NC & Channel 7 Telecast

D.R.T. · 29 Mar 2003, 12:03 (Ref:552052)

Today marked Channel 7's first coverage on the 2003 Procar Champ series. I found it to be a solid and very well put together show. It could have a been a fair bit longer or whatever but, I cant complain. I couldnt get enough of seeing the Nations Cup cars in the dusk with their lights and brake discs glowing it was awesome on the coverage. Race 1 was a little uneventful, but still ok. However Race 2 and 3 were absolutely brilliant and great racing. Pretty and Stokell in race 2 had an inspired race that sore them run side by side round corners 4-5 I think. Where in Race 3 it was a great race between Stokell Crick Richards and Bowe, Crick even set the fastest lap, which was awesome, seems he is coming to grips with the huge Viper. One guy that impressed me no end was Allan Simmonsen, forgot excactly where he comes from, but he was superb in the group 2 Ferrari, I think PHR should put him in the 2nd Group 1 Ferrari 360 GT for Round 2 at Symmons, it would be great and I think it wouldnt be a big staement to say that this guy would win races. What did you guys think ?

the man · 29 Mar 2003, 12:33 (Ref:552076)

Yeah the coverage was excellent. The first race was perfectly timed for the sun setting. When the sun was hitting the cars coming down the straight before and after turn 9 ( the fast sweeper) was absolutly fabulous

. Wonder what Symmonds Plains will be like?

**GTRMagic** · 29 Mar 2003, 22:13 (Ref:552458)

Is it still called PHR? The guy in the lead Group 2 Ferrari Simonsen had a race suit with Trident Racing on it, who I thought were running the Maseratis :confused:

Buckshot · 30 Mar 2003, 01:31 (Ref:552580)

Great coverage, pretty much exactly the same as what we use to get on SBS but with commercial breaks - and unfortunately scraggy Ally Drower is still around.

William Dale Jr · 30 Mar 2003, 02:02 (Ref:552592)

Quote:

Originally posted by Buckshot
Great coverage, pretty much exactly the same as what we use to get on SBS but with commercial breaks - and unfortunately scraggy Ally Drower is still around.

Except Will Hagon's no longer in the booth commentating. Shame about that.

marcus · 30 Mar 2003, 08:48 (Ref:552705)

didnt even know it was on

we gotta get a TV guide thread going or something to help those racing starved fans like me who have no idea when racing events are on Tv .

AussieV8 · 30 Mar 2003, 11:09 (Ref:552809)

I had to work and left the house at 5am so I wasn't thinking of the show or the vcr at that time of the morning.

Rossp from PROCAR said on his site that he thinks Foxtel's show Inside Speed is showing the series. Someone on that site is sending me a copy to watch.

racer69 · 30 Mar 2003, 12:04 (Ref:552838)

Inside Speed showed it last year, so i presume they'll be doing the same this year.

I thought it was done pretty well, still i'd love some same-day coverage or play every category in one go, but at least it's on free-to-air and at a regular time.

Also pointless fact time - this keeps Channel 7's (ATN-7 at least) record of showing some kind of motorsport on TV every single year since 1960 (at least)

William Dale Jr · 30 Mar 2003, 12:38 (Ref:552862)

What did they show in 2001?

racer69 · 30 Mar 2003, 13:29 (Ref:552897)

The last few rounds of the 2000-2001 ASTC

William Dale Jr · 30 Mar 2003, 13:37 (Ref:552900)

That's right, thanks!

D.R.T. · 31 Mar 2003, 04:50 (Ref:553401)

Quote:

Originally posted by Buckshot
Great coverage, pretty much exactly the same as what we use to get on SBS but with commercial breaks - and unfortunately scraggy Ally Drower is still around.

How nice. Yeah Will Hagon would be a great addition to the 7 coverage,maybe hopefully the 24 hour. Mark Beretta I thought did well hosting the show to.

AussieV8 · 1 Apr 2003, 06:57 (Ref:554562)

As long as 7 keeps Mcaphukkie away with that annoying voice and hez unprofessional verbal diarrhoea.

Come on Buckshot you are making Ally out to be Trailer trash when she has moved upto Motorhome Mullet.

**GTRMagic** · 1 Apr 2003, 07:05 (Ref:554567)

Use Amanda de Pledge instead, much easier on the eye

William Dale Jr · 1 Apr 2003, 07:13 (Ref:554568)

Isn't she still tied up with 10, though?

**GTRMagic** · 1 Apr 2003, 07:27 (Ref:554581)

She was working for GPTV at the Grand Prix, so I presumed freelance

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