tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post6661126361422883791..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Your Turn: Sprint Cup Series From Charlotte On FOXDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71892911283210762252012-05-29T23:28:31.514-04:002012-05-29T23:28:31.514-04:00WOW, how did SPEED screw up showing W Tunnel early...WOW, how did SPEED screw up showing W Tunnel early on the biggest race day of the year? My VCR only caught the last 1/2 hour that I watched the next day. Too late for repeat :(<br /><br />But, speaking of in car cam mania, did ANYBODY hear Dave Despain say to Franchitti "Due to the in car obsession with ABC's director we missed a great pass you made" . . Wow. Despain mentioned it about an Indycar race but NEVER a NASCAR race?<br /><br />Oh, yea, he works for SPEED/Fox.<br /><br />Did anybody see that besides me?<br /><br />I'm super bummed I got cheated out of the rerun by watching the dvr show the next day.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50952796681218328012012-05-29T22:14:07.483-04:002012-05-29T22:14:07.483-04:00How many races did DP win in indy car?
1
THATS...How many races did DP win in indy car?<br /><br /><br />1 <br /><br />THATS ALL<br /><br /><br /><br />And three dog night said it best: one is the loneliest number.saltsburgtrojanfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37067788866249948982012-05-29T19:34:07.641-04:002012-05-29T19:34:07.641-04:00Let's talk about all the network and NASCAR pr...Let's talk about all the network and NASCAR promos that use DW as a voiceover calling the most exciting moments of a race! What? There are none? I don't know why that would be!Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48120940214649416282012-05-29T18:35:08.621-04:002012-05-29T18:35:08.621-04:00As I've posted here many times, Nascar is NOT ...As I've posted here many times, Nascar is NOT interested in Racing. They want to put on a show that attracts eyeballs. Everyone supported the COT from a safety standpoint. The technical aspects of the car have to be the single most costly series of miscues in Sports history. I initially supported the Chase, but it soon proved to be a Marketing gimmick where a blown engine,pit road miscue or someone else's wreck could negate a Season's hard work. We'd all like to see women drivers suceed in Nascar. Remember Shirley Muldowney? She was Top Fuel Champ YEARS ago. As for Paul Menard, I first thought he was just playing with Dad's money, but he turned out to be a solid racer who won Indy. Having raced, I watch Danica and lots of drivers closely. She almost never races anyone. At the start, she drops back and finds a hole where there is no one anywhere around her and she just rides while they drop out in front of her. If you watch her, her moves on the track are sluggish,tentative and stiff as if she's not sure what the car will do. Her interviews are ones for the ages. A few weeks ago, she melted a bead on her right front tire. In the post race interview, she said that Goodyear told her that she "melted something"! I'm with Gina. If she runs both Memorial Day races, I will not watch such a carnival. It was bad enough when Tony Stewart did it years ago. Christ, they were interviewing his physical trainer! Nascar and the Networks will bring back viewers with RACING, not fluff in my humble opinionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-90080665650494259092012-05-29T15:29:23.285-04:002012-05-29T15:29:23.285-04:00Since I already mentioned the coverage, I want to ...Since I already mentioned the coverage, I want to say a little on the Danica-mania. I do not think she is a horrible driver. But like annon said, better drivers have come over to NASCAR and failed. Look at Dario. He has pretty much dominated Indycar since he came back and were it not for a lack of sponsorship he may have well succeeded at NASCAR. Montoya is more established, runs around 20th here. Hornish, more established and runs Nationwide after a rough few first Cup seasons.<br /><br />Kudos to her for having a sponsor and a marketing machine that can keep her name out there. If you have it in this day and age and can use it, do it. All the SHR racing car stunk at Charlotte, Danica was no different. I respect her effort and believe she really does want to succeed. But, I wonder how far she ever really will go.<br /><br />She sort of falls into that Paul Menard category. She has the bucks, heart and desire. But how far can that get you without results?The Loose Wheelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048709313597675807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52047357428427219322012-05-29T14:35:31.882-04:002012-05-29T14:35:31.882-04:00Anon 1:37 pm Agree about the hype that would resul...Anon 1:37 pm Agree about the hype that would result from the media if DP decides to attempt to do the double. <br /><br />If she does decide, I will simply not watch either race. <br /><br />When she first came on the Indycar scene, I watched and hoped for her to have success. Since her foot stamping deals and the fact that it is all about the $ for her - I'm no longer interested in cheering for her. There are other female drivers out there that I would love to see have success.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66459344198755359622012-05-29T13:37:25.344-04:002012-05-29T13:37:25.344-04:00In the last sentance of my 6:43 am post I mean'...In the last sentance of my 6:43 am post I mean't to say "hasn't" distinguished herself.Sorry. It was reported Danica is considering running Indy and the Charlotte 600 next Memorial Day. Can you imagine the Media circus that would be? But hey, just think about how much money she could make! I apologize for sounding so cynical, but regardless of the topic or news source in this Country,you just can't find many people giving you the unvarnished truth. That is except the TDP'ers!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-28637610232904598022012-05-29T11:14:51.588-04:002012-05-29T11:14:51.588-04:00On top of all the other comments that I totally ag...On top of all the other comments that I totally agree with, I can't stand the over boosted screaming guitar music that Fox plays while the announcers are taking us through the field. You can hardly hear what they are saying? I noticed it back several races ago, but it's the same every week. Is it just my tv, or does anyone else hear the same problem?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964787491499440991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55033697788431624642012-05-29T09:59:24.197-04:002012-05-29T09:59:24.197-04:00Anon 6:43 a.m.
Perfectly said!Anon 6:43 a.m.<br /><br />Perfectly said!GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40665358905147073092012-05-29T06:43:02.645-04:002012-05-29T06:43:02.645-04:00What the Racing media doesn't want to admit is...What the Racing media doesn't want to admit is that Danica is scamming the Nascar racing community. The problem isn't her 'transitioning' to Nascar. The problem is that she is a mediocre talent that wouldn't have a NNS or Sprint Cup ride if she were a man.Open Wheel drivers like Montoya and Hornish Jr. can drive circles around her and haven't exactly set the Cup world on fire. Danica rides around in the back, almost never passes a car on the track and takes millions of dollars a year to the bank. Who are the fools? It's not politically correct to criticize her. She got punted around by Ambrose and others Sunday because she was just getting in the way. Having built and maintained the race cars I once drove, the people I feel sorry for are her NNS and Cup teams. They have to bust their butts and sit and watch top shelf equipment ride around 5 laps down. The Nascar media should give her credit for anything worth highlighting, but ignore her like everyone else when she has distinguished herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50247047359762043822012-05-28T23:40:39.495-04:002012-05-28T23:40:39.495-04:00The booth's defense of Danica is getting somew...The booth's defense of Danica is getting somewhat embarrassing. There's a much less ridiculous way of defending Danica than saying that "oh, she's achieving her very modest goals, which are to run all the laps—well, actually, she's finishing all the races, and staying out of peoples' way, y'know!" (I am heavily paraphrasing it, but that was the gist of one of DW's statements last night.) Danica herself isn't satisfied with her runs; she doesn't want to finish six laps down every week. Rather than say she's running well in Cup, when she's clearly NOT, acknowledge that the transition's been harder than she expected, talk occasionally about her gradual improvement (maybe her Nationwide efforts) and DON'T FIXATE ON HER UNTIL SHE BEGINS TO RUN WELL.Zetonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019200559798764852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-47968291678401608792012-05-28T21:29:56.559-04:002012-05-28T21:29:56.559-04:00Unknown said......Fox tries to sell us "side ...Unknown said......Fox tries to sell us "side by side". What the actually give us is more ads! Show a Farmers commercial side by side with the 5 car...show a Bud ad side by side with the 29...they must think we are idiots!!<br /><br /><br /><br />I'm watching the last 75 laps....I fell asleep last night....wow, that is really egregious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22086607602843157912012-05-28T20:52:20.376-04:002012-05-28T20:52:20.376-04:00Disappointed in the coverage from yesterday. I was...Disappointed in the coverage from yesterday. I was over at the neighbors' and checked in on the race every few laps. Did it about 5 times over the course of an hour or so and only about once did I come and see racing, not commercials. FOX needs to find a better way of airing commercials and not go by a constant pattern. Also, I thought DW talking so highly about Danica was ridiculous, him standing up for her is stupid. Until she can start running well, my thoughts will remain at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25229263716425868702012-05-28T20:27:44.463-04:002012-05-28T20:27:44.463-04:00I did watch part of this race on the day they ran....I did watch part of this race on the day they ran. I DVRd it and started watching about an hour after the green flag. I figured I might catch up with live racing after fast-forwarding through the commercials.<br /><br />Well, I kept dozing off and rewinding to see what I had missed. Pretty soon, my wife was laughing at me for dozing through so much of the "race"...was there any racing? If so, I may have missed it.<br /><br />I watched the entire race today in less than an hour...double speed through the "racing" and 4x speed through the commercials. Didn't miss much, I'm sure.larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719301959106609734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80564642273378675782012-05-28T17:24:32.273-04:002012-05-28T17:24:32.273-04:00Hi JD,
Only watched the first 20 or so laps and t...Hi JD,<br /><br />Only watched the first 20 or so laps and the finish. Just knowing the Waltrip Bros were on just made me not watch the race. <br /><br />I will notice that this time it did look like the first half of the field was shown crossing the line at the finish. Maybe by the time I to old to watch the changes I pray for will come to be.<br /><br />Looking forward to the rest of the season without FOX. <br /><br />Make note, I watched only the begining and end of the race. too bad for the companies that paid for all the commericals that i missed for four hours or so. Darn, the only commerical I really remember was the one w/hutch on the go daddy deal on the 500. so much for impactLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036612315003068127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8629951235625064262012-05-28T14:56:09.998-04:002012-05-28T14:56:09.998-04:00Jonathan, welcome to the "dark side". LO...Jonathan, welcome to the "dark side". LOL <br /><br />The Loose Wheel - I figured they wouldn't show the 24, which is why I followed his charge via trackpass. It's pretty bad when his scanner AND a bunch of cartoon cars tell me more about what is happening during a race than a full blown TV production.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66883650610742033372012-05-28T14:49:32.840-04:002012-05-28T14:49:32.840-04:00Happy Memorial Day everyone. I used twitter and tr...Happy Memorial Day everyone. I used twitter and trackpass to follow the race. I had the TV on mute.<br /><br />I did tune in for the invocation & anthem - not sure why DW was called on to do it, maybe preacher gibbs wasn't available?<br /><br />Seemed like a pretty uneventful race and nothing new for the Fox telecast. Since as I said I had the TV muted, so I wasn't listening to the booth. I doubt that I missed much w/o the sound.<br /><br />I was happy that my favorite, Jeff Gordon had a good finish. It was a nice change and the good news is that since it was a very quick race, with few yellow flags, I was able to get to bed before 11 a.m. <br /><br />Got up early to do yard work.<br /><br />I watched the Indy 500 in its entirety with the sound on and it was interesting and I felt informed. Nice job, I hope that ESPN will bring that same effort to their NASCAR coverage this season.<br /><br />To any one reading the column who is active military or a veteran, thank you for your service.<br /><br />I'll be at Dover next weekend so I will have another Fox free weekend.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-61191940644326335752012-05-28T14:35:20.611-04:002012-05-28T14:35:20.611-04:00I watched some of the Monaco race yesterday and th...I watched some of the Monaco race yesterday and thought it was great, watched a some of the v8 Supercars and though they were great, watched a bit of the indy race, bored, watched 1/2 of the 600 and was bored. Thinking about it, why was the Monaco and the V8 race interesting and not the indy and 600? Then i realized why, it wasnt the racing it was the unpredictabilty of it. I didn't know the racers, I didnt know the track, and I didnt know the broadcasters. This is probably the biggest problem that Nascar, FOX, TNT and ESPN have to face, the races are too dang predictabile and hence very boring. We need more racing and less driving. Whether that is more mystery cautions, mandatory cautions, etc, something to get them racing and not driving I am not sure. And on the broadcast side, they need to stop trying to make a boring race exciting. If it is boring we know it, so maybe they should talk about other stuff instead of throwing in the random "3 wide" that we never see.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09593912976233593640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32137084472733290052012-05-28T13:44:14.037-04:002012-05-28T13:44:14.037-04:00Tx Diane. Missed that. Glad Sato ok.
Agree with F...Tx Diane. Missed that. Glad Sato ok.<br /><br />Agree with F1 guys, I don't watch F1 much (housemate does) but when I do, they are a DELIGHT!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33759747441591041242012-05-28T13:13:22.546-04:002012-05-28T13:13:22.546-04:00West Coast Diane said:
Sophia, Sato was interview...West Coast Diane said:<br /><br />Sophia, Sato was interviewed. No injuries and thought Dario squeezed him down.<br /><br />Another thought on FOX. How can 3 guys in a booth thousands of miles away make what is basically a parade at Monaco, fun to watch and listen to!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8774713011945668792012-05-28T13:10:27.433-04:002012-05-28T13:10:27.433-04:00West Coast Diane said:
We are usually at the INDY...West Coast Diane said:<br /><br />We are usually at the INDY 500, but not this year. ABC/ESPN did an awesome job with the prerace. Moved by the Wheldon piece and thought all the other pieces were excellent. What a contrast to FOX, with the loud, loutish, goofball approach. The race held our attention as well. Was it perfect. No. I don't expect perfection from a live event. But I know they kept me interested and fairly well informed. Most important, the racing was close. I hope the new cars in NASCAR next year fix that problem and can run close and generate more passing.<br /><br />On to the Coke 600. As usual watched on DVR. Lasted about a 100 laps, then switched to HotPass. Someday I want to watch a race on the full screen of my HDTV!<br /><br />Also, did something I never do. Left the DVR running while I went to kitchen for something. Then I started cleaning up the kitchen. <br /><br />Came back didn't rewind. Left the room several other times without pausing.<br /><br />Not sure anyone could have made something exciting out of this race.<br /><br />Never more bored. Thank goodness it was the fastest 600 ever.<br /><br />The FOX team did nothing to even attempt to make it interesting. Agree with previous poster about DW calling out "they're 3 wide" and the camera focused on 2 cars in a tight shot. <br /><br />That about sums it up.<br /><br />Truly believe nothing will change. FOX haa their plan and they are sticking to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59716547598538500212012-05-28T12:30:35.037-04:002012-05-28T12:30:35.037-04:00Indy 500 was great but did jump cameras at odd tim...Indy 500 was great but did jump cameras at odd times. Still nothing like NASCAR. I was bored & tuned in and out of the 600 race. I caught the last few laps then turned off the tv.<br /><br />Just racing overload by then & the 500 is top choice for me.<br /><br />I also wondered how Sato fared after wreck.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-43563825437865141392012-05-28T12:24:53.449-04:002012-05-28T12:24:53.449-04:00Did anyone catch DW yesterday when Jeff Gordon eit...Did anyone catch DW yesterday when Jeff Gordon either didn't pit or only took 2 tires while leading under caution(can't remember which)? DW said, "he's going to end up falling back to 6th-10th". Then when the green flag dropped, Gordon only fell back to 4th! lol. DW then said, "like I said, he was going to fall back to 4th", or something like that. <br /><br />I can't believe that guy. DW just can't admit when he's wrong. I thought it was terrible, and I'm not even a Gordon fan. <br /><br />I also agree with the other posters. FOX could learn a lot from ABC's coverage of the Indy 500. They are professionals from the analysts to the cameramen, to the production truck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80220585842019459872012-05-28T11:14:14.748-04:002012-05-28T11:14:14.748-04:00Well, dear, you didn't miss a thing.
Same ol...Well, dear, you didn't miss a thing. <br />Same ole same. The telecast would be sooo much better if the racing was better! Nascar has these teams in such a box, where ingenuity is punished and all the cars are the same, so no wonder it's single file racing for 600 miles. But then add the disaster from the booth, and you end up with boredom. <br /><br />Ole DW said one thing at the beginning of the race that just summed up the whole thing: "Man, they're 3 and 4 wide back in the pack!" And you know what the camera was showing - yup - the two cars in the lead. <br /><br />And to top it off, my scanner wasn't working due to some mysterious computer issue, so I was pretty freaked until I got that figured out, around lap 100.terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-56172599469929825172012-05-28T10:39:01.305-04:002012-05-28T10:39:01.305-04:00Right off the bat "Unknown" stole my thu...Right off the bat "Unknown" stole my thunder. I'll be blunt; making the side-by-side a two-box commercial was like giving the middle finger to JD and us. FOX knows there is no alternative to watch the race, given their online embargo.<br /><br />All the other bad about the FOX coverage has already been said. There HAD to be some racing SOMEWHERE on the track!? But they, and those that follow, will have to work around these cars that simply cannot race each other.<br /><br />Maybe the drivers and teams are too good and everything works too well. But IMO NASCAR has to come up with a "DRS" type of technology on cookie-cutters or in time they'll lose all their viewers. I wish I had an answer.<br /><br />Church duties forced me to watch Indy on a 2-hour DVR delay, so I didn't try out their version of RaceBuddy; sounds like it was excellent. My only criticisms on ESPN/ABC were the cuts to in-cars during passing, but thankfully they knew enough to stay wide on Sato's futile Lap 200 attempt. I also wanted to know sooner if Sato was OK.bowlalpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361020298223178407noreply@blogger.com