Tom Compton - Vegas

Carguy49 · 10-28-2013, 11:16 AM

Did anyone else watch the finals in Vegas yesterday??? Tom didn't seem overly excited to greet Matt Smith on the stage after winning the Motorcycle Championship. Matt had to finally start the handshake. When John Force came on stage, it was like they were long lost friends. Don't you think both of the champions should be greeted the same??? Maybe it's just me, but the whole thing seemed strange.

Just my 2 cents, or am I totally wrong?????????

Robert McCoy · 10-28-2013, 11:30 AM

The TV portion of both Championship Presentations seemed odd to me. I think it was just more the fact they were trying to stage it for TV than anything. I did notice Force in a way, just brushed off #16 "On to get #17".

Lew Silverman · 10-28-2013, 01:19 PM

I would LIKED to have seen the finals from Las Vegas, but wonderful ESPN2 had a 3 1/2 hour show last night, while my TiVo only recorded the originally scheduled 3 hours!

(I won't mention the 10 minutes of qualifying that was shown on Saturday Night/Sunday Morning in between College Football!)

Guess I should attend the races in person if I want all the details!

65signet · 10-28-2013, 01:38 PM

I think it's horrible that they present the championship trophy after the final run, while the next pair of cars are staging, and there trying to give a speech with cheap fireworks going on in the back ground.

They need to present the trophies to all winners in Pomona at the same time

dannyboy · 10-28-2013, 02:22 PM

I agree, all Champions in Pomona, so they all get equal time and hopefully treated the same

cad · 10-28-2013, 06:16 PM

I noticed, too.

Carguy49 · 10-28-2013, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dannyboy

I agree, all Champions in Pomona, so they all get equal time and hopefully treated the same

Sounds like a great plan. Make a brief statement if the win comes early like Vegas, then make the presentation at Pomona in front of everybody. Maybe have a Champions parade in front of the whole crowd. I guess that would be too easy.

10-28-2013, 11:30 AM	#2
Robert McCoy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ligonier, Pa. Posts: 48 Likes: 176 Liked 15 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Tom Compton - Vegas The TV portion of both Championship Presentations seemed odd to me. I think it was just more the fact they were trying to stage it for TV than anything. I did notice Force in a way, just brushed off #16 "On to get #17".

10-28-2013, 01:19 PM	#3
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Tom Compton - Vegas I would LIKED to have seen the finals from Las Vegas, but wonderful ESPN2 had a 3 1/2 hour show last night, while my TiVo only recorded the originally scheduled 3 hours! (I won't mention the 10 minutes of qualifying that was shown on Saturday Night/Sunday Morning in between College Football!) Guess I should attend the races in person if I want all the details! __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

10-28-2013, 01:38 PM	#4
65signet Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: El Dorado Ca. Posts: 122 Likes: 296 Liked 44 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Tom Compton - Vegas I think it's horrible that they present the championship trophy after the final run, while the next pair of cars are staging, and there trying to give a speech with cheap fireworks going on in the back ground. They need to present the trophies to all winners in Pomona at the same time

10-28-2013, 02:22 PM	#5
dannyboy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 99 Likes: 299 Liked 42 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Tom Compton - Vegas I agree, all Champions in Pomona, so they all get equal time and hopefully treated the same

10-28-2013, 06:16 PM	#6
cad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 702 Likes: 202 Liked 91 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Tom Compton - Vegas I noticed, too.

10-28-2013, 11:16 AM	#1
Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,977 Likes: 2,466 Liked 2,939 Times in 707 Posts	Tom Compton - Vegas Did anyone else watch the finals in Vegas yesterday??? Tom didn't seem overly excited to greet Matt Smith on the stage after winning the Motorcycle Championship. Matt had to finally start the handshake. When John Force came on stage, it was like they were long lost friends. Don't you think both of the champions should be greeted the same??? Maybe it's just me, but the whole thing seemed strange. Just my 2 cents, or am I totally wrong????????? __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends.