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Thread: IndyCar Staying on ABC/ESPN
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13th August 2011, 16:35 #21
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14th August 2011, 12:51 #22
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I wish ESPN grabbed Paul Page from their NHRA broadcasts for the five ABC IndyCar events to replace Marty Reid. Or John Hindaugh from ALMS, although I doubt he would leave sportscars. But both work for the network already so I don't think this is too far-fetched.
(Obviously, the best option would be IndyCar returning to EuroSport so I don't have to download the US broadcast torrents.)“It used to be about trying to do something. Now it’s about trying to be someone.”
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15th August 2011, 12:41 #23
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I was watching a video of the 1979 Trenton CART race the other day and the NBC sports world crew was a MUCH younger Paul Page and Gary Gerould. I always really liked Paul Page on the CART broadcasts. I still have the INDYCAR RACING II video game and PP is the voice of the video game "I'm Paul Page, and THIS is INDYCAR RACING II"
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16th August 2011, 15:24 #24
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[quote="DBell"]Possibly IndyCar became more important to ABC/ESPN when Versus became part of NBC and is to become NBC Sports. This article isn't about IndyCar, but about the fierce rivalry that exist between ESPN and NBC.
Unfortunately, I think it's gone the other way. Now that the four-letter has Indy locked in for awhile they can afford "not" to care at all about the series except for 5 hours a year. After watching the NH broadcast- delivered by ESPN- I flipped over to ESPNEWS. I had to wait almost an hour to see the pantywaist pinhead give about 15 seconds of the worst sports reporting I've ever seen. They showed a quick clip of the princess spinning and taking out everyone, then a quick snippet of Will and his emotions all the while basically saying "tisk- tisk, play nice." He finished by saying "...somebody won."
I was shocked at how he belittled the sport, the series, and the athletes who were risking life and limb. It was poor. Very, very poor. I wish I had a recording of it to post. What a joke! And this is from the very network that is so "proud" to carry the IZOD Indycar Series...Long live the Baltimore GP!!!
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