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> > I'll be in Japan and Korea over the Italian GP weekend. Can someone
tell me
> > which networks in those countries will cover practice, qualifying and
the
> > race? I know there's a list by country somewhere, but I couldn't find
it.
> > The good news for me is that I'll be able to watch it all in primetime
> > rather than at the crack of dawn for once.
> > Thanks. Tom
> Gee, am I the obvious candidate to reply?
> Qualifying and the race are on ESPN Star Sports:
> <http://www.espnstar.com>
> If you search the "TV Times" link, use the Phillipines
> as the country because the Korean feed comes from there.
> Race coverage begins live at *6:00* PM (remember that
> the Phillipines are in a different time zone from Korea).
> The coverage of F1 is in Chinese, so you won't have to
> listen to James Allen. Of the two hosts, the thin
> guy with glasses is a stiff, but the chunky man, Robin,
> knows what he's talking about and sometimes has post
> race interviews from the track in English.
> If you're in Korea on September 21st, you might want
> to head to Everland (just south of Seoul) and catch
> the Asian Festival Of Speed which includes the Asian
> F2000 series, GTs, and some other lower formula races.
> http://www.afos.com/
> http://www.motorista.com.ph/karera/race_sked/afos2002.html
> http://www.everland.com/multi_language/english/park030.php3
> Bob Dog
times are 7am US East Coast time for qualifying and 7:30am for pre-race
coverage on Speed Channel. If the broadcast isn't in English, at least I'll
still get to watch. I'll miss Steve Matchett's (Benetton mechanic in 94/95)
commentary, which makes up for Rick DeBruhl's appallingly bad play-by-play
calling, but it's only one race. The upside is that I will be attending the
USGP for the 3rd year the weekend following my return home.
Unfortunately I won't be able to make the AFOS in Seoul since I'm arriving
too late on Sunday afternoon.
Thanks. Tom