Coverage not on speed tv in 2008

[duken]

USAR has signed an agreement with Versus to air their 2008 race season. This channel is not available on cable in Canada so the only way to follow the series this year if you chose to is thru their website. Benny Gordon won the opening event at Lakeland Florida .

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[Evan]

That really sucks as i loved watching the races on Speed. Do you think NASCAR had anything to do with this?



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[Pinecrest]

 The other way to see the series is get the American DISH network   

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[duken]

The press release states that the change was made due to the fact that Versus ,which was formerly the The Outdoor Channel, reaches two million more homes than Speed . Very few cable companies in the US carry Speed as a component of lower tier priced service and USAR management felt they would get more bang for the buck making this change in tv coverage. I have noticed  that their was a one sentence mention on the bottom scroll of Gordon's victory on the Speed Report but no footage .

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[Thayne]

they dropped it because they picked up the WoO!!!!!! WOOOT 20 something races aired! including ohsweken.

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/breaking-news-world-of-outlaws-racing-exclusively-on-speed-in-2008/

DATE/TIME/LOCATION/RACE DATE
May 23 8-11 p.m. Friday Lowe’s Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. May 23

May 31 4-5 p.m. Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa. May 15

June 8 1-2 p.m. Sunday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa. May 16

June 15 4-5 p.m. Sunday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa June 6

June 21 4-5 p.m. Saturday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa June 7

June 28 3-4 p.m. Saturday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kan. June 20

July 6 4-5 p.m. Sunday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kan. June 21

July 13 5-7 p.m. Sunday Lernerville Speedway(LM)Sarver, Pa. June 28

July 19 4-6 p.m. Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio July 12

July 26 4-5 p.m. Saturday Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario July 22

Aug. 2 4-5 p.m. Saturday Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario July 23

Aug. 16 4-5 p.m. Saturday Deer Creek Speedway(LM)Grand Meadow, Minn. July 9

Aug. 23 4-5 p.m. Saturday Eldora Speedway(LM)Rossburg, Ohio July 25

Aug. 31 12-1 p.m. Sunday Sharon Speedway(LM)Hartford, Ohio July 26

Sept. 7 6-7 p.m. Sunday Tri-City Speedway(LM)Franklin, Pa. Aug. 31

Sept. 27 8-11 p.m. Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa. Sept. 27

Nov. 1 8-11 p.m. Saturday Lowe’s Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Nov. 1

(LM indicates a World of Outlaws Late Model Series event. All other broadcasts feature the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.)





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