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Now expected to have got round that Premiere will not show the race in the IRL next weekend live from Edmonton. For this you should know is that the race was not scheduled to start the IRL season, but part of the takeover of Champ Car's mass. It has come relatively late in the calendar. The existing transfer agreements should be added to this race really easy, as is the case in the U.S., where ESPN broadcaster of the IRL race in Edmonton just does.

I have Premiere, specifically with Mr. Ulich in demand from the motor sports communications, why Premiere will not broadcast the race live. His answer is basically:

Of the race are no live images broadcast from Canada to Europe and are therefore not available in Germany.

At the same time I have found clues in the chat that Sky Sports has announced the race as a "live" on Saturday evening at 23.00 clock. And though as HD, as well as "normal" variant. Thereon was insisting Mr. Ulich in his statement and wrote:

Sky Sports would thus not receive live images. It could be at most a time-shifted recording.

So Sky would be actually the only channel in Europe that would bring the race live.

Addendum: That's not true. A reader has pointed out in the chat that the race in Portugal will be broadcast live.

On the media side of the IRL, there is a list of all the countries and respective broadcasters - but will not be broken, which brings live channels and which records only. In fact, transferred but (just for example) or the Italian "NuvolariTV" nor the Belgian "BeTV" the race. The U.S. military station AFN has not been mentioned in his preview for Saturday's IRL. Usually transferred to live, if not regularly. The race is missing from the 09/10/08 there in the index, however, run at the same time as the Olympic Games in China, so -. Either there is no feed, or Sky has run a separate deal with ESPN, of which no one else in Europe, something white. But I can not imagine that ESPN set up a feed for the extra without even the other stations, at least to offer.

It's> there is a feed of the premiere does not know. As can also be related to the fact that it was a really CCWS race. I do not know whether in Portugal or Sky SportTV the Champ Cars had earlier in the program and get the race therefore seems safe to me but. Premiere says something that so probably not true.

For safety, I have requested from the IRL media department, but because it takes experience, always something until you get an answer. The same goes for ESPN and Sky. So I'm waiting times with my final assessment.

NASCAR - News
- One question: who will lead in the Nationwide Series is the table? Kyle Busch and his five victories? Kevin Harvick? Carl Edwards? Neither - it's Clint Bowyer with just one victory. The Nationwide Series is suffering - and huge. What was a good series for young drivers time, has become a kind of leisure activity of the NASCAR Stars to hold their sponsors. Who was the last Nationwide / Busch champion, who did not come from the Sprint / Nextel / Winston Cup? The is no single race was run in the Cup and Champion in the 2nd League was? As long as one has to scroll back. Until the year 1998 to be exact, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Busch series at that time. Then came only drivers who were then relatively quickly lifted out of the Busch Series in the Cup. The series is still the best incubator for young drivers, but as you can see also the example of Joey Logano, it will always be skipped more often.

In addition this year that Toyota dominates the series. Of the 21 races they have won 12 and there would probably have been more, had driven all the races Kyle Busch, it probably would look quite different. When you look at the problem NASCAR is aware and trying you lower the performance of Toyota engines. We analyzed the performance so regularly and knows exactly who has how much horsepower on the chain. Now they have sent out a statement that looks like this:

At all events, unless otherwise specified, all engines with a cylinder bore spacing less than 4 470 inches must compete using a tapered spacer with four (4) 1.125-inch diameter holes. At all events, unless otherwise specified, all engines with a cylinder bore spacing of 4470 inches or more must compete using a tapered spacer with four (4) 1.100-inch diameter holes. Unless otherwise authorized, the carburetor restrictor will be issued by NASCAR. "
"Eventually, all teams that upgrade to new engine packages will be subject to this rule modification," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. "Over the years in our sport, we've taken steps on Numerous occasions to help maintain a level playing field among our competitors and we will continue to do Sun

In other words, Toyota gets some kind of restrictor missed. And even though the race for the O'Reilly Park in Indianapolis.

- Tony Stewart has confirmed that there will be no third team at Stewart / Haas. The second driver is still open. Both Ryan Newman and Truex Jr. are high on the list. But Newman has reportedly also an offer of Evernham on the table.

And what else?
Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that he will sit in a Ferrari in 2009. Whether he wants to compete in 2010 but still in F1, he left open.

07/24/2008

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