Local US Rally coverage coming to NBC Sports!?

Stoked for this

http://rennsport.kinja.com/rally-racing-is-coming-to-nbc-sports-1509015576/@orlove

"...Not just any rally, but local rally. That's right, the entire Rally America national championship will be broadcast on NBC Sports.

NBC Sports and Rally America have released an eight episode broadcast schedule, covering the eight rounds of the 2014 championship season. The Sno*Drift rally, which took place the weekend of January 24, will air on April 5, making it the first U.S. rally aired nationally in over five years..."

Although I know most of you would prefer they air more episodes of Graveyard Carz instead.

good to hear, I wonder if that has anything to do with Pastrana making a come back.

trigun7469 wrote: good to hear, I wonder if that has anything to do with Pastrana making a come back.

Think you nailed it

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth but I hope the format is watchable. I've had hours of rally recorded and deleted it because it was waaaay too much filler and not enough race footage.

I'm no engineer but...

Actually I have zero video production experience, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn express once.

I am hoping that with the technological advances that have made things like GoPros available on the relative cheap, it would seem much more feasible today to get "complete coverage" of rally without sky high costs vs. a decade ago when you were stuck with stationary cameras, or rented helicopters, etc.

Basically fit every car with multiple go-pros (and pick up a sponsorship at the same time...), so every car will have recoverable video of anything that happens during their stages.

Additionally they could utilize some of those octocopter mini drone helicopter cam rigs to cover more aerial footage at a reasonable cost as well.

Put it all together with some competent production and story telling about points/results/team strategy, etc. and it could make for some very cool footage and viewing.

They did a good job on the Dakar coverage but I think someone else produces it for them. If they do it like that it should be fine.

I'm watching amateur SwedishRally footage right now on YouTube and it's better than any of the WRC stuff I've seen.

Great news. When I worked at Pirelli as their PR guy we worked on deals to try to make stuff like this happen. "Not enough interest," they said. Then they would televise a repeat of the Westminster Dog Show - because everyone "loves dogs".

I have to say I do love dogs.

Don't they know everyone loves to watch cars racing on dirt (snow and tarmac) Sure beats women's basketball and that's on like every day.

Wally wrote: I have to say I do love dogs.

solution: put a dog in the passenger seat of every car instead of a navigator..

ebonyandivory wrote: Don't they know everyone loves to watch cars racing on dirt (snow and tarmac) Sure beats women's basketball and that's on like every day.

solution: put a female basketball player in the passenger seat of every car, barking out directions to the driver..

Sometimes I wish I had cable tv.

Anyone near NC/SC should come down to the Sandlbast Rally at the end of the month!

they're going to need to develop some back stories on teams and struggles of each event because no matter how cool sliding a car on dirt/tarmac/gravel/snow is, truth be told it gets old and becomes the same thing over and over unless there's some meat and drama to it. Don't believe me? How excited do you get for each additional Ken Block Gymkana video these days, it's the same stuff over and over just a different venue at this point with maybe one or 2 new tricks, the series coverage needs substance, not just highlights and wow factor, to survive.

All they need to do is add in a minute of rally crash compilations every 15 minutes.

I kinda like the idea of watching RallyDawg Racing. Maybe it should 1/3 scale cars driven remotely by their owners....I think I feel a new reality show coming to air! Come on who is with me???

There are enough characters in the sport, that a "reality" section should be attainable.

novaderrik wrote:

Wally wrote: I have to say I do love dogs.

solution: put a dog in the passenger seat of every car instead of a navigator..

"Barkbarkbarkbarkbark!"

"What's that you say Lassie? Right 4 opens to crest don't lift!?!?"

novaderrik wrote:

Wally wrote: I have to say I do love dogs.

solution: put a dog in the passenger seat of every car instead of a navigator..

ebonyandivory wrote: Don't they know everyone loves to watch cars racing on dirt (snow and tarmac) Sure beats women's basketball and that's on like every day.

solution: put a female basketball player in the passenger seat of every car, barking out directions to the driver..

Michele Mouton's co-driver was "Biche" wasn't she?

GameboyRMH wrote:

novaderrik wrote:

Wally wrote: I have to say I do love dogs.

solution: put a dog in the passenger seat of every car instead of a navigator..

"Barkbarkbarkbarkbark!" "What's that you say Lassie? Right 4 opens to crest don't lift!?!?"

Or Timmy drove into a well. One or the other.

I'm glad for this. If nothing else it should help teams with sponsorship. My fear is that the show will air once on cable and then never again. What I WANT is for them to make it available online. I'll sit through scads of commercials if they want me to, but nobody, including me, is going to get cable for this.

mazdeuce wrote: I'm glad for this. If nothing else it should help teams with sponsorship. My fear is that the show will air once on cable and then never again. What I WANT is for them to make it available online. I'll sit through scads of commercials if they want me to, but nobody, including me, is going to get cable for this.

CARS (Canadian Rally Championship) is online here:

http://www.carsrally.ca/

Look under "Latest News"