Why isn't Lemons on TV? (Page 1 of 2)

Simple. No money in it. Besides, TV is a waste of time!

Wouldn't it be great if all the Lemons races were covered like the the pro events?

I think people would watch.

KT

Because then companies would be wanting us to paint our cars all silly and Joe Nobody would want to participate.

....... Wait a minute.

I say no TV they are only interested in ratings. YouTube is the way to go.

There is/was live coverage of the race that just finished via Track Geeks.

the car mags have all attended and some still race....we have our own "press" types that are still active....

I personally think its PERFECT for a Top Gear "challenge"....they all come here with $500 and find a crap can...then build it and race it....what could possibly go wrong...  Clarkson would get some V8 monster motor thing I'd guess yank tank, Capt Slow would get an econobox (and probably win) and Hammond would get something tiny....mini cooper maybe...I think it would make a great top gear episode.....perfect for their antics

and they can only do some of the CMP races b/c they pay for the broadcasts out of pocket, and that stuff ain't cheap.  so if you want to see more live webcasts, throw some cash their way.  info@trackgeeks.com

and those guys did an excellent job !!!  Live in car, yes - in car coverage, commentary and interactive coverage of various car #'s, pip views ..... all for Lemons

Why?  Why is no motor racing besides NASCAR on TV?  It's because for all their good old boy niceity those that own NASCAR are pricks, and since they have bought "SPEED" nothing airs but NASCAR S#$%

This stuff would have been on 1995 speed vision no problem. 

The problem isn't that there's no money in it, how much money is in all those crap reality shows on all those un-watched cable channels.  The problem is that there isn't enough money for the big channels, and NASCAR either owns reaches out to the channels that might run autosports besides NASCAR and crushes it

Remember when CART was in the news and you knew all the drivers?  Michael andretti was a family name?  those days are OVER replaced with boring circle-track drivvel in the theme of a WWF show with lower intelligence commentary. 

Besides, who wants Lemons to get famous?  It would totally ruin the event.  It would do nothing but attract money (which corrupts organizers) and famous drivers (Who needs Kyle Bush stealing one more ride from budding amateur driver just to get more track time). 

I say keep it underground.  The Capitol Offense race this year had 100 applicants...do we need more?

actually i think a network like discovery or TNN that does all the watchable-but-can-get-boring stuff like Ax Men, Swamp Loggers, Mad House, Ice Road Truckers, Most Dangerous Catch, etc. would latch onto something like this. They could do segments from different teams just like Most dangerous catch, where they just bounce around from team to team (probably the more notable ones like STS, Eyesores, Evil Genius, Police Brutality, etc) and there are enough small but noteworty teams out there to keep them up to their armpits in material for at least 2-3 seasons. Basically don't just air the race(s) but the trials and tribulations of the teams. yeah yeah Mad House already does that but seriously, after about 3 eps of team X being whiney so-and-sos, team Y blowing up # engines then complaining about more money to rebuild one motor than most of us use for a whole season of Lemons races...i think we could do better by default.

It would be TEN times better than the stupid show Madhouse on history channel!!  You know...  Lemons is Closer to " Stock Car" racing than nascar.    We blow up EVERY TIME!  and every time a bunch of Lemons racers jump in and help us fix our junky mustang.  We love the people and atmosphere, TV would ruin it by bringing douche bags wanting air time.   

mp

Reality shows are much more scripted than you think. I know first hand because I work on one.

We have been wanting to cover the truth of our event and not add artificial drama. There is plenty of that already with what we do at the track.

BUT as with everything entertainment the producers think that more is better. What you would get is the producers that know NOTHING about racing running around telling you how angry you should be because your car broke or because someone bumped you on the track. Its their job to stir the pot and make something happen that is sensational.

Trust me on this.. Reality TV is not nearly as real as it seems and nowhere as real as what we do to be a part of Lemons.