.8 rating for Kansas

maybe that is why on speed channel, we now get tow truck family, pink slips, ice truckers, dangerous drives (about driving around in africa and such, where it is only dangerous if you get out of the car and the animals are hungry), million repeats of butrite-jack auctions (i got money that says there is shilling go on there, big time), "consumer products showcase" and whatever else
that is worse than crud, like "the racing chef", monster jam.......when it ain't nascar (and not all that much of nascar either)

what was on previously like?

things such as many more ama races, irl stuff, f2 races, indy light type stuff, many repeats of the bigger races through the week

Sorry, I done forgot to mention (and I got to quote this because when I read it, i did not beleive it either):

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]Fast Track to Fame[/*:m:3fpilsbn]
The new high-octane talent show on SPEED where performers can zoom from ‘nobody’ to star in 60 minutes! [/*:m:3fpilsbn]

I like Michael Waltrip but Fast Track to Fame is one of the worst shows I've ever seen, on Speed channel or otherwise.

DVR started on time as always. Same ol ABC2 trick here as has been going on for years with CART, Champcar and the IRL. It's either a Saturday afternoon Lacrosse matchup or the Sunday afternoon Orioles Game. If the race is on ABC, we don't see it. We had UMBC and Hofstra lacrosse this week. They probably got better local ratings than either the O's or the IRL would have recorded.

for comparisons sake....the kentucky derby got a 10+ overnite

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Originally Posted by SUBARUTEAM

we keep hearing that americans want to watch indy cars on the ovals, but the numbers simply don't show it.

No, we are seeing that Americans don't want to watch Indy Cars on ANY sort of course, on ANY network, anywhere.

Americans have sampled the Euro-centric form of American Indy Car Racing and have moved onto other things. And they ain't coming back. Continuing to try "a little bit of this" and a "little bit of this" (the Indy Car "diversity" excuse) ain't working either. Only confuses the masses since we have no idea what this series wants to be, who it wants to appeal to and what the point of this is, outside of Memorial Day weekend. Its a mismatch of crap.

BTW, the .8 was still better then any of the 100 MPH road and street parades we were subjected to before Saturday.

I had better things to do than watch an IRL race on an oval, the flat out non lift tracks produce such crap racing its not even worth the time to watch it. wake me up when Indy comes on then its slumbers again until they go on a real track again

We know that IC needs to be on network or readily available cable.
The trouble is ABC and by extension ESPN, despite being the network that has carried racing the longest, are the most inept at covering it.
Admittedly that was not a very exciting race up at the front but there was quite a bit of action further back. Just keeping a loose eye on the positions scroll showed that. A good director would have been following that with occasional shots of the leading cars instead of doing the opposite.

But... but... Danica fan said open wheel racing
"belongs on ovals" I'm so confused.
He also said that Danica will excel on ovals... Ohhh the humanity.

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Originally Posted by Scotty G.

No, we are seeing that Americans don't want to watch Indy Cars on ANY sort of course, on ANY network, anywhere.

Americans have sampled the Euro-centric form of American Indy Car Racing and have moved onto other things. And they ain't coming back. Continuing to try "a little bit of this" and a "little bit of this" (the Indy Car "diversity" excuse) ain't working either. Only confuses the masses since we have no idea what this series wants to be, who it wants to appeal to and what the point of this is, outside of Memorial Day weekend. Its a mismatch of crap.

BTW, the .8 was still better then any of the 100 MPH road and street parades we were subjected to before Saturday.

Is there a reason you still post on here? I keep trying to figure this out. You claim to love Indy, but you haven't said one good thing about anything the IRL has done in the last year...but you thought Tony George was right in 95, and you still believe in Americans in this sport. Then you turn around and rip it while explaining it is dead? I am confused by your motives or direction Scott.

AS for the better ratings, please. A test pattern draws a .4. Statistical error would get you to the .9 over the .4. This was on network TV the same day the Kentucky Derby was on. Who is the rocket scientest in Indy who signed on to be the second fiddle to NASCAR trucks on the same day as the Derby? I mean, this has someone we all know and loathe fingerprints all over this deal since it was the same last year.

At some point, someone better start attacking the TV issue, because we all know it is the key to at least frame the sport properly. I watched the IRL from the start (in spite of my loathing of Mr. George's "Vision") and I can tell you the TV has always sucked for me, and it is one of the reasons I think this sport lost a lot of viewers. ABC/ESPN just are clueless in how to show the sport and their on air talent has been so annoying that it is painful. VS is using much of the same people..

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

Is there a reason you still post on here? I keep trying to figure this out. You claim to love Indy, but you haven't said one good thing about anything the IRL has done in the last year...but you thought Tony George was right in 95, and you still believe in Americans in this sport. Then you turn around and rip it while explaining it is dead? I am confused by your motives or direction Scott.

AS for the better ratings, please. A test pattern draws a .4. Statistical error would get you to the .9 over the .4. This was on network TV the same day the Kentucky Derby was on. Who is the rocket scientest in Indy who signed on to be the second fiddle to NASCAR trucks on the same day as the Derby? I mean, this has someone we all know and loathe fingerprints all over this deal since it was the same last year.

At some point, someone better start attacking the TV issue, because we all know it is the key to at least frame the sport properly. I watched the IRL from the start (in spite of my loathing of Mr. George's "Vision") and I can tell you the TV has always sucked for me, and it is one of the reasons I think this sport lost a lot of viewers. ABC/ESPN just are clueless in how to show the sport and their on air talent has been so annoying that it is painful. VS is using much of the same people..

unfortunately Scotty G appears to be telling it like it is....maybe.....but you are right, I do not think any of the channels has a clue.....

indeed, i do not think F1 HAS A CLUE

anyway i got to go.........racing to fame is coming on over on the Speed channel....

opps sorry...Fast Track to Fame

yep, dp should fit right in....