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    #16 Minidave, Jun 16, 2018
    I'm watching too - on Velocity - I noticed these color commentators can't shut up either.....what is with the diarrhea of the mouth on all these announcers these days?

    Man, you get a flat on this course it can be a LONG drive back to the pits!
     
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    #24 vetsvette, Jun 18, 2018
    I like that in spite of the antiquated technology they’ve managed to accumulate a few wins.

    http://www.corvetteracing.com/about-2/history/
     
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    #3 Dave.0, Jun 12, 2018
    Yeah, I won’t be watching as I have a full detail booked for a black F150 quad cab. That’s going to take a full day and some of the night.
     
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    #5 vetsvette, Jun 12, 2018
    At least this year it’s a continuous broadcast on the Velocity channel. I’ve got nothing else to do Saturday anyway.
     
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    #6 minirab, Jun 12, 2018
    I'll be watching as I do every year, it just takes me awhile to see it all on the dvr.
     
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    #7 Dave.0, Jun 12, 2018
    No tv in the garage, that’s man land. Cleaning and working on cars gets done in the garage.

    If I had a TV I may as well add a fridge and a urinal then I could live in the garage.
     
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    #8 caseydog, Jun 12, 2018
    You say that as if it was a bad thing.

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    #9 caseydog, Jun 12, 2018
    Lemans caught me off guard this year. I've been so busy, I haven't even thought about it.

    I don't have cable or satellite, so I'll have to go through my annual ritual of finding somewhat decent coverage online.

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    #15 Sully, Jun 16, 2018
    Agreed - I paid for the WEC season before and would get it, not this year. I think you can do the motor trend app (4.99) and get. Or call a friend that has direct TV, get their user name and pass... then stream on the app... I’m watching it now via one of those meathods.. :Cautious:
     
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    #20 vetsvette, Jun 17, 2018
    Yep. The BOP rules keep changing until compared to just a few years ago the Vettes intake has been reduced so much they might as well be sucking air through a soda straw.
     
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    #22 Sully, Jun 18, 2018
    Yea - in some ways I hate it for Toyota. This year will be a "give me" win in peoples mind. Where if they didn't have their issue on the last lap that would have been a "real" win. Note - I'm not taking anything away from them. Quite opposite. They paid their dues, but since there are no other factory LMP1's.. this result was expected.

    Yup... but I bet there are a few politics going on to. When (if) they actually produce their mid engine, but there is a good chance it will win that year (yes.. my conspiracy theory).. but I was at Le Mans when the Fords won. Pretty sure there was some back room dealings to make that happen. Found it really strange the last minute BOP rules that somehow favored Ferrari and Ford on the 50th anniversary. Just saying. :Cautious:
     
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    #23 Sully, Jun 18, 2018
    Can understand that view.. but frankly for a high HP reliable car that pushrod does a great job. If they allowed the cars to run full bore without the BOP I think we would find the field very different. Also note, the GT40 originally was designed for a V8.. but internally in Ford the Business Unit couldn't get enough budget... in came the Ecoboost BU with funding only if they used their engine (which is a great engine BTW). But that wasn't the original plan (One of the GT40 designers is a good friend of one of my buddies). We got in a long conversation about that a few years ago. Note - I'm not taking anything away from the GT40.. its a homologation car which I love. Its also $425K.. an not a true production car. Wasn't actually a production car when it won the first time. That said, love that they are there and do think its good for the sport. Hope Ford stays with it and we see a mid engine Chevy.. :D
     
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    #2 MCS02, Jun 12, 2018
    Cant wait!!
     
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    #4 MCS02, Jun 12, 2018
    That is a big vehicle!! You need a TV in the garage. That is next on my list
     
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    #10 Sully, Jun 13, 2018
    Ditto - I watch it every year.. but this year beings so busy, totally forgot it.
     
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    #11 Sully, Jun 15, 2018
    Did y'all see that Lemans coverage (except in car) is only available via Velocity channel - start to finish? Not even available on the WEC app or motortrend app. While its nice to have TV coverage, I did like the flexibility of the WEC app... still researching this one.
     
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    #12 caseydog, Jun 15, 2018
    It has gotten to where the only way I can watch things I want to watch, I have to pay a cable or satellite company big bucks for 350 channels full of crap I don't want.

    We should be able to go to The Velocity Channel, and buy via pay-per-view the coverage of Lemans. Not in the USA, the land of the not so "free market." It's what you get when big business owns your government.

    Consumers in most industrialized countries pay less than we pay, and get more than we get from the internet.

    If I could get full coverage of Lemans for fifty-bucks, I'd gladly pay it. Instead, I have to pay 80-plus-bucks a month for cable or satellite, on a two-year contract to watch Lemans -- with commercials interrupting every five minutes.

    Rant Off!

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    #13 MoBoost, Jun 16, 2018
    The Velocity channel is available in the Elite tier of PS Vue. It works through Roku or a PlayStation.
     
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    #14 MCS02, Jun 16, 2018
    it looks like last year. $8.99
     
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    #17 vetsvette, Jun 17, 2018
    I just dropped from 200 channels on Dish to 120 channels. Guess I’d better check and make sure I still have the channel.

    Edit: My DVR took a crap yesterday. All I can watch now is prerecorded content. How’d the Corvettes do?
     
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