LOLMDS I-80 Nationals - Thursday

[TerryM]

Was wondering the same thing. Not real happy with the call of the race last night. Seems Essex struggled with relaying info without his partner in the booth with him.

I think it was more a case of no one knowing how the hell this weekend’s point system works lol. Which partner are you referring to?

[TerryM]

Yes. Losing 2 spots in your heat is not an impressive performance, nor good for points in this format.

I was actually surprised he wasn’t lower in points.

[Mister Ricochet]

Terry M

I think it was more a case of no one knowing how the hell this weekend’s point system works lol. Which partner are you referring to?

Doesn't Essex always work with a partner? I've had the Lucas subscription for 5-6 races now and he's always had that same partner. Don't know his name but thought Essex has had much better calls than he did last night. ............ Call me crazy but I like the guys in the booth to understand and communicate the rules of the sport they are calling.

[dgersh22]

The announcer needs to know where the camera is pointing. To many times last night they talked about the race for the lead and the camera was showing the battle for 3rd thru 6th. Made it pretty confusing and also how close the race actually was.

[NeedforLMspeed]

Bob Dillner....

[One Man Gang]

I just noticed that Shanon Buckingham wasn’t there. I ain’t been on here much in the last month so have I missed something about him ?

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Buckingham dropped off the tour.

[JimBo]

The announcer needs to know where the camera is pointing. To many times last night they talked about the race for the lead and the camera was showing the battle for 3rd thru 6th. Made it pretty confusing and also how close the race actually was.

Same thing I was saying. Either the announcer needs to know where the camera is pointed or the camera man needs to hear what the announcer is saying.

[50Dixon50]

Is their a video of last nights race anywhere?

[Barbecueboy]

Buckingham is cleaning up hurricane debris......they talked about it a little last night.

[RiffRaf67]

Maybe, just maybe, Essex is announcing for the fans in the STANDS and not those at home on the couch.

[Mister Ricochet]

The announcer needs to know where the camera is pointing. To many times last night they talked about the race for the lead and the camera was showing the battle for 3rd thru 6th. Made it pretty confusing and also how close the race actually was.

The announcer calls the action, a guy in the truck (the director) is looking at multiple screens and tells each cameraman where to point the camera and picks the screen that best shows relevant action and chooses it to be broadcast.

Indeed, there was a helluva battle going on in the front that Essex was calling but the feed showed 4-5-6-7th place action. IMO just a bad day for Lucas Oil's production of a race.......... And I'd add this kind of production shows just how good Flo's production of the Intercontinental was.

[Mister Ricochet]

Maybe, just maybe, Essex is announcing for the fans in the STANDS and not those at home on the couch.

Hope not. Fans in the stands can't really hear him for one and unlike fans at home people in the stands can turn their heads and choose what to watch.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

I couldn't hear the PA well at all. Even when there weren't cars on the track.

[klemmabyna]

the speakers there have always been bad. even if they were loud enough it is muffled. kind of like the speakers i hooked up to the 8-track player in my first car!