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by **Dave Henri** » Wed, 17 Oct 2001 14:11:26

The announcers have said they will still keep bidding for the rights to
F1. But for how long. It seems the FIA limits the broadcast rights to 1
year contracts. ESPN would love to have F1 back now that they have lost
CART and Nascar, but I just don't see the Disney owned network having cash
for any major purchases except NFL football.
dave henrie

by **Larry Lindstro** » Wed, 17 Oct 2001 14:52:19

> The announcers have said they will still keep bidding for the rights to
> F1.

I've given up reading minds, but... I don't know, who ever
said that didn't sound very convincing. Did you notice that?

> But for how long. It seems the FIA limits the broadcast rights to 1
> year contracts. ESPN would love to have F1 back now that they have lost
> CART and Nascar, but I just don't see the Disney owned network having cash
> for any major purchases except NFL football.
> dave henrie

> > Ya know, they could still do live F1 practice, qualifying
> > and racing, at 4:30 in the morning here on the west coast.

> > For the Western hemisphere races, U.S., Canada and Brazil,
> > they could play them on the local Fox sports stations, like
> > Fox Sports Northwest out here.

> > Well, I can dream, can't I?

> > Larry

by **Dave Henri** » Wed, 17 Oct 2001 15:10:19

"Larry Lindstrom" <
unfortunately yes...
dh

by **Gerald Moo** » Wed, 17 Oct 2001 21:47:24

> They are going to over saturate with Nascar to the point where people will
> get sick of it and start turning away. They have already started to see
> this. Attendance has been down this year (and it wasn't just due to the loss > of Earnhardt). Like everything, it'll peak then die.

I think the reason attendance is down is due to the general level of
economic uncertainty driving a reduction in consumer spending, coupled
with increasing ticket prices. When a decent seat starts costing $75
or $100, most folks start having better things to spend their money
on.

I live within an easy drive of probably 1/2 of the races, and I
haven't been to a single one in about 5 years because the ticket
prices are just ridiculous.

I don't know anyone who quit going because Earnhardt died.

Gerald Moore

by **John Bod** » Wed, 17 Oct 2001 23:04:39

I'm in the EXACT same boat as you, MrLipid. The good news is that
once Speedvision makes the changeover, I can go with one of the lesser
subscription plans on the Dish Network and save a few bucks.

:-(

-- JB

>Thanks, Dave. There are Yanks who really aren't
>interested in watching NASCAR. I've fallen in
>love with touring and rally and it looks like
>Speedvision -- which I went out of my way to
>subscribe to -- is now going to be as dismal as
>the broadcast channels. ACK!

>On 15 Oct 2001 23:11:26 GMT,

>>> http://c***te.bcentral.com/c***te/stories/2001/10/15/story6.ht
>>> ml

>>From the article:

>>"We don't think it can be just NASCAR 24 hours a day out of the gate,"
>>Brooks says. "It will have some other racing elements. That's probably
>>the right mix to get us started."

>>In other words, they're desperate to go 100% NASCAR as soon as they can
>>make it pay. I feel for you :(

>>--
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>>The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly): http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>Remove "hi" from address or it will bounce....

by **Eldre** » Thu, 18 Oct 2001 02:26:51

> It's even worse than I let myself believe...RATSH!% RATSH!% RATSH!%
>dang...

I like NASCAR, but doesn't it ALREADY get enough coverage?!? At least I don't
have to pay extra for Speedvision. If I did, I'd be cancelling it right now...

Eldred
--
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Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54...

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with experience...
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by **Eldre** » Thu, 18 Oct 2001 02:26:51

> The announcers have said they will still keep bidding for the rights to
>F1. But for how long.

Yeah, I heard them talking about that on the Japan F1 telecast. It sounded
like they were saying(between the lines) "don't hold your breath, or get your
hopes up..."
:-(
Eldred

--
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
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Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
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by **Hamm** » Thu, 18 Oct 2001 02:48:17

> The announcers have said they will still keep bidding for the rights to
> F1. But for how long. It seems the FIA limits the broadcast rights to 1
> year contracts. ESPN would love to have F1 back now that they have lost
> CART and Nascar, but I just don't see the Disney owned network having cash
> for any major purchases except NFL football.
> dave henrie

It could be argued that one of these years, we're going to get ZERO f1
coverage in USA :( Very frickin' sad. I'll have no reason to get up
at 4:30am to watch the euro races, or fall asleep after the start from
trying to stay awake all night.

Both ESPN and Fox and Speedvision all underestimate the fan base of F1
in America. C'est la vie, they say :( I'm so sick of Bernie I could
puke. SHOW THE DIGITAL FEED IN USA ON ESPN FOREVER AND WATCH IT GROW
IN AMERICA. It's the pinnacle of motorsport, fans will watch.

Bone

by **nrvsrec** » Thu, 18 Oct 2001 03:00:13

I was under the impression that it and Outdoor Life had been added to Total
Choice. I keep the $10/month sports package for the Speedvision and NASCAR
reruns on the Fox Sports Net affiliates.

--
-------------------------------------
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http://www.racesimcentral.net/~morganv00/
-------------------------------------

> And on DirecTV, we have the privilage of having to pay $10 a month extra
> just to get this damned channel!

> My mom gets it for free with her full-basic cable package :(

> -Larry

> > http://c***te.bcentral.com/c***te/stories/2001/10/15/story6.html

> > --
> > Don Scurlock
> > Vancouver,B.C.

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by **fistyc..** » Thu, 18 Oct 2001 03:12:45

lol i got up at 1:00 am est to watch the suzuka race

>> The announcers have said they will still keep bidding for the rights to
>> F1. But for how long. It seems the FIA limits the broadcast rights to 1
>> year contracts. ESPN would love to have F1 back now that they have lost
>> CART and Nascar, but I just don't see the Disney owned network having cash
>> for any major purchases except NFL football.
>> dave henrie

>It could be argued that one of these years, we're going to get ZERO f1
>coverage in USA :( Very frickin' sad. I'll have no reason to get up
>at 4:30am to watch the euro races, or fall asleep after the start from
>trying to stay awake all night.

>Both ESPN and Fox and Speedvision all underestimate the fan base of F1
>in America. C'est la vie, they say :( I'm so sick of Bernie I could
>puke. SHOW THE DIGITAL FEED IN USA ON ESPN FOREVER AND WATCH IT GROW
>IN AMERICA. It's the pinnacle of motorsport, fans will watch.

>Bone

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