2023 Sportscar Thread (WEC, IMSA, NLS, GT World Challenge)

2023 Sportscar Thread (WEC, IMSA, NLS, GT World Challenge)

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FredericRobinson

3,698 posts

232 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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FredericRobinson said:
Correction- coverage from 10.30, races start at 11
Now changed again, 12.45 today, 11 tomorrow

freedman

5,416 posts

207 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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I say fair play to Vandervell for getting that thing out there this quickly, I know they have had issues.

I would also say Peugeot must be thinking about a redesign already, that thing is not working, and is I am still betting unreliable

Sebring is probably the hardest race all year on cars.

Gary Woodland

2,552 posts

162 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Is there no youtube live streams for WEC and we're stuck with Eurosport? I've been googling around but the WEC site is shocking.

df76

3,630 posts

278 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Gary Woodland said:
Is there no youtube live streams for WEC and we're stuck with Eurosport? I've been googling around but the WEC site is shocking.
WEC is Eurosport only. The IMSA race event will all be on their webpage.

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Season pass for everything on WEC is 39 quid, including Le Mans, that seems reasonable even for my tight fisted ideals. Any device.

IMSA is available on IMSA player or IMSA radio viz the tv icon.




FredericRobinson

3,698 posts

232 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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WEC also on Discovery plus, which is available free to BT Sports subscribers , I think their coverage has been ad free in the past, will find out on Friday I suppose, if not I’ll be buying on the WEC app.

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Disco plus for me is another damn paywall I cannot get hold anywhere, I do feel it is so short sighted for thee series to hide everything behind tiny subscriber tv channels. Stuff like this and BSB WSBK have been on Eurosport for so long, and now you have to go through yet another series of garbage just to watch it.

You do feel they lose so may casual viewers as a result.

NoBrakesWC

392 posts

49 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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FredericRobinson said:
WEC also on Discovery plus, which is available free to BT Sports subscribers , I think their coverage has been ad free in the past, will find out on Friday I suppose, if not I’ll be buying on the WEC app.
Never knew it was part of BT Sport deal will have to look into mine and check I can get Discovery Plus.

df76

3,630 posts

278 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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NoBrakesWC said:
FredericRobinson said:
WEC also on Discovery plus, which is available free to BT Sports subscribers , I think their coverage has been ad free in the past, will find out on Friday I suppose, if not I’ll be buying on the WEC app.
Never knew it was part of BT Sport deal will have to look into mine and check I can get Discovery Plus.
Checked mine today, and Disco+ is free if you’re a BT Sport customer. Looks a more user friendly system / app than Eurosport, but just hoping there’s an ad free stream (from the schedule it looks like there is).


Edited by df76 on Tuesday 14th March 18:38

FredericRobinson

3,698 posts

232 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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FP3 should be on YouTube apparently, if I've got my timings right that's 16.00 GMT Thursday

N0ddie

380 posts

165 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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I'm assuming that if one did opt for the £40 yearly sub then I can watch all the sessions on demand? 6 hours is a long time for 1 sitting so I'd like to watch it in probably 2 hour chunks. Does that sub allow this?

Truckosaurus

11,291 posts

284 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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If you wait until Friday to buy a month of Disco+ then that should also get you coverage of the next round which appears to be on the 16th April.

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Not sure trucko, I would imagine that gets you everything and catchup and on demand I hope.

Will be buying in the next few days so will let you know, it is almost worth it for Le Mans coverage alone! Anything is better than ad every 10 minutes Eurotrash

I would hope they would try and capitalise on the new season by making more stuff free, first hour of race or something, try and get you hooked!

df76

3,630 posts

278 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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LukeBrown66 said:
Not sure trucko, I would imagine that gets you everything and catchup and on demand I hope.

Will be buying in the next few days so will let you know, it is almost worth it for Le Mans coverage alone! Anything is better than ad every 10 minutes Eurotrash

I would hope they would try and capitalise on the new season by making more stuff free, first hour of race or something, try and get you hooked!
You can definitely run ad free on Eurosport if you want to (that's what I've been doing for several years). The Discovery Plus replacement looks to be direct parallel of that streaming service, and can also be purchased monthly.

FredericRobinson

3,698 posts

232 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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There seem to be free Discovery Plus offers for some Sky and Vodaphone customers too.

ArnageWRC

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2,065 posts

159 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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LukeBrown66 said:
Not sure trucko, I would imagine that gets you everything and catchup and on demand I hope.

Will be buying in the next few days so will let you know, it is almost worth it for Le Mans coverage alone! Anything is better than ad every 10 minutes Eurotrash

I would hope they would try and capitalise on the new season by making more stuff free, first hour of race or something, try and get you hooked!
A new era for the sport with new manufacturers, and it's behind a paywall - yet the IMSA is free. Could/should be far better from the ACO; their promotion needs to be better.....

Truckosaurus

11,291 posts

284 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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ArnageWRC said:
...yet the IMSA is free...
IMSA is only 'free' outside of the USA, where you need access to whatever random channel it is on.

It would be a brave move for the WEC to go onto a free streaming platform, as there is still some stigma to not being on 'television'.

FredericRobinson

3,698 posts

232 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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FredericRobinson said:
FP3 should be on YouTube apparently, if I've got my timings right that's 16.00 GMT Thursday
Now confirmed

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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I think in all honesty compared to stuff like MotoGP which costs upwards of 190 quid for all races and sessions, F1 which costs lord knows how much, WRc I dont know.

I think 40 quid for everything is fair, not great but fair. When you think you get Le Mans in there and a great team of commentators in my opinion.

Add to that ELMS is free on youtube and IMSA is ree too, it is not bad if you like this kind of thing.

Sadly it looks like Peugeot are nowhere and even the Glick seems to be struggling, Ferrari though look well on the pace