Stephen7 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I always enjoy Sky's coverage of sport in general, including Speedway. I have to say that I like the improvements brought in this season. I appreciate 'Inside Track' may be old hat to experience speedway fans, but I think it is very interesting for those of us not as familiar with the in's and out's of riding. What I especially enjoyed however was the 'Around The Grounds' coverage. At first I was hoping they had a full camera crew at another event, to cover it if their advertised match was called off, but unfortunately that did not seem to be the case. They did however have at least one camera man at each of the other matches and gave us regular updates and brief interviews with riders or managers, which nicely filled up the time between the longer gaps between races. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yes I agree, useful additions, looked a bit forced last week but better this week (Sam apart! ) around the grounds was 2 or 3 races behind the updates site but I guess they just fitted in recorded bits into the gaps. Overall I do like the changes though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yep to be fair getting the updates from the other tracks is a great bonus, and I think with a little work could be really good feature, at the moment it is pretty much them just stating the scores. Not sure Ryan or Sam are ready for those roles yet. Chris is always very good at giving insight, and I think his technical bit with the TV and his hand held device is pretty good, when looking at lines. The same with Rosco tonight advising one of his riders to keep his body forward on the bike to give more control when it bucks up, this sort of technical input actually adds to the interest. Good example there of why you need a manager, or at least assistant manager that is a former rider to help the riders out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I like the updates, but why interview the riders when they could point the camera at the racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arson fire Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I like the updates, but why interview the riders when they could point the camera at the racing. £££££££ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I like the updates, but why interview the riders when they could point the camera at the racing. £££££££ I assume so yep, I guess it's why Soccer Saturday points the camera to the pitchside reporter, rather than the field because of contractual reasons for showing the action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorum Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 The new additions are excellent and much better than endless interviews with riders saying the same thing week in week out. Chris Louis does a good job with the Inside Track feature and the snippets from the other tracks is a very welcome addition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 it's only because they have no GP filler to use anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 it's only because they have no GP filler to use anymore Thank goodness for that!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) Thank goodness for that!!!! Indeed, you dont want the general public seeing some of the best racing in the world in modern stadia in front of 20,000 + fans with the odd sponsor they have heard of, goodness me they could end up thinking the sport was cool and worth a second look and maybe venture down to their local track. Far better that the public see p!ss poor racing in front of one man and his dog with all the atmosphere of a mothers union meeting Edited April 9, 2013 by Oldace 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Indeed, you dont want the general public seeing some of the best racing in the world in modern stadia in front of 20,000 + fans with the odd sponsor they have heard of Erm...You can still see the GPs. They're on Eurosport. I'm sure it's been mentioned on this forum somewhere What's being discussed here is the Elite League coverage, which has been improved with extra features rather than taking the cheap option of showing some unrelated filler from a GP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oafski Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Indeed, you dont want the general public seeing some of the best racing in the world in modern stadia in front of 20,000 + fans with the odd sponsor they have heard of, goodness me they could end up thinking the sport was cool and worth a second look and maybe venture down to their local track. Far better that the public see p!ss poor racing in front of one man and his dog with all the atmosphere of a mothers union meeting But now the GPs are on Eurosport surely they are exposed to a wider audience. The forthcoming GP in Bydgoszcz was being plugged pretty hard during Sunday's BSB and Moto GP coverage. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Excellent work by Sky. Clearly they recognise that sometimes breaks in the action are unavoidable, though I think speedway needs to sharpen up and provide a more 'slick' (not the track ) product, and has found a way to fill the gaps. The inside track gizmo works nicely with someone that can use it properly and is useful to newbies and possibly if it develops we might all start to learn a thing or two. The reports from the other track are a welcome addition too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamfj Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 I have to admit that I like the additions, who knows maybe Sky letting the GPs go is a good thing all round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penchev Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Just added on drivvle if you ask me, just concentrate on the racing product rather than stop start with all the technical stuff that basically no-one needs to know about, anyone watching it for the first time would just be confused, probably the last season sky will cover it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutz Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Am I the only one that will get more and more annoyed with Chris Louis and his gadget over the coming weeks??? As insightful as some aspects of the sport can be, isn't it a bit much for him to be looking at his handheld tablet and making pretty zoomed in circles to see where a rider is looking for his teammate rather than talk to the rider he's interviewing??? Drawing lines on the track where his bike is pointing and which line the bike is moving out into? To me, it's too much! I like the technical stuff and the interviews but this is over the top to me... It's likened to the bit that Gary Neville does on Monday night football... Totally ridiculous. I do like Around the tracks mind... When I'm watching SKY, I don't have the updates on, so it's good to know what's going on. Maybe it's the way forward for teams to use Monday as a raceday and stop all the in-Europe fighting for riders... Then a live/update programme will come into it's own... I do hope Ryan Sullivan was just nervous though!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Am I the only one that will get more and more annoyed with Chris Louis and his gadget over the coming weeks??? As insightful as some aspects of the sport can be, isn't it a bit much for him to be looking at his handheld tablet and making pretty zoomed in circles to see where a rider is looking for his teammate rather than talk to the rider he's interviewing??? Drawing lines on the track where his bike is pointing and which line the bike is moving out into? To me, it's too much! I like the technical stuff and the interviews but this is over the top to me... It's likened to the bit that Gary Neville does on Monday night football... Totally ridiculous. I do like Around the tracks mind... When I'm watching SKY, I don't have the updates on, so it's good to know what's going on. Maybe it's the way forward for teams to use Monday as a raceday and stop all the in-Europe fighting for riders... Then a live/update programme will come into it's own... I do hope Ryan Sullivan was just nervous though!!! Yes its ridiculous to understand and know more about the sport you are watching.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Much improved coverage I reckon. Like the Chris Louis input and was good to hear the reports from Monmore and Belle Vue. I'm sure Ryan will improve with practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 I still cringe when Charlie is doing her rider interviews 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinht Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 One race day has to be the way forward and the pre-requisite for any team being in the EL and then a TV package that included best races from the other meetings (bit like goals shown for footy) would work well. But would it put more bums on seats or would more people settle for a night in front of the telly? To make that work and get people in to the 'stadiums' would need some serious thought by promoters at improving the overall product and presentation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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