WSX Vancouver Race Chat

10/26/2024 10:32pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

What was the attendance like? 

Like a Division 6 Wisconsin state championship football game at Camp Randall. 

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10/26/2024 11:26pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

We have a “how was your weekend?” But no race highlights… nice 

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10/26/2024 11:43pm Edited Date/Time 10/26/2024 11:44pm
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  Was soooo good to hear Ralph. Failures like RC that don’t belong in a professional position like that…it was so good and refreshing to hear...

  Was soooo good to hear Ralph. Failures like RC that don’t belong in a professional position like that…it was so good and refreshing to hear a professional guy that can deliver. tonight was a good reminder how nice it was that Emig isn’t doing it anymore either.

Mavetism wrote:
There is absolutely no way you think Ralph is better than RC or anything close to "professional". Ralph is by far the worst commentator in this...

There is absolutely no way you think Ralph is better than RC or anything close to "professional". Ralph is by far the worst commentator in this sport and nothing how he was like 10-15 years ago. Or you're probably just trolling and I'm not getting the joke.

Ralph has legit no idea on where riders are at the track, he missed 2 starts completely, the only thing he does is putting as many useless words as possible into one sentence.

They should let Emig solo carry the broadcast.

Yes, it's absolutely a settled matter.  Ralph is the WOAT of play by play.  RC is the WOAT of colour commentary.  No one anywhere in the world in any sport is in their unenviable league. 

WOAT and WOAT

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10/26/2024 11:47pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

What was the attendance like? 

They didn’t open the top bowl and I’d say the bottom bowl was 1/2 full at least so probably 12-15000. It was a fun night.IMG 1988

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10/26/2024 11:48pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

What was the attendance like? 

A couple of hookers Ralph and Jeff dragged along, the riders and their entourages, and some homeless people who sleep in the bleachers. 

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10/26/2024 11:49pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

How was your weekend?

Eli:  Piss easy and very lucrative. 

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10/27/2024 1:04am

Any news about Soubeyras ?

(Was taken to hospital after the practice session)

🤔

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10/27/2024 1:16am Edited Date/Time 10/27/2024 1:18am
Trickamoto wrote:
  Was soooo good to hear Ralph. Failures like RC that don’t belong in a professional position like that…it was so good and refreshing to hear...

  Was soooo good to hear Ralph. Failures like RC that don’t belong in a professional position like that…it was so good and refreshing to hear a professional guy that can deliver. tonight was a good reminder how nice it was that Emig isn’t doing it anymore either.

Mavetism wrote:
There is absolutely no way you think Ralph is better than RC or anything close to "professional". Ralph is by far the worst commentator in this...

There is absolutely no way you think Ralph is better than RC or anything close to "professional". Ralph is by far the worst commentator in this sport and nothing how he was like 10-15 years ago. Or you're probably just trolling and I'm not getting the joke.

Ralph has legit no idea on where riders are at the track, he missed 2 starts completely, the only thing he does is putting as many useless words as possible into one sentence.

They should let Emig solo carry the broadcast.

Herr Lich wrote:
Yes, it's absolutely a settled matter.  Ralph is the WOAT of play by play.  RC is the WOAT of colour commentary.  No one anywhere in the...

Yes, it's absolutely a settled matter.  Ralph is the WOAT of play by play.  RC is the WOAT of colour commentary.  No one anywhere in the world in any sport is in their unenviable league. 

WOAT and WOAT

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I am inclined to agree. 

I am sure they are both great dudes.

I have also concluded that I’m not the target audience of SX anymore. 

We have both changed.

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10/27/2024 2:55am

That is possibly the worst TV production of SX i have seen, apart from all the other WSX. 

If Ralph and Emig arent barking at the director to go back to the leaders through talkback, or saying it out loud on the broadcast , they need to have a word with themselves. 

Cameras were awful, too close, not enough on screen to talk about, when you are zooming in all the time. 

You could cover the whole race with one camera, and do a better job than that. 

Poor. 

What was the 'Glacial Till' count in the end? 

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10/27/2024 2:55am

Well it wasn't perfect, but it definitely was a step in the right direction in my opinion. I understand that it's a pain to carry tough blocks around the world and that it can be a rider safety if you catch a footpeg or whatever, but maybe they could resolve that problem by having 10-15 real tough blocks and putting them in strategic places, like the first turn corner and maybe where tight inside line form.

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10/27/2024 4:21am
philG wrote:
That is possibly the worst TV production of SX i have seen, apart from all the other WSX. If Ralph and Emig arent barking at the director...

That is possibly the worst TV production of SX i have seen, apart from all the other WSX. 

If Ralph and Emig arent barking at the director to go back to the leaders through talkback, or saying it out loud on the broadcast , they need to have a word with themselves. 

Cameras were awful, too close, not enough on screen to talk about, when you are zooming in all the time. 

You could cover the whole race with one camera, and do a better job than that. 

Poor. 

What was the 'Glacial Till' count in the end? 

💯 

The continuity of the shots was rough too. Hard to follow parts of the race. 

I recall thinking something positive about Bondo at one point. 

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10/27/2024 4:40am

I wish they would talk more about the GLACIAL TILL

This Glacial Till : I guess that's the black / charcoal looking dirt?

Saw it, in the previews, and thought it might by  some sort of  Shale Oil tailings, or some such thing.

It looked to be a  Very Different type of surface, to the Norm(s). 

I haven't watched it - might catch up with it in the next few days. From some posts I've seen, it appears Friese is up to his usual things - being the Villain / Nutter.

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10/27/2024 6:21am

holly cowe

i just watched the recording of the races.....the leader board was a mess....riders dropping all over the board back and forth like it was a lottery board.

from second to last or last to first

to watch this  broadcast was horrible....i hope they step it up

congrats to Tomac finish with a flat at super final 

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10/27/2024 7:08am

Too bad Bondo doesn’t do these off season races. For all the heat he takes the production of this race broadcast needed help. Missed Tomac pass, crashes. No rewind. 

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10/27/2024 7:39am
skeef wrote:

We have a “how was your weekend?” But no race highlights… nice 

I'm assuming it's because race highlights take longer to edit. 

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10/27/2024 7:59am
Front242 wrote:
holly cowei just watched the recording of the races.....the leader board was a mess....riders dropping all over the board back and forth like it was a...

holly cowe

i just watched the recording of the races.....the leader board was a mess....riders dropping all over the board back and forth like it was a lottery board.

from second to last or last to first

to watch this  broadcast was horrible....i hope they step it up

congrats to Tomac finish with a flat at super final 

Where did you find a replay of the event?

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10/27/2024 8:17am
crusty_xx wrote:

Be cool to watch the fight for the lead

It’s not even like it came out of nowhere. You could hear the crowd cheering multiple times and could see a yellow and blue blur very close to each other in the background.

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10/27/2024 8:29am

Nobody else noticed this lol? 

check the spelling

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Not going to lie, after being at the race then watching it when we got home, omg did they miss A LOT. The last race of the night ET3 was wheeling the entire whoop section, lap after lap, it was unreal.

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10/27/2024 8:53am

I went. I’d say attendances was around 15,000-20,000. The capacity of B.C. place is 55,000 with the upper level open, for this event and most, like MLS it’s closed. I thought is was pretty well attended when the gate dropped. I was expecting worse. Whole thing wasn’t an AMA level production but who expected that? I had fun and was stoked to see a real track (not arena cross)

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10/27/2024 9:13am Edited Date/Time 10/27/2024 9:25am
philG wrote:
That is possibly the worst TV production of SX i have seen, apart from all the other WSX. If Ralph and Emig arent barking at the director...

That is possibly the worst TV production of SX i have seen, apart from all the other WSX. 

If Ralph and Emig arent barking at the director to go back to the leaders through talkback, or saying it out loud on the broadcast , they need to have a word with themselves. 

Cameras were awful, too close, not enough on screen to talk about, when you are zooming in all the time. 

You could cover the whole race with one camera, and do a better job than that. 

Poor. 

What was the 'Glacial Till' count in the end? 

i liked the format ,it was fun to watch all the starts and short races.

And yeah ,the TV broadcast could use a lot of improvement. 

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10/27/2024 9:23am
Pop Shmoke wrote:
Nobody else noticed this lol? check the spelling

Nobody else noticed this lol? 

check the spelling

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You saved me from rewinding and taking a picture of that! Pathetic..

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10/27/2024 9:39am

SuperDuperFinal scoring was really bad.. VF was showing 1st, then 10th.. 

Much better than WSX was last year, but not quite there yet.

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10/27/2024 10:04am
Front242 wrote:
holly cowei just watched the recording of the races.....the leader board was a mess....riders dropping all over the board back and forth like it was a...

holly cowe

i just watched the recording of the races.....the leader board was a mess....riders dropping all over the board back and forth like it was a lottery board.

from second to last or last to first

to watch this  broadcast was horrible....i hope they step it up

congrats to Tomac finish with a flat at super final 

Where did you find a replay of the event?

like i said...i watched a recording means my recording of REV TV

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10/27/2024 10:21am Edited Date/Time 10/27/2024 10:24am

card board tuff blocks isn't that new.!

 

if they jumped on the old covered straw bales they stayed solid like a brick but the card board version collapse and doesn't stop that hard

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10/27/2024 10:55am

Where did you find a replay of the event?

It was on FS2 this morning.

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10/27/2024 10:55am

Important note of beer costs! Keep in mind CDN $. Not horrible.  IMG 4103 1

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