In a message dated 10/06/2000 10:55:05 AM Central Daylight Time,
billsohl@pop.mindspring.com writes:
<< One negative comment on the speedvision coverage
has to do with the ongoing race results. All they
ever showed was position in class or overall without
any refernece to a car being N seconds behind the
leader...or, in the case of cars not on the same lap,
the number of laps down a car was in relation to
the leader.
>>
For cost considerations, they probably are attempting to do this stuff in
'one take live', and choose not to go back and do any 'adds'.
Unless they do their own Timing and Scoring (unlikely), the stuff from the
Sanctioning Body is rarely available in a timely fashion.
Bill Dentinger
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