Originally Posted by ChetC:
If one company is not allowed to show the other’s division, why would they allow the other company the courtesy of broadcasting all?
I'm not 100% sure what you're saying here? But, I wrote (most) of this the other night (Joliet), and received not one explanation from anyone:
On another subject surrounding this race, what could possibly be the reason for Flo not showing the ALL Stars, and Speedshift not showing the Midgets?? What possible good does this do for anyone, and what possible harm could be done by each "network" showing the other class?
If you say it would hurt the one off sales for the ppv, you're wrong. People that follow the All Stars know where to buy their PPVs, and vice versa for the USAC PPVs. So one off sales are not the reason.
I mean if you want exclusives on the replays, that's fine, and understandable.
With that said, can someone give me a legitimate reason why each "network" would not want to expose their product to a different audience??? It's not like these co-sanction events happen everyday in our form of racing? Take your coats off and expose each other, it's only going to help you in the end.
Example of it not helping:
All Star fan tunes into watch his sprint car guys on Speedshift, sees some really cool Midget racing, and possibly buys a future Flo Racing telecast to see more Midget racing. Doesn't change the fact that he is a All Star fan at heart.... Vice Versa for a USAC fan seeing the All Stars... They may go out buy one of their future PPVs, but will be a long loyal USAC fan.
Not Rocket Science that any extra exposure is a good thing for everyone involved. Now, with the way it was handled, All Star fans paying for the telecast are less than thrilled that they have to just sit there waiting for those damn Midgets to run while they watch commercials or replays. USAC fans are less than thrilled having to sit thru endless race replays (some twice), while those damn winged cars are running.
Please tell me what was accomplished by any of this.
Working together for the common good, is just going to help everyone's bottom line.