Sorry guys......

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Originally Posted by Andrewmcm

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.

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Sky show the International TV feed not the US TV network Feed. The international TV feed doesn't go off for breaks. They continue through 100% of the race. And the local TV stations choose when to break off for their own ad breaks.

Sky only goes back to the studio during yellow flag periods on the IRL (or at least thats what they did yesterday) but then we miss everything that is happening at the track and that is more interesting than hearing sky's studio analysts repeating what we have already seen with our own eyes.

Homestead was the worst race of the year in 2007. I had very low expectations for the race, however it was better than I expected. With that said the excitement factor is nothing close to what it will be in a few weeks.

Kanaan got F-d. Not happy about that.

I think were all on the same page when it comes to the announcers. The guys that call the race on XM are great. Either get them on TV or get Paul Page back in the booth plz.

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Originally Posted by acescribe

bumbling duo Gary Lee and Larry Rice are actually ever at the track, except from perhaps Indy.

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I didn't know who did the ICS world feed. But if I had to listen to those to fellows I wouldn't be happy.

Here in the US it's just as bad because Marty Reed and Scott Goodyear are marginal. Neither one of these guys should ever have a close-up on an HD camera, it was flat out scary. They need to go to Dan Weldon's make over specialist. Forget I just said that ... They both looked like they were covering up a bad hang-over with makeup. As much as I thought Rusty Wallace was an odd choice for the ICS last year, he made it better then these two xxxxxx xxxxxxx's, help me here, I'm looking for a colorful descriptive metaphor for Marty and Scott.

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Originally Posted by nanders

I didn't know who did the ICS world feed. But if I had to listen to those to fellows I wouldn't be happy.

Here in the US it's just as bad because Marty Reed and Scott Goodyear are marginal. Neither one of these guys should ever have a close-up on an HD camera, it was flat out scary. They need to go to Dan Weldon's make over specialist. Forget I just said that ... They both looked like they were covering up a bad hang-over with makeup. As much as I thought Rusty Wallace was an odd choice for the ICS last year, he made it better then these two xxxxxx xxxxxxx's, help me here, I'm looking for a colorful descriptive metaphor for Marty and Scott.

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Dumb and Dumber?

Gary

Ah right, I was thinking about the NASCAR coverage.

well watched the race up to 1/2 way maybe abit more but like others, something seemed missing. Now i love motorsport, have done cornerworking for champcar for many years etc around the world and done few ovals at rockingham etc for champcar but ive justed watched the whole race in nascar and came away more excited from the couch than i did the IRL race.

Maybe because i didnt see it as a race, over half the field were really doing a test day in front of the camera's and as soon as the teams started saying that i lost interested. I can see this continuing actually, with teams not really truely participating hard until maybe next year or until the new cars came out.

I like one of the comment one of the drivers said, IRL teams have had 5 years of learning the car we have had 50 laps, with irl teams learning even more when they go to Japan and we do long beach.
Now how many new sponsors are going to carry on or enter a series when 1/2 the teams will be at the back doing tests, i cant see Mcdonalds putting up with that on the wilson car being at the back of the field after winning the last few years in champcar.
Maybe im wrong on some counts but its a possibility that could happened if not careful

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Originally Posted by indycool

Good post, Helix. jimispeed is just trying to carry the flame that went out a month ago.

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It has nothing to do with Champcar/Irl.Some people just don't like oval racing.I find nothing excited about cars running side by side for laps on end.It gets boring in a hurry.I'm all aboard on a unified series and I know I have to deal with ovals but it don't mean that I will like.

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Originally Posted by downtowndeco

Sorry. If this would have been a CCWS or CART race I feel you'd be proclaimming it was the best oval race ever.

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Agree, just another CART/CCWS fan who used to hate the IRL... and still has a very biased view, kinda understandable, I'm a huge F1 fan, while not a huge one of other series, to me the most boring F1 race is still better than Chicago's race last year for example :p

The race was kinda good actually IMO, feel kinda sorry for Kanaan though

Wow!!! My keyboard just locked up.

You know in 1954 the First race on the newly Paved Milwaukee Mile, 19 cars ended up on the lead lap after 100 miles. Only 22 started. That is just about the most cars ever on the lead lap when the race didn't continue to run after the leaders took the checkered.

I bet there would be people that think that was a bore. If they ever invent time travel I would travel back to that race since I was less than 6 months old.
1 98 Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma D Offy 100 1:01:31.297 97.529 10-31,52-100
2 44 Manuel Ayulo Peter Schmidt Kuzma D Offy 100 Finished
3 25 Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz D Offy 100 Finished
4 2 Jack McGrath Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
5 26 Pat O'Connor Hopkins Lesovsky D Offy 100 Finished
6 31 Gene Hartley John Zink Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
7 6 Troy Ruttman Springfield Welding Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
8 43 Walt Faulkner Chapman Russo\Nich Offy 100 Finished
9 7 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips Offy 100 Finished
10 12 Rodger Ward Dr. Sabourin Pawl D Offy 100 Finished
11 17 Bob Sweikert Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
12 49 Johnny Tolan Anderson Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
13 45 Joe Sostilio Bardahl Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
14 68 Ed Elisian Peter Wales Trucking Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
15 83 Mike Nazaruk McNamara Turner D Offy 100 Finished
16 5 Johnnie Parsons Ansted Rotary Kurtis 500 Offy 100 Finished
17 14 Jimmy Davies Pat Clancy Ewing D Offy 100 Finished
18 21 Bob Scott Travelon Trailer Kurtis 500 Offy 100 Finished
19 16 Duane Carter Auto Shippers Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
20 28 Larry Crockett Federal Engineering Kurtis 3000 Offy 93 Wrecked turn 4 32-51
21 76 Andy Linden Leitenberger Silnes/She Offy 92 Wrecked turn 4
22 9 Bill Vukovich Dean Van Lines Kuzma D Offy 77 Broken steering 1-9 POLE WINNER Car Pictured in Picture Quiz

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Originally Posted by CARTDM15

It has nothing to do with Champcar/Irl.Some people just don't like oval racing.I find nothing excited about cars running side by side for laps on end.It gets boring in a hurry.I'm all aboard on a unified series and I know I have to deal with ovals but it don't mean that I will like.

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You know, how that race played out was hardly any different then the Aus F1 race. 3 cautions and cars driving around with only a few passes and teams working pit strategies to pick up a spot. Honestly, I cannot believe you can perceive them much differently except one is on an oval and the other a road course. I think you are prejudiced to one type of racing. If that's true, why are you watching in the first place? Or maybe you are a disgruntled crappy that has yet to adjust to the ICS.