ESPN 2 luvs ya

FINESPLINE · 09-12-2010, 03:36 PM

Well, one hour of programming whittled away to a half hour. If you blinked your eyes too hard you missed the finals of S/SS. They even threw in the finals of the Hemi Challenge. What a shame that if you watch drag racing on TV and if you didn't know better you would think the sport is dragsters and plastic body cars. It never concentrates on the grass roots of drag racing. Some people not in the know would think it is only done with what TV shows. A great reality show could filmed about the times and tribulations of a working man S/SS racer through a season.------just my 2 cents-John

FINESPLINE · 09-12-2010, 04:17 PM

For those keeping score, ESPN 2 proramming for Sunday 9/12 for Drag Racing sportsman from Indy at 3 to 4 pm EST was displaced by the the continuing U.S. Open Tennis. I guess we are moving up from Girls college softball. ---- YA GOTTA LUV IT !

butch8908 · 09-12-2010, 04:21 PM

Couldn't agree with you more. But then again, showing the taped men's semi-final is also a slap in the face to the Sportsman racers. Why couldn't we have an all auto racing channel, other than SPEED? Does anyone know when they intend on showing INDY Sportsman?

FINESPLINE · 09-12-2010, 04:35 PM

Hey Butch, I did not know it was taped. thats how much I am concerned with tennis . As I am typing this they are starting to show the Indy sportsman racing at 4:30 p.m. Alky cars are running now. Hope we get to see S/SS.---------------John

chris ok · 09-12-2010, 05:27 PM

If they, NHRA, truly want fans, they'd show the finals of all class races from Indy, and the shootouts and of course Eliminator finals too. Real cars for real people. I thought thats why Mopar and Ford are releasing these new drag cars as statements to be seen by us, the public, aka fans and start new fans and of course customers.$$$$$$$$
My friends who like cars or who still have muscle cars don't really like dragsters and funny cars, you can't even tell what they are supposed to be.
This is so sad. They, NHRA, really are out of touch with the people in general. Must be a Cali thing, I dunno.

bobbyd6 · 09-16-2010, 01:37 AM

when ESPN3 is doing their live 6 hour show online do they show any sportsman racing at all or just PRO's??

Beth Denysenko · 09-16-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbyd6

when ESPN3 is doing their live 6 hour show online do they show any sportsman racing at all or just PRO's??

They show everyone - each pair. And when there is down time you see what is going on on the starting line. We have only watched ESPN3 for Indy, but this is what they showed: first camera angle is from a point of view about about the 60' clocks towards the tree & cars, then about the 660 mark, then down to the finish line. No audio, need to click on the NHRA audio and sometimes the video is a bit behind the audio so you know who wins via the audio before the video shows the cars taking off. But it is really cool!

chris3racing · 09-16-2010, 08:46 AM

ESPN3 from Indy was really good drag race coverage. You saw every run and every clean-up. There was even a sportsman shot from the Blimp. If you have a new flat screen tv and a lap top you connect your lap top to the flat screen tv and you are watching serious drag race tv. I was able to have the sound; however, I did turn it down and listen to the Autocast just to compare. This Sunday during the Z-max broadcast I am going to try to figure out if you can download the program. Check it out

bobbyd6 · 09-16-2010, 11:49 PM

Cool Thanks!!

283nova · 09-17-2010, 12:51 AM

No Hot Rods Allowed

09-12-2010, 03:36 PM	#1
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya Well, one hour of programming whittled away to a half hour. If you blinked your eyes too hard you missed the finals of S/SS. They even threw in the finals of the Hemi Challenge. What a shame that if you watch drag racing on TV and if you didn't know better you would think the sport is dragsters and plastic body cars. It never concentrates on the grass roots of drag racing. Some people not in the know would think it is only done with what TV shows. A great reality show could filmed about the times and tribulations of a working man S/SS racer through a season.------just my 2 cents-John

09-12-2010, 04:17 PM	#2
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	ESPN 2 luvs ya For those keeping score, ESPN 2 proramming for Sunday 9/12 for Drag Racing sportsman from Indy at 3 to 4 pm EST was displaced by the the continuing U.S. Open Tennis. I guess we are moving up from Girls college softball. ---- YA GOTTA LUV IT !

09-12-2010, 04:21 PM	#3
butch8908 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 861 Likes: 40 Liked 1,032 Times in 202 Posts	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya Couldn't agree with you more. But then again, showing the taped men's semi-final is also a slap in the face to the Sportsman racers. Why couldn't we have an all auto racing channel, other than SPEED? Does anyone know when they intend on showing INDY Sportsman?

09-12-2010, 04:35 PM	#4
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya Hey Butch, I did not know it was taped. thats how much I am concerned with tennis . As I am typing this they are starting to show the Indy sportsman racing at 4:30 p.m. Alky cars are running now. Hope we get to see S/SS.---------------John Last edited by FINESPLINE; 09-12-2010 at 04:41 PM.

09-12-2010, 05:27 PM	#5
chris ok Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Island, New york Posts: 592 Likes: 131 Liked 46 Times in 29 Posts	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya If they, NHRA, truly want fans, they'd show the finals of all class races from Indy, and the shootouts and of course Eliminator finals too. Real cars for real people. I thought thats why Mopar and Ford are releasing these new drag cars as statements to be seen by us, the public, aka fans and start new fans and of course customers.$$$$$$$$ My friends who like cars or who still have muscle cars don't really like dragsters and funny cars, you can't even tell what they are supposed to be. This is so sad. They, NHRA, really are out of touch with the people in general. Must be a Cali thing, I dunno. Last edited by chris ok; 09-12-2010 at 05:29 PM. Reason: and start new fans and of course customers. $$$$$$$$

09-16-2010, 01:37 AM	#6
bobbyd6 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cozad, Nebraska Posts: 313 Likes: 343 Liked 92 Times in 34 Posts	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya when ESPN3 is doing their live 6 hour show online do they show any sportsman racing at all or just PRO's?? __________________ Bobby Devine

09-16-2010, 08:46 AM	#8
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya ESPN3 from Indy was really good drag race coverage. You saw every run and every clean-up. There was even a sportsman shot from the Blimp. If you have a new flat screen tv and a lap top you connect your lap top to the flat screen tv and you are watching serious drag race tv. I was able to have the sound; however, I did turn it down and listen to the Autocast just to compare. This Sunday during the Z-max broadcast I am going to try to figure out if you can download the program. Check it out

09-16-2010, 11:49 PM	#9
bobbyd6 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cozad, Nebraska Posts: 313 Likes: 343 Liked 92 Times in 34 Posts	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya Cool Thanks!! __________________ Bobby Devine

09-17-2010, 12:51 AM	#10
283nova Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: spokane, wa Posts: 88 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: ESPN 2 luvs ya No Hot Rods Allowed