MINI are finally getting A LOT of coverage! :D
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MINI are finally getting A LOT of coverage! :D
I thought Day 1 the ES commentator was awful... clearly reading his words and often still getting them wrong.
And his pronunciation of a lot of names was bad too...
Day 2 was better but still not done by one of the IRC guys.
At least the picture quality is vastly superior to Motors... and to have it in HD is stunning. The only problem with the helicopter shots is the noise of the rotors drowning out the cars :(
will we be seeing any live stages in the future you reckon?
Considering the TV deal was probably hacked together for Monte Carlo, I wouldn't like to judge it just yet. Let's see what happens come Sweden.
Would the change in broadcasters mean that there won't be a 2-disk DVD review at the end of the year?
Too much last-day-reviews out there, that's a shame! Day 1 was much much more interesting... :p
There is no excuse for this at all, no matter how long was available for preparation. Getting such things right is not rocket science — and, doing a few voiceovers myself, I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Why on earth show 11:40min day 1 and 2 review...? And missing out the inboard of Petter's moment was pretty bad too.
fellas - the commentary on the english-language eurosport day 2 & 3 coverage has been Carlton Kirby.
You know, the one who has done:
* all the IRC coverage as long as I can remember [didn't follow the first year]
* Eurosport's dakar coverage
* some other racing coverage on Eurosport as well (can't remember what it was)
Certainly a different style than his usual commentary - but his pronunciation of these names has always been a bit... different.
They sure do seem to have their review and primary coverage backwards... Their previous day(s) reviews includes the front runners in detail, and a fair amount on the rest of the pack. Then, their primary coverage lightly covers the frontrunners...
It was nice that it felt as though they mixed the coverage up with day 3, until you realized that whomever they covered first won the stage, then second was second fastest, etc.
one can hope things will improve as time goes by.
Lets see what they do in Sweden. I really hope that they will do something better.