I heard a rumor that some of hte MOTO-ST at Daytona was going to have TV coverage. Does anyone know if this is going to be on Speed or who is broadcasting it, if they are?
Hardly TV coverage. I read somewhere that the coverage will consist of a 1-hour program at the end of the season recapping everything. :jerkoff:
If we're lucky we may see something about it during the car races that are the feature of the weekend.
I didn't know there were car races during ROC.
I'm talking about next year when the races are run as part of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series events.
Update: There may be more TV coverage than what I read previously. From the Moto-ST site, "A one-hour highlight package from Saturday's race will air on SPEED at some point in the fourth quarter of 2006." :thumb:
Is that the plan? Or will they bootstrap with CCS on some events?
The VIR and Iowa events will take place in conjunction with the Rolex Series to save money. I don't see that happening with the two Daytona rounds because they take place during the usual CCS stuff. Those are the only rounds scheduled so far.
The 2007 Rolex schedule is:
January 27 - 28 24 Hours, ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA, Daytona Int'l Speedway
March 3 - 3 400K Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City
March 24 - 24 400K Homestead-Miami Speedway
April 29 - 29 400K Virginia Int'l Raceway
May 20 - 20 400K U.S. SPORTS CAR INVITATIONAL, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
May 28 - 28 400K - GT Only ROLEX GT SERIES CHALLENGE, Lime Rock Park
June 9 - 9 6 Hours SAHLEN'S SIX HOURS AT THE GLEN, Watkins Glen Int'l
June 23 - 23 400K Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
July 5 - 5 250 Miles Daytona Int'l Speedway
July 14 - 14 400K Iowa Speedway
July 20 - 22 400K Barber Motorsports Park
August 3 - 3 400K Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec
August 10 - 10 200 Miles - Daytona Prototypes Watkins Glen Int'l
August 25 - 25 400K - Daytona Prototypes Infineon Raceway
September 15 - 15 1000K Miller Motorsport Park
I think Mid-Ohio, Barber and Miller could be real possibilities for the MOTO-ST schedule.
Way to promote the sport, by slamming TV coverage, before you ever see it. Talk about :jerkoff:
Boy I'd love to see the MOTO-ST @ Barber..but hope it doesn't Happen - we will be at Iowa the week before...
Quote from: BlueRidgePerformance on October 24, 2006, 09:24:31 AM
Way to promote the sport, by slamming TV coverage, before you ever see it. Talk about :jerkoff:
Slamming TV coverage? Did you bother to read the entire thread? Or just my first post. And have you seen TV coverage already that I haven't? That's right, there is no TV coverage yet.
I am looking forward to it more than anybody. I've even been considering running the series, but the lack of a complete schedule at this point and not knowing what I can guarantee potential sponsors as far as advertising has me planning on just one local round.
I have said it once, and I will say it again...... Svbadguy is CRAZY :lmao: :lmao:
j/k Hope it works out for you Travis, let me know if you need help. Since I don't even have your number! :err:
Quote from: cbrf4_269 on October 24, 2006, 07:19:48 PM
I have said it once, and I will say it again...... Svbadguy is CRAZY :lmao: :lmao:
What? At VIR it's only twice the distance of the Team Challenge races. I wouldn't be running it solo. They won't let me. :wah:
We raced it, and came up short, finishing 2nd in class, 9th overall.
It was announced months ago about the 1 hour coverage. It's not news.
Drev and SPEED TV were all over the pits, interviewing many of the teams. More coverage than I've ever seen.
I plan on running the entire series, and if you're intrested, you should keep it positive.
Might I suggest you contact Moto-St with your concerns.
SPEED To Air Highlights Of Inaugural MOTO-ST Daytona 8-Hour
Nov 28, 2006 From a press release issued by Grand American Road Racing Association:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Fans and competitors of the newly-formed SunTrust MOTO-ST Series, which kicked off this past October with the 8 Hours At Daytona, will get a special look at the twin-cylinder motorcycle racing series on December 13 at 3 p.m. ET, when SPEED airs a one-hour race highlight package from the series' inaugural event.
The race, which ran on October 21 at the "World Center of Racing," was won overall by the Super Sport Twins class No. 46 San Jose BMW R1200 of Brian Parriott, Stephane Mertens and Nate Kern, which outlasted the No. 18 M4 EMGO Suzuki SV1000S trio of Michael Barnes, Chris Ulrich and Geoff May.
The show was filmed and produced by Chet Burks Productions in concert with SPEED.
"SPEED has done a great job producing races in the Grand American Rolex Series and KONI Challenge Series for years now, and we were thrilled to have the network capture this historic motorcycle event," said Grand American Road Racing Association President Roger Edmondson. "The race marked a new era in competitive, wheel-to-wheel motorcycle racing, and for SPEED to be with us from the beginning means a lot to everyone involved in the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series."
In the Grand Sport Twins class, Matt McBride, Pat Barnes and Robert Trottier rode to the victory in the No. 19 DucatiToronto.com Ducati Multistrada, and in the Sport Twins class, Steven Breckenridge cruised to the class victory alongside Nicole Hoffman and Mark Crozier on the No. 16 Jostens/Czaia & Gallagher, PA Suzuki SV650.
The 2007 SunTrust MOTO-ST Series schedule opens on March 4, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with a 500 km race around the historic 14-turn road course layout.
MOTO-ST is organized by Professional Motorsports Productions of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) of Pickerington, Ohio. The Grand American Road Racing Association, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., provides the series with administrative and commercial support. The MOTO-ST advisory board features some of the most respected individuals in the world of motorsports, including AMA Hall of Fame members, respected motorcycle racing journalists and renowned officials from various forms of road racing. Learn more about MOTO-ST at www.moto-st.com.
I think someone needs to contact SPEEDtv or MotoST because SPEED programs shows it airing Dec 17 NOT 13th
Thanks for the update.
Quote from: coolice on November 29, 2006, 08:26:08 PM
I think someone needs to contact SPEEDtv or MotoST because SPEED programs shows it airing Dec 17 NOT 13th
Moto-St sent out e-mails stating the 13th. It's been on Speed's programming as the 17th for a couple of weeks now.
latest email i recieved said 17th...............
An hour of highlights from the MOTO-ST 8-hours at Daytona will air tomorrow (Sunday, Dec. 17) at 2 PM CST.
It will be interesting to see how they package and present it. The MOTO-ST race itself was run very professionally. I hope and expect the programming will be just as well done.
Just watched it from my DVR. I thought it was covered very well and they got a lot of positive comments out on the riders, the sponsers and the various machinery.
I hope they cover the entire series.
Congrats to all those that rode and made it on TV.
I'm sure that DIS is going to pay for coverage of the whole series. They want success for their investment.
The BMW commercials were the best part.
nice commercial for the series but that's about it. race coverage sucked.........
Quote from: weggieman on December 18, 2006, 02:12:22 PM
nice commercial for the series but that's about it. race coverage sucked.........
I agree, that was terrible coverage. One of the worst I have ever seen.
kinda hard to squeeze 8 hours in a one hour slot. I thought they did a pretty good job.. considering it was on NASCAR TV err..... SPEEDVISION I mean!
Well, probably not the worst I've ever seen. They have a lot of room for improvement. They need to explain the classes better; even though we knew the general idea, the non-racer viewer would have been lost. Then they kept showing the "color code" in the bottom of the screen, but since they didn't run a ticker or scroll like the LeMans series does for their endurance series, it didn't relate to anything on the track. Also, they need to run a leader board if they don't run a ticker or scroll, and since the time was compressed, we needed to know where in the race they were updating the standings from as the broadcast progressed.
I think it's really cool we've got another series being broadcast nationally. Hey, it can only get better from here. My favorite part was seeing Greg Avello and Paul James on the podium at the end of the broadcast, spraying champagne.
Too bad they didn't catch the flame up on the JamesGang Buell on video. I saw the footage the team took from the pits, and it was a lot scarier when you see the flames shoot up from the bike.
we were pitted a few stalls down from them (James Gang) and we were running a bunch of laps behind them so I was watching their pit stops .. man when that flame shot out I was like HOLY SHIT and started yelling to the MOTO-ST official standing in front of me - "turn around and look - FIRE!!!!!" Have to give props to the safety crew and all of the pit crew that were involved they got it put out right away. That could've been pretty bad. I think from that incident they are looking at re-fueling with the rider off the bike for next season.
Yeah, we're lucky nobody got hurt. Credit entirely due to Kelli Michels (wife of Buell racer Tom Michels). She's one cool customer. She never flinched on the fire bottle, ran up and got the job done. I think rider-off refueling is probably not a bad idea. However, our fire ignited after the fuel cap was replaced, bike was started, and rider was pulling away. We're going with a dry break system for the coming season.
I allways thought your Buell was pretty hot! :cheers:
Quote from: KC_124 on December 18, 2006, 11:32:25 PM
I allways thought your Buell was pretty hot! :cheers:
Easy boy...
Like I said it was a great commercial for the series and I think that's what they were aiming for. That's what they kept talking about..... the actual race coverage was second fiddle to getting the word out about their new series.
We'll have to see what they come up with next season.
It was a fair job, for the first event. We had some good coverage, but no interviews. You know moto-st.com has a message board[ it's less active than the old CCS board] :lmao:
But that would be a good place to post your thoughts and suggestions.
No suggestions......just waiting until next year.
Quote from: PJ on December 18, 2006, 11:28:00 PM
Yeah, we're lucky nobody got hurt. Credit entirely due to Kelli Michels (wife of Buell racer Tom Michels). She's one cool customer. She never flinched on the fire bottle, ran up and got the job done. I think rider-off refueling is probably not a bad idea. However, our fire ignited after the fuel cap was replaced, bike was started, and rider was pulling away. We're going with a dry break system for the coming season.
wow, a buell catching on fire, who would have thought. :lmao:
sry couldnt resist. glad to hear everyone is alright.
Quote from: benprobst on December 19, 2006, 05:23:58 PM
wow, a buell catching on fire, who would have thought.
LOL. Yep, a lot of people lost money betting we wouldn't finish the race.
And Michael Barnes, if you're out there...
You owe me a case of beer!
Quote from: PJ721 on December 18, 2006, 09:57:36 PM
we were pitted a few stalls down from them (James Gang) and we were running a bunch of laps behind them so I was watching their pit stops .. man when that flame shot out I was like HOLY SHIT and started yelling to the MOTO-ST official standing in front of me - "turn around and look - FIRE!!!!!" Have to give props to the safety crew and all of the pit crew that were involved they got it put out right away. That could've been pretty bad. I think from that incident they are looking at re-fueling with the rider off the bike for next season.
The rider sparked up right at the beginning of our pit box... certainly one of the scariest things I've seen in my 14 years in and around racing. I'm not sure which rider was on, but he didn't seem to realize he was engulfed in flames for a good five seconds... and then DIDN'T drop the bike and run (like I would have). It was that cool head that prevented a BIG meltdown. It looked like the gas overflow exited directly above the exhast tip exit. Props to them for finishing after that and serious transmission issues.
Quote from: cardzilla on December 19, 2006, 09:33:32 PMThe rider sparked up right at the beginning of our pit box... certainly one of the scariest things I've seen in my 14 years in and around racing. I'm not sure which rider was on, but he didn't seem to realize he was engulfed in flames for a good five seconds... and then DIDN'T drop the bike and run (like I would have). It was that cool head that prevented a BIG meltdown. It looked like the gas overflow exited directly above the exhast tip exit. Props to them for finishing after that and serious transmission issues.
Thanks Larry. Self-induced drama due to the overfill, but the team responded well. The rider on board was John Fox (I had just handed to bike off to him). We have the whole thing on video and it's pretty wild. Just like you said, he didn't realize he was on fire right away, since he was looking over his shoulder for traffic and didn't see the flames. Then he felt the heat, looked down at the bike engulfed in flames and grabbed the brakes. By the time he stopped, we were at his side and Kelli was spraying the bike with the fire extinguisher.
Where John really impressed me was when we he rejoined the race (both him and the bike covered in extinguisher residue), tested the brakes and tires in two corners, and resumed his normal lap times.