BTCC Tomorrow...When?

[tvradict]

Been trying to find when the TV Coverage for the BTCC at Brands is on tomorrow. So Far I've found Motors TV showing at 11.10, 2.30 and 3.30. Are these the three rounds? Programme info doesn't give too much away.

Anyone know if there is any coverage of the support races.

TIA
Stuart.

[FourWheelDrift]

Motors TV tend to show all of the support races on a BTCC weekend, however they are showing the live DTM opening race as well so that will slot in as well.

[tvradict]

I know about the DTM, I set that for record yesterday, just watched the Qualifying for DTM as well at the MOTO GP Race a Qatar.

The reason I was asking is that ITV's BTCC coverage is on from 3.30 for an hour, whereas motors TV are showing the best part of 3 hours.

[FourWheelDrift]

Because ITV will only show one race live.

[tvradict]

Ahh, the Feature Race. Got it.

Cheers!

Think I'll stick with Motors TV

[racefan_uk]

I didn't think there was just one 'feature race' anymore. Just three races all of the same length.

Motors TV is your best bet for TV coverage as you get the whole afternoon. For times, have you tried the BTCC website...

[monkeyhanger]

FourWheelDrift said:

Because ITV will only show one race live.

Yep.

4 ITV Channels and only 1 live race. Pathetic.

I swore i'd never re-subscribe to Sky but since MotorsTV isn't FTA any more i might have to bite that particular bullet.

>> Edited by monkeyhanger on Sunday 9th April 00:54

[johnem]

This raises the whole question of TV coverage of motorsport in the UK.
Frankly my dear it's awful!!. With the expertise in F1 and WRC that this country has, and must be a major industry, and all the knowledgable fans of these and many other international series why can't we have more motorsport on FTA TV?.
National motorsport gets almost zilch covearage yet its far more entertaining than some of the crap that is shown on Saturday/Sunday afternoons, last year Best of British Motorsport was on at 2 am Tuesdays with no fanfare so I guess few people watched it.
Rant over,but what can we do ? any suggestions?
John

[tvradict]

Having looked through Motors TV listings for today, most of the good stuff is on it. Seat Cupra Cup, Formula Renault, BTCC, DTM and something else

I find that the shite shown on Terrestrial, is just that. I ditched Eurosport for BBC 2 yesterday for the Moto GP. I will be watching the next race on Eurosport. BBC 2 show the same picture, but I find the Eurosprt commentators far better to listen to. I recorded the race as I was just finishing work so I couldn't just change the channel.

Motors TV have also got LMES, I think they have the ALMS as well and Le Mans. Eurosports patchy coverage of Le Mans last year was pathetic. To busy with bloody tennis. From what I heard the DTM commentators say yesterday, Motors TV will be showing the full race.

[tvradict]

johnem said:

This raises the whole question of TV coverage of motorsport in the UK. Frankly my dear it's awful!!. With the expertise in F1 and WRC that this country has, and must be a major industry, and all the knowledgable fans of these and many other international series why can't we have more motorsport on FTA TV?. National motorsport gets almost zilch covearage yet its far more entertaining than some of the crap that is shown on Saturday/Sunday afternoons, last year Best of British Motorsport was on at 2 am Tuesdays with no fanfare so I guess few people watched it. Rant over,but what can we do ? any suggestions? John

Subscribe to sky

Seriously though, with the BBC ditching most of its Sports coverage and keeping some football, and the athletics, and ITV taking on F1 and C4 the Cricket (have they still got that?) there isn't much room left for those of us into our motorsport. Patchy WRC coverage, One race BTCC Coverage, the only thing they give resonable airtime to is F1 and Moto GP. But even then I find the coverage of both to be crap.

As we all pay a licence fee to the BBC, it really is down to the BBC to provide the programming we want, and if that is motorsport, then so be it. A few letters to the top man might spark some interest, though i think a sustained campaign might be in order. The BBC have too much shite on anyway, apart from Top Gear and Hustle.

>> Edited by tvradict on Sunday 9th April 09:26

[Piglet]

Today, we will mainly be watching motorsport on Motors - from 10am through to 11pm today and the end of LMES!!

[Broccers]

Fantastic Race 1 so far.

[identti]

Yeh, just watched race 1, and it was 100x better than a year of F1 racing. Brilliant close racing.

[FourWheelDrift]

Although the BTCC drivers tend to more often than not barge each other out of the way when they overtake, you can't do that with open wheel cars.

[D_Mike]

tvradict said:

Subscribe to sky

the trouble with sky is that it isn't worth it. I would only watch motorsport on it and I'm not prepared to pay for all the other crap, and have an ugly satellite dish on my house, and also just pay for shit tv when I could buy a book and read it instead.

[delfto]

Was at Brands today and yep was fantastic close racing Plato is so entertaining he just pushes his way through, although his car ends up the worst for wear

A great day but bloody busy getting back to M25

Next visit to brands is the DTM can't wait

delfto

[D_Mike]

I saw Race 3 on ITV and I don't hink knocking people out of the way counts as racing. There is no skill is bumping people out of your way. The commentators seemed full of praise for Plato after that pass at clearways but to me it wasn't really very sporting or even very good.

[FourWheelDrift]

If anyone ever says "rubbing is racing to me" after they have done it to me they'll get a fist in their face. Rubbing and pushing someone offline to get past shows not talent for overtaking.

Rob Collard was excluded from the 3rd race because of the incident with Matt Neal, but Neal only got past Collard in thr first place by barging his way past.

[tomtvr]

Is there a highlights programme? i was out all day and missed all 3.

[scuffham]

FourWheelDrift said:

If anyone ever says "rubbing is racing to me" after they have done it to me they'll get a fist in their face. Rubbing and pushing someone offline to get past shows not talent for overtaking. Rob Collard was excluded from the 3rd race because of the incident with Matt Neal, but Neal only got past Collard in thr first place by barging his way past.

I am 100% with you on this...

to my mind this is just blatent cheating, and as for the Collard/Neal incident, that could have resulted in a VERY bad accident, for him to then say when interviwed that he did not know what happened to Neal is a joke.

do we have to wait for somebody to be seriously banged up before this is clamped down on?