times last year and communicated with the show on a number of occasions during the last year.

I have nothing to back that up of course, just idle speculation....

[philipbain]

NASCAR on Open Access 3 - Sky Channel 190, that is fantastic, live NASCAR without having to fork out for an extra subscription - happy days!!