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What Cable TV channel Fox Sports-2 looks like on
Seattle television...
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Sadly, as noted above, thy legendous' Bob
Varsha wasn't at the microphone during this year's minuscule (Fox Sports) FS1
24 hours of Daytona TV coverage, albeit NO idea if he filled in during the (Fox
Sports)) FS2 time slots which I, like most of the nation aren't privy too!
As the powers to be at IMSA, and more
importantly FOX, which BASTARDIZED their brilliant 'RASSCAR-centric racing
channel Speed into a Stick 'N Ball competitor to ESPN; BARF! Have gone on the
cheap and watered down their Sports Car coverage significantly!
Reportedly, as of February last year, a
whopping 39% of U.S. Households with TV's, a paltry 45-million viewers actually
had access to FS2, which still doesn't include Seattle; SHEISA!
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW COMCA$T!
As immediately following the miniscule 80min
coverage of actual racing upon FS1, before disappearing to FS2, where the Rolex
24's playing second fiddle to the following programming: UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Preview,
UFC Fight Nite, College Basketball, Motorcycle Racing, Fox Sports Live and UFC
Post-fight - Obviously IMSA was Kick-boxed into Submission!
With the first racing action of the year on
FOX having its lead-in shorted ten minutes due to the FREAKIN' College
Basketball game double dribbling past its advertised finishing time of 11AM
Pacific!
Yet at least it was FAST EDDIE'S', aka Ed
Carpenter's Alma Matter Butler playing, albeit his Bulldogs lost to Marquette.
Or perhaps as typical, IMSA wasn't willing to
spend the necessary money to ensure proper placement of their product? Or were
FOX's prices simply too high? Since this shoddy practice of NOT showing the
racing action on an easily accessible Cable TV Channel broadcast AIN'T new, but
at the very least, IMSA should have
bucked up 'N paid FOX to at least show the first two hours of actual racing on
their B-I-G' KUHOONA FS1.
As I'd given U-P
upon Sports Cars television coverage a long time ago, ever since ALMS botched
placement of their racing series on the Disney Shopping Network 'Wayback in
2011...
Meanwhile, with NO disrespect to IMSA's new
Sports Car Booth Boyz' Greg Kramer and Calvin Fish, when I think of Sports Cars
announcers, I fondly reminisce over my favourite trio of Bob Varsha, Dorsey
Schroeder and Calvin Fish, along with Hobbo' (David Hobbs) Leigh Diffey and
Brian Till doing stellar work during past Rolex 24 race broadcasts.
Yet I've always admired Greg Kramer, as he
brings a certain level of knowledge to all of his broadcasts without sounding
superior - as I became a 'Mega fan 'O Kramer when recognizing his voice as the
lead announcer over Circuit Of The Americas PA system during the past few
Formula 1 weekends, whilst Calvin Fish is also a joy to listen to as colour
commentator. And I'm glad that Brian Till's voice will be heard? Whilst Justin
Bell's always seemed a better Pitlane reporter then Booth voice to Mwah...
As suppose
it's just one more sign of the inevitable, eh? As it's funny how not
only IndyCar, but Sports Cars too are being forced to accept the fact that
Stick 'N Ball sports are King! And not only do they struggle to escape the
shadows of Football in the fall, but also wait for its climax in early February
before giving way to 24/7 SCREACHIN' Roundy-round Taxicab action from DayToner,
where the Rolex 24 simply serves as the Opening Act for Daytona's Speed Weeks
and Thy Daytona 500.
And if Y'all thought FOX's Rolex 24 TV
coverage was dismal, then Y'all gots another thingy' coming regarding the
Sebring 12hrs race which plays second fiddle to Daytona's 24hr event. As I
scribbled 'bout how the most dramatic finish between my Home-team Team
Seattle's Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 v both Dodge Vipers knock down, Bar-room
brawl for the GTD )Daytona) class victory wasn't even shown on television last
year!
And I DON'T
expect any improvement this year either in regards to watching Thy race on readily available cable
TV; Oh Never Mind! As I'll just skip FOX completely and stick with IMSA.com and
the wondrous call by John Hindhaugh & Company instead...