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and they were the best laps. Luckily i was at the track ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by colinspooky
Mind you my V+ didnt even record the race, hae the series link set up for all sky sport channels and th missed this race and Watkins Glen whilst i was away
Anyone know if the Richmond race is going to be on Sky live now that its delayed?
oh I wondered what had happened to it- couldn't find it anywhere in the Sky schedules- looks like it will be on after the IndyCar race tomorrow nightQuote:
Originally Posted by gary_580
Hello folks, I'm never on here but was pulling my hair out trying to figure out the coverage of both races(Nationwide and Sprint) On the Sky box listings the Sprint race is at 11pm after the Indycar but it seems to end at 12.30 which hopefully is wrong otherwise I will be angry(again).
The Nationwide race is on at 11.30pm so there's a bloody clash so I'm angry anyway. My faith in Sky and Setanta ended a long time ago. What sums it up for me is that there is nothing on the Sky site about Nascar but they have an F1 section. Anyway I'm about to become a mature student so I won't be able to afford Sky sports which is a rip off and might even just jack the lot in because I'm always playing the detective following the sport I love :(
It's never been the same since we didn't have a pre-race show for sprint. Paying all that money to get all that football,cricket, WWE,A1 GP, and I just want to see Nascar with a bit of Indycar(seasons finishing to!) Sorry I could go on but it's late and I'm probably being irrational.I don't think I am though.
Sky have been quite good so far this year with their coverage I think. A rain delay for this race is quite unfortunate as this weekend sees a lot of live sport on Sky - US Open tennis, Indycar title decider, NFL, Golf, Rugby and so on, thus making a live showing of the re-scheduled race that much more difficult. Maybe it will get shown live, who knows?
NASCAR is a niche sport in the UK so it's no surprise if it drops to the back of the queue when there are conflicting sports. Given that so few people are seemingly watching NASCAR on Sky I'm surprised that we get full live races in the first place.
I think you're being a bit harsh on Sky- even though it doesn't draw in huge audience figures they've stuck with it- even the infamous 5 hour rain delay from Fontana- they stayed with it as long as they could- I think they're coverage has been better than Setanta- who if you recall chopped race coverage at midnight regardless of whether it had finished or notQuote:
Originally Posted by Maccoll
there is alot of live sport on tonight- the finale of the IndyCar series, US Open Tennis etc- and on Sky Text there is usually a NASCAR page
They do have channel space to show both tonight, but I am assuming its the same team that cover both Indycar and the NASCAR so you can see their predicament. Its the IRL season finale so I dont blame Sky in this case, I dont think anyone can blame them for prioritising, especially when you factor in where the British drivers are.
Hopefully there will be a decent stream on TVU, but kudos to NASN for re-scheduling and showing what looks like the whole live Nationwide race just after midnight.
Of course it is difficult for sky but why not show the full race on time delay as live not just 1 1/2 hr show? I cant see a full repeat yet either,hopefully there will be one.
Cant fault NASN at all over their rescheduling,i still wish they had rights to cover sprint cup but as long as someone is showing it i wont moan too much!!
The EPG on Virgin never seems to get updated - they throw stuff at it that often doesn't actually correspond to what is on screen which is annoying.
Is it really that hard to update? I switched on to Motorsports and found myself watching Chile Vs Brazil World Cup qualifier - good match, but not quite what I was expecting.
Sky and Virgin are bitter rivals, but surely the programme guide should not be completely ignored by both.
I recorded half the Richmond race by accident - imagine my delight at finding it was only fricking half of it............... :mad:
i was lucky enough to go to the states on honeymoon , just got back after going to the richmond and loudon races great atmosphere , the biff won at loudon which made it even better.Another good thing i didnt have to put up with sky sports , they seem to have gone the same way as setanta , do any of you know if we can get the pre race on abc on the internet any where . cheers.