tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post6952558294216365750..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: SPEED Tolerates Fifteen Minutes Of Darrell WaltripDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-14974216839292999882009-07-21T22:12:09.319-04:002009-07-21T22:12:09.319-04:00Speed lost its way when it changed from Speedvisio...Speed lost its way when it changed from Speedvision to Speed. It started with a focus on Nascar, almost exclusively to the detriment of other motor sports programming. The NascarTV concept failed to work because it was overload and by that point they had given up on most of the other forms of motor sports that made Speedvision such an enjoyable network. Unfortunately, it seems the days of complete motor sports coverage are over on the network are we are limited to racing on weekends only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-82823311378599908812009-07-21T11:24:32.310-04:002009-07-21T11:24:32.310-04:00Looks like Speed was running out of content so the...Looks like Speed was running out of content so they called up "Mr. Over the Hill". Dave & Robin are so good on that show. Why ruin it with a bunch of blather from Waltrip? That comment of his about Logano is so far off base, it isn't funny. Has Waltrip checked where Joey is in the points? And he is just a rookie. He will be a better driver than 'ol DW ever was. And as far as Jeremy is concerned, maybe they should pay Waltrip to go away. You can tell that Robin actually substantiates his reports before the broadcast. You can call him a windbag, but at least he knows which way it is blowing. Dale JR. Sure like him, but he needs to find some people he can communicate with to get his cars right. And Kyle, what a driver! Some day down the road, the Busch Family will be great ambassadors for racing, just like Tony Stewart.Ziekenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-6403917993479731632009-07-20T21:51:12.051-04:002009-07-20T21:51:12.051-04:00Since so many others seem to be so disenchanted wi...Since so many others seem to be so disenchanted with SPEED these days, I remember my snarky comment a few months back that I'd like to repeat here. Remove the first letter and THAT'S all that's left on this station 97% of the time.<br /><br />It's CRIMINAL so many people all over the internet WANT MORE WIND TUNNEL and sPEED thinks adding 30 minutes Extra online should appease everybody. Granted it's FABULOUS not having commercials but it should be offered to folks with television. And Dave's already in studio, two or three hours would be fabulous.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71691196653936255652009-07-20T21:27:38.935-04:002009-07-20T21:27:38.935-04:00THANKS JD for the succinct evisceration of PINKS, ...THANKS JD for the succinct evisceration of PINKS, a show that I despise almost as much as I like PASS TIME, create by the same Rich Christiansen. Go figure.<br /><br />All I can say about last night's WT is: MORE MILLER! MORE DW! MORE WIND TUNNEL, for that matter! Boy we didn't know how good we had it when it was WT Mon-Thurs and TWIN with DD on Mondays. I like Steve B but you almost can't have too much Dave.<br /><br />Just a side note: on Saturday afternoon ESPN radio in San Diego had a network sports variety news program and the host did a phone interview with Allen Bestwick. She asked him about Jeremy Mayfield and to my great disappointment Allen kinda skirted the meat of the issue and said he was tired of hearing about it. Then just as the host was asking him to expand on that, the local affiliate cut in for the Angels pre-game show in mid-sentence. Wotta drag!Dannyboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13598194055241649622009-07-20T19:05:00.299-04:002009-07-20T19:05:00.299-04:00I'm getting to the point where I don't wat...I'm getting to the point where I don't watch SPEED much anymore. Don't look for much nas$car on this channel. It's not there. What you do get is way too much pinks and pinks all out. Add wrecked (in the crash lane)Hey, let's watchy big block Thursday. Not!!!! The only programs I watch on The speed channel are the truck channel and sprint cup practice and qualifying (when it doesn't get rained out). I love Dave Despain, but the Waltrip fiasco showed me the reason I don't stand in line to watch these programs. speed is more interested in catering to the 18-24 (or younger) age group. That leaves the older age groups hung out to dry. Stop me if I'm making too much sense here. Omne thing you've got to remeber. The Speed channel is owned and operated by Fox. 'nuff said.midasmicahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36236705105393419312009-07-20T18:24:49.841-04:002009-07-20T18:24:49.841-04:00I liked the idea of the 100th Indy 500 be under th...I liked the idea of the 100th Indy 500 be under the lights on Sat. nite, so Nascar drivers could try it. Dave did not think that Nascar would allow it...but I think that Nascar, with ratings down, would be happy to let their drivers race in Indy...and hopefully bring some of the open-wheel fans to Nascar.<br /> I see the problem being all of the weekends in May that Indy takes up for practice and qualifying. Nascar drivers have to be racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70455146485186837022009-07-20T18:04:27.256-04:002009-07-20T18:04:27.256-04:00JJ, as I recall in the early 1970's Donnie All...JJ, as I recall in the early 1970's Donnie Allison & Cale Y. both raced in the Indy 500 a couple of times and were respectable. And the open-wheel guys who've won in NASCAR ( AJ, Mario, and Dan Gurney) are only some of the greatest drivers of all time - just ask AJ.<br /><br />Seems like a lot of people have had issues in the past with JM. I did find DW's follow the money remark to be intriguing, whatever he had in mind.Richard in N.C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62260445976214466652009-07-20T17:02:50.116-04:002009-07-20T17:02:50.116-04:00Just wait until next year when NASCAR launches its...Just wait until next year when NASCAR launches its own channel similar to NFL, NHL, and MLB...you'll see NASCAR pull its support of SPEED and even more race coverage will dwindle from this once great bastion on racing... maybe they can start putting sponsor logos on the tow trucks????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-17526215923424882262009-07-20T16:36:26.303-04:002009-07-20T16:36:26.303-04:00Like he said, that whole wave around issue is goin...Like he said, that whole wave around issue is going to be something that changes a lot down the stretch.<br /><br />It's like a double super-duper lucky dog free pass!<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25165806924933516482009-07-20T15:36:28.862-04:002009-07-20T15:36:28.862-04:00NASCAR needs a Robin Miller - someone who tweaks t...NASCAR needs a Robin Miller - someone who tweaks the noses of the powers to be. <br />I hate it when I agree DW, but his comments about Junior, Kyle Busch and Jeremy Mayfield where right on. I especially agree with his comment about the new double file restarts - the pass around cars are the key. I never understood why teams should be penalized (placed in front of the leader on restarts but still on the lead lap) because just by pure happen stance they pitted just before a caution flag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77073521666907097482009-07-20T14:49:51.070-04:002009-07-20T14:49:51.070-04:00I dunno, 15 minutes of DW is about all I can handl...I dunno, 15 minutes of DW is about all I can handle (and I once worked for the guy)... <br /><br />DW, said it's easier for a Cup driver to go to Indy and do well (citing the example of Tony Stewart as one), but harder for an Indy driver to come to stock cars and do well... Ummm... I dunno DW, when did that ever happen? Name one stock car driver who did well in Indy cars? Stewart? Umm... Indy first. Robbie Gordon? Umm... Indy first. Andretti (Mario or John) Indy first. Foyt? Umm... well, you get the idea.. In fact, indy drivers do do well in stock cars, they've won Daytona, Riverside, etc. etc. etc. No Nascar driver has ever won anything in an Indy car...<br /><br />Maybe Indy isn't that easy after all, DW.<br /><br />And as for the rest of his comments, especially about Mayfield, Waltrip and Mayfield have a history (not a good one), so it's tough for old DW to be objective.J.J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89232049853873729412009-07-20T13:52:31.291-04:002009-07-20T13:52:31.291-04:00Just can't go along with you on DW being the s...Just can't go along with you on DW being the star of this show. He is such an "any way the winds are blowing" kind of guy. So the COT is now an "old man's car" now that Mark Martin is winning a lot? Seems to me that a year ago, when the younger guys like Kyle and Carl were winning a lot, well then he says it was because they were young and didn't have to re-learn anything like the older guys had to.<br /><br />As for his Mayfield opinion, he was trying so hard to come up with something "folksy" and memorable to say, he comes out with "follow the money"?? For a moment there, it was sounding like he was coming off on Jeremy's side with the accusations against NASCAR, and I think he realized that. Suddenly, he was stumbling over his analogy until he could come up with "Jeremy wants money to go away."<br /><br />Sorry you were disappointed, JD, but for me, it was about 15 minutes too much.allisongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71341210342789608952009-07-20T13:42:52.087-04:002009-07-20T13:42:52.087-04:00I think Nascar would do well to add DW to there St...I think Nascar would do well to add DW to there Staff,along side Helton and Pemberton.. He would ad a much needed voice of reason..(Carl Long for example)<br />Also,How much longer are we going to have put up with PINKS on speed!!Enough already!!Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32172662816506907232009-07-20T12:39:27.001-04:002009-07-20T12:39:27.001-04:00Wow people...MTV used to play videos,CourtTV showe...Wow people...MTV used to play videos,CourtTV showed trials and Speedtv races and people walked 5 miles to school. Times change and we get older deal with it. I also have to believe that all channels are in the business to make money, so the hows that run make more money than ones from the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-82400791212372154612009-07-20T12:27:30.625-04:002009-07-20T12:27:30.625-04:00The best NASCAR show SPEED ever had Pit Bull with ...The best NASCAR show SPEED ever had Pit Bull with Mike Mulhern, Marty Smith and the late David Poole. Nothing will ever beat that in thier views and critques of NASCAR. Too bad it was cancelled way too soon. I think NASCAR couldn't take it in my opinion. <br /><br />As far as DW, there was a race this year on FOX that was rained delayed and DW talked about Carl Long's absurd penalty. He took NASCAR to task on the penalty and fine for an independent team and getting an engine from a reputable builder and so on. He defended Carl Long and questioned NASCAR's actions. That was the DW that I love. That is the side that rarely comes out on the FOX broadcasts. I want that DW on TV all the time.darkonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-2833155402924870752009-07-20T12:19:33.674-04:002009-07-20T12:19:33.674-04:00I, too, would like to know the ratings for shows s...I, too, would like to know the ratings for shows such as "Jacked", "Wrecked", "Pinks", etc. I can't imagine anyone actually watching them. "Wind Tunnel" is by far the best show on Speed and is one of the best shows on TV, period. DW was good Sunday night. I wish he was that good on Sunday afternoons on Fox.<br /><br />CottonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-33408008101257984212009-07-20T12:19:21.799-04:002009-07-20T12:19:21.799-04:00SPEED has lost its way. It has become irrelevant t...SPEED has lost its way. It has become irrelevant to people who enjoy..well, speedy things. Like racing, for example.<br /><br />I couldn't care less about 90% of what it runs these days. WT is worthwhile, as are the Truck races.<br />The Daytona history specials (like, for example, the one Despain hosted last time) are very good.<br /><br />But that's about it. A reality shows about tow-truck drivers? Come on, how many cable nets (wisely) passed on this one before SPEED bought it?<br /><br />The pseudo-infomercials like "Unique Whips" are worse yet. <br /><br />Does anybody watch this crap? Or is it so cheap for SPEED to run these shows that they don't care if the audience is tiny?<br /><br />Why not change the name of the network to "Whatever Automobile-Related Shows We Want to Run," since it has very little to do with SPEED anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7312128640990307112009-07-20T12:07:14.309-04:002009-07-20T12:07:14.309-04:00If my memory is correct, wasn't Wind Tunnel on...If my memory is correct, wasn't Wind Tunnel on 4 nights a week when it first started? Those were the good ol' days of SPEED. Then they shrunk it down to a 2-hour block on Sundays, which was still pretty good. 1 hour just isn't enough time for what is arguably SPEED's best show. I think the best idea would be to have a 1 or 2-hour show on Sundays plus a second 1-hour show on another night, maybe Thursday.<br /><br />P.S. I don't know what's going on with a few of these posts that have been deleted, but I can tell you that I e-mailed John Daly for something several months ago and his reply was both very fast and very courteous.Kevinhttp://www.martinsvilleweather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26797869918528938152009-07-20T11:26:55.312-04:002009-07-20T11:26:55.312-04:00I, too, would like to know the ratings of shows li...I, too, would like to know the ratings of shows like Pinks, Wrecked, and these other crappy shows. I never turn over to Speed during the middle of the week. I know what will be on there.<br /><br />DW's appearance last night was great. He didn't hold back. He needs to do the same on the Fox broadcasts. Maybe some reporter will ask him about that some day.MRM4https://www.blogger.com/profile/04045747192945960087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1663942448561098172009-07-20T10:28:52.413-04:002009-07-20T10:28:52.413-04:00The email for TDP has been on the main page since ...The email for TDP has been on the main page since February of 2007.<br /><br />Any off-topic, derogatory or hateful comment will be deleted. <br /><br />Let's focus on DW and Wind Tunnel for these comments. Thanks.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36731044093910886552009-07-20T09:49:42.860-04:002009-07-20T09:49:42.860-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77663092743073649852009-07-20T09:43:33.225-04:002009-07-20T09:43:33.225-04:00My biggest gripe about Speed is that they opt for ...My biggest gripe about Speed is that they opt for original programming instead of actual races and coverage of motorsports itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-30136915593364097052009-07-20T09:26:46.201-04:002009-07-20T09:26:46.201-04:00It's obvious that SPEED is going the way of MT...It's obvious that SPEED is going the way of MTV. Nothing but reality t.v. Jacked? Unique Thugs? Er, I mean Whips, Wrecked? None of these shows have anything to do with motorsports. I miss the TNN days of Midweek ARCA racing, or World of Outlaws, or Busch North, East, or Winston West. SPEED has an opportunity to either prove that they are a motorsports network, or become a clown sister to MTV. Looks like they chose the latter...Garrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-63946302019143893622009-07-20T08:56:05.850-04:002009-07-20T08:56:05.850-04:00Wind Tunnel was great with the
intermix of the thr...Wind Tunnel was great with the<br />intermix of the three guys, but <br />'ole DW proved me right about being<br />a chameleon. I guess the "Irritator" and "Junebug" love fest is over until February.50 yr. fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24648102997268891272009-07-20T08:53:01.526-04:002009-07-20T08:53:01.526-04:00I was so disappointed that DW was cut off after su...I was so disappointed that DW was cut off after such a brief time. He had interesting things to say and an ensuing discussion among the three would have been fabulous. I love NASCAR but it isn't often that there an opportunity for such honesty and unscripted dialogue on air. SPEED used to be my favorite but only Sirius now provides such a forum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com