tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post7740794537574870169..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Thursday TV/Media NotesDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15085985634941582382011-06-24T09:10:23.616-04:002011-06-24T09:10:23.616-04:00Gina, if you get a chance, read the book "Gol...Gina, if you get a chance, read the book "Gold Thunder". It's an autobiography about Rex White. Great book and a lot of good history on the good old days.The Mad Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40079971639845255452011-06-24T08:38:42.827-04:002011-06-24T08:38:42.827-04:00"Also, three Sprint Cup Series on-track sessi..."Also, three Sprint Cup Series on-track sessions, including qualifying, will be delayed by SPEED from Infineon Raceway for an auction and a sports car race."<br /><br />You say that like the Rolex series isn't worth watching. A couple of hours of delay for practice isn't comparable to a six-hour delay for qualifying. Qualifying results are impossible to avoid for that long (assuming the East Coast stays awake), and the coverage rarely reveals any real insights. Practice results are easier to avoid for that short a period, and coverage provides better overall information and commentary. Let it slide for couple hours and watch the sports cars; a viewer might develop an appreciation for a slightly different style of racing, including a class of cars that are much closer to "Stock" than anything in the Cup, N'wide, or Truck series.Palmettonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-817780278471602032011-06-24T02:58:24.057-04:002011-06-24T02:58:24.057-04:00WOW Diane I didn't know that they made those c...WOW Diane I didn't know that they made those changes that's a shame :(.<br /><br />Good Luck to Lindsey in her new adventures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75314655732989182752011-06-23T21:30:28.827-04:002011-06-23T21:30:28.827-04:00Just an ESPN II note: Was watching Wimbledon cove...Just an ESPN II note: Was watching Wimbledon coverage today and the tennis announcers were doing a promo for this weekend's Nationwide Series race and one of the announcers mused the possibility of a NASCAR race in China. The announcer then said that when the first pro tennis match was held in China, that not a single ticket was sold for the first day. The announcer then went on to say that to avoid that happening if China hosted a NASCAR race, that perhaps the race be held in the southern part of china. So much for NASCAR's attempt to be recoginized as a national as opposed to a regional sport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-23193358464274384642011-06-23T21:26:18.488-04:002011-06-23T21:26:18.488-04:00WCD,
I'm sure you know the drill already, but ...WCD,<br />I'm sure you know the drill already, but when race day comes, I'm heading to the track well before dawn. Gates usually open by 6 a.m., and the traffic on Highway 37 starts to build just after the sun comes up.<br />I've been to Sonoma six times, and it's worth going every time.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80147917678382917532011-06-23T21:15:44.788-04:002011-06-23T21:15:44.788-04:00Congrats to LC for getting the ESPN job. She's...Congrats to LC for getting the ESPN job. She's great on TNT and hope ESPN will use her wisely. She's obviously over qualified to be hosting Sports Center. They'd have to send her to Clown College first. Hope she can avoid all the sexual harassment pervs in ESPN's upper management. Go Lindsay!Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45679413927159079852011-06-23T20:11:05.960-04:002011-06-23T20:11:05.960-04:00Gina,
I would recommend putting up with the traff...Gina,<br /><br />I would recommend putting up with the traffic as a one time experience. The views around the track are beautiful. The town of Sonoma and others nearby are quaint with lots of great food and shops. If you went for the weekend, I think only race day would be an issue. The other 2 days are not widely attended. Plus if I was coming from a distance I'd spend a week and take in all the sites. Weather in the 80's and "good" humidity...lol. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow.West Coast Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699630999524810425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55661257359215592032011-06-23T17:41:33.019-04:002011-06-23T17:41:33.019-04:00Wow, West Coast Diane, I had always wanted to go o...Wow, West Coast Diane, I had always wanted to go out to Sonoma because it looks like such a pretty area. It's great to get feedback on things like traffic and things from people who have been there. I guess I'll watch it on TV.<br /><br />Watkins Glen is closer from a driving perspective from here in NJ, so if we decide to do a road course, that will probably be the one after all.<br /><br />I don't know much about Rex White, so I'm looking forward to the segment. The pride of NASCAR segment is the best part of the pre-race.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-14497309569280750452011-06-23T17:11:03.663-04:002011-06-23T17:11:03.663-04:00The top 35 and the lack of participants have made ...The top 35 and the lack of participants have made qualifying close to meaningless. Almost everyone gets to race and qualifying is only for starting and pit position. It is not worth the time to watch something with so little meaning.OSBORNKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265276174788619591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68741387659111835312011-06-23T12:03:16.071-04:002011-06-23T12:03:16.071-04:00PS...another gripe, relative to tracks/NASCAR not ...PS...another gripe, relative to tracks/NASCAR not getting it. For Friday at Sonoma, there are no general admission tickets. You buy a ticket at $25 or $30, depending on location...drum roll...with specific seats! We were there last year with a ton of empty seats. We actually got checked by an usher. Do they just not get it? Well based on what they allow for TV coverage as well, guess the answer is "Nope, they don't". <br /><br />Thank you...blood pressure returning to normal :-)West Coast Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699630999524810425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71789237190369035322011-06-23T11:55:11.244-04:002011-06-23T11:55:11.244-04:00Ditto congrats to LC. I have always liked her. Hop...Ditto congrats to LC. I have always liked her. Hope they find a great role for her at ESPN.<br /><br />The schedule for Sears Point is pretty poor...on TV, but at the track, too. <br /><br />We are only 90 minutes away but won't go for the weekend (while traveling 7000 miles round trip for the Daytona 500). RV spots are expensive relative to the number of events over the weekend. K&N series + Cup just doesn't justify the $$$ spent. Won't go for just the race because traffic is terrible. <br /><br />We gave up our IndyCar tickets for this year because like with the Cup race there just isn't enough activity over the 3 days to keep us entertained and $$$ spent. <br /><br />We will go up tomorrow 1) because it is so beautiful, 2)the weather will be great and 3)my husband likes watching how the Cup guys navigate the course, especially the great ones, as he races there a couple of times a year.West Coast Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699630999524810425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44716873650113453562011-06-23T11:08:48.359-04:002011-06-23T11:08:48.359-04:00Looking forward to seeing my friend Rex White on P...Looking forward to seeing my friend Rex White on Pride of NASCAR. Great guy, great champion, and a wonderful human being. <br /><br />I sure hope the race coverage is better than the last two weeks.The Mad Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-81450480657939639012011-06-23T10:39:33.078-04:002011-06-23T10:39:33.078-04:00I really enjoy watching road course qualifying, so...I really enjoy watching road course qualifying, so I am very disappointed.<br />Does Race Buddy have scanner channels too? My computer screen is too small to really watch the video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75646103375374720992011-06-23T10:04:22.487-04:002011-06-23T10:04:22.487-04:00I'm a big fan of Barrett Jackson, so I won'...I'm a big fan of Barrett Jackson, so I won't complain too much. Big problem IMO is NASCAR doing TV deals that provide no coverage of practices or qualifying unless the TV partners feel like it.<br /><br />It should be a priority as part of the package, as opposed to an option that can be tape-delayed or ignored when there's something else to put on TV.Bruce Ciskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047065575250548176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39260498064696065192011-06-23T09:16:07.179-04:002011-06-23T09:16:07.179-04:00Congrats to LC and I hope that Danielle does a goo...Congrats to LC and I hope that Danielle does a good job on Speed Report. <br /><br />Hooray for Allen in the booth for the Nationwide race. I always love it when he does the PXP. Such as waste for him not to be doing this every race and for that matter, calling the Cup races when ESPN takes over. Quite bluntly, he's the best that ESPN has for PXP and it is stupid of them not to use him - unless of course he doesn't want the job full time.<br /><br />Looking forward to RB for the road race -- having those extra cameras will be great. Hope that Adam A can pull it together and give the fans a decent PXP - since they took Jim Noble away so the booth could be the focus, then the booth needs to do the actual job of PXP for the race.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-21046206840081689922011-06-23T09:05:11.103-04:002011-06-23T09:05:11.103-04:00As far as Nationwide practice and qualifying, ESPN...As far as Nationwide practice and qualifying, ESPN is never going to take time to show practice and qualifying. I am sure they probably get higher ratings for almost anything they would play instead of NW practice.<br /><br />As far as Speed I actually enjoy watching the Barrett-Jackson auctions. There are only four in the year, so I don't have a problem with delayed qualifying and practice on these weekends. Again, I think that must have to do with a contract and/or higher ratings with the auction. Last, I would expect that showing the Rolex Sports Car race live takes precedence over <i>practice</i> of another series... it is a live race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-13695339475028481292011-06-23T08:48:29.818-04:002011-06-23T08:48:29.818-04:00Good for Lindsay (I think). Funny thing is the sto...Good for Lindsay (I think). Funny thing is the story on the station's web site makes no mention of her working for TNT doing NASCAR.MRM4https://www.blogger.com/profile/04045747192945960087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44638833353260636892011-06-23T06:55:17.483-04:002011-06-23T06:55:17.483-04:00I'm a qualifying junkie. Love to watch, and r...I'm a qualifying junkie. Love to watch, and recently, more than I do a full race. Love the chatter that goes with qualifying.<br /><br />I'm having a hard time keeping my love of Nascar alive this year. Anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-35808233332326125312011-06-23T05:39:40.040-04:002011-06-23T05:39:40.040-04:00Man, I sure am glad nascar's ratings are up an...Man, I sure am glad nascar's ratings are up and everything is looking good - according to bzf. I would hate to see what kind of coverage we would get if ratings were bad and sponsors were leaving the sport. MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5672717711649904332011-06-22T23:32:15.232-04:002011-06-22T23:32:15.232-04:00"H", it's bad enough that ESPN kicks..."H", it's bad enough that ESPN kicks us under the bus, now Speed is getting in on the action?? No..., I love Speed and know that some wks. are over whelmed. But the Barrett Jackson thing gets old.<br /><br />Far as Marty...., wouldn't hurt my feelings if he never came back. I *hate* his "Well, there's goes another Start & Park", like they are low-lifer's or something. Other analyst bring it to focus, just not with just disdain. Maybe a "There goes another" or "So & So is going behind the wall" lovingnascarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15815092304874810042011-06-22T23:21:10.558-04:002011-06-22T23:21:10.558-04:00Good luck to Lindsay at ESPN. Hopefully she will a...Good luck to Lindsay at ESPN. Hopefully she will appear on SportsCenter after the NASCAR events on ESPN and bring some much needed class and decency to the table.<br /><br />It’s great that Bestwick has been given the opportunity to call more Nationwide races than he has in the past. Hopefully ESPN will put him back where he belongs in 2012 full time. <br /><br />Moving on to TNT, I think the RaceBuddy numbers are good, but fail to justify why the post race is cut short for NASCAR.com. Why cut the broadcast short for 4 million people for an audience of around 700,000?<br /><br />I love the Pride of NASCAR segments, Rex White will be interesting to watch. Too bad FOX wasted their pre-race coverage this season with meaningless fluff & Darrell Waltrip promotion.<br /><br />I don’t mind the lack of practice / qualifying coverage. NASCAR fatigue starts to set in this time of the year. Also, qualifying hasn’t been very exciting in Cup & Nationwide all season due to the sorry state of the back half of the field. Nationwide road course qualifying is normally very exciting, but they are still 2 cars short of a full field, even with a handful of backup cars entered.Buschseries61noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59989986985687488582011-06-22T23:09:33.064-04:002011-06-22T23:09:33.064-04:00Also-wish we could see Road America qualifying. Th...Also-wish we could see Road America qualifying. The Nationwide Road Course qualifying procedure is very interesting and keeps my interest. Too bad we won't see it.adamtw1010https://www.blogger.com/profile/14093765732747032737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-81989691167965632292011-06-22T23:08:39.114-04:002011-06-22T23:08:39.114-04:00I can understand delaying practice for the Grand-A...I can understand delaying practice for the Grand-Am race, but delaying qualifying for a car auction just doesn't add up to me.adamtw1010https://www.blogger.com/profile/14093765732747032737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-21385375907599655962011-06-22T23:01:16.404-04:002011-06-22T23:01:16.404-04:00If the above is true, then they are wasting her ta...If the above is true, then they are wasting her talent. I agree totally with Brian...I've been screaming as loud as I can scream to have Bestwick handle the play by play.<br /><br />And the rotating analysts sounds like a good idea...I guess that proves the Brian is not followed by the last name "France." Atta boy! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31326258821032721262011-06-22T22:52:21.394-04:002011-06-22T22:52:21.394-04:00Brian,
There has been absolutely no indication th...Brian,<br /><br />There has been absolutely no indication that Czarniak will have any NASCAR TV duties at ESPN.<br /><br />Most expect her to head off to the studio or work as a reporter on news stories.<br /><br />We will keep you posted with the latest information.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.com