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by **David Coo** » Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:25:52

Finally after a year I finally got Speedvision ummm, Speed Channel back.
Moved to a new place and was out of luck for a while. I thought NASCAR took
over this channel? Based on what I've seen so far it is pretty much the
same. I've seen F-1, Rally, CART, Superbikes and all the other great stuff
I used to see.

Was everyone just jumping to conclusions before?

- David Cook

by **MadDAW** » Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:21:18

IMO Speed is a much better channel than Speedvision. There is alot more
NASCAR coverage, but it didn't seem to push out the other stuff, which is
what the original fear was. I'm not really sure what we are "missing" since
the change, but I'm sure there is something gone because they sure didn't
cut back on the infomercials. I think it might be the movies that got cut.

MadDAWG

by **Tom Pabs** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 05:55:07

"Yep."

TP

by **Hans Jense** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:00:59

Well that is a matter of opinion my friend and if you ask me adding Nascar
did NOT make the channel better, the game itself is ok cause it's rather
challeging, but watching a bunch o' redneck's go around and around and
around and then around again is boring, JMHO, :o)
YA YA YA save your breath I know nobody asked me lol

by **Glen Pittma** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:30:31

Breath being saved here...because you handled it for me. :-)

> Well that is a matter of opinion my friend and if you ask me adding Nascar
> did NOT make the channel better, the game itself is ok cause it's rather
> challeging, but watching a bunch o' redneck's go around and around and
> around and then around again is boring, JMHO, :o)
> YA YA YA save your breath I know nobody asked me lol

> > IMO Speed is a much better channel than Speedvision. There is alot more
> > NASCAR coverage, but it didn't seem to push out the other stuff, which
is
> > what the original fear was. I'm not really sure what we are "missing"
> since
> > the change, but I'm sure there is something gone because they sure
didn't
> > cut back on the infomercials. I think it might be the movies that got
cut.

> > MadDAWG

by **Tim Mise** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:42:28

Doesn't ALL racing go around and around and around and then around again??

by **David Coo** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:50:06

I gotta tell ya Hans, I was pretty bored watching F-1 this weekend as well...

- David

by **Dave Henri** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:45:47

"Tim Miser"
Drag Racing?

dave henrie

by **Hans Jense** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:20:10

Thanks you all gave me a good laugh. To be honest with you all the only
racing that I enjoy watching is motorcycle racing and preferably Moto GP
featuring Valentino Rossi, and also want to mention that it is hard for me
to watch any kind of sports on TV unless I'm to a certain degree emotionally
attached I.E. worldcup, which really sucked watching Denmark getting beat so
bad. Personally I prefer being at the game rather than watching the
***tube, it's just a totally different atmosphere and felling being there
than watching a 46"(in my case) little screen

> > ...watching a bunch o' redneck's go around and around and
> > around and then around again is boring

> I gotta tell ya Hans, I was pretty bored watching F-1 this weekend as
well...

> - David

by **Tim Mise** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 18:32:16

So how do the dragsters get back to the start line for the next race?!
;)

by **MadDAW** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:11:52

Your more than welcome to your opinion, but I'll take a Hooters Pro cup over
some old movie any day. Just what have you lost from the switch to SPEED? I
still see bikes, rally, F1, drag boats. We have also gained CART and WoO as
well as NASCAR.

I guess its just a culture thing because watching a "parade" around a road
course is not what I'd call racing and other do. Maybe its a US vs. the rest
of the world type thing.

MadDAWG

by **Dave Henri** » Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:31:51

That depends...if they blow up on a run, they get brought back in
boxes..........
dave henrie :)

by **Ted** » Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:18:57

> Finally after a year I finally got Speedvision ummm, Speed Channel back.
> Moved to a new place and was out of luck for a while. I thought NASCAR took
> over this channel? Based on what I've seen so far it is pretty much the
> same. I've seen F-1, Rally, CART, Superbikes and all the other great stuff
> I used to see.

> Was everyone just jumping to conclusions before?

> - David Cook

I don't think they've dropped any significant race coverage this year.
There was plenty of "empty space" in the old Speedvision schedule.
All the new additional NASCAR stuff hasn't crowded out any significant
race coverage YET.

As far as non-race coverage goes, they've kept the neat "Legends of
Motorsport" for now. I am recording all episodes that I am interested
in. They aren't making any new ones though, so I expect it to
disappear in the next year or so.

They did kill off the "Lost Drive-in" show with Bruce Dern on Sat.
nights. Which upsets me some, because I love those funky old car
chase movies from the 60s & 70s. But it was probably bound to die
eventually (just like MonsterVision on TBS).

The long-term expectation is that NASCAR-related coverage will
continue to grow on Speed...along with it's "sister" channels Fox and
FX. Like kudzu, it may eventually squeeze everything else out to the
margins. If that really happens, we can hope that ESPN will pick up
the "droppings" from Speed and start all over again.

- Ted

by **Woodie** » Thu, 01 Aug 2002 08:39:06

>> Finally after a year I finally got Speedvision ummm, Speed Channel back.
>> Moved to a new place and was out of luck for a while. I thought NASCAR
>> took over this channel? Based on what I've seen so far it is pretty much
the
>> same. I've seen F-1, Rally, CART, Superbikes and all the other great stuff
>> I used to see.

>> Was everyone just jumping to conclusions before?

Evidently so, the changes made weren't as bad as everyone expected. While
we're on the subject could someone at Speed please go out and find some new
sponsors? I now own a Tote-Em-Pole, Bowflex workout machine, and a DR Brush
Mower. I've got a lot of money piling up here, but there doesn't seem to be
any other product to spend it on. I've been trying to find one of those nifty
550 Spyders like the old coma guy has, but they're quite rare.

Don McCorkle

by **REDLINE42** » Thu, 01 Aug 2002 14:19:17

LOL,, F'in BowFlex mercials, Geeeeezzz, Ya git da DR WeedWacker yet?

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1919 - Ralph DePalma Driving Champion and winner of hundreds of races, sets
new 1 mile record driving 905 cubic inch V-12 Packard on beach at 149.875
mph. DePalma also sets World Records for distances of 2 to 20 miles and
standing mile. His standing mile record of 92.713 mph is unbroken for 36
years.

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