Andy Burfitt wrote:I do, however technology is not my specialist subjectEmail sent.
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Hi Jon, would it be cheeky to ask you to email me too? as I was able to watch on ESPN but as NHRA switched to Fox I can,t discover how to view it now. Thanks. See you at Dragstalgia?
Had a brief reply from NHRA but no details of how I can watch the action from Pomona onwards - I am not techie at all! How do I get access to the Fox Sports coverage on (preferably) my smart TV or various Windows laptop / Apple Mac book or iPads? Will pay if absolutely necessary!!
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BT Sport/ESPN HD have the Winternationals listed on the planner for next weekend.
I have to say that I did not rate the coverage, however I only watched the ESPN replay of the eliminations and not the whole event. Was the live coverage quality viewing or not?
I liked the last few seasons where they show reaction/ET/ MPH at the end of each race, this coverage seamed hard to follow the reaction times and if you blinked you missed them. I suppose any coverage of these events is a bonus and should get better given this was there first.
Role on round 2.
What did you think of it Jon?
I liked the last few seasons where they show reaction/ET/ MPH at the end of each race, this coverage seamed hard to follow the reaction times and if you blinked you missed them. I suppose any coverage of these events is a bonus and should get better given this was there first.
Role on round 2.
What did you think of it Jon?
Here in the US, I thought it a little disappointing and an anti-climax. After weeks of promos on FS1, the actual and very first program (Winternationals qualifying) was mundane, not to mention it started 6 minutes late. As it aired at about midnight (Denver time) I chose to record it but the last 6 - 7 minutes got cut off the recording.
Tony Pendregon certainly is not Mike Dunn, nor will he ever be in my estimation. Hopefully and as time goes on, he will become more natural and less forced in his presentation skills. Tony needs to drop the former racer slant of his presentation and get on with life as a TV presenter. Right now, he can relate to what a particular racer is doing, but drag racing is such a dynamically ever changing sport that by a few races in, his "former racer" approach will be out of touch with what is really going on in the pits and cars. At least Mike Dunn kept his hand in by being a very successful "test pilot for hire" who helped a lot of teams fix issues off screen and at closed door test sessions.
My opinion of Dave Reiff is that he is a pompous, total jackass who does nothing positive for the sport. My opinion is based upon an incident I witnessed in the pits at Denver a couple of years back where he backed his ESPN golf cart mounted film unit into some kids who were just trying to get close and watch. At least one kid was knocked down and hurt, but all Reiff did was glance around, saw what he had done, then mashed the gas on his cart so as to leave the area as quickly as possible, leaving parents and fans to deal with the aftermath of his actions.
As to the program, way too much time was spent re-hashing old races, complete with fuzzy non-HD footage and explaining how drag racing works and too little time was spent actually covering the racing or pit roving by un-knowledgeable reporters. Nothing more boring or annoying than watching a pit crew working on a car and having the reporter try to explain something they clearly know little or nothing about and there was way too much of that withing the minimal pit coverage that was present.
I agree with Andy in that the start line stuff was poor. Having little green or red disks appear at the bottom of the screen to indicate a good or red light start isn't exactly what most viewing fans want to see. The reaction times and startline closeups of ESPN was much better.
All in all, the first coverage on FS1 didn't exactly live up to the NHRA and FS1 hype that preceded it. Iy really was rather mundane and boring. At least by recording it, I can skip through the boring bits.
Tony Pendregon certainly is not Mike Dunn, nor will he ever be in my estimation. Hopefully and as time goes on, he will become more natural and less forced in his presentation skills. Tony needs to drop the former racer slant of his presentation and get on with life as a TV presenter. Right now, he can relate to what a particular racer is doing, but drag racing is such a dynamically ever changing sport that by a few races in, his "former racer" approach will be out of touch with what is really going on in the pits and cars. At least Mike Dunn kept his hand in by being a very successful "test pilot for hire" who helped a lot of teams fix issues off screen and at closed door test sessions.
My opinion of Dave Reiff is that he is a pompous, total jackass who does nothing positive for the sport. My opinion is based upon an incident I witnessed in the pits at Denver a couple of years back where he backed his ESPN golf cart mounted film unit into some kids who were just trying to get close and watch. At least one kid was knocked down and hurt, but all Reiff did was glance around, saw what he had done, then mashed the gas on his cart so as to leave the area as quickly as possible, leaving parents and fans to deal with the aftermath of his actions.
As to the program, way too much time was spent re-hashing old races, complete with fuzzy non-HD footage and explaining how drag racing works and too little time was spent actually covering the racing or pit roving by un-knowledgeable reporters. Nothing more boring or annoying than watching a pit crew working on a car and having the reporter try to explain something they clearly know little or nothing about and there was way too much of that withing the minimal pit coverage that was present.
I agree with Andy in that the start line stuff was poor. Having little green or red disks appear at the bottom of the screen to indicate a good or red light start isn't exactly what most viewing fans want to see. The reaction times and startline closeups of ESPN was much better.
All in all, the first coverage on FS1 didn't exactly live up to the NHRA and FS1 hype that preceded it. Iy really was rather mundane and boring. At least by recording it, I can skip through the boring bits.
I have to agree that I found it very mundane and boring as well.
Of course its a tough sport to portray well on TV anyway so I don't know what the answer is.
Do you make it in depth for the more experienced fans and racers or do you dumb it down for the newbies.
Whatever group your in I don't think they covered either that well.
Of course its a tough sport to portray well on TV anyway so I don't know what the answer is.
Do you make it in depth for the more experienced fans and racers or do you dumb it down for the newbies.
Whatever group your in I don't think they covered either that well.
Cruz Pedregon 
"The funny car bodies are made of carbon fibre, what is it, it's a fibre made from carbon"
"The funny car bodies are made of carbon fibre, what is it, it's a fibre made from carbon"