IndyCar is now on VERSUS!

[Bernard Bram]

That's what recorders are for. At least you get something to record.

[Dutton]

Originally Posted by racerkeke

And as usual, Canadians get TSN, tape delayed in the middle of the night after curling and tiddlywinks and every possible hockey item.

keke

I was wondering whether I would be watching it online or TSN. Looks like online somwhere is the answer.

Doesn't TSN just fill you with pride to be a Canadian citizen? They really make you feel valued. Apparently we are only worth second-rate service. Actually, make that closer to third-rate?

Originally Posted by Bernard Bram

That's what recorders are for. At least you get something to record.

The thing is TSN is the major Canadian sport's network which is basically available to all. There isn't really any other option outside of satellite packages. Given this position in the market, they provide a terrible service.

[jc_nl]

I've just found out we've got live coverage on a free to air network in Holland. So it seems that there are added bonuses to mr. Doornbos having a drive.

[Flyin Ryan]

Wow. I just felt a whole lot better about this TV deal.

The producer of the Versus Indycar broadcast is Terry Lingner.

[lnin0]

Day and night compared to the ESPN coverage, or anything the IRL / CC has had in the past five years. Good job Versus. Thanks.

....now if you could just work on a replacement for Arute :-)

[DanicaFan]

They need to have these qualifying shows live, not taped. It would make them much more exciting. I cant wait hours to see how the qualifications went down just so I can watch it on Versus.

[Dutton]

Well, I see that the race is being shown live on TSN2. That's good. Unless I missed it when checking yesterday, this was not listed as the case then. I don't expect them to prioritise the IRL over NASCAR on TSN1, so them having it live on TSN2 is fine from my POV.

When I combine this with the quite unexpectedly low number of ads on today's F1 coverage (with them adding side-by-side to it, too!), well, I hand it to you TSN. This weekend you have quite exceeded my expectations.

[TedN]

TV listings for both Canada and U.S. at Race Fan TV

Ted

[therealdeal]

AWEESOMEEEEEEEEE broadcast.... reminds me of the old espn indy days. I think Versus put together the qualy show and race together REALLLLLY well!

[Canada ALMS fan]

That was the best Indycar coverage in years. Bob Jenkins and Jan Beekhus, and yes, even Jack Arute are the voices of the good ole days before the split! Now we just need to get rid if the ulgy cars... It was live on TSN2 and in HD, 2 big positives for those of us in Canada.

[Leighton Irwin]

I Have had TSN2 on my satellite servic with Bell until Sat. Then it just disappeared. Wonderful. TSN sucks the big one.

[Dutton]

We have Bell sat, and had TSN2 on Sunday (still have it). There must be something specific to your situation going on, I think.

[Tenoch]

I was very pleased with the coverage and it was great that they kept the side by side coverage. Watched the race live and they covered it really well, also caught part of the replay last night. If anything else VS sure seems to be a lot more dedicated to the coverage than ABC/ESPN.

[Dutton]

Well, I was watching the Versus feed on TSN, so, alas, no side-by-side. This meant the number of ad-breaks was absolutely ridiculous. Infuriating.

As far as the standard of the product when it was not on break goes, it was far from inspiring.

Given the lack of popularity of the IRL, though, I'll take whatever I can get. I am still getting to see the races live, so that'll do.

[Canada ALMS fan]

Any word on ratings from Long Beach? Here in Western Canada TSN & TSN2 both failed to show it at their listed times so those who tried to watch it live or record it missed out. I was forced to watch a low quality illegal stream to get the Versus coverage live.