3 RACES for £100 - Anglesey 4th December 2005 - Page 4

alf · 18 Dec 2005, 19:18 (Ref:1486182)

Any one got any footage of Anglsey event?

pmoloney · 18 Dec 2005, 21:43 (Ref:1486243)

I've got a bit of in-car but nothing spectacular I'm afraid!! Still need to find some time to get it onto DVD aswell!

topwelshman · 17 Jan 2006, 20:41 (Ref:1503361)

Any news on when and if this is still going to be aired on TV?

Al Weyman · 18 Jan 2006, 08:10 (Ref:1503585)

I heard it was gonna be shown at the same time as the saloon car races from the WHT (yeah right)

Ian Sowman · 18 Jan 2006, 11:07 (Ref:1503672)

Before I read your post I just knew what it would say Al...

diz · 18 Jan 2006, 15:35 (Ref:1503843)

Quote:

Originally Posted by topwelshman

Any news on when and if this is still going to be aired on TV?

It's good news, but mostly bad news time I'm afreaid. I've eventually managed to speak with the TV company.
Good News :
It is being shown sometime between 6.30pm and 7.30pm Friday 27th January on S4C Digital Channel 151. The programme is called UNED 5
Bad News :
It isn't coverage of the race meeting as such. It is only a five minute feature about "our presenters went to Trac Mon before Christmas and this is their report" kind of thing. They had enough crew there to have done a remake of Ben Hur

Possible Good News :
There will probably be a DVD available at some stage. All they suggest is keep checking their website www.antena.co.uk for info as to when / if it will be available.

However, a Formula Ford driver's son has compiled a DVD of the Absolute Media FF1600 races, which is quite good. PM me if you want contact details.

topwelshman · 19 Jan 2006, 13:40 (Ref:1504426)

It's pathetic how badly club racing is promoted, absolute crap!

pmoloney · 19 Jan 2006, 14:33 (Ref:1504460)

It'd be worth a few clubs getting together to pay someone like Motorsport UK to film all their races for Motors TV.... they are suprisingly cheap!

Al Weyman · 19 Jan 2006, 16:14 (Ref:1504524)

The point is both this meeting and WHT we were promised a TV slot (I did WHT but not this one but was tempted to do it with the TV deal) and as I have had happen in the past it has not materialised.

I think the guys putting these on would do well to check their facts first as I think it is just a wee bit misrepresentational. Imagine for a moment if I had managed to secure sponsorship for the day on the promise of TV coverage no doubt my client would be most unhappy and may want me to refund him and sooner or later someone will be seeking some form of retribution so be careful you guys before making offers you cannot keep as you are leaving yourselves wide open to a whole lot of agg.

diz · 19 Jan 2006, 17:50 (Ref:1504579)

Most of the time I enjoy - for want of a better term - organising motor sport. Occasionally I wonder just why on earth I bother, is it worth all the hassle etc.? This is precisely one of those occasions.
I'm now in a very

So I'm off for a nice

and won't comment further unless I end up saying something I'll regret later.

**Woolley** · 19 Jan 2006, 18:49 (Ref:1504613)

Cheer up. For all the failure on the part of the TV people (no real change there, in my experience) people who were actually at the meeting have universally given it a big thumbs up. Good job done, satisfaction all around.

pmoloney · 19 Jan 2006, 18:52 (Ref:1504616)

Agreed...Diz, the weekend was a success from my point of view. For me, it's only a disapointment that this isn't going to be televised as expected.

graeme · 19 Jan 2006, 19:23 (Ref:1504641)

I paid £100 - I want TV coverage, 3' trophies, start money, grid girls, free hospitality...

Cheer up Diz - 'twas a brillant day's racing

Al Weyman · 19 Jan 2006, 20:17 (Ref:1504680)

Quote:

I paid £100 - I want TV coverage, 3' trophies, start money, grid girls, free hospitality

Now don't be silly guys of course it was a good deal and there was no need to 'promise' TV coverage the simple point is if it is not actually confirmed than dont state it in the first place and no one would be disappointed. It is extremelly hard to find any form of sponsorship these days without the god of television coverage so all I am saying is by confirming it is gonna happen when you are after entrants is not on because some may well have entered that meeting on that premise and may have found someone to help them out financially as they thought they may have a good chance of a bit of advertising. And yes as I said I was contemplating entering as I did WHT as I was attracted by the TV promise and a bit of coverage for my business, is that so wrong to be disappointed when it does not happen.

johnw · 20 Jan 2006, 07:31 (Ref:1504975)

Quote:

Originally Posted by graeme

I paid £100 - I want TV coverage, trophies, start money, 3' grid girls, free hospitality...

Come on Graeme, you can think bigger than that

topwelshman · 20 Jan 2006, 23:04 (Ref:1505619)

The lure of TV was not the reason I entered and it was a great weekend and well organized, diz did a cracking job. I just think promotion at club level is so poor, its pitiful really. My comments were made in response to S4C not bothering to do anything with the coverage it had, i think its pretty much symptomatic of most of the medias thoughts towards club racing.

I did actually get a sponsor to cough up for the weekend and used TV coverage as a lure, luckily they don't speak welsh and I told them it was on before xmas whilst they were on holiday!

The STIG · 20 Jan 2006, 23:14 (Ref:1505623)

Quote:

Originally Posted by diz

It is being shown sometime between 6.30pm and 7.30pm Friday 27th January on S4C Digital Channel 151. The programme is called UNED 5

What? the Welsh version of Blue Peter??

Al Weyman · 21 Jan 2006, 09:09 (Ref:1505777)

Quote:

I did actually get a sponsor to cough up for the weekend and used TV coverage as a lure, luckily they don't speak welsh and I told them it was on before xmas whilst they were on holiday!

You got lucky then, what would have happened if he demanded his money back? At worst you would have to morally and prehaps lawfully refund him, at best you would loose a future prospective sponsor for ever who would also be lost to motorsport. I have seen sponsors treated this way in the past and they don't come back, no wonder no one can get sponsorship. I will repeat it is no critisism of the meeting or its organisation which was obviously great just the lily did not need guilding prehaps.

Ian Sowman · 21 Jan 2006, 10:30 (Ref:1505814)

It was stated before the meeting that there would be TV coverage, but it wasn't specified what form it would take. And TV coverage there is to be...

Al Weyman · 21 Jan 2006, 19:54 (Ref:1506222)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Sowman

It was stated before the meeting that there would be TV coverage, but it wasn't specified what form it would take. And TV coverage there is to be...

Be that as it may (jury still out?) and I sincerely hope there is but there was none as definitely promised at the WHT for the saloon and sports racers and lets face it they are a darn sight more interesting (IMHO) than a load of FF's.

graeme · 21 Jan 2006, 21:42 (Ref:1506290)

I guess it's the organisers being let down as much as the racers - neither were ripping us off and were just trying to put on great racing (for drivers and spectators)- perhaps they just have to be less trusting and say "there MAYBE T.V. coverage". Even without it, the WHT was another highlight of my year.

BTW to get on telly you'd actually have to make it to the race

topwelshman · 21 Jan 2006, 22:15 (Ref:1506308)

let's just hope the DVD comes off, i for one would definitely be up for another foray to Anglesey, TV or no TV

Al Weyman · 21 Jan 2006, 22:23 (Ref:1506312)

Quote:

BTW to get on telly you'd actually have to make it to the race

You are of course right but I still nevertheless entered and made the effort just the clutch let me down but I think that was irrelevant really as the intention was to race (in front of the cameras or not).

graeme · 27 Jan 2006, 21:06 (Ref:1510397)

Well, there was a few minutes on telly - a good advert for Anglesey - anyone record it and techie enough to put it on the web?

Ian Sowman · 27 Jan 2006, 21:16 (Ref:1510400)

Anyone thinking of doing that might want to think about copyright first...

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