DVD/Video Le Mans 2010 DVD?

**Aysedasi** · 3 Sep 2010, 19:27 (Ref:2754194)

Anyone seen or heard any news of this yet? I'm sure I've normally bought it by now and I haven't seen it advertised anywhere - Duke, Amazon, Ebay - not a mention........

dank · 3 Sep 2010, 21:59 (Ref:2754263)

Yeah, it usually makes an appearance around this point in the year, but there's nothing on Duke Video's website.

Hopefully a good sign. Perhaps they'll use the extra time to check their facts this year, after 2009's effort was full of gaffs.

**Aysedasi** · 4 Sep 2010, 19:13 (Ref:2754519)

It usually is - even though they add on the commentary after the event they still make mistakes. I still hanker after the RLM commentaried videos of the 80s and 90s.

Samoan Attorney · 6 Sep 2010, 09:00 (Ref:2755044)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Anyone seen or heard any news of this yet? I'm sure I've normally bought it by now and I haven't seen it advertised anywhere - Duke, Amazon, Ebay - not a mention........

The news on this DvD is not promising, I have supplied the images for the cover for the past few years and as of yet Duke have not requested any material.

Certainly with regard to books, and presumably the DvD, the story is that the ACO has become very aggresive in its pricing policy, to the point where making a profit is not a given. That is most likely the issue.

**Aysedasi** · 15 Sep 2010, 17:22 (Ref:2759936)

Hmm, interesting - I simply cannot believe that there won't be an English-voiced DVD.....

Speedworx · 15 Sep 2010, 19:17 (Ref:2759999)

Having seen the reviews on the 2009 dvd, I can see why Duke stopped making them.

Samoan Attorney · 19 Sep 2010, 14:33 (Ref:2761529)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Hmm, interesting - I simply cannot believe that there won't be an English-voiced DVD.....

Your Mystic Meg act is firing on all cylinders, I got word from Duke that there will be a DvD this year, so much for the good news. On the other hand I am now screwed out of the deal, consolidation with a big agency, another nail in the financial coffin.

**Aysedasi** · 19 Sep 2010, 19:31 (Ref:2761627)

Bitter-sweet eh? I tenmd to agree with Speedworx though, although the DVDs have had bits added to them over the years, since they employed added-on commentary instead of the RLM commentary, they've never been the same. I buy it every year, but seldom watch it more than the once, whereas I played the Sportsseen videos over and over again. I had to buy a second copy of the 1988 RLM video as I wore the first one out!

sjl · 5 Oct 2010, 10:00 (Ref:2769657)

I can't find any info either

play.com usually list them before they are released but theres nothing.

I have found a DVD based on strakka racing who won lmp2 being sold on ebay - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/STRAKKA-RACING
Has anyone bought it? Is it any good?

rdjones · 5 Oct 2010, 15:53 (Ref:2769823)

I have just had a look on Duke website and it listed. It will be out on the 8th of November.

http://www.dukevideo.com/Cars/DVD/Sp...-2010-DVD.aspx

dank · 5 Oct 2010, 17:16 (Ref:2769877)

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Originally Posted by rdjones

I have just had a look on Duke website and it listed. It will be out on the 8th of November.

http://www.dukevideo.com/Cars/DVD/Sp...-2010-DVD.aspx

90 minutes once again I see.

So, that'll be 50 minutes of pre-race guff followed by 40 minutes of actual racing, I guess?

Was seriously unimpressed with last year's offering, but like the mug I am, keep buying the damn things year after year!

**Aysedasi** · 8 Oct 2010, 08:36 (Ref:2771312)

I buy them out of habit and watch them once or twice. They could be much better of they concentrated on the race footage - particularly the night - and did something (anything!) about the dreadful commentary.....

cg7aa · 8 Oct 2010, 08:49 (Ref:2771326)

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Originally Posted by dank

90 minutes once again I see.

So, that'll be 50 minutes of pre-race guff followed by 40 minutes of actual racing, I guess?

Was seriously unimpressed with last year's offering, but like the mug I am, keep buying the damn things year after year!

I used to buy them religiously too since I started attending the great race in 2002. I used to watch the previous year's race action before heading out for the race just to bring back memories but by 2006 I had become frustrated with the nature of the coverage, they could fill the DVD with hours and hours of footage but they always ended up giving about 40mins to the race in the total running time of around 2hrs.

I just don't think it is value for money.

**Aysedasi** · 8 Oct 2010, 09:52 (Ref:2771352)

Yes, I think they try to make the DVD appealing to new watchers, by including the scrutineering stuff, loads of qualifying and so on in addition to the race but forget the one essential fact - it's generally only the diehard Le Mans fans who buy the DVD! Now what we need is a boxed set - all 24 hours with full RLM commentary......

m1fcf · 8 Oct 2010, 11:17 (Ref:2771375)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

...all 24 hours with full RLM commentary......

You can download the whole 24hours of RLM from the website, if you are so inclined...

http://rlm.0157.org/lm24.php is your starting point. It also includes the full qualifying shows and other bits that they get up to.

**Aysedasi** · 8 Oct 2010, 13:20 (Ref:2771436)

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Originally Posted by m1fcf

You can download the whole 24hours of RLM from the website, if you are so inclined...

http://rlm.0157.org/lm24.php is your starting point. It also includes the full qualifying shows and other bits that they get up to.

Yep, I burned the whole 24 hours to CD as soon as I got home and I listen to it in the car to and from work every day. I'm just finishing my FOURTH full listen - last year I managed 14......

The commentary is brilliant, but those who remember the RLM commentaried Sportseen Le Mans videos will know just how good they were in contrast to the lame offerings from '96 onwards.....

m1fcf · 8 Oct 2010, 16:55 (Ref:2771529)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Yep, I burned the whole 24 hours to CD as soon as I got home and I listen to it in the car to and from work every day. I'm just finishing my FOURTH full listen - last year I managed 14......

Thats pretty committed listening....practicing for your specialist subject on Mastermind?

dank · 8 Oct 2010, 17:18 (Ref:2771535)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Yep, I burned the whole 24 hours to CD as soon as I got home and I listen to it in the car to and from work every day. I'm just finishing my FOURTH full listen - last year I managed 14......

The commentary is brilliant, but those who remember the RLM commentaried Sportseen Le Mans videos will know just how good they were in contrast to the lame offerings from '96 onwards.....

E-blinkin-gods! I don't know if that's the strangest thing I've read on here in some time, or, if that's something I should doff my cap to!

**Aysedasi** · 8 Oct 2010, 21:22 (Ref:2771677)

It's no secret - I did the same in 2008.... Obviously there are some around here who don't know what a Le Mans anorak I am yet.... 25 straight years at the race and 9 years on the internet. The RLM commentaries are a lot more entertaining to listen to than any music on the radio or the daily doom and gloom of the news. And it keeps Le Mans still 'close' even with many months to go.....

isynge · 11 Oct 2010, 22:32 (Ref:2773449)

The RLM coverage is a trusty companion in Jan/Feb/Mar on my commute to work. Troublingly, it goes to illustrate how much time I spend in car going to and from when you realise that getting through the 24 hours plus coverage doesn't actually take all that long!

As I and others have said before, 2009 was a real new low in coverage terms. The commentary has often left a little to be desired, but at least for most of the 2000s there was at least the impression that the commentator was reasonably engaged and enthusiastic, and with that you could forgive some of the ho-hum moments (interviews with Brits eulogising fact you can get a decent fry up in Le Mans) and ponderous phraseology ("now for the all important qualifying" or "the little Lola").

2009 felt like it was a poorly paid bloke reading a badly written script with little or no rehearsing, it didn't work, and I'm amazed anyone thought it did.

By contrast look at Jason Statham's voice over of "Truth in 24", or Vic Elford in "The Speed Merchants" and you see that sportscars are great raw material for cinema verite if done properly; I genuinely think the ACO is missing a trick in not making the annual review film something really worth rewatching time and time again.

Simmi · 19 Oct 2010, 17:20 (Ref:2777159)

Like the others I'm sure I will still probably buy this. The format of the DVDs is pretty inexcusable mind.

Steve Tarrant · 21 Oct 2010, 13:03 (Ref:2777930)

Now have my copy.

Initial impression is better than '09, picture quality is very good and the reading of the commentator's script has been done better.

dank · 21 Oct 2010, 16:23 (Ref:2777994)

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Originally Posted by Steve Tarrant

Now have my copy.

Initial impression is better than '09, picture quality is very good and the reading of the commentator's script has been done better.

Out of interest, how much of the 90 mins running time is devoted to racing?

dank · 21 Nov 2010, 14:14 (Ref:2793831)

Right, finally got my hands on a copy and I'm pleased to report that after last year's debacle, it's a lot better. No massive howlers on par with TK apparently departing from Le Mans racing etc.

They've covered most of the pivotal moments in the race, and they also dip into the other categories as well, with Strakka Racing receiving ample airtime.

So all in all, much better than 2009's offering.

**Aysedasi** · 15 Jan 2011, 10:50 (Ref:2816016)

Well, I've got it now. I ordered it just after Xmas and the Royal Mail took a fortnight to get it to me.....

As I said above, I buy these to keep my collection complete. I watch them once, and rarely get them out again. I just hate the added on commentary.

But this is a real Jekyll and Hyde!

On the one hand, I think the design and the footage is much better than in recent years. We don't have to sit through half an hour of scrutineering - yes, there's a reasonable amount of pre-practice atmosphere, but I think they've got the balance right this time. They've captured a reasonable amount of the incident in the race, but certainly not all. A few more action replays of Evil Davidsons and Pug explosions wouldn't have gone amiss.....

But there ARE howlers.

Two separate references to Danny Watts in the Strakka car when in fact it was Jonny Kane
The WR mistaken for the Oreca Aim!
Guy Smith accused of JCB's race-ending shunt
The 42 Quifel ASM car mistaken for the Highcroft HPD

And those are just the ones I remember now, 3-4 days after watching it. But goofs not withstanding, I do think it's worth a purchase this year.

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