SPEEDY69 Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 Sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 14 hours ago, Garry1603 said: Sky by a mile - we need to attract them back somehow and potentially rescue the sport. It would be worth (alongside a supporting sponsor) PAYING Sky sport to cover UK speedway and get back the professional coverage and commentary to help significantly promote the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted October 7 Report Share Posted October 7 SKY Sports without a doubt. Losing them was a massive loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byeall Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 Eurosport took over screensport and fluft it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRDukes Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 A little off topic - caught the end of a programme called Shed and Buried(?) this evening with that bloke Henry Cole. He purchased an old Lewis Bridger Jawa, got it going & flogged it to a bloke from Hagon Shocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagarmeister Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 (edited) Screensport were great back in the day with Dave Lanning. "And a why thy droive from the starrrrt!" Also have to mention that pre-digital era, I used to manually turn my dish a few degrees to the left (North East I think) and pick up Polsat for free. Along with some,err, Dutch channels.............. Edited October 9 by Zagarmeister 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 1 hour ago, Zagarmeister said: Screensport were great back in the day with Dave Lanning. "And a why thy droive from the starrrrt!" The guy who commentated on Screensport and annoyingly always said "And away they droive from the start" was Clive Fisher. not Dave Lanning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 (edited) 3 hours ago, PotteringAround said: The guy who commentated on Screensport and annoyingly always said "And away they droive from the start" was Clive Fisher. not Dave Lanning. Used to like Chris French on Screensport. Edited October 9 by steve roberts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 8 hours ago, WRDukes said: A little off topic - caught the end of a programme called Shed and Buried(?) this evening with that bloke Henry Cole. He purchased an old Lewis Bridger Jawa, got it going & flogged it to a bloke from Hagon Shocks. I saw that. New fuel and it started first time after years sat in a shed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byeall Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 8 hours ago, Zagarmeister said: Screensport were great back in the day with Dave Lanning. "And a why thy droive from the starrrrt!" Also have to mention that pre-digital era, I used to manually turn my dish a few degrees to the left (North East I think) and pick up Polsat for free. Along with some,err, Dutch channels.............. I had a motorised dish and did the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byeall Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 (edited) 4 hours ago, steve roberts said: Used to like Chris French on Screensport. european sports network. Edited October 9 by Roundthebend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 On 10/8/2024 at 10:05 PM, WRDukes said: A little off topic - caught the end of a programme called Shed and Buried(?) this evening with that bloke Henry Cole. He purchased an old Lewis Bridger Jawa, got it going & flogged it to a bloke from Hagon Shocks. Always watch this prog couldn't believe my eyes, they bought a 'grasser' rolling chassis once, also sold to Hagon Shocks, their bikes / cars almost always start easily after 'just new fuel & maybe a spark plug', the ep is repeated on Quest this Saturday at 9pm, speedway bike part could be 9.30.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goneforgood Posted Sunday at 04:09 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:09 PM THREAD NOW CLOSED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted Sunday at 05:32 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:32 PM 1 hour ago, Goneforgood said: THREAD NOW CLOSED Sorry but why are some of these very interesting Threads being closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byeall Posted Sunday at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:23 PM Personal attacks have caused Youhave2minutes to resign. The offenders know who they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago On 10/9/2024 at 7:57 AM, Petecc said: I saw that. New fuel and it started first time after years sat in a shed? Probably, in the background, Sam Lovegrove had rebuilt it and scraped off all the castor oil crud that would likely have been inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago On 10/6/2024 at 12:51 AM, flagrag said: Well my choice is obviously very biased but it was Sky’s production followed by BT both of whom were very professional and forward thinking with their production with Sky making it HD, Jib cameras, Kerb cams,multiple slow mo’s then BT took over and made it a UHD production However this came at a cost with each Sky meeting production costing the same as what Eurosport spend for 5 UK meetings. There simply is no budget for UK racing everything is done using the cheapest option possible for example they use a lot of University students who are looking for unpaid experience that’s why we get some dodgy camera work and editing, vision mixing . The Sky production was normally a 15-18 main cameras and 2 slo mo plus 2-3 radio cameras while Eurosport is 4 main cameras plus 1-2 radio camera they don’t even pay the OB provider for lighting for presentation and instead Mr Morris brings his battery flood lights. Who knows when the contract is up for renewal again Sky may be interested as would now be a good fit for the Sky Sports + channel and is a good filler when no Football I was involved in a shoot one season at Arlington with Adam Shields, Lee Richardson, Ed Kennett and Lewis Bridger. Great day and had some fun, at the end they asked if anyone had any ideas and I came forward with putting the camera on the track with the 4 riders doing a start with the shale flying over the camera and riders disappearing into the distance, a clip they used until they stopped their involvement. My claim to fame lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago On 10/6/2024 at 12:43 PM, topaz325 said: ITV Dave Lanning. Before opening to read the post, my first thought was Dave Lanning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonalResponsibility Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Nothing will ever top Sky Sports, that was truly iconic. BT was a pretty close second early on. After that, only the Polish stuff really comes close. BSN is OK but commentators are a bit naff, as are some of the presenters, better than nothing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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