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I admit I'm not very familiar with the IRL formula, so I would appreciate a little tech insight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoop-98
You say the top teams could trim the car out to the edge so that the fastest guys had to lift. I wonder whether they will be able to do that on the D-shaped 1.5-mile high banked tracks as well. Or was that only down to Homestead's unique shape.
That would be CCWS 2003 Lauzitring. :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by downtowndeco
Which is the reason I still watch oval races, if I get to see another race like that, watching every other oval race will be worth it. (Not only that race, I still remember the 500 PT didn´t win, that was an exciting ending, regardless of the controversy, or how about that race Kanaan won in the IRL that was a photo finish, that was also exciting)Quote:
Originally Posted by nanders
In the words of my grand dad, to see a great bull fight, you have to attend every one.
For those of you complaining about the TV coverage, you have to remember that all of us here are the most hardcore of fans whereas TV stations are trying to appeal to the most casual of fans, possibly even those who have never seen a race before. So you have to expect it to be "dumbed down" most of the time.
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Originally Posted by -Helix-
We most assuredly do not have to expect that. No, we have to expect the style of broadcasting that Jon Beekhuis provided the past few years. He upped the ante by being able to describe the most technical of details or situations so that ANYONE could understand them but at the same time never dumbing down his message.
We should not only expect that, we really should demand it.
Gary
It looked to me exactly what I thought it was going to be, the beginning of a transition year. Anyone expecting every to be peachy right off the bat has unrealistic expectations.
The complaining about Scott and Rick has been ongoing so do not expect any better this year. If anyone knew Scotty back in his FF days they would never believe him as a comentator. A compelling discussion with Scotty would have been 'Yes, maybe, no, well maybe'.
IN my opinion I thought the race was exciting, there was passing, there was some strategy, drama and a winner. But all for all it was a safe race in which all the driver walk away from whatever accident they were involved. Oval racing may never appeal to everyone....Pepsi vs Coke.....but anyway the next race is St. Pete I bet that people will complain also that the commentators suck, the race was boring or their TV set was too small. My favorite track is Texas so if you crossover guys thought Homestead was boring I know the Champcar guys are really going to be nervous at the Texas Two step.
Id second all that. What is worse is that I dont believe the bumbling duo Gary Lee and Larry Rice are actually ever at the track, except from perhaps Indy. They are just looking at the same pictures on the screen that we seem and timing and scoring on the computer. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone... Still at least they didnt get to say "hi to Tomas Sheckter's mom on Cape Town South Africa" this time. And quite why Sky seem to think they HAVE to have a studio panel for the Indycars AND Nascar I dont know.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobGarage
I think that's because they have something to cover the video feed when the US network goes for a break at a time when Sky doesn't have to.Quote:
Originally Posted by acescribe