Y'all know, Land of the Beaver, touks, Maple Syrup
and Bacon, Oodles 'N Oodles 'O Bacon, MMM, Doughnut Holes... And Don't forget
"Timmy's!" (Tim Horton's)
Canada's Favourite Son, Thee Mayor 'O Hinchtown,
aka James Hinchcliffe during a far happier time, leading the field into Turn 2
during the 2012 Indianapolis 500. (The Tomaso Collection)
By now, if you're one of the many Diehard KuhNucks'
who follows IndyCar racing passionately! Then Y'all know how you were seriously
Hosed this Winter by Homan & Company's "New & Improved"
International TV Package.
As one IndyCar Staffer said, we just thought
we could call our Television Partner Up North Eh! Any bloody time we wanted to,
and they'd be very happy to continue promoting our excellent Open Wheel Racing
Sports product. Especially since Canadians
are so G-Damn Polite!
Yet unfortunately, when we tried connecting
with our usual contacts at Rogers Communications, we were first informed He was
Out of the Office Ice Fishing, so we attempted speaking with his Associates.
Next we tried getting ahold of this Norm
McDonald fellow, who we'd originally surmised would be an excellent Media
contact, due to his previously being a News Anchor on the Award Winning SLN TV
Show. And he seems to have a firm grasp upon the Kuhnaidiun' motor racing
landscape.
As we here at IndyCar take great Offense to
being Blamed for the current lack of Indy Cars being televised in Thee Great
White North! As our hands were simply tied, and we've been doing our utmost to
rectify the situation ever since.
Holman & Co., along with IndyCar takes
great pride in providing TV Coverage to our valued Northern audience, and have
done so ever since the first Canadian Hall of Fame racer Eldon
Rasmussen has participated at The Indianapolis Motor
Speedway.
Nonetheless, I'm pleased to announce that
beginning with the Chevrolet Grand Prix Dual in Detroit, which after all, the
"Motor City's" linked to Canada. And we feel is a natural tie-in with
our New Television Partner. I'm pleased to announce that from Detroit onwards,
Canadians will be able to view IndyCar upon our New Northern Home's provider
CBUT, said Holman & Company CEO Mark Miles.
CBUT will provide coverage of All races
either live or in Same Day HD format, with the exception of the Indianapolis
500 and the Toronto Grand Prix presented by Labatt's, which unfortunately are
already contractually obligated to Rodgers Communications.
And like our Award Winning NBC Gold Pass in
the lower 48 States, which we're currently working to make available in Alaska
and Hawaii. Canadian Motorsports Fans will be able to purchase CBUT Silver for
a very reasonable $69.86Cdn to view All remaining 2019 IndyCar Series Practice
and Qualifying sessions live.
Or Canadians can purchase CBUT Silver+ (plus)
for only $99.99Cdn, which will not only enable viewers to watch every remaining
IndyCar practice and qualifying live, but also allow access to our vast video
archives and relive All of the races they've previously missed!
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And Fear Not Oh KanaDuh', we're not trying to
imply any inferiority by making your country's Pay TV Package Silver vs. ours
being Gold. Instead our Marketing Department assured me that Canadians are very
passionate over the colour Silver, which after all is the colour of your
beloved Stanley Cup.
And we take our providing excellent
television coverage of Open Wheel Racing Up North, be it from Edmonton, Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan,
Calgary, Quebec, Penticton, Regina, Dawson Creek, Prince
Rupert Sound, Vancouver, Maple Ridge or Victoria Island very importantly, says
IndyCar CEO Mark Miles.
And we sincerely hope this will rectify the
current plight of Indy Cars Not being readily available to our Canadian Fans,
who we value their loyalty to the sport greatly. Which is why we're bringing
back Scott Goodyear as the lead expert Driver Analyst of CBUT's independent
Pre-race Announce Crew.
While we're very pleased to announce that
Norm McDonald will be our CBUT lead announcer alongside Indianapolis 500
runner-up Scott Goodyear during these Canadian Only Pre and Post race analysis
shows.
Therefore, with our renewed focus upon
providing affordable, quality products and service to our loyal Canadian
Market, as we'll also be utilizing KanaDuhs' very own James Hinchcliffe to
activate our new CBUT partnership, hopefully this will bring an end to the few
complaints we've received previously over Canadian TV Programming...
(Photos c/o No
Fenders ‘Offical Photographer CARPETS')