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Well its good to see good healthy "arguments" and
that their is still real passion in this sport.
This is my two pence worth(or is it euros now).
No one can say clive dosn't do much for the
sport, he is the voice of endurance, but all
views should be considered. I agree that apart
from the new locations the new calander for 2003
doesn't inspire me. Only one 24 hour AGAIN! I
thought the 200 milers would go down well on the
TV and would bring good coverage and then the
spectators and media coverage would increase, i
was wrong. With a race lasting about 2 hours 20
min its too long for start to finish coverage, so
we get instead the start (all very good) but then
a re-run of the start and some minmal highlights
which leave you wondering what the hell happened.
This is of course if you manage to see it because
guaranteed they have changed the showing
times!!!!!! Is it just me or does the whole tv
coverage come across as tacky and poorly
produced? (no offence aimed at you clive). If 200
milers dont work for tv then why have we got them?
There are alot of teams that enter endurance
racing, and i feel for them when they work so
hard to put on a great show for the puplic and no
one turns up to watch. Octagon no dought have a
master plan but we will never get to see it.
Octagon were even getting teams to pay for their
promotoinal displays this year saying that it was
good for the whole sport, well what would be good
for the sport was if the teams spent that money
on making their own outfit look good to help them
raise good sponsorship, and Octagon did a what
they said they would do and promote the sport
well enough so that people want to watch
endurance racing (on tv or at the circuit).
24 hour racing has got to be the main body of the
series because thats what people want and it
works. Having been to leman for the bike 24hr for
many years as a spectator and with a team racing,
and received the french idea of fairness, i was
amazed this year when i saw the car 24h there. If
there is anything that should wake Octagon up to
24h racing should be the MONEY that was there!!!!
It was outstanding how big this event is and what
can be achieved. Go take a look next year i
promise you will enjoy. 24hr Racing works for tv,
spectators, sponsors, teams and so well for the
circuit and promotors that the french and belgiums
(?) won't let what they have go. Can you blame
them? No world championship status and they get
great crowds all the same!!!! I will no dought be
at an endurance race next year and spend my money
and look at the sponsors, but i bet its not in
the World Championship.....SHAME.
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Well its good to see good healthy "arguments" and
that their is still real passion in this sport.
This is my two pence worth(or is it euros now).
No one can say clive dosn't do much for the
sport, he is the voice of endurance, but all
views should be considered. I agree that apart
from the new locations the new calander for 2003
doesn't inspire me. Only one 24 hour AGAIN! I
thought the 200 milers would go down well on the
TV and would bring good coverage and then the
spectators and media coverage would increase, i
was wrong. With a race lasting about 2 hours 20
min its too long for start to finish coverage, so
we get instead the start (all very good) but then
a re-run of the start and some minmal highlights
which leave you wondering what the hell happened.
This is of course if you manage to see it because
guaranteed they have changed the showing
times!!!!!! Is it just me or does the whole tv
coverage come across as tacky and poorly
produced? (no offence aimed at you clive). If 200
milers dont work for tv then why have we got them?
There are alot of teams that enter endurance
racing, and i feel for them when they work so
hard to put on a great show for the puplic and no
one turns up to watch. Octagon no dought have a
master plan but we will never get to see it.
Octagon were even getting teams to pay for their
promotoinal displays this year saying that it was
good for the whole sport, well what would be good
for the sport was if the teams spent that money
on making their own outfit look good to help them
raise good sponsorship, and Octagon did a what
they said they would do and promote the sport
well enough so that people want to watch
endurance racing (on tv or at the circuit).
24 hour racing has got to be the main body of the
series because thats what people want and it
works. Having been to leman for the bike 24hr for
many years as a spectator and with a team racing,
and received the french idea of fairness, i was
amazed this year when i saw the car 24h there. If
there is anything that should wake Octagon up to
24h racing should be the MONEY that was there!!!!
It was outstanding how big this event is and what
can be achieved. Go take a look next year i
promise you will enjoy. 24hr Racing works for tv,
spectators, sponsors, teams and so well for the
circuit and promotors that the french and belgiums
(?) won't let what they have go. Can you blame
them? No world championship status and they get
great crowds all the same!!!! I will no dought be
at an endurance race next year and spend my money
and look at the sponsors, but i bet its not in
the World Championship.....SHAME.
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