tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post2874358832288137558..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: In-Progress In Charlotte: Craftsman Trucks On SPEEDDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52483805376692641172008-05-17T11:42:00.000-04:002008-05-17T11:42:00.000-04:00Anon 1:49AM,Try Googling "sun spots TV" and that w...Anon 1:49AM,<BR/><BR/>Try Googling "sun spots TV" and that will point you toward the info you are looking for.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85799946845451144712008-05-17T02:18:00.000-04:002008-05-17T02:18:00.000-04:00My main complaint about the race coverage is Mikey...My main complaint about the race coverage is Mikey ... <BR/><BR/>His whole "Toyota can do no wrong - Everybody else is to blame" bias has got to go ...<BR/><BR/>The racing incidents with Busch / Hornaday / Bodine were proof positive of Mikey's bias ... And it seemed like at the end, Phil Parsons was joining in with Mikey on blaming Hornaday for the wreck with Bodine (even though the in-car camera's audio clearly proved that Bodine never lifted off the gas & actually was accelerating at the time) ... <BR/><BR/><BR/>Rick & Phil need to grab control of the reins when Mikey starts to go off on his pro-Toyota diatribe ... <BR/><BR/>Where was the post-race interview with Kyle Busch??<BR/><BR/><BR/>At least one time during the race, the ticker showed 38 drivers had started the race ... Guess it got confused with the ticker from qualifying ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72484066041486923702008-05-17T01:56:00.000-04:002008-05-17T01:56:00.000-04:00Truckseries.com claims there were 40,000 there for...Truckseries.com claims there were 40,000 there for the race ... But, I am NOT buying that ... <BR/><BR/><BR/>Who let Samuel have his concert the same weekend as the All-Star race?? I thought Humpy had eminent domain control over the whole greater Charlotte area ... LOL ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-18707643067537318162008-05-17T01:49:00.000-04:002008-05-17T01:49:00.000-04:00I've got Comcast out of Everett, WA and have had t...I've got Comcast out of Everett, WA and have had the signal issues off & on for a couple of weeks on quite a few channels ... <BR/><BR/>Is there a list somewhere that shows which networks share the same satellites ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-64556279926981927542008-05-17T00:41:00.000-04:002008-05-17T00:41:00.000-04:00@red--I love the night races too!That's a shame ab...@red--I love the night races too!<BR/><BR/>That's a shame about the crowd, or lack there of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8631955654286264432008-05-16T23:19:00.000-04:002008-05-16T23:19:00.000-04:00Good no frils broadcast! To bad big money brings t...Good no frils broadcast! To bad big money brings to much "show" to the Cup broadcasts. Truck races are the best, to bad I can't say the same about Cup. But Cup does bring in the big bucks. Seems backward.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695831353283754366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-17197881338537159242008-05-16T23:01:00.000-04:002008-05-16T23:01:00.000-04:00Agree about the graphic JD but I'll take that came...Agree about the graphic JD but I'll take that camera angle over others we have seen graphic or no graphic. Man I don't think I've ever seen Todd Bodine look so unhappy I might actually believe he didn't mean to wreck Ron.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59741367396899415332008-05-16T22:59:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:59:00.000-04:00Fox must have sent their old time interval system ...Fox must have sent their old time interval system to Speed.Early in the race the system wouldn't update.The second half it was many laps behind the action.All in all, a production that needs improvement.kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159932210176283918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-2372696484786194712008-05-16T22:56:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:56:00.000-04:00I really missed a graphic as the trucks crossed th...I really missed a graphic as the trucks crossed the line to tell us who was who.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36259694402490573272008-05-16T22:43:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:43:00.000-04:00great finish shot, speed! thanks.great finish shot, speed! thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27442131483736384902008-05-16T22:38:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:38:00.000-04:00Did they turn this track into a 1/2 mile dirt trac...Did they turn this track into a 1/2 mile dirt track without telling anyone? <BR/><BR/>Shame about the low turnout especially for a "home" race.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318419414168774659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86672242339078595662008-05-16T22:29:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:29:00.000-04:00mike said...Makes me wonder what the crowd will be...mike said...<BR/>Makes me wonder what the crowd will be like Saturday night. It's too bad these Friday night Truck races can't get better crowds. In my opinion the Trucks on Friday night definitely makes for good television.<BR/><BR/>well, i'm a believer! we've made plans today to go to dover for the n'wide qualifying, cup practice and truck race on friday and -- heresy of heresies! -- skip the cup race! after tonight's race, i'm really looking forward to it! (of course, i'll make up for it by going to the fall dover cup race!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55139196730943169202008-05-16T22:21:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:21:00.000-04:00Makes me wonder what the crowd will be like Saturd...Makes me wonder what the crowd will be like Saturday night. It's too bad these Friday night Truck races can't get better crowds. In my opinion the Trucks on Friday night definitely makes for good television.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11836190952207071892008-05-16T22:17:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:17:00.000-04:00newracefan: agree in re: the red bull team having ...newracefan: agree in re: the red bull team having a tough night with the truck pit stops. but is it "common practice" to have cup teams do pit crew work for trucks? that seems . . .counter-intuitive to me. at best. i mean, pitting a truck just HAS to be different than pitting a cup car. i can see cup and n'wide but cup and truck? just another thing that makes me go "hmmmmm."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51186717928480022532008-05-16T22:13:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:13:00.000-04:00well, this will be an interesting post-race interv...well, this will be an interesting post-race interview with busch, doncha think? sure looked like one of "them racin' deals" to me.<BR/>and jd, i agree about the tight shots being used to avoid showing the "crowd." that last high overhead shot was breathtaking in showing just how empty the place is tonight. sad.<BR/>and, before i forget, i thought reut did a fine job in the booth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49787455966041752092008-05-16T22:06:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:06:00.000-04:00Red they may be the Pit Crew winners but they had ...Red they may be the Pit Crew winners but they had had problems with at least 2 stops. I think it's a Toyota thingNewracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77703610923176038482008-05-16T22:05:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:05:00.000-04:00I like Speeds triple pits the best the arrangement...I like Speeds triple pits the best the arrangement just works for me and then there is the quad pit from Fox :(Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12945771310180624052008-05-16T22:04:00.001-04:002008-05-16T22:04:00.001-04:00and how come we don't get a pit stop clock for the...and how come we don't get a pit stop clock for the trucks tonight? maybe i'm just paying more attention tonight than usual . . .?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68397290598328528642008-05-16T22:04:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:04:00.000-04:00Like that triple split. They do it opposite of ESP...Like that triple split. They do it opposite of ESPN. How interesting.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5685613250523471182008-05-16T22:02:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:02:00.000-04:00whoa, wait a minute! why is the #83 cup pit crew h...whoa, wait a minute! why is the #83 cup pit crew handling the #51 truck tonight? i'm confused. is it common practice for a cup pit crew to handle a truck? and from a different owner? can someone explain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9167143160029192982008-05-16T22:00:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:00:00.000-04:00They sure are shooting this race tight to avoid th...They sure are shooting this race tight to avoid the stands.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15251986737857968252008-05-16T21:54:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:54:00.000-04:00you know what i like about watching this race -- a...you know what i like about watching this race -- aside from the actual racing? clean presentation, not a ton of technical toys being trotted out ad nauseum, good shots of actual racing going on. it can't be easy to cover other stories when the leader is running away with the race with 60 to go but speed has done a great job telling the rest of the story. thanks to tonight's team so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85841651512528325862008-05-16T21:41:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:41:00.000-04:00Sophia rain this morning, crashes in qualifying, e...Sophia rain this morning, crashes in qualifying, everything got behindNewracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44408440794579803482008-05-16T21:36:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:36:00.000-04:00I am on COX. I have not had a problem the whole ra...I am on COX. I have not had a problem the whole race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38232616413094379442008-05-16T21:34:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:34:00.000-04:00Just checked with SPEED. No tech problems from the...Just checked with SPEED. No tech problems from the track. It is worth a call to your cable or dish provider.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.com