Comments on: Barber Wrap-Up

By: JoeyT

JoeyT — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:26:31 +0000

“Although I’m nothing more than a lowly blogger, they always go out of their way to treat me as if I worked for ABC.”

If you worked for ABC, they should probably be kicking you out the door. NBC SN showed ABC how it’s done. ABC should take note; but they won’t. They couldn’t care less.

By: madtad1

madtad1 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:58:41 +0000

I had the chance to talk to some pit crew members back at Sebring and they all said about the same thing: the rear tire requires a little more precision in mounting/unmounting than in the past as they have to pull it straight out to clear the rear “bumper”.

By: madtad1

madtad1 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:55:18 +0000

ABC deserves a -1, frankly as they live up to their knickname of Always Bad Coverage.

By: Travis R

Travis R — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:23:55 +0000

I thought the race was a blast to watch. The coverage was great, and the guys in the booth seemed like they were having fun, which made it fun to listen to. I didn’t expect that much passing at Barber. The fact that guys like Marco were using the chrome horn and others could successfully defend against it was fun to see. If I ever make it down there for a race, I’m heading to turn 5.

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:28:19 +0000

George, the race was excellent and there was a lot more passing than what we saw last week. You could see that Ruebens and Bourdais are going to be in the hunt for some wins as is Hinchcliff. Marco, by the way, made some great moves early in the race against Barrichello and Franchitti, however that was short lived and when they moved on young Andretti, he looked like a lost Easter duck. It is obvious that Will Power and Dixon like Barber. With all of that, what was up with the right back tire/wheel exchange in the pits? Several teams had that problem.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:10:18 +0000

SCORECARD:

- NBC SPORTS Televised coverage ………. 1

- ABC televised coverage …………………….. 0

By: Steve K

Steve K — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:04:11 +0000

Its a shame they take all of May “off” when Indy is just two weekends.

By: Tom G.

Tom G. — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:48:44 +0000

Great race, and terrific TV coverage. It was a very entertaining show. I was really struck but just how deep the talent is in the field this year. The new cars looked really racy on the natural terrain course, with passing on just about every lap. (Also, let’s not forget to mention it’s a beautiful facility). never thought I’d say it, but I could get used to more tracks like this. Can’t wait for them to run Road America next year, so I can see them in person.

By: Ron Ford

Ron Ford — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:20:35 +0000

I did not think I would enjoy this race, but I did. Lot more passing than I expected (unlike ABC, NBCSports showed most of it). The drivers seem to be more willing to take some passing chances with this new car, perhaps due to the widepods. This is shaping up to be a really interesting season. Justin Wilson managed to stay in the race with a car that was handling so bad he often looked like he was on dirt. He can flat out drive.

By: redcar

redcar — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:03:41 +0000

I thought it was a real good race. NBCSports puts ABC to shame. Lots of live passing back in the pack and replays for the ones they missed. Good announcers, Townsend Bell did a nice job. I like the new cars and I think they’ll get more physical with them as the year goes on. Yeah, Penske is still dominant, but I think–with some real good drivers like Bourdais and Pagenaud and Hildebrand and Newgarten that smaller teams could catch up over the course of the year. K. Legge and Ed C. seem to be really struggling. Lotus might be competitive when and if they catch up with the others.

I do think–as someone else said somewhere–the more weeks in a row with races, the better off this series will be.