CBS Coverage of Daytona

It was nice of CBS to let us view the race occasionally in between the commercials. Good riddance CBS !

It would have been a lot more exciting if the engines were turning more that 6700 rpm. Hell, just have them drag 2 ton sleds around the track. That should slow them down, and the sparks would be pretty. As one who actually saw non-restrictor plate racing at Daytona, what they have now simply is not exciting. How many passes did you see in the last 10 laps among the front five cars btw? None. Same as last year, etc. Jim "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hmm...I thought it was pretty exciting. 3-wide much of the time,close racing,

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> many close calls, etc. > > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPL hcp. +70.45 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then

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It just seemed to me like they went to commercials at the wrong times.

I think I am going to stop watching races at Daytona and Talledega altogether. 7/8" restrictior plates, 6700 rpm, 185 mph laps. *yawn*. Just make the restrictor plates 1/4", you would have really safe racing, at 80 mph. Boring! 2_Slow

>It was nice of CBS to let us view the race occasionally in between the >commercials. Good riddance CBS ! Although there were too many commercials with unfortunate timing, I thought the coverage was exceptionally good. The positions were reported constantly, allowing one to see where their favorite driver was within a minute of tuning in, and the announcers were explaining things concisely without yammering on. I got the impression that they were leaning toward new viewers. They even managed to make the parade of the last four laps seem exciting. Don McCorkle

From Speedvision.com: Dale Earnhart on "plate" racing: "I've heard some drivers say we're going too fast at C***te, going too fast here get the hell home! If you're not a race car driver, not a racer, stay home. Don't come here and grumble about you're going too fast. Stay the hell home! "Get out of the race car if you've got feathers on your legs or on your ass. Get out. Put the damn kerosene rags around your ankles so the damn piss-ants won't climb up there and eat that candy ass." Do you get the feeling he doesn't like plate racing?<g> -- don New GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks: [link lost in import]

Expect more of the same next year :-( Let's face it, network television just doesn't do auto racing well. Leave it to ESPN, ESPN2, Speedvision, or TNN but the greedy bastards at NASCAR went for the big bucks, and we as fans will end up paying the penalty.

writes: Hmm...I thought it was pretty exciting. 3-wide much of the time, close racing, many close calls, etc. Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +70.45 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I think ABC outdid them with the CART race today -- they must have take commercial breaks every 5 freaking laps. Then, they can't stick around to properly interview the winner because they have to cover golf (can't we miss a shot or two of the golf???) AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! "The moment someone's laziness makes my life difficult, I turn into an *** with a cause."

Well I thought the race was pretty exciting as well. There were some interesting moments with Benson, and also I was waiting for Gordon to get his car running right. Fortunately I didn't watch a single commercial during the event, due to satellite feeds (which you don't get with non network races, it's amazing what you miss, and the announcers were verbally disappointed that they had to go to commercial breaks at certain times, and relieved that it's the last commercial break.

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> writes: > > I think I am going to stop watching races at Daytona and Talledega > >altogether. 7/8" restrictior plates, 6700 rpm, 185 mph laps. *yawn*. > >Just make the restrictor plates 1/4", you would have really safe racing, > >at 80 mph. > > Boring! > > 2_Slow > Hmm...I thought it was pretty exciting. 3-wide much of the time, close

racing,

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> many close calls, etc. > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPL hcp. +70.45 > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

First they come with those glowing pucks, next they come with those glowing cup cars, next, they'll come up with those glowing wheel screws so we can see pit action better in their thouhts, and then, I ain't even gonna go theree -- Sincerely, Mark F. E-Mail: [email hidden] ICQ: 2164331 AOL IM: DaRacerz SimGo, Your SimRacing Specialists!!! Web Site: http://members.xoom.com/DaRacerz/ (SimGo Got NASCAR 3 Setups, Patches, Utilites, X-Treme Manager, Plus News On Upcoming NASCAR 4) SimReview.com http://www.simreview.com (Your Only Need To Read Reviews About Any Simulation Racing Game Out There!) "Randy Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XB185.27368$[email hidden]... > JJ Thomas <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8jmcim$93$[email hidden]... > > It was nice of CBS to let us view the race occasionally in between the > > commercials. Good riddance CBS ! > > > yeah, can't wait see the glowing puc.. err cars on FOX next season > > (hope you don't think i'm kidding...) > > -- > Randy > > "If you have a home that is mobile and 12 cars that aren't, you might be a > redneck." > > > > > >

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>First they come with those glowing pucks, next they come with those glowing >cup cars, next, they'll come up with those glowing wheel screws so we can >see pit action better in their thouhts, and then, I ain't even gonna go >theree > >-- > Sincerely, > Mark F. > >E-Mail: [email hidden] >ICQ: 2164331 >AOL IM: DaRacerz > >

Who is going to host races on FOX. I heard some terrible people but i know its fake (john madden and his friend Pat) But THATS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!! Could you imagine it? So whos going to cover FOX races. And CBS woa that BGN race. Eli gold I do NOT like Eli Gold. And they said every 3-4 laps "Folks dont worry about the flames coming out of the exhust. Nothings wrong with ther cars." Sheesh.

On Mon 03 Jul 2000 12:41:19am, Jim Erb wrote:

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> It would have been a lot more exciting if the engines were > turning >more that 6700 rpm. Hell, just have them drag 2 ton sleds around the >track. That should slow them down, and the sparks would be pretty. >As one who actually saw non-restrictor plate racing at Daytona, what >they have now simply is not exciting. How many passes did you see in >the last 10 laps among the front five cars btw? None. Same as last >year, etc.

This sounds *so* much like the way in which F1 fans moan - we don'g get overtaking in that, either. But I don't think rpm makes a difference - F1 cars rev to 14,000 and beyond, and it's no more exciting as far as the racing goes. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: +30.02) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

In article <8jok1j$pmj$[email hidden]>, "Jim Erb" <[email hidden]> writes:

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> It would have been a lot more exciting if the engines were turning >more that 6700 rpm. Hell, just have them drag 2 ton sleds around the >track. That should slow them down, and the sparks would be pretty. As >one who actually saw non-restrictor plate racing at Daytona, what they >have now simply is not exciting. How many passes did you see in the last >10 laps among the front five cars btw? None. Same as last year, etc. > > Jim > > >"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Hmm...I thought it was pretty exciting. 3-wide much of the time, >close racing, >> many close calls, etc. >> >> Eldred

I've seen non-restrictor racing, too. While current races might not have 3-4 passes every lap, and single cars breaking away, I don't think they're BORING... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +70.45 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>>It was nice of CBS to let us view the race occasionally in between the >>commercials. Good riddance CBS ! > >I think ABC outdid them with the CART race today -- they must have take >commercial breaks every 5 freaking laps. Then, they can't stick around to >properly interview the winner because they have to cover golf (can't we miss >a >shot or two of the golf???) AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! >"The moment someone's laziness makes my life difficult, I turn into an >asshole >with a cause." >

It's *usually* interesting when they have after-race interviews. I felt cheated that this didn't happen today...especially given all the incidents.. :( Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +70.45 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <01bebc06$98647a60$49b38ad1@default>, "Brett" <[email hidden]> writes: >I'm still wondering how Mike Skinner still gets a paycheck. The guy is a >total idiot. > I know Eliott feels that way...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +70.45 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

JJ Thomas <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8jmcim$93$[email hidden]... > It was nice of CBS to let us view the race occasionally in between the > commercials. Good riddance CBS ! >yeah, can't wait see the glowing puc.. err cars on FOX next season (hope you don't think i'm kidding...) -- Randy "If you have a home that is mobile and 12 cars that aren't, you might be a redneck." >

In article <8jmcim$93$[email hidden]>, "JJ Thomas" <[email hidden]> wrote: > It was nice of CBS to let us view the race occasionally in between the > commercials. Good riddance CBS ! >The inept insertion of commercials by CBS has just the opposite effect the broadcast sponsors would want. I started to HATE Ford and Pepsi as I had to watch yet another repeat of the same commercials while key racing action was taking place. We sure are going to miss ESPN-style savvy when next year rolls around. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

On 03 Jul 2000 17:18:05 GMT, [email hidden] (Tony StewartNo20) wrote:

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>Who is going to host races on FOX. I heard some terrible people but i know its >fake (john madden and his friend Pat) But THATS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!! > > Could you imagine it? > >So whos going to cover FOX races. And CBS woa that BGN race. Eli gold I do NOT >like Eli Gold. And they said every 3-4 laps

I thought I head the Mike Joy, who now does the F1races for Fox Sports Net, will be doing some races. I hope I'm wrong, as I would like him to continue doing to F1 races.

I'm still wondering how Mike Skinner still gets a paycheck. The guy is a total idiot. AMEN! I think that Mike Skinner is the worst driver in the league and I cannot understand what ANYONE C's in this guy. Worthless.