No more SPEED Channel; blame the BCS (really)

[Cher]

As most of you know, SPEED Channel will be off the air in a week, replaced by Fox Sports 1, a broad-based "all sports" channel 

The reasons behind the decision are here:

http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/08/05/Media/Speed.aspx?

I'm a "F1 wonk" and I am happy to see that David Hobbs and Steve Matchett made it over to NBCSports for their F1 coverage.  But what will happen to Bob Varsha?

[swanny]

Bummer for the employees at SPEED that will lose their jobs.  I quit watching most of the programming years ago when it started showing mostly NASCAR related programming.  As long as I have BeIN Sports, CBS Sports and NBC Sports I will be okay.

The only shows I watch on SPEED now are MotoGP and Supercross when they televise it live.

[Cher]

I just saw a press release from Fox Sports 1 that says Bob Varsha will be calling the Indy MotoGP race 

Unfortunately, he'll be joined by Ralph Sheehen, Scott Russell, and Greg White     

[Drjones]

If it wasn't for ALMS being bought out by DMG and them (USCR) having a broadcast contract with FS1/2 next year I'd be tempted to drop cable again.