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Re: Why cant Sportsman Racing be like this on TV these days?

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Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson (Post 239017)

Tom Sheehan sent me this last night and i have a few copies of this race on VHS (need to get it on a DVD) but anyhow I know I'm lucky enough to be on this but watch how deep they got into covering Comp & S/C at this event, Why, besides the politics of racing now, cant sportsman drag racing be covered on TV like this these days. If you all remembered the American Sports Cavalcade that use to be on the old TNT channel (now Spike) I use to always watch and tape these shows. Even the pro shows were great back then showing pro stockers doing the burnouts, not 100 interviews with those who PR people get with the network to only get there people in there. Anyhow watch this and you will see what I'm saying, gosh i miss Steve Evans.

(also want to give a shout out to Bret Kepner doing great shows back then also)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhnYp...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPkqf...eature=related

Joe, wasn't American Sports Cavalcade on the old TNN The Nashville Network? I remember this because I had to buy a few extra stations from my cable provider just so I could watch this show. I still have a few tapes recorded from these shows somewhere. These where great shows.

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Really cool I remember American sports calvalcade.

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yes David, had my letters wrong, but i knew what i was talking about cause its spike channel now.

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Steve Evans was the man!

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thank you for posting those, brought back some fond memories, really started to feel my yrs, ,,, take care

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Super hot babes, ice cold beer, a great time and dynomite class racing. Memories, memories and more memories. Long live SANAIR.

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why doesnt nhra sign a deal with Speed channel, and get more tv exposure!! Because ESPN, just aint working....

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Stephen, I dont think speed would work either, need a independent firm to do it with ex experienced racers more less directing what to do. If i ran it i would make all my announcers watch all the ASC shows that Steve Evans did and say copy this type of doing a show or leave.

This is after i win the lottery, lol.

Re: Why cant Sportsman Racing be like this on TV these days?

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Originally Posted by Stephen & Horace Johnson (Post 239276)

why doesnt nhra sign a deal with Speed channel, and get more tv exposure!! Because ESPN, just aint working....

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To get back to original question,it's like asking why can't life go back to the simple times of the 50s and 60s.(That's the time frame most of us oldies grew up in and have fond memories of).Time marches on and progress has brought us to what we have now.Pretty much an impersonal world.Most of us will never see the people we argue and agree with,in our lifetimes.I think Dick Butler brought this up once before.
At this rate, knowing and experiencing what I have ,I really am not interested to know what the future will be like.
It would be nice to see S/SS coverage on TV.

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Joe, i guess you are right. The coverage of sportsman and pro stock racing just flat out STINKS!! there is a 2hr show of a race but only 15mins of pro stock. The only thing we see is the pro stockers leaving the line, and they only interview certain racers.... Funny thing is, even if you win S/SS eliminations your odds of being seen on tv are about like trying to win the lottery...lol

sorry back to the topic..