USCC (leave your axe outside)

[Breitling24]

What I don't get about MRN is, they've supposedly been doing GA radio for so many years, and they even screw that side of things up so royally. Yet, folks talk about how great they are at doing NASCAR. It gives the appearance they don't give a flying f++k about sports cars in any way, shape or form. Hey, they were given the gig, and they'll take the money and run. Otherwise, they'd do their homework, learn about the cars, the drivers, etc, etc, and present a professional programme.

[FordCosworthPanoz]

Originally Posted by ger80

What a waste of entry fee

A scumbag con-man actually losing money?

Such tragedy... Hopefully Chief Tucker can recover from such a major financial setback.

Gainsco is toast. Certainly won't be the last prototype team to shut down this year across all series either.

Either way not good for a new series.

[David Land]

I am just going to leave this here. Radio Tallahassee at its best...

[FordCosworthPanoz]

Like more than 99% of the U.S. population it's pretty apparent MRN doesn't care about sports car racing.

Wonder how many Doritos Eli Gold is being paid to do this instead of more prestigious and watched events like NASCAR Trucks.

[TF110]

So could a Moderator or someone open a Sebring thread with tv schedule and such information? That way we dont have to search through the sea of posts about broadcasters capabilities or Scott Tucker being a bad guy.

[MoMedic9019]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Good for you.

It is. Point being, I'll be able to gather WAY more information just by looking at the position panels, and an occasional glance at pit notes/T&S

Radio Tallahassee will just give me a bunch of NASCAR commercials, updates, and "race breaks" to tell me all about the race at Bristol that weekend.(I researched it, I've no idea where they go)

Am I sour that RLM isn't covering it? Yes. 100%. And I will continue to proclaim it, and my disdain for MRN until RLM comes back...provided the series lasts that long.

[fieldodreams79]

That's fine. I think by the end of the 24 Hours of Daytona we all could figure out who here hates MRN and why but we apparently want to continue to fill this thread with belaboring the point. We are one race into this season and I don't see any amount of complaints here changing one thing.

[jasonjessica09]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

That's fine. I think by the end of the 24 Hours of Daytona we all could figure out who here hates MRN and why but we apparently want to continue to fill this thread with belaboring the point. We are one race into this season and I don't see any amount of complaints here changing one thing.

I can see many of the complaints going away if IMSA can pull off a 12 hours of Sebring with minimal full course yellow time.

[BullMan]

Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

I can see many of the complaints going away if IMSA can pull off a 12 hours of Sebring with minimal full course yellow time.

They can throw as many FCYs as they want as long as they don't throw a NASCAR fake debris caution with 18 minutes to go again.

[Salamus]

Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

I can see many of the complaints going away if IMSA can pull off a 12 hours of Sebring with minimal full course yellow time.

With a 66 car field...good luck!

[Lagunaseca_4life]

Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

I can see many of the complaints going away if IMSA can pull off a 12 hours of Sebring with minimal full course yellow time.

Not gonna happen.last 3-4 years sebring has been a caution fest with or without wec/ilmc.so look forward to it already....

[MoMedic9019]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

We are one race into this season and I don't see any amount of complaints here changing one thing.

You'd be stunned to see who may be reading this. If you think for one second, that these forums are not looked at occasionally by certain people, you'd be a fool. Same for Facebook, Twitter and other types of social media.

[belt driven]

Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

I find this DSC article from Mr. Truswell rather confusing. Perhaps someone can clear up what his point its. However I did find this quote that he made relevant to this thread discussion. Pretty much echos a lot of our feelings on here. Especially about abundance of full course yellows. I think one of the biggest factors that can make or break Sebring and the rest of the TUSK schedule this year as well is to reduce safety car/FYC time.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=23742

"I should probably reserve judgement until after Sebring, but on the basis of what the USCC was at Daytona, it is not really any different to the 2013 24-hour, safety car dominated, industrial grind. The championship may have united Grand-Am with ALMS, but it is hard to see how Daytona Prototypes fit in with the rest of the world’s take on endurance racing."

I think Mr Truswell’s overall point is that he’s ticked that RLM didn’t get the contract to cover USCR. He’s also a bit disingenuous since he blogged on 2/17 concerning the yellow flags at the Bathurst 12 Hour, “It may not be fair, but it makes the racing exciting!”

http://trussers.blogspot.com/

As to the previous quote, there’s a whole lot of people that don’t give the rest of the world’s take on endurance racing the highest priority.

“While the ALMS/WEC weekend at COTAdrew nearly 35,00 spectators, less than 8,000 were reportedly in attendance for the WEC event on Sunday”

http://msn.foxsports.com/speed/sport...wectusc-event/

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by MoMedic9019

You'd be stunned to see who may be reading this. If you think for one second, that these forums are not looked at occasionally by certain people, you'd be a fool. Same for Facebook, Twitter and other types of social media.

And you'd be a fool to make assumptions of others. The point is this year, things won't change; annual media contracts are probably in place.

Maybe next year, they will change, if there is next year.

[FordCosworthPanoz]

Originally Posted by belt driven

As to the previous quote, there’s a whole lot of people that don’t give the rest of the world’s take on endurance racing the highest priority.

“While the ALMS/WEC weekend at COTAdrew nearly 35,00 spectators, less than 8,000 were reportedly in attendance for the WEC event on Sunday”

http://msn.foxsports.com/speed/sport...wectusc-event/

And I guarantee you this year will absolutely rubbish Gerard Neveu's laughable excuse regarding the pathetic FIA WEC attendance at Austin.

I also wouldn't call a class that is featured in a whopping 1 series worldwide with less manufacturer involvement as well as less manufacturer origin variety than GTE and GT3 the 'world's take on endurance racing.'

To an extent, the same is true of the Japanese Super-GT series, but the individual events that constitute that series do not have the same high profile, or the history, of Daytona, Sebring and more latterly Petit Le Mans. If these events are to retain (some might say, regain) their reputations, they have to reflect the highest tier in endurance racing.

How convenient to brush over the world's most successful national sports car championship...

[FordCosworthPanoz]

Originally Posted by MoMedic9019

You'd be stunned to see who may be reading this. If you think for one second, that these forums are not looked at occasionally by certain people, you'd be a fool. Same for Facebook, Twitter and other types of social media.

I really doubt forums still matter in that regard, when then the other examples you use (Facebook, Twitter) are present and are indeed relevant to just about every series except F1.

There's a reason those involved in the sport use social media significantly more than forums. Just look at some of the venomous rubbish, as well as being factually incorrect rubbish, John Dagys had to read about himself from anonymous users hiding behind a username every time the poor guy logged into his ALMSFans account.

[MoMedic9019]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

And you'd be a fool to make assumptions of others. The point is this year, things won't change; annual media contracts are probably in place.

Maybe next year, they will change, if there is next year.

Do you need contracts for media you own? That would seem odd wouldn't it?

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by MoMedic9019

Do you need contracts for media you own? That would seem odd wouldn't it?

Sure. So you grinding the axe here going to change that this year?

[TF110]

This thread is a joke, again.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by TF110

This thread is a joke, again.

They will be until 2017, I'm afraid.

[Beetle]

Posted this on the tributes forum, but it's relevant here as well.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/emilio-...a-passes-away/

Emilio di Guida has passed away, only aged 50. A tragic, shocking death... apparently he died of a heart attack while jogging. Too young for that, and he was a good racer. R.I.P. Emilio di Guida.

[Rodger Davies]

Originally Posted by FordCosworthPanoz

And I guarantee you this year will absolutely rubbish Gerard Neveu's laughable excuse regarding the pathetic FIA WEC attendance at Austin.

Hey, I'm not getting involved in the squabbling on here, but I think WEC have covered themselves well for this year. Whilst I've no doubt their race will have less interest, by putting it on the same day as TUSC they have guaranteed they can't get the same bad press as last year and can quote TUSC's attendance figures to sponsors, despite the WEC effectively being a support race at the meeting.

[TF110]

With Porsche Toyota and Audi with 2 cars each, I wouldn't think its a support race. Not many sportscar lovers would say that either. More advertising will change the attendance.

[Lagunaseca_4life]

Still, if wec is going to race into the night after the TUSCAR race on Saturday. How many fans do you think are going to stay for the six hours of the wec.6 factory p1s and how ever many gte Astons aren't going to be enough to keep non diehard fans,kids, and wives entertained on a Saturday night.pretty much the same fans that stuck around last year for wec on Sunday wil be the same fans that stay for the wec race this year.

[TF110]

Its not a Sunday for one. Its a saturday evening which is automatically better than a Sunday vs. major American sports. Having the same day seems better to get the tusc attendees to stay and watch the "real prototypes". Aston is not alone in GTE. Porsche and Ferrari might not be what GTLM is but lmp2 is crowded as well. Im trying my best to be there, and itd be for the wec, not tusc.