FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage - Page 2

FireSale · 04-04-2016, 10:12 AM

If I recall the deal right, Fox is providing air time and tech staff but NHRA is responsible for the production. If true, that's the problem here.

NHRA owns All Access at $100 a pop and is holding the Sportsman fan hostage by the wallet. They seem to think that if they don't give us Sportsman coverage then we will pay for it. Spectator admission aka All Access to Real Racers and their Real Race Cars is between $10 and $15 at Pacific Raceway and Bremerton International Raceway. And the fresh air and sunburn is free of charge. The couch or the pits, take your pick.

Dale

Ed Carpenter · 04-04-2016, 12:36 PM

FS1 sucks! No sportsman cars at all. SOS as ESPN....

pmrphil · 04-04-2016, 01:24 PM

It seems that FS1 is getting it's lead from NHRA - they really do believe that the "sportsman" run alky and everybody else is just filler. Sucks. NHRA isn't getting any more of my money.

Pinballer · 04-04-2016, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pmrphil

It seems that FS1 is getting it's lead from NHRA - they really do believe that the "sportsman" run alky and everybody else is just filler. Sucks. NHRA isn't getting any more of my money.

Exactly my feelings on the matter. It would appear that 'filler' doesn't even rate a single run down the track. I was so sick of interviews and taped segments I almost turned it back to baseball.

All I can surmise is this: what all of the gas-powered Sportsman classes do must be a type of racing so enormously difficult and impossible to understand that it can't be shown on TV and the commentators apparently can't explain it to the type of people who would tune in and watch a drag racing program to begin with.
Yeah...rrrright....

Stock726 · 04-04-2016, 05:17 PM

I agree 100%!!
What is even more ridiculous: They devoted a segment of the Gainesville show to have Bruno explain the .90 classes. Explained how a throttle stop works using Bertozzi's dragster. Still they can't even show the finals from anything but Alcohol???

Pistol Pete · 04-04-2016, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Stock726

I agree 100%!!
What is even more ridiculous: They devoted a segment of the Gainesville show to have Bruno explain the .90 classes. Explained how a throttle stop works using Bertozzi's dragster. Still they can't even show the finals from anything but Alcohol???

They should explain Comp, SS & Stock Eliminators as well.
Maybe 1 segment they might give it a whirl, after all Bruno did run Stock Elim.

Bob Lasko · 04-04-2016, 05:29 PM

Motor Mania is free and has a lot of coverage and commentary. Div 3 runs a broadcast with commentary from the tower, and free.

Bob Lasko

SC1448 · 04-04-2016, 05:38 PM

I almost died from surprise when Bruno explained the trans brake and throttle stop function for the Super Class cars but, it would have been better to have tied it in with some on-track video and maybe used an actual Super Comp or Super Gas car for the demo instead of a Top Dragster with a Nitrous bottle (no offense intended Anthony!).
Better than nothing I guess. Keep trying FS1....
-Don

FED 387 · 04-04-2016, 06:38 PM

plus Bruno was World champ in Comp Eliminator and he currently competes in a COPO Camaro

FireSale · 04-05-2016, 10:20 AM

Thumbs up for Bruno. I think he needs to be kicked up the ladder a few spots. He is so much more articulate than Tony P. is. I'm not a truck guy but I still like to watch Truck U and Garage Squad just because he is so informative and engaging. Bruno explained a throttle stop and Tony explained wheelbase on a dragster - and converted inches to feet...My wife knows what a wheelbase is...

I was in the stands for the NorthWest Nationals a few years back and the guy next to me was confused as heck by the .90 classes. He needed a major education on how the cars are built for speed and driven for time with flat out starts, backed off throttles and nailed peddles at half track. Same for the handicapped classes with slower cars getting a lead on the tree. People not already familiar with drag racing come to the track with limited knowledge of the sport as a heads up game and need to be educated by NHRA as to all of the fine details that go on beyond the smoke and thunder of the nitro classes.

This is where the big Fail is, in my opinion.

Dale

04-04-2016, 10:12 AM	#11
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 127 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage If I recall the deal right, Fox is providing air time and tech staff but NHRA is responsible for the production. If true, that's the problem here. NHRA owns All Access at $100 a pop and is holding the Sportsman fan hostage by the wallet. They seem to think that if they don't give us Sportsman coverage then we will pay for it. Spectator admission aka All Access to Real Racers and their Real Race Cars is between $10 and $15 at Pacific Raceway and Bremerton International Raceway. And the fresh air and sunburn is free of charge. The couch or the pits, take your pick. Dale __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

04-04-2016, 12:36 PM	#12
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,698 Likes: 185 Liked 504 Times in 126 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage FS1 sucks! No sportsman cars at all. SOS as ESPN.... __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

04-04-2016, 01:24 PM	#13
pmrphil Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT Posts: 402 Likes: 1,285 Liked 275 Times in 117 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage It seems that FS1 is getting it's lead from NHRA - they really do believe that the "sportsman" run alky and everybody else is just filler. Sucks. NHRA isn't getting any more of my money. __________________ Phil Molski PMR Performance S/C 1623

04-04-2016, 05:17 PM	#15
Stock726 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 65 Likes: 22 Liked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage I agree 100%!! What is even more ridiculous: They devoted a segment of the Gainesville show to have Bruno explain the .90 classes. Explained how a throttle stop works using Bertozzi's dragster. Still they can't even show the finals from anything but Alcohol???

04-04-2016, 05:29 PM	#17
Bob Lasko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Wilton,CT Posts: 608 Likes: 0 Liked 168 Times in 49 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage Motor Mania is free and has a lot of coverage and commentary. Div 3 runs a broadcast with commentary from the tower, and free. Bob Lasko

04-04-2016, 05:38 PM	#18
SC1448 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Southampton, PA Posts: 226 Likes: 4 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage I almost died from surprise when Bruno explained the trans brake and throttle stop function for the Super Class cars but, it would have been better to have tied it in with some on-track video and maybe used an actual Super Comp or Super Gas car for the demo instead of a Top Dragster with a Nitrous bottle (no offense intended Anthony!). Better than nothing I guess. Keep trying FS1.... -Don

04-04-2016, 06:38 PM	#19
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,358 Likes: 353 Liked 282 Times in 152 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage plus Bruno was World champ in Comp Eliminator and he currently competes in a COPO Camaro

04-05-2016, 10:20 AM	#20
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 127 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage Thumbs up for Bruno. I think he needs to be kicked up the ladder a few spots. He is so much more articulate than Tony P. is. I'm not a truck guy but I still like to watch Truck U and Garage Squad just because he is so informative and engaging. Bruno explained a throttle stop and Tony explained wheelbase on a dragster - and converted inches to feet...My wife knows what a wheelbase is... I was in the stands for the NorthWest Nationals a few years back and the guy next to me was confused as heck by the .90 classes. He needed a major education on how the cars are built for speed and driven for time with flat out starts, backed off throttles and nailed peddles at half track. Same for the handicapped classes with slower cars getting a lead on the tree. People not already familiar with drag racing come to the track with limited knowledge of the sport as a heads up game and need to be educated by NHRA as to all of the fine details that go on beyond the smoke and thunder of the nitro classes. This is where the big Fail is, in my opinion. Dale __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394