[Ducati] Grumpy old man rant

[Mike Suranyi]

They still do run the V8 Supercars; they just cram it in (along with the
BTTC & DTM) into the 2 months of off season for NAS(s)CAR.  The one I miss
is the JGTC, which also used to be in that mix.

That is all...

DucMike

-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On Behalf
Of Ronald Betts
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 10:03 AM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Grumpy old man rant

Been through the cancer thing myself and all I can say is , Glad your still 
with us. As far as your rant is concerned I totally agree that Speed has 
suffered in it's line up. We used to get the Austrailian V8 Supercar 
coverage, which IMHO was great racing and yes the Rally stuff was great. 
Well hang on to your hats boys and girls because NASCAR is down in 
viewership and attendance. Could it be because of the over exposure ? I 
think so. I think they have shot themselves in the foot with their 24-7 
covereage of alot of nonsense. I do like some of the pre race shows but 
really, do we need 1 and a half of the stuff and programs like Back in the 
Day ? Hang in there because as soon as Speed figures it out that all NASCAR 
all the time is not a good thing , just maybe we'll see some other 
programing. Oh and by the way , the Rolex stuff is great.



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: "S & L Warburton" <seven at reach.net>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: [Ducati] Grumpy old man rant
>Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:47:01 -0400
>
>As some of you know I celebrated one year of being cancer free in February 
>only to discover I had heart problems in March. I went in
>for a routine angeogram (sp?) and ended up with an emergency triple 
>by-pass. My cancer surgery was a walk in the park by comparison.
>Unlike last year, this year I have had a very slow recovery. So what's a 
>guy to do when ya can't lift, push or pull anything over 5
>pounds? I still can't get high speed out here so I can't even enjoy surfing

>the net. Well I sit and veg out in front of the tube. I
>tell ya there is nothing and I mean NOTHING decent on daytime TV! And that 
>includes Speed channel!
>So, I dug out about 80 VHS tapes I had recorded over the years. My O my 
>what great programs we use to get.
>Now comes my rant.
>Not that long ago we use to get unsurpassed WSB coverage. Including, a half

>hour show mid-week that gave a recap of the last race
>weekend and previews of the next. It also included great rider bios and 
>in-depth interviews. Plus, behind the scenes tech stuff.
>Same goes for WRC. Rally Magazine was great at doing the same types of 
>things as the WSB show did. Plus, the weekend rally action
>was more in-depth. The photo coverage of the Special Stages was superb too!

>I'm part way through my collection of the 16 round 2004
>WRC season videos and I'm really pissed that I can't follow the '07 season 
>like this.
>No, instead we get hours and hours of NASCAR Crap! Tradin' Paint, Back in 
>the Day, NASCAR Today etc. and reruns add noisome. And
>don't get me started on those "American Biker Lifestyle" or so called 
>reality shows like Chop, Cut Regurgitate! YUK!!!!
>OK, so yes I'm happy with Speed's keeping some of it's programming like 
>MotoGP and Le Mans coverage. But really people, when I look
>back at these videos and realize what we've lost, I just want to cry.... 
>:-(
>
>A very unhappy grumpy old man am I.
>
>the Dreamer
>(a.k.a. Ducati Dreamin' Stephen)
>Living life on the edge. Less crowded, better view.
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