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Can't wait for next Saturday's REM race to hear the truth on this fiasco, stay tuned boys!!
My friend had an Ipad and he was able to get in without a hitch. Even though I have full spectrum on DISH, could not resolve the password problem....sucks.
Anybody know if there is going to be a rebroadcast on NBC Sports at all?
Thanks for what you have and do do just the same, Davey!
---chl
Monday 9:30pm PST 2nd motos NBCS
Fuel has repeated the 1st motos many times already (i think it is on now) and many more scheduled all week long.
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Maybe I heard it wrong. That is a possibility too. If so, ignore me. If I didn't hear it wrong, it seems DC is covering up for his crew getting it wrong and not knowing this going in. That isn't professional, and I would have even less respect for the MX Sports crew.
You want MX to be bigtime, You need to know this stuff before hand, not winging it as things unfold.
The phone thing? C'mon, It would have sounded better just saying you had technical difficulties. You made things sound so amateurish for you and your crew saying that your phone died and you didn't know.
Again, not professional
I didn't listen,or watch, as I was out at PVR practicing. It didn't impact me in any way.
I am going to go listen to the podcast again on my way to work.
Somebody else care to chime in on this if they heard it also??
I never saw Jason Weigandt on the day of the race, at least not after the morning. He is usually in the TV truck doing the broadcast with Jeff Emig. I am on the infield, helping manage the race and working with our event-production crew. I am not "covering for my crew" for something that I was unaware, and could have done nothing about at that moment anyway.
I know you have little respect for MX Sports, that you think we're "again, not professional," and someone should be fired. I am not firing anyone because I don't control the network or their ability to distribute content online and still have it count as audience (which is the big issue, considering the costs in broadcasting the races in the first place).
All four motos will air live on Fuel and NBC Sports this weekend, and next weekend, and we are trying to expand the online streaming more than what was available this time for approved networks and iPhones and iPads. I now realize it's going to be more difficult than I understood going in to both have a live TV broadcast and live (and free) webcast, but I won't stop trying.
As for my phone dying, there aren't a lot of outlets on the infield at Hangtown, and it's a long day when you start at 5 a.m. and are at the track. My phone died and I could not check my texts or emails, and I did not go the TV compound to ask how it was all going. But it was streaming in the media tent and in the mechanics' area and I assumed wrongly that it was working according to plan. (And the second motos having such a shitty time for this one race is simply beyond our control, but I tried to warn everyone about that, and that's only added to the disappointments here, and understandable.)
I have gotten some pretty nasty emails and some far-reaching insults here and elsewhere, but I accept the responsibility of this streaming concept falling short of what we hoped for. But we will keep trying, and we will probably keep having certain restrictions and some unforeseen obstacles ahead.
Hangtown had a record crowd, it was a first-class event and I really thought it was a successful weekend when the checkered flag fell on the last WMX moto.... And then I got to go charge my phone. We immediately went back to work.
DC
MX Sports
I can't say that i'm not dissapointed after the communication about how we would be seeing everything from practice to 2nd moto's, to be confronted with the same limitations as last year. I (and i guess allot of other fans) where pumped to get full coverage, so the dissapointment was kinda big. I was pissed of as hell and threw my cell against the wall.
But i no means i would start throwing around insults on this forum or even trough mail, that's not the proper way to express that disapointment. Fingers crossed now that we get what you promised. Hangtown was a great display of racing, certainly in the 250 class. It would be great to see everything that is happening on the US soil, so im eager to see how next saturday wil turn out.
So get your shit togeather DC, bring us full coverage of the outdoors!
Like DC, I didn't realize we were having serious issues until after the race.
90% of the people are complete morons, but the other 10% is really good people.
Guys like ocscottie ( and the hard work he puts in around here ) and the twisted humor of peelout is what keeps me coming back to this place.
SOME of us appreciate the effort, even when things are totally jacked up!
I have been going to hangtown since I was 13 or 14 ( im 37 now ) and each year it gets better and better.
Keep up the good work, and ignore the assclowns.
BTW, REALLY nice job with the trophy/30 sec girls.
SOOOO much better then the monster girls.
Thank you for your efforts. Hangtown was a great show. Those requesting that "someone be fired" are way off base. From everything I've seen, your team is excellent and cares about doing a good job. I tried figuring out the login thing with nbcsports, Near as I can tell use of the service requires a special agreement between the TV provider and nbcsports beyond just broadcasting the channel. Unfortunately, Directv does not have this agreement. Reading between the lines on the Internet, it seems highly probable that the Soccer crew got their collective panties in a wad over this at one point, so, look on the bright side. You only have to deal with the MX fanatics and not millions of upset soccer moms.
Anyway, thanks again. I am looking forward to a great season. Keep smiling.
dkg
And also a side note, if this had been opening day of football, don't you think people would have been up in arms?
If you don't complain, nothing gets fixed. If you don't complain, nothing moves forward. If you sit back and say that everything is ok, we love you DC, it's all perfect, then we won't get full coverage.
What does DC owe us? He owes us what he promised!
(an accident on an interstate is quite different than this! totally out of one's control. One the other hand, DC CAN control this!)
1. You have to agree that complaining and personal attacks are completely different.
2. What makes you think that DC can control NBCsports distribution methods?
Pit Row
Keep the faith, you have a great series, fantastic crowd turn out and I'm sure the online streaming will get better and the bugs sorted out!
It's so easy for all these keyboard warrior's to sit back and bash you online without having an inkling of all the pressure and things that you have to attend to trackside on raceday.
Who's this guy Mr Info?, seem's to have a big hard on for trying to slam you at every opportunity. The guy's a train wreck heading nowhere!
Congratulations on a great start to the 2013 outdoor nationals, can't wait to catch up with next week's enstalment for Lakewood!
memo to all you mouth breathing vitards going apeshit over this TV thing; DC/MX Sports, Fuel, NBC Sports, the AMA and whatever/whoever you want to bitch about don't owe you a GD thing!
I know I watched what was actually scheduled and delivered. The "Live streaming" was going to be a bonus with no guarantees.
And of course another football analogy...do you think the people that set their DVR's to record the Superbowl because they had something else they would rather do went apeshit on Roger Goodall when the lights went out and delayed the game past their set time to record and they didn't get to see the end of the game?? They have to blame somebody no way can they take any responsibility....
You get shit from the Brits!
No worries. We'll deal with their asses in Germany!
All Good man, most of us know you're giving your best effort. Never mind the bitches. This will be fixed, then they will move on to the next thing to bitch about.
BTW, REALLY nice job with the trophy/30 sec girls.
SOOOO much better then the monster girls.
The country girl look was rockin'
Sorry, but I think I understand it much better. I thought from DC's original post, his phone had something to do with it.
Still, in business, you need to hash this out so things like this don't happen . Your paying for it, you should have known where you stood on this. But, stuff can still happen, and does with the best planning.
I do wish the best to you guys. Been an advid racer for 37 years, still race today.
I want it to succeed, just hasn't for MX yet. May not, given the amount of choices on TV and our freetime today. Just don't over sell something if you cant deliver. Still, I feel the "phone" was a poor excuse that only added to your problem in explaining what happened.
Jason, I love your input on Mathis show. Please go on tonight. I listen to all the podcasts and love moto more than you know
Good luck from here on out.
Greg
Text from my phone
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