Cedar Lake

[Sledhead]

Whats with no audio on Dirtvison!!!!!! 2 nights in a row???????????????????????????????

[CarolinaDirt]

Its there just alot of static keep hitting refresh it cuts in and out .

[huskerdirt]

Dirt vision is an absolute joke. I don't even know why they bother. When there actually is audio like on Tuesday night. They conveniently cut it off during the support classes. This has happened several times. If it was another sanction body I would understand but good grief are they wound up that tight to not even let us hear the street stocks.

[Kwd1253]

it sucks tonight on DV, rather watch RM with no sound.. so does the top 3 move to a main?

[CarolinaDirt]

it sucks tonight on DV, rather watch RM with no sound.. so does the top 3 move to a main?

Yes top 3 transfer

[smoothoperator32]

I imagine DOD has something to do with that. PPV always messes up other feeds. Not missing much only a few guy able to pass the rest finish where they started... Yawn

[Kwd1253]

My RM didn't show heat 3? but I like the look at heat 5 chase, frank, Overton out drove mars , bloomquist, josh awesome!

[Kwd1253]

Yes top 3 transfer

thanks figured that but was 100% sure tho

[zooker25]

A lot of big names are not in the show. Should be some great b mains tomorrow night!

[Kwd1253]

Roger on that zooker, even tho I want got the races tomorrow night. I'm thinking buying ppv one dod and ufc fights. haven't do that in a while.

[Ben Shelton]

Dirt vision is an absolute joke. I don't even know why they bother. When there actually is audio like on Tuesday night. They conveniently cut it off during the support classes. This has happened several times. If it was another sanction body I would understand but good grief are they wound up that tight to not even let us hear the street stocks.

This is all dependent on cell phone reception. At Cedar Lake it's terrible at best, and very spotty. One minute you have full strength LTE, and a few minutes later nothing. We depend on a Verizon wireless card to broadcast the races. When the signal drops every ten minutes you lose the signal and the broadcast drops. I'm reluctant to even set all the equipment up there, but I do to try and give people not watching the pay-per-view at least a little something. DoD has NOTHING to do with it working or not working.

Same thing happened at Shawano on Tuesday night. Out of nowhere Verizon dropped its signal. I laugh that you think I was actually turning it off during the support divisions to save money. I randomly lost the signal during the heats. Now after the WoO feature I did shut it down so that I could start packing things up to drive a couple of hours down the road.

Just find it a bit ironic that it's a free service we do our best with, yet people want to slam it. Just a reminder that no good deed goes unpunished in this sport.

- Ben

[Ben Shelton]

Also when we lose the cell signal then we also lose the Race Monitor feed, which I also run off my computer. That's why Race Monitor has been spotty at best so far at Cedar Lake.

- Ben

[deez lug nuts]

Ben, Just shut it down and bring back week later printed racing paper results.

[huskerdirt]

This is all dependent on cell phone reception. At Cedar Lake it's terrible at best, and very spotty. One minute you have full strength LTE, and a few minutes later nothing. We depend on a Verizon wireless card to broadcast the races. When the signal drops every ten minutes you lose the signal and the broadcast drops. I'm reluctant to even set all the equipment up there, but I do to try and give people not watching the pay-per-view at least a little something. DoD has NOTHING to do with it working or not working.

Same thing happened at Shawano on Tuesday night. Out of nowhere Verizon dropped its signal. I laugh that you think I was actually turning it off during the support divisions to save money. I randomly lost the signal during the heats. Now after the WoO feature I did shut it down so that I could start packing things up to drive a couple of hours down the road.

Just find it a bit ironic that it's a free service we do our best with, yet people want to slam it. Just a reminder that no good deed goes unpunished in this sport.

- Ben

The other night at Quincy, heard everything during intermission with prize giveaways and such. Then the second it was time for MOWA sprint feature to push off the feed went dead. Then after refreshing the screen it said "Live Broadcast will begin shortly". The feed came back on as the Late Model field was coming onto the track. This along with basically the same thing at Shawno gave me the impression that it was being shut off intentionally during the support classes.

I apologize for going on a rant and making the accusation. Thank you for responding.

[Ben Shelton]

Odd situation you experienced with the MOWA feature because there were a lot of Sprint Car people listening that night to see how Rico did. Many of them were commenting on social media throughout the night about it, and this is the first I've heard somebody tell me it was down for the MOWA feature. That wireless card normally goes live about 2pm every day on race day so that I can work in the tower before the races, and unless we lose power or signal it doesn't get turned off until the races are over.

Honestly do the very best that we can with it because we know for some this is the only way to keep up with their family members, friends, etc, when they are on the run. It's far from a perfect technology, but I like to think we give it our best shot.

Thanks,
Ben