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Bye bye Speed Channel


Kritz

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Damnitall, no more 24 hour Barrett-Jackson channel...

What will we do?

OK, they had about 5 hours/week of racing, I'll give 'em that.

As long as they show motocross, I'm good. That and F1 are/were the only things I watch on Speed, and someone will pick up F1.

***edit: Looks like Kritz already found F1 for me. Thanks! :cheers:

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Speedvision's coverage of motorcycle racing left a bit to be desired anyway. I love the way the most important pass in the race would usually occur during one of their numerous commercial breaks & when they came back they would only tell you about it, not show you.

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Where will AMA ,WSB and MotoGP roadracing be shown? Or will it be on at all anymore? That's the only reason I watched Speed.

+1 to this

I'm with time warner and have to pay extra for my speed channel. The only reason i have it is for the races. One more way to save if i can cancel this!!

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Where will AMA ,WSB and MotoGP roadracing be shown? Or will it be on at all anymore? That's the only reason I watched Speed.

This.

For AMA, I wonder how much of their $$ comes from TV? Probably not too much as the tv ratings aren't great.

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I only hope that NBC is smart enough to hire the Speed F1 team. Varsha, Hobbs, Matchett and Buxton are second to none. I wonder what happens to MotoGP and WSBK?

Agree, except for Machett, I can't stand him: "Advantage Fox Sports 1, 4 more races to play, Gentlemen" in his annoying accent, looking over his reading glasses

just hating... a little bit

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This.

For AMA, I wonder how much of their $$ comes from TV? Probably not too much as the tv ratings aren't great.

It's a good question. Given that the AMA TV fan crowd is certainly a narrow niche in the market, I wonder how much the ratings suffered due to way SPEED has broadcast the races? I understand the tape delay concept given the potential for a red flag to excessively extend a race. But to broadcast them at literally at the end of the day on a weekend long before DVRs became commonplace in the home makes viewership difficult. Granted, I would be fine with SPEED keeping the status quo with AMA, WSBK, and MotoGP racing, but if/when they move, I would like Velocity cover it. They seem to do very well supporting other motorcycle-oriented programming.

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Yeah, I gotta be honest, not going to miss Speed. Almost none of the shows I watched on there are on anymore, and I didn't set my DVR for them either. Velocity is my "car channel" of choice, and I still watch the Power Block on Spike TV Saturday mornings, mostly because Courtney Hansen makes my weiner firm.

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