I don't know about tivo since I don't have it, but with my VCR and DVD recorder, I set them for an additional 30 minutes, sometimes an hour depending on what precedes the race. I record every event and haven't missed one yet ----- except for the Finals in Pomona, it was 2003 I think. That's when they ran over & ESPN didn't show the final rounds (PSB final may have been shown, but that was it). They haven't done this since though.