FS 1 no improvement here

[BKSG1198]

In my own thoughts, I don't think it was horrible like everyone is saying. Listen, nobody is ever going to replace the likes of Steve Evans & Dave McClelland on the old TNN Network unless they find a way to clone Steve Evans from the dead but, I think they were a lot better then some commentators. Remember a few years back we had Paul Paige and Shelly Anderson doing the play by play and I wanted to gouge my ears and eyes out.

I think it was cool that they actually went into the pits and explained different aspects of a pro car, like what does the wing do, what is the black box, etc. They also showed some different aspects of what NHRA Can offer the fan, the street racing at Irwindale, the NHRA Meseum. Stuff that I never saw ESPN do in their telecasts, plus for me I didn't get a chance to watch the finals because I was working so to wake up on Monday and see the repeat of it on in the AM and back on Monday Night Prime Time was great. I know also that NHRA is having a sportsman drivers meetings before each National Event in the respected Division to highlight some of the new things that are coming for the racers. I think this was a great change from ESPN and it will only get better, it was their first shot at doing this....need to give them a chance instead of wanted to rip their heads off.

Rob Keister

[rk3800]

I had posted that the sportsman show from the Winternationals was going to
be on tomorrow night the 18th, 9-10 p.m. My local listing shows it will be on
10-11p.m. Check your local listing.














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[Warren Evans]

I'm certainly not going to knock the Fox coverage. I would guess that very little of the "techie" stuff carried over from ESPN to Fox, since they developed it and own it (interface to the Compulink timing data, among others), and as I understand it, Fox only had one weekend to test their new equipment in live conditions. It will get better, I'm sure. I don't remember the first ESPN broadcast 16 years ago, but that was a startup (and looked like it) back then as well.

Regarding the $99 live streaming access, that is for the National Event schedule only. I have been told that it does not include the Lucas Oil Divisional events.

D3TV, the live streaming service for the NHRA North Central Division (Division 3) will be back in 2016 with the six LODRS races, along with the JEGS Sportsnationals at Bowling Green, the Summit Racing Series Bracket Finals and the NHRA Fall Classic National Open in Indianapolis. The link is available at http://www.NHRADiv3.com with the current race at the top of the page, and a link to the archived races at the top of the list on the left of the home page.

Warren Evans
D3TV

[Frank B.]

Any news on the $99 streaming national event broadcast?