by Steve Holmes » Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:24 pm
ERC wrote:Apart from a few seconds last night, I didn't watch, but no doubt there will be links to the various races later. From the short time I watched, once again, far too much focus on just a couple of cars, which isn't so important when really, the range of cars is what makes it so interesting.
I agree Ray, too much focus on the leading cars, and not enough on the many cars of interest which are often further down the field. For example, in the Gurney Cup for pre-1966 sports cars, there was a car a little further down the grid called a Marina Rolls-Royce. Its not a car I'd heard of before, but because it wasn't up front, there were very few details. But thats pretty normal when there is any sort of tv coverage.
For me, a bigger issue are the long delays between races which we spoke of earlier. This years event made for a very slippery track surface because it was so cold, and cars were falling off the track more regularly than normal, which meant several races had safety car interventions. As a result, the races were often cut short, which then would lead to another long delay before the next race.
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Apart from a few seconds last night, I didn't watch, but no doubt there will be links to the various races later. From the short time I watched, once again, far too much focus on just a couple of cars, which isn't so important when really, the range of cars is what makes it so interesting.
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I agree Ray, too much focus on the leading cars, and not enough on the many cars of interest which are often further down the field. For example, in the Gurney Cup for pre-1966 sports cars, there was a car a little further down the grid called a Marina Rolls-Royce. Its not a car I'd heard of before, but because it wasn't up front, there were very few details. But thats pretty normal when there is any sort of tv coverage.
For me, a bigger issue are the long delays between races which we spoke of earlier. This years event made for a very slippery track surface because it was so cold, and cars were falling off the track more regularly than normal, which meant several races had safety car interventions. As a result, the races were often cut short, which then would lead to another long delay before the next race.