tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post4795729425928087371..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: SPEED Makes The Most Of The Daytona DuelsDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25811026916786222662008-02-15T20:21:00.000-05:002008-02-15T20:21:00.000-05:00darbar,SPEED-HD is on DirecTV, they suggest you us...darbar,<BR/><BR/>SPEED-HD is on DirecTV, they suggest you used the HD menu feature. <BR/><BR/>The SPEED-HD roll-out will take months, because each big cable company adds it when they are ready. I am told it changes all kinds of schedules, printed material for cable guides, line-up lists and will cost a pretty good amount in behind-the-scenes cash.<BR/><BR/>Every cable system knows SPEED-HD is available. Just make sure they know you want it. But, it will take time.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33773501562110389462008-02-15T17:36:00.000-05:002008-02-15T17:36:00.000-05:00I can only agree with what most of you have alread...I can only agree with what most of you have already posted. As to the clouds behind the split screen - I have seen this many times on race day and other speed shows when it's just talking heads. It's been a couple of years, so I just don't notice it any more. I just wanted to throw in my "bravo" to speed/fox for a great production.granny bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821092074570443173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72555082429628564882008-02-15T17:02:00.000-05:002008-02-15T17:02:00.000-05:00I agree with just about everyone, I DVRd and repla...I agree with just about everyone, I DVRd and replayed after I got home and did not even notice it was at least an hour past my bedtime. DW's excitement made me want to be on that flag stand and I hate heights. The wider screen camera shots and following of the go or go homers was perfect. Overall I give the coverage an A (clouds not withstanding). Even the interviews with the guys who will miss the 500 were done with class (poor Schrader) and you could feel the happiness and excitement for those who did make the race. I hope as many posted here that this keeps up with the rest of the Fox races and TNT/ESPN were taking lots of notesNewracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-81925075320809582492008-02-15T15:14:00.000-05:002008-02-15T15:14:00.000-05:00John, who's showing Speed in HD? I don't have it ...John, who's showing Speed in HD? I don't have it offered on Time Warner Cable and it's not HD on Direct TV. Is there some special channel this is on or is what I'm seeing on channel 607 their HD? I called DTV, and they couldn't tell me anything, par for the course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26024692195632379362008-02-15T14:57:00.000-05:002008-02-15T14:57:00.000-05:00My only complaint was the backgrounds for the spli...My only complaint was the backgrounds for the split screen shots. They were distracting and did nothing to enhance the race coverage. Make the splits screens larger and forget the fancy stuff!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-35648708127089526172008-02-15T14:52:00.000-05:002008-02-15T14:52:00.000-05:00One thing I've learned over the years is Darrell h...One thing I've learned over the years is Darrell has the attitude of one of the best financial Web sites, the Motley Fool of David and Tom Gardner.<BR/><BR/>The Fool's slogan is to "educate, amuse, and enrich." <BR/><BR/>It seems Fox loves the slogan very well, since they are into this idealBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366544608847776006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-6404118221636719042008-02-15T14:23:00.000-05:002008-02-15T14:23:00.000-05:00Let me third the in-car camera comments... nothing...Let me third the in-car camera comments... nothing like ruining a dramatic moment by showing us the bumper of a car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44981466942696503842008-02-15T13:40:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:40:00.000-05:00I caught a segment with Despain,Squier, and Mike J...I caught a segment with Despain,Squier, and Mike Joy (?) I think, discussing the old days of radio and the racing, and it was fascinating. They talked about how one thing led to another in technological advances, where the ideas originated, who called whom, etc., to get coverage of the races to be the best it could for the time. Very cool stuff. Would love to hear more segments like that.Tracy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361101058670921686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80503762857008098802008-02-15T13:08:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:08:00.000-05:00I was unable to watch the races since I was at wor...I was unable to watch the races since I was at work. But I watched clips of the races from NASCAR.Com. The clip I happend to watch is the one where Mike Joy stated that they don't increase the crowd noise when Dale Jr. takes the lead.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree that they don't and never have. It was nice to hear someone on TV actually reference a fan complaint and bring it to rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-83246808399532888102008-02-15T12:40:00.000-05:002008-02-15T12:40:00.000-05:00oops, that should have said 'I'm GLAD I'm not in ...oops, that should have said 'I'm GLAD I'm not in charge of figuring out who does what, when...<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-46821103382970357072008-02-15T12:38:00.000-05:002008-02-15T12:38:00.000-05:00let me second the comments on the in-car cam--it's...let me second the comments on the in-car cam--it's okay once in a while, but it really doesn't lend much and I'd rather see the racing.<BR/><BR/>Anon 10:14--JD can explain it more accurately, as he described them as a 'shared' crew (since as you pointed out, they're owned by the same company.) The duel broadcast itself was from the FOX crew (Larry, Darrell, Mike), yes, but some of the supporting cast acting as 'hosts' are SPEED--Krista Voda, Dave Despain for example. Still others are shared by both networks (Hammond, Larry M, Darrell for example do Trackside.) I think they use their people in the right places as needed (and probably the SPEED reporters could fill in if needed on a FOX race broadcast). Didn't Wendy V just start out on trucks and then expanded into Raceday? I think most of us cross reference them a lot--I often forget if I've seen something on Raceday or if it was on Fox pre-race for that reason--I flip right from one into the other and they 'blend'. In this case it was a block of programming and most of us were commenting on it as a whole. I'm assuming they occasionally share some production crew as well but I don't know for sure...they'd have to have some of their own for stand alone races, obviously. I'd like to know more about how that works myself. I'm not in charge of figuring out who does what, when...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79317760154807673442008-02-15T11:52:00.000-05:002008-02-15T11:52:00.000-05:00I thought the coverage was very good with one mino...I thought the coverage was very good with one minor complaint... please quit with the nine million in car camera shots. We also missed Michael Waltrip wrecking while in the lead b/c we were viewing a worthless shot of the side of a car.<BR/><BR/>I like many other fans am trying to see where my driver is during the race. Who is he behind? Who is behind him? Does he have a run?<BR/><BR/>A nice wider shot let's me see the answer to all of thsoe questions. The stupid in-cars and bumper cams let me see absolutely NOTHING. Those shots are great for replays of close calls and accidents but please keep them out of LIVE RACING ACTION so we can actually SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING!<BR/><BR/>Other than that complain the coverage was excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22948582061829734112008-02-15T10:14:00.000-05:002008-02-15T10:14:00.000-05:00I really don't get this....This was a FOX broadcas...I really don't get this....This was a FOX broadcast SHOWN on SPEEDTV right?? Did these races use anything or Anybody that will be part of the stand alone SPEEDTV broadcasts of the truck races??<BR/>I watched this as just a FOX broadcast being shown on SPEEDTV, is this wrong?<BR/>I know they are the same company, but once the season gets going, they both have there own broadcasts. It's just wierd how so many people on here are praising SPEED, when it looks like they did was provide a channel for FOX to put their broadcast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-30504156357435457872008-02-15T10:06:00.000-05:002008-02-15T10:06:00.000-05:00anonymous 9:48--this is pretty simple--if there ar...anonymous 9:48--this is pretty simple--if there are no advertisers, there would be no SPEED and we would be getting NO coverage. If it bothers you that much, record it and use commercial skip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49921673942103717412008-02-15T09:48:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:48:00.000-05:00Great coverage - lose the 'clouds' - Now if they c...Great coverage - lose the 'clouds' - Now if they could run less ads.... <BR/>When ads foul up the coverage we tend to take that product off our buying list.....<BR/>Maybe if everyone did that - sort of reverse commercialism....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73429372494990326652008-02-15T09:46:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:46:00.000-05:00i taped the duels, but was home from work in time ...i taped the duels, but was home from work in time to watch most of the second one live. i did go back and watch the first one on tape though. which in itself speaks volumes about the quality of both the racing and the broadcast. i thought that the whole days worth of racing coverage was fantastic. a big 'Well Done' to the speed/fox/fx crews. <BR/><BR/>with one exception, that being the clouds/smoke background effect. that was VERY distracting, and kept being so even when i knew what it was. Please, PLEASE get rid of that!! and since almost everyone has mentioned it, it really is an issue that should be promptly addressed. <BR/><BR/>looking forward to the truck race tonight......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74036218363467746962008-02-15T09:35:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:35:00.000-05:00I couldn't believe how great SPEED's coverage was ...I couldn't believe how great SPEED's coverage was last nite -- I watched the replay at 9PM after watching truck qualifying and boy, was it great. Isn't it wonderful when a network actually seems to know and anticipate what the fans want? Why is this such a hard thing for ESPN to understand? Anyway, congrats to Speed and the FOX guys -- just what the doctor ordered! Can't wait til Sunday! Thanks John!!!!chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751889821381250237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49651202321595822612008-02-15T09:25:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:25:00.000-05:00Since I had Speed on the work tv, I couldn't watch...Since I had Speed on the work tv, I couldn't watch it straight through, but I just thought the pre-race show was a bit long. The race itself & post race interviews were pretty good. I enjoyed listening to Kenny & Mike Wallace and it's so nice to see them really really excited. The Speed team did a great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8911174488717638742008-02-15T09:21:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:21:00.000-05:00Good Job Spped! I enjoyed the coverage, Sppeed was...Good Job Spped! I enjoyed the coverage, Sppeed was on our TV sets from 1:00PM till 12:00 midnight when i went to bed.<BR/>DW is DW, but it was neat to see him excited about being on the flag stand.<BR/>Only problem I had was the smoke effect behind the split screen, first couple times I was looking to see who wrecked like other have commented.<BR/><BR/>I didn't get to post about ESPN's show Wednesday but they did it 3 back to back, and I could not believe they showed the TV race schedule for the weekend..... Holy Cow, I almost fell over,..... but I'm still not convinced..... <BR/>I also feel bad for Ray E., I guess he's not welcomed at Gillett Racing now....hmm didn't he use to be a partner over there or something :) But glad to hear he'll be in the booth. <BR/>Maybe Ray can get his old job back at Hendrick ( I don't think Jeffy would mind)then it would truely be Super Dream Team.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait till they drop the flag tonight on the truck race and kick this thing into high gear.<BR/>RJPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15808634577976464282008-02-15T09:04:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:04:00.000-05:00After reading this column for a while and watching...After reading this column for a while and watching the telecasts, I can see most of the likes and dislikes are mostly a matter of personal taste. After watching the duals, to me the first race coverage was good, the second race was brutal. To you DW was a little over the top, to me DW was out of control because his brother and teammates were in it. My opinion is DW can be hard to watch, like the above post, I mute him a lot. I thank Robert Adler a lot(inventor of the remote control) as I always mute that stupid Boogity Bull!!Also, he seems so arrogant, always puffing about his knowledge and accomplishments, yet making many obvious mistakes, like referring to the Daytona banking numerous times this week as 33 degrees when even the casual fan knows they are 31 degrees. And even though I think Larry Mac is a nice guy, when he gets overly excited, his voice to me sounds like finger nails on a chalk board. Mike Joy is the best in my opinion, but as much as I try, I personally do not like his 2 partners. This week I watched NASCAR NOW with an eye for critique, and I thought it was very good. I also watched This week in Nascar and Truck qualifying and muted Michael numerous times as his attempt at being clever and humorous failed miserably. This is my OPINION, which others may not agree with, but I also know many people do agree with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86977870141907933762008-02-15T09:03:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:03:00.000-05:00Ordinarily I wouldn't bring up clothing, lol, but ...Ordinarily I wouldn't bring up clothing, lol, but last year I noticed several times that the men seemed to be in XXL clothes when they shouldn't have been...surely they could get a tailor or take their measurements or something! Back on the coverage, I liked the split screen--I personally was more interested in the go or go homers than the winners, since placement at a plate track is pretty meaningless unless you stay up front the entire race (and even then, there was the 2/20 incident last year). I am not fond of plate racing in general, but this IS Daytona. But the most fun to me was the clip on VL of John Roberts and Jimmy Spencer rooting on their friend Kenny. That was priceless. I too liked Krista & Jeff--they made a nice team. And for those who love Krista and trash on anyone who 'doesn't know the sport'--well, Krista didn't either until she had a job opportunity (thank goodness.) Just a reminder that people can do their homework and learn even if they don't grow up with the sport like Wendy V did.<BR/><BR/>I still hope that ESPN will be watching this & improve (it would be hard not to...) But before we go gushing over FOX, they weren't perfect last year either. I'm sure we'll find some other things to nitpick about later.<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37535726861193465072008-02-15T08:48:00.000-05:002008-02-15T08:48:00.000-05:00Still think there are to many commercials, why kee...<B>Still think there are to many commercials, why keep playing the same ones back to back.</B><BR/><BR/>Because this is what the advertisers pay for. It isn't SPEED's call. They just run what they get paid to run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72382610510818715022008-02-15T08:09:00.000-05:002008-02-15T08:09:00.000-05:00Victory Lane continues to be one of the best shows...Victory Lane continues to be one of the best shows to watch on SPEED. They always seem to cover exactly what I want to see, seems like they have cameras all over the place, and the flow of the show is tops. Good work all day SPEED!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22953584463044884802008-02-15T07:50:00.000-05:002008-02-15T07:50:00.000-05:00That was racing broadcast the way racing ought to ...That was racing broadcast the way racing ought to be broadcast.<BR/><BR/>It amazes me how smoothly Speed has been able to rotate live coverage from event to event, from show to show all week without any of the broadcasters or reporters seeming overused, tired, or in any way unprepared.<BR/><BR/>Race Day to race broadcast to Victory Lane all handed off as smoothly as an Olympic relay team. They carried the stories of the day forward without either being redundant or failing to summarize, recap, and fill in details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-84980439746114818502008-02-15T07:40:00.000-05:002008-02-15T07:40:00.000-05:00One of the things I enjoyed with the Speed broadca...One of the things I enjoyed with the Speed broadcast was the show with Ken Squire and the replay of the past race when they used the MRN radio sound with the television video sure give you a better idea of what is goning on on the track actual announcers calling the race as it happens not just the televison shots with no sound. Overall a great start for the new season I just hope they keep it up, would like to hear the announcers call the race from the drop of the flag not wait until two laps in to start talking. I enjoyed seeing DW on the starters stand with all his excitement, like a kid in a candy store.<BR/>Still think there are to many commercials, why keep playing the same ones back to back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com