WRC (World Rally Championship) Coming to HD Theater! Contains Spoilers!!!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I about nutted myself when I saw the announcement commercial while watching a concert on HD Theater. October 4th, 8pm (I'm assuming eastern time).http://dhd.discovery.com/tv-sc...049.1

I went to the website to see if there was contact information for who I could send praise and/or donations, but nothing came up.



Time to clear the DVR hard drive to make room for the sunday marathon

[numbnuts240]

dammit i haven't upgraded to hd yet. but my mom has. i'm so hijacking her cable this sunday lol.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I really only watch a few of my 200+ channels:

HBO, HD Theater, HD Net, Discovery, TLC (sometimes), BBC (Top Gear), and spike.

...yet I pay ~$90 a month for it.

[numbnuts240]

all i watch is hbo. fox once a week to catch house. i browse all teh channels but always end up watching some flick on hbo that i've seen 4000 times already. regular cable programming blows.

[IanS]

James, you have email.

[Bubba1]

I just saw the WRC ad while watching Chasing Classic cars on HDT. (Wayne Carini is cool).

[PapaSmurf2k3]

James, you have email.

Right back at you big guy!

[Captain Slow]

Time to clear the DVR hard drive to make room for the sunday marathon

Where did you hear about a marathon? Just wondering, as a marothon would be great. I just DVR'd the one show of WRC before the premier.

[Red coupe]

Its strange they get this going just in time for the second to last rally.... But I guess never too late.

Oh well, I don't get this channel, and the only HDTV in the appartment only gets basic cable. Fortunately the place I get them online is ~400mb for a 25 minute program, which really isn't too bad.

Should be a good finish to the season though. First time in years that Loeb hasn't clenched it with time to spare... Though with the random penalty he received after winning the last rally I'm not sure if he is going to need a bad finish from Mikko to go along with a first place to still take it. Mikko may actually do it this year.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Good... he deserves it. He's my favorite driver. I remember once he had a mechanical problem and some reporter was all "So what are you going to do now?" and Mikko says "Head back to the hotel and grab some beers!". I dunno, you can just tell he loves what he is doing. He is also super consistent. A true world class guy.

[Red coupe]

He has REALLY stepped it up in the last few year too... and I like the ford team, they have always ran a good program.I thought I would want to see loeb get beat, but I am still rooting for him. He is an amazing driver, incredibly modest and has a real champion attitude. He has an amazing sense for how hard to push, and a great eye for the bigger picture... rarely getting caught up in stage wins or records (even though he has an amazing amount of both :P )

Plus I think I am still pissed off about the current rules regarding running order, the tactics they lead too, and ford being the first to adopt them (even though that's not really Mikko's fault)

[PapaSmurf2k3]

This season isn't really working out in Loeb's favor. Historically, one of his incredible, consistent abilities was tire choice. This year everyone has to use the same gay a** pirelli tire.

Even still, he knows when to push it, and when to preserve tires.

[PEZi]

not meaning to thread jack... but teh smurf haz email!

[RCA]

I about nutted myself when I saw the announcement commercial while watching a concert on HD Theater. October 4th,

OH SNAP!

WRC in HD on my burff day!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

^

not meaning to thread jack... but teh smurf haz email!

I do? I got something from you about an hour ago, but nothing since then.

[PEZi]

^

I do? I got something from you about an hour ago, but nothing since then.

ummm..... weird... cause i just sent some stuff like 20-30 minutes ago... i guess it could be an hour ago.... were there pics?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Email sent.

I just realized all the pictures on my walls are of WRC cars, and old NICO calendars torn up and framed.

[m tr4nch]

awesome! free cable makes it better (benefit of my job). too bad i'll be working sunday, i'll have to dvr that ish at my mom's house.

on an unrelated note, papasmurf2k3 you used to live in germany right? got any friends there that could grab something on ebay.de for me? haha. i am willing to compensate

ninja edit: 900th post w00t!

[PEZi]

Email sent.

and returned

[Red coupe]

This season isn't really working out in Loeb's favor. Historically, one of his incredible, consistent abilities was tire choice. This year everyone has to use the same gay a** pirelli tire.

Even still, he knows when to push it, and when to preserve tires.

Didn't he still win like the first 6 rallies or something?

He had it... till he randomly crashed out those two rallies in a row.

[MinisterofDOOM]

BLAST. I don't get HD Theater. I even have an HDTV now but still won't be able to watch this. Grrr.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

awesome! free cable makes it better (benefit of my job). too bad i'll be working sunday, i'll have to dvr that ish at my mom's house.

on an unrelated note, papasmurf2k3 you used to live in germany right? got any friends there that could grab something on ebay.de for me? haha. i am willing to compensate

ninja edit: 900th post w00t!

I have friends over there yeah, but I'm pretty sure I can buy off Ebay.de

...I have before, its just been a while. I HAD a German Paypal account too, but I think I might have closed it. Is the seller unwilling to ship to the US?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

BLAST. I don't get HD Theater. I even have an HDTV now but still won't be able to watch this. Grrr.

Ouch, that sucks. Why don't you get HD theater? Its a sister channel to the discovery channel. Call your cable/satellite provider and cuss them out!

Didn't he still win like the first 6 rallies or something?

He had it... till he randomly crashed out those two rallies in a row.

I can't quite remember, but did he lose a snow event? Either that or this was the first year he ever won one. He HAS been beaten head to head by Hirvonen though.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Ouch, that sucks. Why don't you get HD theater? Its a sister channel to the discovery channel. Call your cable/satellite provider and cuss them out!

I just get super-basic cable free through the apartment complex. I really don't watch enough TV to warrant paying for cable...and the way cable companies package channels, I'd probably have to get some $100/month package just to add that one channel.

It is pretty lame that I get discovery but not HD theater.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

f***in' A man, I hate cable/satellite/communications companies. Their damn "packages" and "introductory offers" and hidden fees, and bills that go up for no reason and then they deny the fact that they went up.They f*** up the bills left and right, but never in the customer's favor.

[m tr4nch]

f***in' A man, I hate cable/satellite/communications companies. Their damn "packages" and "introductory offers" and hidden fees, and bills that go up for no reason and then they deny the fact that they went up.They f*** up the bills left and right, but never in the customer's favor.

you have an email sir!

i hate telco companies too. bunch of thieving bastards. but i pay $14 a month for cablevision's io gold package with internet it would be about $150 or so otherwise

[NSR_s30]

W I N.....

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

I just saw the WRC ad while watching Chasing Classic cars on HDT. (Wayne Carini is cool).

I've met him (At the time I didn't know he had a TV show)Knows his s***.

[Red coupe]

*Watches day one of spain*


Modified by Red coupe at 11:35 PM 10/2/2009

[PapaSmurf2k3]

dude I know... I'm so psyched.