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More of the Same....
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clwill
Nitro Member
I'm at a complete loss to understand why they don't see the value of creating an outstanding online experience. With more and more people having smart TVs, Apple TVs, ROKUs, connected large screens to their computers, even smartphones and tablets -- a killer, live, online experience would be great.
Think a merge of the audiocast with 1320go with NHRA Live Timing with ESPN3, and even an interactive component. Great video, excellent stats, clickable links on every stat or graphic, good announcing, all in a live format. Set up alerts so that it would call me back to the screen when my favorite classes are up, or when the frigging oil-down is over. Set up live chats and forums so people could live comment if they wanted to as the event goes on. Make it so that I can replay the run from as many angles as I want, not be forced to watch as ESPN replays the same run over and over. Really have rich statistics so that I can play my own "Louis Bloom - Stat Guy", and click on things to find out how many times these two have faced each other, or what someone's "leaves first" percentage is, or what the record for oildowns in a single year is... I'd be glued to it all weekend.
NHRA would OWN the property, completely control the experience, be able to run whatever ads they wanted to run and get all the revenue from it. They could even charge for the thing -- $99/year or $5/weekend or $3/raceday, $0.99/qualifying days. They wouldn't be at the mercy of ESPN or other sports bumping them. They would control the thing front to back.
This is all doable today, if only NHRA would get the right technical folks involved...
Think a merge of the audiocast with 1320go with NHRA Live Timing with ESPN3, and even an interactive component. Great video, excellent stats, clickable links on every stat or graphic, good announcing, all in a live format. Set up alerts so that it would call me back to the screen when my favorite classes are up, or when the frigging oil-down is over. Set up live chats and forums so people could live comment if they wanted to as the event goes on. Make it so that I can replay the run from as many angles as I want, not be forced to watch as ESPN replays the same run over and over. Really have rich statistics so that I can play my own "Louis Bloom - Stat Guy", and click on things to find out how many times these two have faced each other, or what someone's "leaves first" percentage is, or what the record for oildowns in a single year is... I'd be glued to it all weekend.
NHRA would OWN the property, completely control the experience, be able to run whatever ads they wanted to run and get all the revenue from it. They could even charge for the thing -- $99/year or $5/weekend or $3/raceday, $0.99/qualifying days. They wouldn't be at the mercy of ESPN or other sports bumping them. They would control the thing front to back.
This is all doable today, if only NHRA would get the right technical folks involved...
Jimbo
Nitro Member
Christopher L. Williams:
You said the following, This is all doable today, if only NHRA would get the right technical folks involved...
Having used their website hundreds of times I find many times the website leaves a great deal to be desired with links that don't work and other stuff. Maybe their technical folks can fix that first.
I do agree with everything else you said and I can only hope they monitor sites like this and wake up before it's to late.
Jim Hill
You said the following, This is all doable today, if only NHRA would get the right technical folks involved...
Having used their website hundreds of times I find many times the website leaves a great deal to be desired with links that don't work and other stuff. Maybe their technical folks can fix that first.
I do agree with everything else you said and I can only hope they monitor sites like this and wake up before it's to late.
Jim Hill
Raconteur
Nitro Member
You are assuming that the Suits at NHRA even comprehend why that idea is a marketable, as well as potential profit center.
sdwarf36
Nitro Member
Maybe they should look up. www.fanschoice.tv
Since NASCAR owns everything , look what they figured out to do. Show some of the less mainstream series--live! Oh yea-you can choise the camera -commentary or not. Motorcycle road racing-motorcycle flat track-IMSA road racing-lesser circle track series at small tracks. Free (for now anyways).
Since NASCAR owns everything , look what they figured out to do. Show some of the less mainstream series--live! Oh yea-you can choise the camera -commentary or not. Motorcycle road racing-motorcycle flat track-IMSA road racing-lesser circle track series at small tracks. Free (for now anyways).
parrotwhisperer
Nitro Member
NHRA may have old their soul to ESPN. The contract may preclude NHRA doing items in the above posts even if they wanted to do it. Recording and presentation of video is very tight in the contract and other things may be as well. ESPN didn't ride in on a load of punkins. That's what I read between the lines of Compton's excuses in Bobby's interview.
stitcherbob
Nitro Member
One thing that is never mentioned is that there is never a repeat showing of THE RACE.....qualifying shows sometimes get a repeat, albeit shortened, but miss the big Sunday show and you're screwed.....even F1 has repeat showings during the week after an event.
my friends call me Zappy
Nitro Member
Most of this sounds great, just don't charge to view. Charge advertisers. Attendance and viewership is down now,
charging just to watch would really kill.
clwill
Nitro Member
They renew the contracts every so often. Change the terms.
The question I have is the technology that good to make it work, I have pretty good internet here with 55 download speed, but I find Smart tv (have the latest and greatest Sony Smart 3d) and apple tv has a few to many pauses and glitches unless I am running the wrong settings or something like that . watching you tude is painful on my big tv.
Must be doing something wrong
Dean
Must be doing something wrong
Dean
Especially when ESPN no longer has any NASCAR Programming starting next year...
parrotwhisperer
Nitro Member
If you do not already know, ESPN gave away their NASCAR contract. They offered to give it up this year if FOX, Turner or (?) would take it over. It could not happen that quickly because of everything needed for a new party to get everything done that had to be done. Obviously ESPN feels they can make more money from other programming. That gives you a very warm fuzzy feeling about their obvious love for NHRA. To some extent it appears both sides have a contract they hate.
clwill
Nitro Member
If you truly have 55mb download speeds (check at http://speedtest.net) you should be easily be able to get full-size 1080p HD television that should knock your socks off.
I would talk to your ISP (your internet provider) and complain. You probably have a flaky connection, maybe a bad cable from the distribution box on your street to your house. That's entirely their responsibility and they should fix it for free.
StockersRock
Nitro Member
I recently had trouble with my internet service. It turned out that Cox had upgraded our lines and our speed, and that my modem was not compatible for the new speeds; it more or less was acting like a restrictor plate. I picked up a new modem to the proper specs, and it made a world of difference.
StockersRock
Nitro Member
