Racing on TV thread

enjoythemusic · Post by **enjoythemusic** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:59 pm

Stephan,

The race was not THAT exciting other than Kimi's exhaust pipe coming loose and melting some of the side bodywork. Can not believe i am typing this, BUT, the NASCAR race was more exciting(!)... until some buttknocker tapped Juan on the back as he was in second and trying to make a run to first place for the win with about 20 laps to go. Indy was like watching paint dry or grass, er, um, ethanol corn grow.

Stynger · Post by **Stynger** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:33 pm

enjoythemusic wrote: the NASCAR race was more exciting(!)... until some buttknocker tapped Juan on the back as he was in second and trying to make a run to first place for the win with about 20 laps to go.

Maybe if JPM didn't pull down in front of Marcos Ambrose (who was on the inside with no one in front of him) he wouldn't have spun out.

I would't call Ambrose a "buttknocker" He was an Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004! He knows how to drive.

Post by **chaos4NH** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:22 am

Then, of course, there was "Brainfade" Harvick who discovered you actually have to slow down and turn to negotiate a corner.

enjoythemusic · Post by **enjoythemusic** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:25 am

As i saw it, JPM had his line and Marcos braked a bit late while battling the guy next to him and he got boxed out... But hey, NASCAR was better than F1 for excitement and how many weekends can we say that??? Miracles never cease. Too bad NASCAR are running the circle at NHMS next weekend, as it would be great to see them do the road course for a change. Can only image what these guys would do for T3 and T11/T12

Somebody here should have enough influence at NHMS/NASCAR to have them do the road course

Stynger · Post by **Stynger** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:34 am

chaos4NH wrote:Then, of course, there was "Brainfade" Harvick who discovered you actually have to slow down and turn to negotiate a corner.

Only when there are two cars right in front of you.

It would have been interesting to see the outcome if he had an open track infront of him.....but he didn't.

enjoythemusic · Post by **enjoythemusic** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:01 pm

Juan Pablo Montoya criticized Australian Marcos Ambrose for the move that put the Colombian out of contention for victory when the Cup rookie ran into him while trying to pass Jamie McMurray.

Ambrose, who was making his Sprint Cup series debut, was running fourth after completing his last pit stop but made an optimistic dive on the inside of McMurray while trying to pass him for third place into the last corner.

The former Australian V8 Supercar champion went too deep under braking and hit the right rear corner of Montoya's car, which was running second at the time and was already turning into the final hairpin before the front stretch.

"Well it's hard because the guy's got a lot of talent but you don't do things like that," Montoya said of Ambrose's move.

"It's a last-lap move. You know, you don't do that so early, you've got to learn to pass one by one and you don't try to get three cars in one braking area because you're going to punt somebody off.

"They told me 'he's coming, he's coming' and I moved out, I gave room for a car-length but he was coming in so fast that he stopped against me. So, It's pretty stupid, but what can you say."

Montoya said Ambrose's lack of experience at Cup level probably made him run more aggressive than he should have and lamented falling victim of the Aussie's eagerness to prove his worth.

"A guy like that, because he never runs here, doesn't understand the give-and-take as much, and he just wants to prove himself he can race here and I was at the bad end of that deal," Montoya added.

The Ganassi driver was philosophical about his sixth-place finish after his strategy had worked to plan until lap 75, when the incident with Ambrose dashed his hopes of scoring his first victory of the season.

"We could have maybe won the race or finished second easily or we could've been in one of those big wrecks where everybody else was," Montoya said. "So that's one of those deals where you could be lucky or you could be very unlucky."

While Montoya scored his second top ten of the season, Ambrose didn't finish the race after Elliott Sadler crashed into him at turn seven in a similar incident to the Australian's with the defending race winner.

grovefromnh · Post by **grovefromnh** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:36 am

British Grand Prix on Fox @ 8am. Indycars at Watkins Glen on ABC @ 3:30pm. Repeat on the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race from Long Beach @5pm on SPEED

StephanAlfa · Post by **StephanAlfa** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:49 am

Thanks Grove;
Also reminder F-1 Qualifying Saturday 8 AM at Speed.
I have conflicting times here for the F-1 race Sunday. Once source says 8 AM (Live) and the other says 1 PM.
Can anyone confirm?

Also: place your bets! here are mine:
Kimi = is coming aggresive having lost due to exhaust
Massa = Would like to keep his points
Kubica = Would like to state he is also in contention
Kovaleinen = Me too in contention
Alonso = Yo tambien!
Hamilton = Buahhh! Buahhhh! Dadddy! make me win please!?!?!?

Mark Swinehart · Post by **Mark Swinehart** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:17 am

http://www.tvracer.com/

- this web site has the F1 on Fox from 1300 - 1500 hrs.

Dave_G · Post by **Dave_G** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:26 am

StephanAlfa wrote:I have conflicting times here for the F-1 race Sunday. Once source says 8 AM (Live) and the other says 1 PM.
Can anyone confirm?

My local Fox station is showing it at 1:00 on a tape-delay. I dunno if that's the same for all Fox stations, but I expect it is.

My picks look a lot like yours:
Raikkonen
Massa
Hamilton
Kubica
Kovalainen
Trulli
Webber
Alonso

Post by **chaos4NH** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:12 am

Hey for all motor heads, there is the Nationwide race from Daytona at 800PM Friday on ESPN-2. Then on Saturday night at 800PM
is the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup race on TNT.
Let's not forget the Indy Cars at Watkins Glen. 330 PM on Sunday. That will be an interesting contrast with the F1 from Silverstone, and I bet more entertaining!

Mark Swinehart · Post by **Mark Swinehart** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:18 am

I thought the Nationwide race from FL was tonight and the Sprint race is Saturday night.

Post by **chaos4NH** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:26 pm

FIXED!

StephanAlfa · Post by **StephanAlfa** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:44 am

How irresponsble for a TV station to broadcast "tape delay" on a F-1 race...
I see Massa leading in the practices but that does not mean anything..

Post by **chaos4NH** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:08 am

StephanAlfa wrote:How irresponsble for a TV station to broadcast "tape delay" on a F-1 race...
I see Massa leading in the practices but that does not mean anything..

I am sure the sponsors convinced Fox Sports that the 700AM audience was a little sparse.

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