LongHack - 24 January 2008 09:29 AM

I can watch it on Eurosport.

maybe not much longer. :(

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/wrc-meetings-to-decide-the-series-fate/

perhaps if they didn't price themselves out of the television markets.......

LOL, yeah, that's their big issue.

Now that they have things figured out they need to find an outlet in the US. There are a lot of fans here even if they no nothing about these message boards. Another problem with viewership is promoting the #### thing. If they don't let you know they have it most won't take the time to look at a TV listing. I just started watching F1 a few years ago because I saw a commercial for it. Give the fans a chance. Let them know you offer it and maybe they'll watch.

Scoobiefan - 27 June 2008 09:26 PM

Now that they have things figured out they need to find an outlet in the US. There are a lot of fans here even if they no nothing about these message boards. Another problem with viewership is promoting the #### thing. If they don't let you know they have it most won't take the time to look at a TV listing. I just started watching F1 a few years ago because I saw a commercial for it. Give the fans a chance. Let them know you offer it and maybe they'll watch.

I think the FIA is starting to understand that, with the recent meetings.

Aye. What happened to WRC F1 coverage here in the states. It is just the American TV way of doing things in an all ill manner. Boring...boring NASCAR roundy...roundy stuff.

I would much rather watch the outdoor motocross then watch arenacross.
The current racing schedule on Speedtv has made me turn the channel to Nat'l Geo, AMC and PBS.

Scoobiefan - 27 June 2008 09:26 PM

Now that they have things figured out they need to find an outlet in the US. There are a lot of fans here even if they no nothing about these message boards. Another problem with viewership is promoting the #### thing. If they don't let you know they have it most won't take the time to look at a TV listing. I just started watching F1 a few years ago because I saw a commercial for it. Give the fans a chance. Let them know you offer it and maybe they'll watch.

It is funny, I am on a couple of other boards, and there were posts about how great the X-Games Rally race is. They are watching dirt jumpers, snow boarders and BMXers drive rally cars. People are acting like it is the best thing they have ever seen.

I think if Speed were to give it a chance, it would do well. Maybe try running it in prime time during the week instead of Sundays at Midnight, it would gain an audience. And do a little promotion for it.

"If they Air it... we WILL watch"!

How bout' this... SPEED USA channel full of NASCRAP & PINKS, etc, & SPEED International channel, for everything else!!
Like oh I don't know... SPEEDVISION used to be?! Offer both via Direct TV/Dish Network... sit back & watch the market shift begin. Oh & it's gotta' be promoted alot, the way NASCRAP is too. Til' then, my internet outlets will have to do.

I had to severely restrain myself from what I wanted to post.........(collect thouhgts.....breathes......)

I miss the WRC. :(

Alpedhuez55 - 03 August 2008 04:46 PM

It is funny, I am on a couple of other boards, and there were posts about how great the X-Games Rally race is. They are watching dirt jumpers, snow boarders and BMXers drive rally cars. People are acting like it is the best thing they have ever seen.

I think if Speed were to give it a chance, it would do well. Maybe try running it in prime time during the week instead of Sundays at Midnight, it would gain an audience. And do a little promotion for it.

last year there was a heated thread in which i was making the same point.

but the same two or three people kept telling me and the others who agreed, what idiots we were for wanting quality racing shows on this channel.
i felt it should be the mission of this channel to present a variety of motorsports to the general audience via this network.
they could be in the catbirds seat by way of getting the rights to rally,dtm,alms etc... and being the exclusive channel for showing them.

there's a huge market out there.
and marketing to the wreckedpinkywhipped crowds won't pay the bills forever.
that stuff is an embarrassment to the sport.

I am really hoping that between the X-Games and Travis Pastrana, the US audience for WRC will grow. I love F1, but if anyone asks who is the greatest driver in the world, I tell them Sebastien Loeb. I love stumping my few friends who know who Micheal Schumacher is when I say Loeb. And it kills me since I'm a devoted Petter Solberg fan.

Since the Group B days, I've loved rallying. Back in the 80s I would take my crappy Fiat Strada out into the country near my college town and blast down gravel roads at stupid speeds, doing handbrake turns and kicking up dust. It makes me crazy I can't make other Americans see how cool rallying is.

So, to my point. If you want same day WRC coverage (via bittorrent) shoot me a PM. I can set you up with a site that might or might not provide this service.

Hello there, I am new to this site..

To be honest I do miss WRC and those good old rallies show and this morning.. actually it was like 4 am i caught F1 show in my area and its not going to help if you SPEED show decide to put that show in early morning when no one is watching. And for one I would want to see WRC back and cut lolNASCAR - no offense to anyone who like nascar, imo its too boring and been on tv almost everyday and its lame reruns.

ChallengerDrift1 - 07 September 2008 03:02 AM

Hello there, I am new to this site..

To be honest I do miss WRC and those good old rallies show and this morning.. actually it was like 4 am i caught F1 show in my area and its not going to help if you SPEED show decide to put that show in early morning when no one is watching. And for one I would want to see WRC back and cut lolNASCAR - no offense to anyone who like nascar, imo its too boring and been on tv almost everyday and its lame reruns.

Ummm, that's live! You obviously haven't seen the boards light up when Fox tape delays 3 of them during the season.

4 in the morning... its not gonna help with rating since u gotta think those from USA and trying to catch F1... maybe not to EU base cause its like day time to their time zone. which is why we dont get much but get Nascar during the day time in usa time zone... which that lead me to think Nascar's hogging the show.

ChallengerDrift1 - 07 September 2008 05:32 AM

4 in the morning... its not gonna help with rating since u gotta think those from USA and trying to catch F1... maybe not to EU base cause its like day time to their time zone. which is why we dont get much but get Nascar during the day time in usa time zone... which that lead me to think Nascar's hogging the show.

No, they get the ratings! And people do watch it live. Those that don't watch it live record it.

ken earley - 11 February 2008 10:54 PM

i agree get rid of the soap opera tv show,s and bring back wrc.thats racing.

many years ago F1 and Wrc used to be favorite shows on speed. But now just F1.
Why are there to many bling bling car and bike shows on speed?
Why is there to much NASCAR coverage? If there is such demand for it, why not open a Speed/Nascar channel? I'm sure there will be many viewers waching it all day long.
Why not have coverage of WRC simular like F1. Qualifying and race. Recap of last event. Some kind of show like Inside Grandprix. And please have people from europe who know what they are talking about. I hated whatching F1 and MotoGP races on other channels other than Speed, Because people who air the show don't seem to have great knowledge of these series.

The shows I would like to see on Speed;
F1
WRC w/ some one like Steve Matchett
MotoGP
World Superbike and Supersport
German touring car
British touring car