If you do it Oliver07, you would have to start a new thread. NASCAR.com doesn't like the criticism of TNT. It has locked the topic and said it plans of deleting it.
I know I've watched my last TNT race and after 20-some years maybe my last television race completely. The sport has left us old-time fans in the wind. I've seen it happening for years and now it is almost complete.

Hi Crazy20fan,
I think the main reason most of the people had so few posts was because they, like myself, have never posted to the boards before.
I went to the trouble of registering and posting tonight because I really couldn't believe what I was seeing.
That's what I would like to see explained, just how strong did people feel about this broadcast.
There seems to be a theory among some that people just kept re-registering to create new identities.
I'm new to forums and would find that odd. It may be the case, but I believe a lot of people decided to take action for the first time because they didn't like what they saw. It would be interesting to see if they all came from just a few IP addresses.
Truthfully that's what I did and after tonight, I doubt I post again.
I've found the tone is too hostile with people who disagree. (Not from anyone here, though.)
There is no respect for a difference of opinion.
But anway, sorry about Tony.

I have to say I disagree with your assessment of TNT's Wide Open Coverage.

Be sure to check out the forum boards at
http://forums.nascar.com/jive/nascar/for...

and

http://forums.tnt.tv/jive/tnt/forum.jspa...

The Wide Open Coverage (or Wide Open Commercials) was pretty much universally hated. It made watching the race more like an infomercial.

I've worked in television for 21 years and advertising pays my salary. I also know that the advertising climate is difficult.

But this format made watching the race unwatchable and I hope TNT and NASCAR got the message. The Viewer Comment phones at TNT have shut down because the mailboxes are full. I'm also curious how many people registered for the forum boards tonight to express their opinions.

These embedded commercials will only accomplish a continual erosion of the NASCAR audience.

I would love to see you write about what the viewers really thought of the coverage.

The constant shilling of products was much more intrusive than commercial breaks.