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Post by afx on Mar 13, 2019 5:35:16 GMT -8
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 13, 2019 8:57:45 GMT -8
GO Corvette GO!
Sad not to see Ferrari in GTLM
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 16, 2019 4:58:00 GMT -8
My NBCS sports channel is only showing the final 6 hrs. of the race, so I've set my DVR box to record it as well as the Australian F1 GP due to the 1am Eastern DST start time. Looking forward to watching both, and I can fast forward through all the commercials, and pause when I need to.
Joel
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 16, 2019 7:37:02 GMT -8
I'm looking for the race and yes, NBCS coverage starts at 3PM. CNBC is covering now but I don't have that in Direct TV!  In the meantime I'm streaming Corvette's in car camera. Looks like it is pouring rain! |
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Post by alwaysindy on Mar 16, 2019 7:56:37 GMT -8
Ismael:
Try channel 355 on DirectTV...it took me a while to find...
Tim
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 16, 2019 8:04:35 GMT -8
Hi Tim,
Argh! It says not available. It jumps from 350 to 462.
Thanks,
Ismael
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 16, 2019 18:49:49 GMT -8
Not spoiling it for those who recorded for later view but it was an interesting race...
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Post by afx on Mar 17, 2019 4:19:49 GMT -8
I wish they would adjust the start times so the race began in the dark and finished during daylight hours like Bathurst does. Trying to make out what is happening with the headlights blasting right at the camera is futile.
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 17, 2019 11:56:23 GMT -8
Those cars are really tough! When that car hit the tire barrier it was still easily doing 30-40 MPH or more. It moved the concrete barrier like a foot, yet it only suffered cosmetic damaged and continued. I was impressed. (Intentionally keeping the details light for those who don't want it spoiled).
JC, from midnight to noon would be great, but Sebring has a lot of history from light to dark. And TV coverage pretty much dictates schedules. I'm pretty sure the reason why it started/ended at 10:40 was for TV so it would get 20 minutes of finish line interviews.
Thanks,
Ismael
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 20, 2019 6:15:31 GMT -8
Ismael,
I finally finished watching the race, and it was outstanding in ever sense of the word. World class racing top to bottom of the all the fields. What I felt was an issue for those of us watching on TV, is that a lot of the available light that helps seeing the track in person and from the cars at night, just doesn't translates very well to on the TV screen. Also the fact that Sebring isn't well lighted except for the pit straight doesn't help either.
I'm really looking forward to the next IMSA race.
Joel
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Mar 20, 2019 7:25:41 GMT -8
Yeah, Sebring has a few problems, first is that is an Airfield and converted for the race. so lighting can be an issue that way, next, the use of intensive lighting can be a huge problem for the drivers, having watched a few NASCAR night races, the drivers complain about the lighting. That is why tracks like Charlotte uses indirect lights projected onto mirrors placed around the track. The majority of IMSA cars dont use Dash lights but use a lighting system that projects light from behind the driver onto the dash, purple or blue are the most common light used. You can usually see it on TV when the cars are coming directly towards the camera. It is a system developed at Lemans and aids in relieving eye stress and fatigue during driver stints. The use of low light/high density camera's by the TV crews has its draw backs like clarity and a grainy look. Most IMSA cars use rear view cameras now and thus , no rear view mirrors, I was intrigued by a couple of drivers saying there is a problem with those dash display's in that they see the approaching cars clearly but cannot identify there Category because the headlamps are diffused. There was a clear color of headlamp by class but I think they only use Yellow for the GTD? class.. and the rest are white/clear now. The HID and LED headlamps also have added to that situation... I do agree they should start the race at 6am and end at 6pm so there would be only a bit of low light or dark hours. Just saying Chris
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 20, 2019 7:53:06 GMT -8
Yeah, Sebring has a few problems, first is that is an Airfield and converted for the race. so lighting can be an issue that way, next, the use of intensive lighting can be a huge problem for the drivers, having watched a few NASCAR night races, the drivers complain about the lighting. That is why tracks like Charlotte uses indirect lights projected onto mirrors placed around the track. The majority of IMSA cars dont use Dash lights but use a lighting system that projects light from behind the driver onto the dash, purple or blue are the most common light used. You can usually see it on TV when the cars are coming directly towards the camera. It is a system developed at Lemans and aids in relieving eye stress and fatigue during driver stints. The use of low light/high density camera's by the TV crews has its draw backs like clarity and a grainy look. Most IMSA cars use rear view cameras now and thus , no rear view mirrors, I was intrigued by a couple of drivers saying there is a problem with those dash display's in that they see the approaching cars clearly but cannot identify there Category because the headlamps are diffused. There was a clear color of headlamp by class but I think they only use Yellow for the GTD? class.. and the rest are white/clear now. The HID and LED headlamps also have added to that situation... I do agree they should start the race at 6am and end at 6pm so there would be only a bit of low light or dark hours. Just saying Chris Chris, Yep, Sebring was an old WWII air field that they just left as it, and didn't tear out the runways, as it's in the middle of virtually no where. I did get to go to just one Sebring race in my single years. We actually drove from LI to Sebring in my MG Midget, and the two of us were still talking and friends after both way drives. To this day I still remember watching Joe Siffert drive his Porsche 908/3 at a pace that literally the car was hopping around the turn after the pit straight, ( That's one of the reasons why the 908 series is my all time favorite Porsche series followed by the 917s). Thanks for explaining those weird blue lights I kept on seeing. As it is the cars all seemed to have LCD light strips along the sides that made for some really unusual looking cars at night. I already knew that they used the Amber headlights for the two slower classes both the Prototype and Production classes. At one point in an interview with a driver I forgot, he talked about the rear view camera vs mirrors. I'd also love to see the race changed to 6am to 6pm but that's never going to happen as long as the broadcasting companies have any say in it. And since they pay mega bucks to broadcast the races, they want the greatest market share they can get. But the night time stint is just to long and hard to follow no matter how good the announcers are. It's not a 24 hour race so a few hours of darkness is fine with me. How about 8am to 8pm. That's almost 3 hours of darkness, which is more then enough. Joel |
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 21, 2019 1:54:52 GMT -8
Hello,
Here is a recap of the race. The crash I mentioned is in 6:04. He was able to continue by simply replacing the nose piece of the car.
Thanks,
Ismael
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 21, 2019 6:03:40 GMT -8
Ismael,
I thought that when he hit the tires and moved those concrete walls, that was it for sure. But like you said, just replace the noise and motor on. Amazing.
Joel
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