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Got this in an email from AMA Pro Racing....just an FYI for those that didn't know.

AMA Pro, IMSA & NASCAR Team To Launch Live Streaming Site Coverage Compliments Extensive Slate of Television Broadcast Options

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 12, 2014) - Motorcycle races at Daytona. Sports cars at Watkins Glen. Modifieds at Langley.

For race fans, if they couldn't make it to the track and the event didn't have television coverage, there hasn't been an option to watch all the action. Until now.

AMA Pro Racing, IMSA and NASCAR announced today the launch of FansChoice.tv, a ground-breaking collaborative digital platform that will live stream various races not covered by broadcast television, giving fans new opportunities to follow their favorite series. It also will enhance fans viewing experience at the track with the ability to watch multiple cameras on their tablet or mobile device, and access archived broadcasts on demand.

The site's first on-track coverage will be AMA Pro Flat Track racing on Thursday from the quarter-mile dirt oval at Daytona International Speedway. Coverage of DAYTONA 200 Week will continue with both AMA Pro Flat Track and AMA Pro Road Racing Divisions on Friday, and will conclude with the 73rd running of Daytona 200 for AMA Pro Road Racing set for Saturday at 1 p.m.

FansChoice.tv will be the official home for AMA Pro Road Racing and AMA Pro Flat Track events in 2014. The site also will provide coverage of selected IMSA and NASCAR's touring and weekly series events.

"This is a great opportunity to bring all the action from the track right to the fans," said Michael Gentry, chief operating officer for AMA Pro Racing. "FansChoice.tv is a revolutionary platform that gives race fans all over the world unprecedented access to watch their favorite series wherever we race. This is fantastic news for all of our AMA Pro Road Racing and AMA Pro Flat Track fans."

FansChoice.tv is a free site that puts fans in the director's chair, allowing them to choose from multiple viewpoints alongside Live Timing & Scoring data and audio commentary from the track's PA system. During selected AMA Pro events, produced streaming coverage of race sessions will be offered as an added bonus to the fans.

IMSA coverage will include streaming of its developmental and single-make series, as well as selected practice and qualifying sessions for the two IMSA national sports car series, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge that are part of the recently-announced five-year agreement with Fox Sports.

"FansChoice.tv will be a good additional resource, and possibly home, for some of our series," said David Pettit, IMSA vice president, marketing. "We're looking forward to exploring the platform this week during our Sebring event and ultimately this site will serve as a diverse home for motorsports."

Several NASCAR Whelen All-American Series tracks already have committed to live streaming their weekly events, including Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., Lake County Speedway in Painesville, Ohio, and Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Wash. Fans will have the ability to select from multiple cameras positioned around the tracks during these events.

"This really is going to be 'Fan's Choice,'" said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president of regional and touring series. "The partnership between AMA Pro, IMSA and NASCAR means the fans will have access to more racing than ever before. They will be able to choose from a variety of series and tracks, and be able to follow their favorite drivers virtually wherever they race."

FansChoice.tv will also carry select NASCAR K&N Pro Series, NASCAR Whelen and Whelen Southern Modified Tour races, as well as off-track events such as the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards and NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Series Awards in December.

More tracks and events are expected to be announced at a later date.

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NASCAR had a premium website deal where you could flick through the cameras (and audio) around the track and in the cars. Not sure it was real popular, but what do I know. So I guess the groundwork is already there.

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Congrats to Riders Discount, Eslick, and fanchoice.tv - would have liked to watch in real HD on my tv instead of my laptop, but beggars cant be choosers. Too bad that Disalvo and Westby went down midrace, it would have been an awesome final lap!

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Congrats to Riders Discount, Eslick, and fanchoice.tv - would have liked to watch in real HD on my tv instead of my laptop, but beggars cant be choosers. Too bad that Disalvo and Westby went down midrace, it would have been an awesome final lap!

 

There was some great racing in the first half of that race. And as a Triumph fan glad to see the 675 get a win, and doing well overall. 4 bikes in the top 10, maybe 5 if Disalvo didn't go down. And possibly 2 on the podium?

 

I liked the live stream too, HD would have been nice. Wound up watching it on the computer monitor which wasn't terrible, a 22" monitor parked right in front of the couch did the trick. Thinking one of those Google Chromecast things would've worked nice for this to watch it on the big TV.

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Not saying it is.  Im saying that they dont want to carry the clusterfuck that NAPCAR turned it in to. 

 

Not sure what DMG was thinking, but they have completely fucked up AMA racing.

 

Eh, personal opinion here, I think the FansChoice.tv is a step in the right direction.  Never before have I seen qualifying on Speed or CBS Sports, plus 8 hours of live motorcycle racing, including qualifying  pre-race and post race, of ALL classes.  If it were on Speed or CBS Sports, we would have gotten cut to races only and we would not have seen that epic victory celebration Danny did around Daytona.  Or the replay of him giving the one finger salute to a lapped back marker... 

 

Well I'm still excited about being able to watch it, even if it is a cluster fuck. Thanks for the link Hellmu

 

spoiler....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congrats to Riders Discount, Eslick, and fanchoice.tv - would have liked to watch in real HD on my tv instead of my laptop, but beggars cant be choosers. Too bad that Disalvo and Westby went down midrace, it would have been an awesome final lap!

 

 

There was some great racing in the first half of that race. And as a Triumph fan glad to see the 675 get a win, and doing well overall. 4 bikes in the top 10, maybe 5 if Disalvo didn't go down. And possibly 2 on the podium?

 

I liked the live stream too, HD would have been nice. Wound up watching it on the computer monitor which wasn't terrible, a 22" monitor parked right in front of the couch did the trick. Thinking one of those Google Chromecast things would've worked nice for this to watch it on the big TV.

I'm told the HD stream will come.  Google Chromecast of Apple TV for sure will be an excellent investment. 

 

We are all pretty excited here at Riders Discount.  Really a great effort put forth by the entire crew. 

 

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Aaaaaaaand that's a wrap.  Danny pretty much owned that race.  He could have late braked anyone that he wanted anywhere just about.

 

Congrats to Danny and RD for putting on a good one!

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