Re: OFF TOPIC - Australian F1 Coverage

When is it being shown in the US ? Hope it's before or after Charlotte? Thanks J. Janasov Rod Prince <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MPG.144796ed4a977cba989743@news-server... > In article <8rhcc7$lb7$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > > > An Australian website has been setup to put some pressure on channelnine so > > they can hopefully start to show GP's live and at decent times with good > > quality coverage. This website has also sent letters off to Channelnine,

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> > Channel TEN and Bernie Ecclestone. There is also a petition on this site > > which I urge all Australian F1 fans to sign. The sites address is > > http://www.f1fansvschannel9.com/ > > Signed... > > Cheers, > Rod.

Yep, both you and Tor are right IMHO... F1 is just plain boring these days. It has come to the point where the single overtaking manuever that happens in a normal race has to be name "the best passing ever bla. bla." Yet for some reason I spend every race sitting faithfully, glaring at the TV hoping against my better judgement that something will happen... Get rid of the wings, and let the driver duke it out instead of the engineers. Mikkel Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I'd rather watch either the V8's or the movie than the so-called F1 event. > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > --------------------------- > > Adam Moore <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:doXC5.64145$[email hidden]... > > And you know what the sad part is? I just checked to see what's on

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> > afternoon at 3pm and it's, > > wait for it, THE NEVER ENDING STORY PART 2! > > I guess they couldn't handle the competition the V8 Supercars on channel > 10 > > were going to give them > > Australian TV is all screwed up, putting it > >

Are you all Australian GP Fans, like me, fed up with the coverage of the Grand Prix(s) in Australia. If not maybe you have not heard that this weekends Japanese Grand Prix (one of the few GPs we actually get in the afternoon and at a decent time) is being delayed until 11:35 EST !!! It is also heavily rumored that the final GP at Sepang is not going to be live as well. The final two races in the championship and we have to wait around 5 hours before we get to see them. Even more if you live on the other side of the country. Eg Perth. An Australian website has been setup to put some pressure on channel nine so they can hopefully start to show GP's live and at decent times with good quality coverage. This website has also sent letters off to Channel nine, Channel TEN and Bernie Ecclestone. There is also a petition on this site which I urge all Australian F1 fans to sign. The sites address is http://www.f1fansvschannel9.com/ Allan Harrison [email hidden]

Tor Eide wrote in message ... >F1 has lost the appeal it used to have up to about 95/96. The racing is >almost gone..... Are you an Australian F1 fan? >I'd rather watch something else. Then don't post in this thread. Bendito;

> >An Australian website has been setup to put some pressure on channel nineso >they can hopefully start to show GP's live and at decent times with good >quality coverage. ...all this trouble to watch cars driving around in a cue? F1 has lost the appeal it used to have up to about 95/96. The racing is almost gone..... I'd rather watch something else. Tor

On Thu, 05 Oct 2000 09:53:31 GMT, "Tor Eide" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >> >>An Australian website has been setup to put some pressure on channel nine >so >>they can hopefully start to show GP's live and at decent times with good >>quality coverage. > >...all this trouble to watch cars driving around in a cue? > >F1 has lost the appeal it used to have up to about 95/96. The racing is >almost gone..... > >I'd rather watch something else.

Thank God they're broadcasting The Never Ending Story part II then :) Andre >Tor > > >

Tor Eide wrote in message ... >> Are you an Australian F1 fan? > >No, I am a Norwegian motorsport fan. Didn't think nationality had anything >to do with the boredom of F1 in the 21st century.............. But the thread had *nothing* to do with "the boredom of F1 in the 21st century". The original poster was complaining about Australian TV coverage of his beloved sport. He was not asking whether F1 is boring or not. Why did you have to spoil the thread? Start your own F1 thread and complain about it there. Here, we're talking about Australian TV coverage of F1. Read the subject header. >> Then don't post in this thread. > >Uh huh.........are we having a bad day, are we? Quite a good day, except for your post. Bendito;

Bendito wrote in message <8rhmf0$pdo$[email hidden]>... >Tor Eide wrote in message ... > >>F1 has lost the appeal it used to have up to about 95/96. The racing is >>almost gone..... > > Are you an Australian F1 fan? No, I am a Norwegian motorsport fan. Didn't think nationality had anything to do with the boredom of F1 in the 21st century.............. > >>I'd rather watch something else. > > Then don't post in this thread. Uh huh.........are we having a bad day, are we? Tor

[email hidden] (Bendito) wrote: > But the thread had *nothing* to do with "the boredom of F1 in the 21st > century". Ah but it does. If F1 was more entertaining it would have broader appeal and would thus be able to compete with mainstream TV. This isn't an Aussy issue, the US GP wasn't shown live in the UK on mainstream TV (at 6pm) because it simply doesn't draw enough audience to justify disrupting prime time schedules. Andrew McP

Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8rht5e$s5g$[email hidden]... <snip> Start your own F1 thread and complain about it > there. Here, we're talking about Australian TV coverage of F1. Read the > subject header. >But not here, this is rec.autos.simulators and R/L F1 has no place on this N/G -- -Ace- (GPLRank -4.85)

"J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8rivtp$lnr$[email hidden]... > When is it being shown in the US ? Hope it's before or after Charlotte? > > Thanks > J. Janasov On Speedvision, it will be shown live. So qualifying will be at midnight eastern between Fridaynite/Saturday morn. and the Race will take place at one am EASTERN Sunday Morn. So stay up Saturday night to watch it...should be well clear of charlotte... dave henrie

And you know what the sad part is? I just checked to see what's on Sunday afternoon at 3pm and it's, wait for it, THE NEVER ENDING STORY PART 2! I guess they couldn't handle the competition the V8 Supercars on channel 10 were going to give them Australian TV is all screwed up, putting it nicely "Allan Harrison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8rhcc7$lb7$[email hidden]... > Are you all Australian GP Fans, like me, fed up with the coverage of the > Grand Prix(s) in Australia. If not maybe you have not heard that this > weekends Japanese Grand Prix (one of the few GPs we actually get in the > afternoon and at a decent time) is being delayed until 11:35 EST !!! Itis > also heavily rumored that the final GP at Sepang is not going to be liveas > well. The final two races in the championship and we have to wait around 5 > hours before we get to see them. Even more if you live on the other sideof > the country. Eg Perth. > > An Australian website has been setup to put some pressure on channel nineso

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> they can hopefully start to show GP's live and at decent times with good > quality coverage. This website has also sent letters off to Channel nine, > Channel TEN and Bernie Ecclestone. There is also a petition on this site > which I urge all Australian F1 fans to sign. The sites address is > http://www.f1fansvschannel9.com/ > > Allan Harrison > [email hidden] > >

In article <8rhmf0$pdo$[email hidden]>, "Bendito" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Tor Eide wrote in message ... > >>F1 has lost the appeal it used to have up to about 95/96. The racing is >>almost gone..... > > Are you an Australian F1 fan? > >>I'd rather watch something else. > > Then don't post in this thread. > >Bendito;

How about you australian F1 fans posting it ON topic in aus.sport.motor or r.a.s.f1 rather than off topic here? Z. Please remove my_pants when replying.

I thought live would have been 9pm saturday (Central daylight time). I saw that Fox sports has it on at around midnight... I guess it is live then. -- [email hidden] "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:gz8D5.148883$[email hidden]... > "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8rivtp$lnr$[email hidden]... > > When is it being shown in the US ? Hope it's before or after Charlotte? > > > > Thanks > > J. Janasov > On Speedvision, it will be shown live. So qualifying will be at midnight > eastern between Fridaynite/Saturday morn. and the Race will take place at > one am EASTERN Sunday Morn. So stay up Saturday night to watch it...should > be well clear of charlotte... > dave henrie > >

I'd rather watch either the V8's or the movie than the so-called F1 event. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Adam Moore <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:doXC5.64145$[email hidden]... > And you know what the sad part is? I just checked to see what's on Sunday > afternoon at 3pm and it's, > wait for it, THE NEVER ENDING STORY PART 2! > I guess they couldn't handle the competition the V8 Supercars on channel 10 > were going to give them > Australian TV is all screwed up, putting it

Discuss the cars, the driving techniques, perhaps even the drivers if sim AI ever develops some "I", but I think we don't need to discuss the television coverage of F1 races in Australia, at least until someone releases an "F1 Television Broadcast Sim" Stephen Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "No place"? > > Sort of like, ummm, let's say........ discussing the variousidiosyncracies

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> of the F-18 would have no place in, say, a newsgroup devoted to military > flight simulations? > > Is that what you mean by "no place"? > > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > --------------------------- > > Ace <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:KY6D5.215088$[email hidden]... > > > > Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:8rht5e$s5g$[email hidden]... > > <snip> > > Start your own F1 thread and complain about it > > > there. Here, we're talking about Australian TV coverage of F1. Read

the > > > subject header. > > > > > But not here, this is rec.autos.simulators and R/L F1 has no place onthis

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> > N/G > > -- > > -Ace- > > (GPLRank -4.85) > > > > > > > > > >

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>[email hidden] (Bendito) wrote: > >> But the thread had *nothing* to do with "the boredom of F1 in the 21st >> century". > >Ah but it does. If F1 was more entertaining it would have broader appeal >and would thus be able to compete with mainstream TV

Ah, but "broader appeal" and "more entertaining" does not necessarily have anything to do with how boring or exciting it is, or whether the networks will show it live or not. As an example, Mahler's 9th symphony is a sublime work of art but most people find it incredibly boring. Or, most people find bungee jumping the thrill of their lives, but I don't see them showing the bungee jumping championships during prime time. When a guy complains about TV coverage of his beloved sport, why piss on his parade by saying that it's "boring"? Firstly, that's a relative statement of opinion, and secondly, it's rude. Bendito;

"No place"? Sort of like, ummm, let's say........ discussing the various idiosyncracies of the F-18 would have no place in, say, a newsgroup devoted to military flight simulations? Is that what you mean by "no place"? -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Ace <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KY6D5.215088$[email hidden]... > > Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8rht5e$s5g$[email hidden]... > <snip> > Start your own F1 thread and complain about it > > there. Here, we're talking about Australian TV coverage of F1. Read the > > subject header. > > > But not here, this is rec.autos.simulators and R/L F1 has no place on this > N/G > -- > -Ace- > (GPLRank -4.85) > > > >

In article <8rhcc7$lb7$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > An Australian website has been setup to put some pressure on channel nine so > they can hopefully start to show GP's live and at decent times with good > quality coverage. This website has also sent letters off to Channel nine, > Channel TEN and Bernie Ecclestone. There is also a petition on this site > which I urge all Australian F1 fans to sign. The sites address is > http://www.f1fansvschannel9.com/ Signed... Cheers, Rod.

Zonky wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >How about you australian F1 fans posting it ON topic in aus.sport.motor or >r.a.s.f1... Good idea. Bendito;

[email hidden] (Bendito) wrote: > why piss on his parade by saying that it's > "boring"? I assumed "boring" was shorthand for a much more complex explanation. But I can see your point. Andrew McP

What really concerns me is not so much that the race is shown late but that we do not get to see the qualifying. This to me is probably the best part of the weekend and is when the drivers really show how good they are.

Discussing the plane itself would be relevant to that ng, but discussing the merits of the TV coverage an air show at which the F-18 has appeared in is OT -- -Ace- (GPLRank -4.85) Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "No place"? > > Sort of like, ummm, let's say........ discussing the various idiosyncracies > of the F-18 would have no place in, say, a newsgroup devoted to military > flight simulations? > > Is that what you mean by "no place"? > > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > --------------------------- > > Ace <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:KY6D5.215088$[email hidden]... > > > > Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:8rht5e$s5g$[email hidden]... > > <snip> > > Start your own F1 thread and complain about it > > > there. Here, we're talking about Australian TV coverage of F1. Read the > > > subject header. > > > > > But not here, this is rec.autos.simulators and R/L F1 has no place on this > > N/G > > -- > > -Ace- > > (GPLRank -4.85) > > > > > > > > > >

Fair enough, I s'pose. Although to me the reaction is a bit severe as the subject line is prefaced with "OT" and we all know not to read it if it isn't of interest. Also, it (the subject) will be dead and buried within a day or so of it appearing. -- Regards, (GPLRank = who gives a damn!) Ace <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ayJD5.4293$[email hidden]... > Discussing the plane itself would be relevant to that ng, but discussing the > merits of the TV coverage an air show at which the F-18 has appeared in is

Agree, Bruce The "I can get my shopping car sideways thanks to GPL" and follow up posts are quite acceptable, I'd stick to those. Tony (GPLRank = crap - but I've got a grade A Economics A level if anybody cares - oh! you don't) "Bruce Kennewell" wrote

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> Fair enough, I s'pose. Although to me the reaction is a bit severe as the > subject line is prefaced with "OT" and we all know not to read it if it > isn't of interest. Also, it (the subject) will be dead and buried within a > day or so of it appearing. > > -- > Regards, > (GPLRank = who gives a damn!) >