joemoia

All TV Times Eastern


Friday 10/6

1:00AM SPEEDTV - F1 Suzuka practice (live)



Saturday 10/7

1:00AM SPEEDTV - F1 Suzuka qualifying (live)

10:30PM SPEEDTV - 2006 Monterey Historics



Sunday 10/8

12:30AM SPEEDTV - F1 Suzuka race (live)

3:00AM SPEEDTV - 2006 Monterey Historics

1:30PM SPEEDTV - F1 Suzuka race (rebroadcast)

AU N EGL

Thanks Joe

now why didn't the put the Monterey Historics are a decent time??

joemoia

...because of all the Talledega programing they've scheduled!

AU N EGL

DOhhhhh dummy me thinking I could see quality racing

sza

Oooh finally, coverage of the Historics! Remember, Toyota brought one of their F1 cars this year. Can't wait to see it going through the corkscrew!

joemoia

Jon, also note that in the Trans-Am (group 6A) race, 80 yr. old Dick Guldstrand is driving the #99 Camaro. If/when I reach that age, I'll be lucky if I'm able to get of bed!

xsiveone

Thanks Joe!

I'm sure that they'll re-air the Historics race as we come into the off-season.

For you JPM, but non-NASCAR fans, the ARCA race is on Friday the 6th. I believe at 8 pm, but not sure. This will be Montoya's first taxi cab race.

Also, be sure to watch this F1 race at Suzuka because it will be the last. It's one of my favorite tracks so I'll miss it. They are going to run Mount Fuji next year in its place. I guess Toyota purchased Fuji International Speedway in 2000 and pumped a ton of money into it.

John Shiels

people like to watch crap like PINKS


Thanks Joe F-1 this week

xsiveone

Is Pinks even racing? It seems like street racing on a drag strip. Why don't they use the tree? I HATE the stupid sandbagging games that they play too because the cars are usually so lopsided in performance. I might've watched the damn thing if it was "run what you brung" and a heads up race.

At least this season they don't start the race and then go immediately to a commercial. That was the stupidest thing I'd ever seen.

They'll replay the Historics race several times once we get more into the racing off season.

John Shiels

It is their most popular show by far! Guess there is something wrong with us I rather try to wax through the brake dust on the bottom of my car than watch that, What ever happen to Victory By Design? It was used as a filler when the race ended early.

Slalom4me

Off topic but in the same vein, has anyone noticed that they
moved my favorite non-racing show, 'Build or Bust' to 10 AM
Wednesdays.

10 AM ?

So the target audience for Scott, Russel, Gard and the rest of what
my wife refers to as the Idiot Savants are now stay-at-home housewives?

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xsiveone

There are a lot of times in life where I feel like the world is upside down because the majority of tastes are so different than mine.

I love VBD! There were only a few episodes (4 or 5) though. You'll probably see a few of them now that we are coming into the racing off season.

BTW.. The Petit Le Mans ran short this year, so they filled the time slot with VBD's Ferrari episode already in progress. Did anyone else notice that?

xsiveone

The thing that I don't like about that show is the producer that likes to ham it up in front of the camera. The one with the gray hair and the cigar. I think he's a tool. I always skip past him whenever he's on. Russell Mitchell is cool though. I love his bikes.

I still miss Two Wheel Tuesday and I wish that Wind Tunnel was on every night of the week like it used to be.

John Shiels

yea I got excited and bought a SP 333? Diecast and 25 bucks!

joemoia

There have been a total of 6 installments of "Victory by Design": Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Porsche, Aston Martin and Jaguar (I've got the DVDs) Alain de Cadenet said that more would be produced, but the VBD webite doesn't list any more (maybe he couldn't get any more production $$$?)

BTW the Oct. issue of Car & Driver has a lengthy article on the history of Speedvision/Speed Channel

xsiveone

I should've counted them out because I've seen them all. They are fantastic shows. Plus, I have a huge man crush on Alain de Cadenet. He's not only a walking encyclopedia on racing, he looks awesome for his age (61 next month).

Thanks! I'll have to check out that issue of C&D.

xsiveone

That thing is cool! Don't you wish that your diecast made the sounds of the real thing though? Some of those Ferrari engines make sounds to die for.

Joe -- How is the sound on the dvd's?

joemoia

Dolby DTS, TBH though, I can't remember it being any better than when I watched the shows on SPEED ( I've got digital cable and run the audio thru my stereo system).

Slalom4me

Talk about your upside down world, they have de Cadenet working the
Barrett Jackson gigs chatting about 60's muscle cars and one-off
SoCal customs. Just not his cuppa ...

Gad, the dental bills that guy must have as a result of gritting his teeth.

I caught the C&D article. The power boats on the rivers in Europe
and the air races are just some of the coverage I miss from the
SPEED CHANNEL days.

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AU N EGL

When I went to a F1 race in Montral back in 84, the scream of the V12 Ferrari engine was unbelivable.


A lady I was kinda dating before mycurrent wife of 15 months asked what my three most favorite pieces of music were?

I said, " Do you REALLY want to know?" She said, " Of course"

I said, OK

number 3 : The Scream of a Ferrari V12 engine at 18,000 rpms
NUmber 2: The deep rumble of the small bock chevy at 6000 rpms with open exhaust flying by.

and Number 1: Cranking over the small block chevy with open exhaust.

Music to my heart and ears.