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---------- Post added at 08:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:09 PM ---------- When espn covered usac races they gave every car that raced on tv $125 big spenders and then that went away usac took all the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:14: |
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I agree TV would be a boost that could help change direction. Thus, for the last 14 months it os something we have been chasing. It is true today that the TV model for coverage is a pay for time model Some organizations buy TV time, and try to recoup selling commercials. This was attempted by USAC in recent history with a vary bad result financially.
We are working with a top producer and shopping USAC as a reality format. We have had interesting conversations as of late, and of course Thursday Night Thunder is still something we heavily pursue. Times have changed. Reality TV has consumed America. TV does not pay unless the numbers are a huge draw. Keep in mind too that today's TV is much more fragmented with 200 cable channels, Tivo everything without commercials, and now internet TV. We are exploring some creative solutions. Internet TV has a strong potential, fed right to your big screen at home. The quality is getting there, and we have been playing with options. However, it is highly dependent on a very strong high quality internet connection, which is not found at most tracks we race on. |
If the Thursday Night Thunder were to redevelop I think switching it up between dirt and pavement on a week to week basis would be a great way to display the sport.
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Face it folks you will never have Thursday or Saturday Night Thunder the same as it was back then, after all Lingner Group Productions was the group responsible for producing all of those shows and they aren't even in operation anymore. You don't just throw a show on tv and have it come out as a nice product. There was a ton of work that went in behind the scenes for those shows that made Lingner stand apart from the rest; all you have to do is look at some of the present day stuff to notice that. Also a big part of the popularity of that series was that it was on ESPN. Versus and even SPEED do not have the same reach that ESPN would provide.
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Lingner Group Productions is very much still in business. Terry Lingner is producing the IndyCar Series races for Versus.
Here is Lingner Group's webwite: http://www.lgpinc.com/ |
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