The Spa 24H

~~Fool_1njection~~ · 28 July 07, 18:26

I'm sitting here looking at live results of the spa 24h, seems good

, the gillet pulled out about 2hrs ago which I'm really upset about:cry:, think they pulled out last year too

.

It sucks

not having any live streaming, I've looked all over.

Any thoughts or comments???

artful dodger · 29 July 07, 11:18

Hello,

This is my first posting on the Forum so hello,

As for comments? Well i will be polite but its the sign of the times my friend, the people who run these TV stations have no idea what the punters like to see any more, it seems that they are not interested at all, i am suprised really as i would have thought with the revenue that can be made with advertising these days they would jump at the chance of showing races though out the year.

I am retired so i'm Old!lol but i can remember when an event like this at Spa would have been one of the Classic events of the year like the Le Mans/ Monte Carlo etc , i of course would not expect full coverage of a 24hr event but the start and finish and say an update every couple of hours would would be great i would say,

Who knows perhaps one day it might happen!

Regards,

Roger.

Petty Andretti · 29 July 07, 15:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by artful dodger

Hello,

This is my first posting on the Forum so hello,

As for comments? Well i will be polite but its the sign of the times my friend, the people who run these TV stations have no idea what the punters like to see any more, it seems that they are not interested at all, i am suprised really as i would have thought with the revenue that can be made with advertising these days they would jump at the chance of showing races though out the year.

I am retired so i'm Old!lol but i can remember when an event like this at Spa would have been one of the Classic events of the year like the Le Mans/ Monte Carlo etc , i of course would not expect full coverage of a 24hr event but the start and finish and say an update every couple of hours would would be great i would say,

Who knows perhaps one day it might happen!

Regards,

Roger.

First of all, welcome to No Grip.

You don't list your location so I have no idea where you live. I believe most of the race, or at least a good portion of it, was televised in the UK and other parts of Europe.

I can only comment on why this event was not televised in the US: Money. There simply isn't enough interest in this type of racing to generate more advertising revenue than the infomercials or trashy TV shows that Speed TV now broadcasts. I don't think things will change anytime soon, if ever...unless the perhaps the network is flooded with tons of emails...

I just can't believe there wasn't SOME type of live streaming media, via video or Radio LeMans, for this race. Unbelievable.

artful dodger · 29 July 07, 19:08

Hi Petty,

Thanks for the Welcome, No as far as i could see there was not any coverage of the race at all here in the UK on TV, all my information on the race came from my PC on the FIA site.

There are some short programs showing the Spa 24hr race coming in August/September on Fox News i see on the FIA site.

Cheers,

~~Fool_1njection~~ · 29 July 07, 19:18

I can almost understand why no interest, just look at the grids for FIA GT or mainly the SPA 24h, Barely any GT1 cars, just MC12's and Corvettes in the top finishes at SPA.

From what I can tell is that normal FIA GT events only have DBR9's, 3 Vettes 2 which are C6 and then MC12's. No more Saleens or F550's. GT2 = F430's and 997 RSR's.

Basically the FIA GT is not so varied as other GT series.

I do like the FIA GT but the lack of interest in it may be because of the grids.

I think the SPA 24H was not as good as last year's.

Petty Andretti · 29 July 07, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by artful dodger

Hi Petty,

Thanks for the Welcome, No as far as i could see there was not any coverage of the race at all here in the UK on TV, all my information on the race came from my PC on the FIA site.

I thought the race was on Men & Motors.:confused:

artful dodger · 29 July 07, 20:41

Hi,

I said i was Old!!lol,

Yup it was i and missed it:cry: well i will have to make sure next time,

Cheers.

BrakeDust · 29 July 07, 22:01

you could always see the race via torrent. I hate speed chan. At least they still show 24 hrs LeMans,Moto-gp,ama,f1,and some ALMS.Not only would there be a lack of advertising,most americans couldnt sit there that long and appreciate whats going on.

www.racing-underground.com/

Sidewinder16 · 30 July 07, 09:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Petty Andretti

I thought the race was on Men & Motors.:confused:

It was indeed about 5 hours coverage on the saturday and another 3 and a half on the sunday.

Louike · 30 July 07, 09:29

Cant wait for the Racing underground torrent to arrive..

hoboholic · 30 July 07, 11:18

you be there for weeks getting it

Petty Andretti · 30 July 07, 17:10

If you guys already know the outcome, how can you watch a torrent of it?

I mean I record sports all the time on my DVR and play it back the next day, But I don't know who won when I'm watching it.

~~Fool_1njection~~ · 30 July 07, 17:17

I knew who won the German GP last week and still watched a recoreded one the next day as I missed it. It does take some of the excitement away, but I like racing and mostly watch to see the cars race not cross the finnish line, win and lose.

28 July 07, 18:26	#1
~~Fool_1njection~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2006	The Spa 24H I'm sitting here looking at live results of the spa 24h, seems good, the gillet pulled out about 2hrs ago which I'm really upset about:cry:, think they pulled out last year too. It sucks not having any live streaming, I've looked all over. Any thoughts or comments???

29 July 07, 11:18	#2
artful dodger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rochester, Kent, UK	Hello, This is my first posting on the Forum so hello, As for comments? Well i will be polite but its the sign of the times my friend, the people who run these TV stations have no idea what the punters like to see any more, it seems that they are not interested at all, i am suprised really as i would have thought with the revenue that can be made with advertising these days they would jump at the chance of showing races though out the year. I am retired so i'm Old!lol but i can remember when an event like this at Spa would have been one of the Classic events of the year like the Le Mans/ Monte Carlo etc , i of course would not expect full coverage of a 24hr event but the start and finish and say an update every couple of hours would would be great i would say, Who knows perhaps one day it might happen! Regards, Roger.

29 July 07, 19:08	#4
artful dodger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rochester, Kent, UK	Hi Petty, Thanks for the Welcome, No as far as i could see there was not any coverage of the race at all here in the UK on TV, all my information on the race came from my PC on the FIA site. There are some short programs showing the Spa 24hr race coming in August/September on Fox News i see on the FIA site. Cheers,

29 July 07, 19:18	#5
~~Fool_1njection~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2006	I can almost understand why no interest, just look at the grids for FIA GT or mainly the SPA 24h, Barely any GT1 cars, just MC12's and Corvettes in the top finishes at SPA. From what I can tell is that normal FIA GT events only have DBR9's, 3 Vettes 2 which are C6 and then MC12's. No more Saleens or F550's. GT2 = F430's and 997 RSR's. Basically the FIA GT is not so varied as other GT series. I do like the FIA GT but the lack of interest in it may be because of the grids. I think the SPA 24H was not as good as last year's.

29 July 07, 20:41	#7
artful dodger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rochester, Kent, UK	Hi, I said i was Old!!lol, Yup it was i and missed it:cry: well i will have to make sure next time, Cheers.

29 July 07, 22:01	#8
BrakeDust Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 38	you could always see the race via torrent. I hate speed chan. At least they still show 24 hrs LeMans,Moto-gp,ama,f1,and some ALMS.Not only would there be a lack of advertising,most americans couldnt sit there that long and appreciate whats going on. www.racing-underground.com/

30 July 07, 09:29	#10
Louike Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Holland Age: 32	Cant wait for the Racing underground torrent to arrive..

30 July 07, 11:18	#11
hoboholic Hobo strikes again! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Western Sydney, Australia	you be there for weeks getting it

30 July 07, 17:10	#12
Petty Andretti Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Macomb, Michigan	If you guys already know the outcome, how can you watch a torrent of it? I mean I record sports all the time on my DVR and play it back the next day, But I don't know who won when I'm watching it.

30 July 07, 17:17	#13
~~Fool_1njection~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2006	I knew who won the German GP last week and still watched a recoreded one the next day as I missed it. It does take some of the excitement away, but I like racing and mostly watch to see the cars race not cross the finnish line, win and lose.