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4 Feb 2007, 16:28 (Ref:1833266) | #1 | |
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Can someone confirm which Sky channel it's on please? Watched a replay of quali last night and got up at 3 to watch it the races this morning but couldn't find it on Sky Sports (only had two out of the four sky sports channels though as was in a hotel). Don't normally watch it but SS was only showing football or cricket on the channel we thought it was on...
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4 Feb 2007, 16:33 (Ref:1833270) | #2 | |
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It will have been on SS3. But it is repeated on SS2 I believe?
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4 Feb 2007, 16:36 (Ref:1833272) | #3 | |
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Well home now so too late, but sure checked on SS3 and it was just cricket or football. Though must have just missed it as was half asleep, so bit annoyed with myself now - thanks for clarifying for next time!
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Sky move it around all over the place. You really need access to all four channels.
It's on 3 now, for instance and, if you feel inclined, it will be on Xtra at 2.00am tomorrow morning! |
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4 Feb 2007, 16:40 (Ref:1833276) | #5 | |
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I had hoped as we don't subscribe to Sky Sports channels at home that we would be able to see it, but obviously not!
How good is the coverage? For that and a couple of other series may just be worth getting SS but would rather hear if coverage is good (or not!) first... |
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4 Feb 2007, 16:45 (Ref:1833279) | #6 | ||
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In my opinion, it's very good indeed. Ben Edwards and John Watson make an excellent commentary team and the camerawork is excellent, too. Pit-side, I think Lee McKenzie's great and Simon Hill's not bad either. The studio stuff tends to be a bit bland, but this weekend they had Andy Priaulx in there, which helped.
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The studio stuff is on a par with Indycar Series, i.e. awful. Even the ever-smiling Andy Priaulx can't elevate it beyond dreary status as eye candy Georgie Thompson or Keith "I'd rather talk about bikes" Heuwen drone on and on with banal questioning and general blandness. For Beijing they had a special studio guet that made it even more painful.
But the race coverage is cracking. Uninterrupted, great commentary, marvellous Sky Sports picture quality.....a joy! Well worth paying for. |
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It's been a while since we're had a thread on this (infact, a quick search couldn't even find it, but I know we've talked about it before), so might as well split this out
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Thanks Asp
I enjoyed the quali portion which I saw on Saturday, but wasn't sure on the race stuff. Will have to investigate the cost of SS for A1GP / other stuff I want! |
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Side noting a little, the Sydney round had Alan Jones and the reporter wondering at the front of the grid, talking to drivers, seat holders, etc in a Martin Brundle gridwalk fashion.
Really enjoyed it, has this been a feature at all the rounds (well not with AJ but you get the idea) |
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I was kind of hoping Sky might have found a proper motor racing presenter by now. Georgie isn't that good at all really and whilst I think Keith is a great presenter for the bikes, his lack of interest in anything not bike related is (and has always been) obvious. |
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It's worth mentioning that all the stuff Kowlesy doesn't like (and I agree) comes from Sky. All the good stuff is the world feed, which is what everyone else sees, so respect to A1GP for getting that right.
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Hay, you'll never hear me complaining about Georgie and Lee McKenzie being on the tv, even if what they say is just drivel.
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Georgie is more eye candy than anything, but Lee knows her motor racing. It's just a shame some drivers don't respond to her natural charm. At least it made Oli Jarvis stumble over his words!
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If you're in the UK, you don't necessarily have to have Sky Sports to watch the races, but you will need a video recorder of some description - and be patient!
There was a highlights programme on Channel Five this morning (Wednesday) at 4.00am! It caught the most important moments and even included the interview of the top three after the feature race, which the Sky programme did not. |
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