Inside NASCAR dropped by Showtime

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Although the hosts were often annoying, their uncensored "Behind the Wheel" segments were great. Unfortunately I don't think another premium network will be willing to pick this up.
 
I liked the show, but it is no big deal to me and I have probably only seen about a dozen episodes due to only having showtime for the last few moments. My tolerance for racing commentary isn't the greatest , I don't care for the repetition or canned presentations. I am the same way with the NFL. Just start the race and GiterDone.

Usually I will watch speedcenter because it recaps the weekends races. I usually watch wind tunnel too because I like Despain and Robin Miller. I listen to Moody if I like his guest, but some of the regulars sound the same every week. I avoid the pre race shows and start watching during the national anthem and invocation.

I enjoyed Kyle Petty, he is irreverent and follows no script. I don't make a habit of insulting Nascars leadership, that can be as lame as being the typical yes man. But Kyle calls it like he sees it that will be the biggest miss for me.
 
About 20 years ago there was a show on the The Nashville Network called Inside Winston Cup Racing, it was a 30 minute show that recapped the weekends action from the previous weekend, used to come on like Saturday evenings if I remember correctly. They would always open the show with what was going to be talked about & then go to commercial break at which time Goodyear had that commercial with all the most recent Cup Champs ending with Richard Petty putting on his shades. It was a great show & I watched it pretty much every weekend I was at home & not out doing something. I think having a NASCAR show on Showtime was a dumb idea right from the start, what because the Southern 500 had their name on it for a few races, Showtime is an adult themed movie & tv show channel? NASCAR shows should all be on either TNN, the Speed Channel, or maybe even WTBS. Just my thoughts but hey, i'm from the South so i'm biased...
 
More on some NASCAR TV shows: Rumors include the end of the Trackside series on SPEED which was drastically changed last season into an unwatchable mess. Shows like RaceDay, RaceHub and Victory Lane are set to return. Bob Varsha is stepping into the former Leigh Diffey role and handling sports cars on SPEED beginning with the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Diffey departed SPEED for NBCSN where he will handle Formula One and IndyCar telecasts. There have been no announcements on the TNT and ESPN portions of the Sprint Cup Series TV package changing hands. Rumors include FOX wanting the six TNT races and NBC perhaps interested in the ESPN package. You may remember that ESPN also televises the entire Nationwide Series. The current TV deal expires after the 2014 season.

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Don't even try to replace Trackside. Concentrate in getting the announcers to shut up during practice and let us hear more team communication.
 
The problem with racing highlight shows is repetition.
There is a redundancy problem with the racing highlight programs.
Personally I think they just keep recycling the same stories from one show to another.
The above methods practice insults the loyalty of those who would like to learn about or just relive the most recent racing events.

There are at least 50 worthwhile stories to cover most every weekends. Usually somebody drove a great race and still lost every on weekend in one of the top three series. A crew chief made a great call, a tire changer executed well the whole race. : There are four or five East series drivers who's development is worth chronicling. How about a story on the underdogs that out drive their money, and if someone covering races cant find that driver, he is blind and he should find a new profession.

We can live without the shock jockery, What is needed is good in depth coverage, that covers a wide range of real racing stories. That is a basic and reasonable expectation Dick Berrgren and company did just that with pen and photography long before today's technology.
 
Seems like all media are only on the lookout for the big attention grabbing headline. Sadly, the NASCAR media is no different. You've got guys like Pockrass who ignore anything in depth in favor of anything he can twist into being controversial. Thankfully TNT does since great historic segments as does Dave Despain with his all too rare Speed specials. Marty Smith also manages to knock out some exceptional stories from time to time.

It's all such a quagmire these days. And the ubiquitous Twitter feeds keep those who follow even a few NASCAR personalities up to date in real time. The networks end up catering to the very few people who haven't yet gotten any NASCAR news which turns into a rehash for the rest of us. The only thing I even watch live anymore is the actual race. Everything else is fast forward only to stop for certain interviews or boobs.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Seems like all media are only on the lookout for the big attention grabbing headline. Sadly, the NASCAR media is no different. You've got guys like Pockrass who ignore anything in depth in favor of anything he can twist into being controversial. Thankfully TNT does since great historic segments as does Dave Despain with his all too rare Speed specials. Marty Smith also manages to knock out some exceptional stories from time to time.

It's all such a quagmire these days. And the ubiquitous Twitter feeds keep those who follow even a few NASCAR personalities up to date in real time. The networks end up catering to the very few people who haven't yet gotten any NASCAR news which turns into a rehash for the rest of us. The only thing I even watch live anymore is the actual race. Everything else is fast forward only to stop for certain interviews or boobs.
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Exactly, 99% agreed, but I stop for the legs rather than boobs
 
Greg said:
The problem with racing highlight shows is repetition.
There is a redundancy problem with the racing highlight programs.
Personally I think they just keep recycling the same stories from one show to another.
The above methods practice insults the loyalty of those who would like to learn about or just relive the most recent racing events.

There are at least 50 worthwhile stories to cover most every weekends. Usually somebody drove a great race and still lost every on weekend in one of the top three series. A crew chief made a great call, a tire changer executed well the whole race. : There are four or five East series drivers who's development is worth chronicling. How about a story on the underdogs that out drive their money, and if someone covering races cant find that driver, he is blind and he should find a new profession.

We can live without the shock jockery, What is needed is good in depth coverage, that covers a wide range of real racing stories. That is a basic and reasonable expectation Dick Berrgren and company did just that with pen and photography long before today's technology.
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Agreed. I'll be watching the lap by lap speeds and positions on my laptop and being amazed by someones performance coming up through the pack ,but it never gets a mention.
 
It would be refreshing to hear/see/read about more than the usual 10 drivers week after week after week. It would also be nice if the media left the drama on-track and stopped trying to be the story themselves.

Like Matthew and others, I usually ony watch the race and therefore try to tune in on the pace laps. I actually enjoy the pre-race banter on this board more than 99% of the network's stale, repetitive preamble.
 
Restrictor Plate King! said:
About 20 years ago there was a show on the The Nashville Network called Inside Winston Cup Racing, it was a 30 minute show that recapped the weekends action from the previous weekend, used to come on like Saturday evenings if I remember correctly. They would always open the show with what was going to be talked about & then go to commercial break at which time Goodyear had that commercial with all the most recent Cup Champs ending with Richard Petty putting on his shades. It was a great show & I watched it pretty much every weekend I was at home & not out doing something. I think having a NASCAR show on Showtime was a dumb idea right from the start, what because the Southern 500 had their name on it for a few races, Showtime is an adult themed movie & tv show channel? NASCAR shows should all be on either TNN, the Speed Channel, or maybe even WTBS. Just my thoughts but hey, i'm from the South so i'm biased...
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Sorta remember that show, too. It was hosted be Eli Gold, right?

I like Showtime - but not for it's NASCAR connections.
I like their new Jim Rome show, though.
 
I know that some of the fans on here didn't like Trackside, but I enjoyed it.:(
 
A show like Inside NASCAR needs to be on a premium network because they don't need to censor for language and they don't have to cater to advertisers. But not enough race fans are willing to pay for Showtime with or without Inside NASCAR. It's a shame too because Showtime has some really good original programming.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I used to like the show before its last revamp. Back when it was one of the Waltrips, Hammond, Steve Byrnes & Larry Mac along with guests. I quit watching it when Voda, Petty & Rutledge Wood took the stage.
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Who knows....eventually maybe they will replace it with something even better.
 
Nitro Dude said:
Who knows....eventually maybe they will replace it with something even better.
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That could be but then again, it wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that there is long lost brother of Rutledge's out there and they somehow find a way to pair them up with the brothers Waltrip creating the most incomprehensible NASCAR themed show of all time.
 
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