Commercials Vs Race

[kat2220]

Commercial breakdown for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway: Total number of commercials: 141
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 68
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 20
Restarts missed due to being away at commercial: 0
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:04 P.M.
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:40 P.M.
Total minutes: 216
Minutes of race broadcast: 150
Minutes of commercials: 66
See the full report at CawsnJaws.com.

 

[Eagle1]

That's still under 20 minutes per hour.

 

[fun_in_my_z]

The comercials are what keeps the networks showing the races. We will just have to deal with them.

 

[MRM]

I recorded the last two races on DVR and watched them in between football games. As I fast-forwarded through some of the parts of the race where not much went on, I noticed in both races there didn't seem to be as many commercials during the racing itself.

 

[LeDoux22]

I recorded the last two races on DVR and watched them in between football games. As I fast-forwarded through some of the parts of the race where not much went on, I noticed in both races there didn't seem to be as many commercials during the racing itself.

i always record the race, then start watching about an hour in, and i rarely catch back up.. its a wonderful way to watch racing

 

[buckaroo]

I know I'm more or less reiterating a point, but if it weren't for the ads, we wouldn't be seeing any of the races. Many of you are newbies to this sport compared to some of us who were just glad to get to see some of the race, even if it were tape delayed. Also, there is a secondary reason for the ads in a small way. The track owners will all tell you that if you make it to the track for the race, you won't miss a minute of the action and they'll guarantee that.

I guess we all get used to things and these days, we expect to see each and every race on the circuit, and for free. Since we don't pay a red cent for watching the racing other than the electricity that runs the TV and/or the cost of cable television/satelite television, the networks that bring us these races need to be paid for their work and that's where the ads come in. I know that those at the track really want to bring the viewers all the action without any pause in the action, but they don't have the control and know there has to be breaks. The real power lies at the top of the line and their loyalties lie, other than of course the networks, on stick and ball sports. That is never going to change and until there is a real NASCAR network that brings the action to the viewer straight from the track, at a price of course, nothing will change.