Moto GP Question

[David Church]

I know it is the last round of Moto GP today.

But is it also the last time on British Eurosport???

I have heard them say 1 or 2 things that made me wonder this.
Anyone have any more info???

[Crazy L]

Mate you have really missed the boat on this one haven't you, a few months ago, Dorna (Moto gp tv rights holders and promoters) decided to not renew British Eurosports contract but to award sole broadcasting rights to.....yep, the BBC, y'know, that station you pay £140 a year for & get nothing in return). dorna claim it's a move to "bring Moto gp to a wider audience on free to air channels".:thumbd own:

Codswallop, If they had any sense, they would realise that despite being a "terrestrial" channel, the BBC will simply not devote a whole morning of airtime to motorbike racing (which the BBC sees as a 4th rate sport anyway). They also wont be showing free practice on a friday night, I doubt also that you'd be watching live qualifying either, or live 125s or 250s.: thumbdown:

That's only half the scandal, for me, and many other Europsort fans out there, it also means the tragic loss of commentary from messyrs Moody, Ryder and Mamola. We will be treated instead to the BBCs right on, dire, uneducated and coma inducing team of Steve Parrish and Charlie Cock, also that dopey bint Perry (and no, she hasn't a clue about what she's doing and looks a bit ropey: thumbdown::thumbd own:).

I hope to have enlightened you, so to end my post, i'd like to say....


..RIP Moto GP

[David Church]

Cheers for that, yes I did miss all this, Doh Lol.

You are right about what the BBC will do to the coverage of MotoGP, and thay also have F-1 for next year as well.
So are they gonna ruin this as well???

But, on an optomistic side, well a hope and a prayer, could the BBC possibly understand how important these events are and put the practise day on BBC 3 or something???

[c0sie]

Like your idea of using BBC3, ive never really seen anything decent on BBC3 before this

I disagree about the comments relating the Steve Parish, Charlie, Suzi (Come on! You wouldnt say no would you!) and Matt. Although I appreciate the knowledge of Moody, Ryder and Mamola, I do prefere to listen to the BBC2 coverage.

Im a HUUUUUGE MotoGP/motorbike racing fan and have been since out of nappys, and do feel that if the BBC are unable to provide as much practise/qualifying/125/250 coverage as Eurosport are able to that it'll be a crying shame and a huge loss to the 'obsessed' amongst us.

TBH, all in all I worry about the future of MotoGP as an exciting race specticale. I remember the good old days of the 500cc animals, close racing that would kill a mere mortal but not the gods that were sitting on the bikes. Nowadays its all about 'slowing things down' and making what should be the absolute pinicle of motorcycle racing into a slower form.

And although I dislike F1, what on earth is having the engines and gearboxes produced by a single manufacturer going to do for F1's pinicle reputation?

/rant

[Crazy L]

Originally Posted by c0sie

I disagree about the comments relating the Steve Parish, Charlie, Suzi. I prefer to listen to the BBC2 coverage.

, When did they deem you fit for re-integration into society then, you should still be committed if you're prone to thinking like that. I mean, who is suzi perry? some rough bird the bbc thinks appeals to frustrated men in their mid/late 40s (no offence meant btw) who the riders and paddock probably think "who IS she"?, but they all know Randy Mamola.

Aside from your above gaff, I agree with your other comments, i mean, slowing corner speed down? single make tyres? sole bbc coverage? Bloody crazy, not to mention the tyre restrictions itself, 100 odd tyres for the WHOLE seasons testing for each team, 2 compounds, 5 grades in each compound. no more qualifying tyres. not sure on the tyre allocation for a weekend but its less than this year

Enjoyed listening to Wayne gardner and Denis Noyes on Europsorts qualifying hour yesterday. no more of that ever again.

Rubbish

[David Church]

You guys have alot to say on this, which is good, how about e-mailing the BBC about this???

It would be interesting to see if you get a response.

The reason I have not e mailed them is, well my typing is very slow, 1 finger at a time and it would take hours, Lol