Results 1 to 10 of 87
-
7th January 2012, 17:01 #1
- Join Date
- Feb 2001
- Location
- On the Welsh Riviera
- Posts
- 38,844
- Like
- 2
- Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Goodbye and good riddance North One
I don't post on the forums anymore for various reasons, but I thought I'd post this.
Eurosport set to become World Rally Championship promoter as North One's Qatar deal falls through - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com
North One is dead. For god knows how many years they've screwed the WRC over with dismal coverage and now they're finally dead and buried.
Some person North One source said: "It's unbelievable. We have come so close to landing this. The deal was on the table and, believe me, it would have been by far and away the best thing for for us and would have allowed us to further devalue the World Rally Championship for many years to come
Together with the ineptitude of the FIA, North One are responsible for the downfall of the WRC and I think with Mini and VW throwing their hats into the ring, we could be in for some good seasons.
Goodbye and good riddance, you won't be missed, don't let the door hit you on the way out etc etc etc.
Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
-
7th January 2012, 17:10 #2
- Join Date
- Apr 2000
- Location
- Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom
- Posts
- 38,577
- Like
- 78
- Liked 125 Times in 92 Posts
North One also did the ITV F1 coverage.
Please 'like' our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/motorsportforums
-
7th January 2012, 17:23 #3
- Join Date
- Feb 2001
- Location
- On the Welsh Riviera
- Posts
- 38,844
- Like
- 2
- Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Originally Posted by MarkRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
-
7th January 2012, 17:24 #4MJWGuest
Only good thing from North One was the timing, splits and stage times. Also the tracking was good, ok that was only for teams but I heared they intended to extend that to the public in 2012
-
7th January 2012, 17:29 #5
- Join Date
- Aug 2000
- Posts
- 20,522
- Like
- 439
- Liked 2,720 Times in 1,256 Posts
North ones coverage was sub par for sure...it is a pity all these people are without a job but you get what you deserve.
I really hope Eurosport lands the deal, the guys there are true professionals and they know how to cover sports.
-
7th January 2012, 17:54 #6
- Join Date
- Dec 2005
- Posts
- 39
- Like
- 0
- Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
Originally Posted by MJW
-
7th January 2012, 18:18 #7
- Join Date
- Mar 2011
- Posts
- 35
- Like
- 0
- Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I really liked last years IRC coverage on Eurosport, if i can get WRC and IRC on Eurosport this year i would be really happy! i really don't care who is in charge, as long as its good coverage! thats is really what we all want.
-
7th January 2012, 19:33 #8
- Join Date
- Jun 2004
- Posts
- 4,237
- Like
- 61
- Liked 199 Times in 118 Posts
Now we can enjoy WRC in peace.
-
8th January 2012, 01:00 #9
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Posts
- 588
- Like
- 0
- Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Originally Posted by Daniel
-
8th January 2012, 01:46 #10
- Join Date
- Sep 2006
- Posts
- 760
- Like
- 0
- Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Well this Vladimir Antonov thing is the final blow for NorthOne in any case.
I have to agree with Daniels. The shows they put on were really boring, but there were some improvements recently. There were lots of free contents on YouTube which gathered many views, the Power Stage which I liked, and big improvement of onboard footages. But promotion of the actual events are costly. Even most of those YouTube viewers are never going to see the rally and with the lack of free to air, unlike BBC for F1 (not counting OneHD which is Australia). But atleast not as bad compared to "FOM", with races like Istanbul losing millions due to zero promotion by Bernie, and not even allowing F1 footages on YouTube.
I personally feel its more due to the FIA for not giving WRC more attention and the manufacturers to keeping the cost of sport so expensive, simply lack of manufacturers and variety of national drivers.
I'm not excited that EuroSport does it now, especially their previous WRC coverages were boring. But they did do a decent job with their own created IRC series and its live coverages are great. So maybe they'll bring something new for the fans.
I only feel bad for the employees who will lose their job, I hope they can find a new job with the new promoter. I certainly wants to see Becs and Colin around. Also what will happen to wrc.com and youtube.com/wrc and WRC Radio? I hope the new promoter retains those features especially the live splits.
This is funny, a Norwegian tv station asked me to provide a preupload version of Marcus Gronholm funny moments video to them because NorthOne couldn't provide the materials in time. I refused a signed photo of Marcus because stating I did not create the materials which is copyright by NorthOne. I regretted deleting my Youtube account so the video isn't there anymore.
Not sure if posted here before, Evan's test prior to Croatia with footage of the Rally1 Yaris in 2025-spec... https://youtu.be/ALLO7rds-yI?si=FRdZ5LDkRZcxMPOV
WRC main class in 2025