Network Ten's Motor Racing TV coverage Petition

mabs_nsx

F1 a more popular topic so I will move it here. Moderators you can delete the thread I started on There's More To Life Than F1

Please sign my Network Ten's Motor Racing TV coverage Petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/h8d8d8d8/petition.html

Chinny · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 06:59 Post subject:

If channel ten covered all that thered be no time for anything else. They should give better coverage for what they have before they cover every series they can get their hands on. Also how many people would be able to watch IRL, Champ cars or Nascar at 3:30am?
Ive written to them complaininbg about that sort of timetable (was about the brazilian GP in 04, and I basically got told they wouldnt do anything and too bad if I miss a race.
I really hope they lose the football next time it comes up though, then they really can concentrate on motorracing not idiotic thugs chasing a funny shaped ball around a field.

mabs_nsx · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 09:14 Post subject:

mabs_nsx · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 14:07 Post subject:

People can tape the races on Sunday and watch it on Monday instead of taping it on Monday and watching it on Tuesday.

David · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 07:46 Post subject:

OK, so I read the petition, but there is no way any commercial station is going to give that much time to motor racing.

You only have to look at the Sunday newspapers to realise that in the scheme of things, motor racing isn't the be all and end all of sport.

Yep, I would love to see qualifying, even if it was shown after the event, and even at 3AM in the morning. And yep it's frustrationg having a junk show like Big Brother making the Grand Prix telecast late, but we all have to accept that the station has to earn adverstising revenue to pay for the rights to broadcast.

So from my perspective the answer is simple, the higher the ratings, the more prime time motor racing we get. We all need to promote our favorite sport so more people watch. Then we will get more and better timed telecasts.

Slightly off topic, but a comparison of the quality of Channel 10's coverage, against some of the other championships that they show, is a good judge of their commitment to trying to do the right thing.

DuckDodgers · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 23:27 Post subject:

Holy cow! you want all of that from a station that already has alot of motorsport?

Firstly, congratulations on your passion for the sport and I wish you luck, but what channel ten give you and what 9 used to give you, is already miles ahead.

Unfortunately, motorsport will never be as popular in Australia (or many places in the world), as more "mainstream" sports such as AFL, rugby, rugby league or *gasp* soccer.

Motorsport just doesn;t have the same pulling power as sports featuring a ball (unfortunately).

Living in the US, I have to say thank goodness for Speed.

While they are not perfect and have way too much oval stuff for my liking, they do satisfy the motorsport cravings....especially during the European off seasons Smile

Good luck with the petition though

mabs_nsx · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 04:10 Post subject:

I sent an email to petitiononline.com to ask if I could edit my petition becuse I think I am asking for a bit too much and if I edit it I will probably get more people to sign but they havn't replied. I wanted to edit the following

Before
Carrera Cup
Bathurst
Saturday Race live (In every state)
Sunday Race live (In every state)

Every other Round
1 hour of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

Aussie Racing Cars
Every Round
30 minuets of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

Lotus Trophy
Bathurst
Saturday Race live (In every state)
Sunday Race live (In every state)

Every other Round
45 minutes of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

Australian Performance Cars
Every Round
45 minutes of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

After
Carrera Cup
Bathurst
Saturday Race live (In every state)
Sunday Race live (In every state)

Every other Round
30 minuets of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

Aussie Racing Cars
Every Round
30 minuets of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

Lotus Trophy
Bathurst
Saturday Race live (In every state)
Sunday Race live (In every state)

Every other Round
30 minuets of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

Australian Performance Cars
Every Round
30 minuets of highlights 1 week after the event has finished

Now I am not asking for too much. Can you please sign DuckDodgers

gourami · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 04:37 Post subject:

Fair go for Ten!

Remember how bad things were on Nine?

Ten does a good job balancing the needs of its audience - I would much rather have another year of Ten's excellent F1 coverage than have it go to Foxtel.
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Watching F1 since 1998... trackside at Silverstone, Shanghai and Melbourne.

DuckDodgers · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 17:21 Post subject:

mabs_nsx · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 07:12 Post subject:

I have started a new petition because the other petition wasn't getting enough signatures.

Please sign my new petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/qg3d12g4/petition.html

mabs_nsx · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 14:04 Post subject:

Anyone that signed my old petition will obviously have to sign again (If you agree with what I am saying in my new one) because it is a new petition.

Don Speekingleesh · F2 Racer Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 461 Location: Ireland

How does starting a new one help? Confused

DuckDodgers · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 16:59 Post subject:

gourami · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 06:08 Post subject:

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