One of the best racing series on TV is NASCAR's Camping World Trucks. Quietly consistent for years, the production values and focused announcing has kept the fans coming back again and again.
Today at 1:30PM Krista Voda starts coverage with The Setup pre-race show. Voda will double-up as a pit reporter once the pre-race is over. Adam Alexander is off working on the TNT Sprint Cup telecasts, so Voda will join Ray Dunlap on pit road.
Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip will call the action. These three have been very effective since Waltrip discontinued his endless sponsor mentions and attempts at humor. The trucks always have stories to tell and the challenge for the TV booth is simply to tell them.
Old school TV coverage consists of focusing on the racing, period. The last truck race turned out to be a barn burner and the big MIS oval could make for some super action. There are several Sprint Cup Series drivers, like Elliott Sadler, crossing over to the trucks who would really like to return to the winner's circle in any series.
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Lots of TV stuff going on today, hope the trucks get some viewers!
ReplyDeleteHappy Pick 'em Ups Race Planeteers :)
ReplyDeleteYes it's busy busy busy.....I'm here and will check on the feed
That was a great opening shot of Krista and Pit road. Maybe the Fox gurus is watching and listening to day.
ReplyDeleteRick opened like he was tired. No excitement. Maybe a long night at the hotel bar. Or, he was on Spirit Airlines and had a bad flying day.
ReplyDeletenice segment on James :)
ReplyDeleteHe did the ARCA race and also doubled up last weekend. This is the time of the season when the real grind begins.
ReplyDeleteTruck on the main screen. World Cup P-I-P. Le Mans on laptop. Good times.
ReplyDelete@anon 2:02--Rick did ARCA yesterday he's been in MI for a bit :).
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ReplyDeleteGreat jib work, Lesson from TNT.
ReplyDeleteWho is producing?
That is how to host a pre-race show!
ReplyDeleteIt's the truck series crew, Keith and Roger.
ReplyDeleteWow, nice pre race. Move them to Fox next year if no one else grabs them.
ReplyDeleteSomeone should tell Michael Waltrip that his hair is sticking up over his headset.
ReplyDeleteYup I love Keith & Roger :)
ReplyDeleteYou know what the saying is, "Less is More"? Speed proves it with their broadcasts of the trucks.
ReplyDeleteSomeone should tell Michael Waltrip to get a haircut and shut the heck up.
ReplyDeleteKeith and Roger are dialed in baby!
ReplyDeleteMuch netter than the Fox dudes.
Two people trying to call a wreck creates havoc. Rick and Phil were battling to call what happened during the first caution as it was taking place.
ReplyDeleteNice triple split to catch the Crafton issue.
ReplyDeleteHavoc. come on man. That happens with the action.
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ReplyDeleteNever seen that air pressure rule before on pit road.
ReplyDeleteSame here.....must be one of those "Truck Series only" rules. My guess is MW had it right when he said they probably didn't have the valve stem capped.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't either JD :(
ReplyDeleteBeing told you can adjust it on the grid before the race, but can only adjust it on tires that are about to go on a vehicle during the race.
ReplyDeleteHmm, learned something news. Pass through penalty.
Sprinkles around the track!
ReplyDeleteNice mention of Les Richter's passing by the SPEED TV team.
ReplyDeleteGood guy and one tough hombre.
Maybe this is a local cable issue, (Comcast Bloomington IN), but the picture quality seems off for the track cameras: pixelated, jerky, somewhat blurry. Commercial and promo images are fine.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most notable parts of last week's TNT Cup broadcast was the super sharp image quality.
Questions: Does Speed use different cameras than TNT? Can the overcast weather affect the quality of the broadcast images? Just curious.
Oh man, this is not good.
ReplyDeleteThe TV compound has lots of shared equipment, including cameras.
ReplyDeleteTNT pics are the same as the others, just HD signals.
The normal trouble is in the transmission path to your home just like you suggested.
Both tracks (Michigan & Kentucky) both dealing with spotty areas of rain. No big cells....again, just spotty stuff. Just enough to ruin things.
ReplyDeleteWhat will happen with F1 qualifying? Will it be shown on time?
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ReplyDeleteSorry. Qualifying for the F1 race has already happened.
This is a good call, to fill the rain delay with more Le Mans coverage.
Hello everyone, darn must be raining bad in Michigan cause Speed just went to the 24 hours of Le Mans! Not my cup of tea but better than anything else on tv so speed stays on but hope it clears up soon so speed can get the truck race in! hows the weather look JD?
ReplyDeleteJust got home from errands and it's raining at Michigan. Watching recorded laps before I make a comment about the broadcast, although Mikey seems to be yakking a lot already!
ReplyDeleteMRN is saying the sun is shining around the race track at Michigan. Looks like the remainder of the Truck race and Nationwide qualifying will be running side-by-side, provided it's not raining at Kentucky.
ReplyDeleteman being so use to Nascar, those yellow lights on the le mans cars look weird! hard to watch
ReplyDeleteDrivers have been called to their trucks. Will be going back racing soon at Michigan.
ReplyDeletewoohoo thanks for the update Mike!
ReplyDelete@Patrick. I'm talking about the coverage of the F1 quals which are scheduled to start at 1:30 PT. Will it be pushed back due to the delayed truck race? I'm trying to see if I need to change my DVR.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is F1 qualifying will get pushed back. They might air it between the end of the Truck race and the 24-hour race, still.
ReplyDeleteThey've re-fired the engines on the Trucks.
Should be going back green in about 2 to 3 laps.
ReplyDeletediane...i smell what you're steppin' in. it struck a chord with me, since it's never "live". don't have an answer for you, but if I were you, I'd extend your DVR by an hour or more.
ReplyDeleteCollege baseball running long on ESPN. NW Qualifying up next per the bottom line.
ReplyDeleteGame Over. NW Q next.
ReplyDeleteBut first, another end of a baseball game. Sheez!
ReplyDeleteWeird TV day so far!
ReplyDeleteAnother BB game over. Any more before we get to qualifying, even though 7 have already gone. Finally, we're in KY.
ReplyDeleteLooks like TV is delayed from the leaderboard.
ReplyDeleteGreat final 10 laps
ReplyDeleteSee everyone tonight at 7:30PM for Nationwide Series TV action on ESPN.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Aric and Billy Ballew :)
ReplyDeleteI was a little behind the broadcast trying to catch up from the rain delay and wondered why anyone would want to interview KyB if he doesn't win??? Not a very good one they could have interviewed David Starr and he would have said he was very happy with his 8th place finish!
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