Are you sad that there is no F1 Grand Prix In Montreal in 2009 ? - Blu-ray Forum

Jellybeans · 11-17-2008, 05:44 PM

Are you sad that there is no F1 Grand Prix In Montreal in 2009 ? I could't care less because i prefer the Nascar. I know Ecclestone is killing his own sport. No F1 in North America at all in 2009.

cflames89 · 11-17-2008, 05:49 PM

I keep hoping NASCAR will put a Cup race in Montreal soon.

Jellybeans · 11-17-2008, 05:53 PM

Nascar came to Montreal last year or the year before i believe. I wished i could've went. Next time, if they come to Montreal i will reserve tickets in advance.

katharsis · 11-17-2008, 06:07 PM

So it's official now that Abu Dhabi is the replacement for Montreal?

I don't know how popular the F1 is in Canada, but in the US it brought in less and less viewers/money. Nascar is definitely the #1 racing sport over here.
It's pretty sad, because F1 is so much more fun

Galley · 11-17-2008, 06:08 PM

Real men don't drive in circles!

cflames89 · 11-17-2008, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Elf

Nascar came to Montreal last year or the year before i believe. I wished i could've went. Next time, if they come to Montreal i will reserve tickets in advance.

Yeah, the Grand National and now the Nationwide series has raced there the last two years.

If the big dogs were to come, now that would be something else.

cflames89 · 11-17-2008, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katharsis

So it's official now that Abu Dhabi is the replacement for Montreal?

I don't know how popular the F1 is in Canada, but in the US it brought in less and less viewers/money. Nascar is definitely the #1 racing sport over here.
It's pretty sad, because F1 is so much more fun

A couple of years ago, only the Super Bowl and the World Cup Final had a larger worldwide audience than the Canadian Grand Prix.

Josh · 11-17-2008, 07:09 PM

Well that bloody sucks. I was planning to try and go to Montreal this year. Was going to do it last year, but the timing was wrong. Damn!

MatrixS2000 · 11-17-2008, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galley

Real men don't drive in circles!

+1 cars were meant to turn right and left!

silversnake · 11-17-2008, 07:29 PM

This is bad news for this city. This is something people always looked forward too and it was always a blast to go downtown during the weekend to see all the girls, cars, festivities downtown. I know business on Crescent street did 25% of the yearly income just on F1 weekend so it's devastating for the economy as well. Sad news, this was going to be my first year going too

big-bleu · 11-17-2008, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Elf

Are you sad that there is no F1 Grand Prix In Montreal in 2009 ? I could't care less because i prefer the Nascar. I know Ecclestone is killing his own sport. No F1 in North America at all in 2009.

yep shame on them

dobyblue · 11-17-2008, 08:38 PM

Hopefully it is only a 1-year off while they get funding sorted out, I don't think that pratt Ecclestone was being realistic with a time frame.

Guess I gotta cancel my hotel reservation now.

This pisses me off and makes me very sad, the F1 in Montreal is one of the year's highlights every year. Next year would have been my ninth year in a row in attendance and we have freakin' great seats - G21 Sec 8 Row A Seats 3 and 4 - that's trackside first row on the hairpin with a 20 minute escape from the venue as we're super close to the Metro.

Oh well, with F1 still not broadcasting in HD it's hard to understand just about anything that Bernie does. They need to kick him out on his ass and put Schumi in that role.

Abu Dhabi isn't a replacement, it was already on the provisional calendar with Canada in June. Turkey has moved to the date the Canadian race was supposed to be on.

F1 is incredibly popular in Canada. It bring half a million people to Montreal and attendance this year was over 120,000 on race day, probably more if you include the GA tickets.

I don't find any other racing sport to be half as interesting, exotic or as grand as Formula One.

cflames89 · 11-17-2008, 09:03 PM

Personally, I find NASCAR more exciting, but will watch both.

Forrestandjen07 · 11-17-2008, 09:15 PM

I love the people who think nascar is just driving in Circles, There is SOOO MUCH MORE to it than that. Nothing wrong at all with driving in circles.

Thats RACING

Anthony P · 11-18-2008, 12:26 AM

a bit, It was kind of cool. I can understand that some of these other places are willing to pay big $ for it, but I think it is a mistake not to have a north American GP

MatrixS2000 · 11-18-2008, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony P

a bit, It was kind of cool. I can understand that some of these other places are willing to pay big $ for it, but I think it is a mistake not to have a north American GP

It's a huge mistake considering that F1 is supported by car manufacturers - they will not be happy about not being able to market their products in NA.

Eccelstone is all about one thing - lining his billion dollar pockets with more money....

Josh · 11-18-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

I love the people who think nascar is just driving in Circles, There is SOOO MUCH MORE to it than that. Nothing wrong at all with driving in circles.

Thats RACING

NASCAR is about racing the other drivers

F1 is about racing the other drivers, the other cars, and the track.

I find NASCAR boring and F1 engaging with its additional challenges.

Jimbo976 · 11-18-2008, 03:06 PM

Not sad after hearing what kind of demands F1 had to keep the race there.

Amon37 · 11-18-2008, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh

NASCAR is about hitting the other drivers

Fixed.

NASCAR is a joke technologically and competitively.

quexos · 11-18-2008, 03:42 PM

I am totally apathetic towards F1 and it does not matter to me where the races take place. It's all business anyways.

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11-17-2008, 05:44 PM	#1
Jellybeans Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:140 Trading Score:1	Are you sad that there is no F1 Grand Prix In Montreal in 2009 ? Are you sad that there is no F1 Grand Prix In Montreal in 2009 ? I could't care less because i prefer the Nascar. I know Ecclestone is killing his own sport. No F1 in North America at all in 2009.

11-17-2008, 05:49 PM	#2
cflames89 Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Just north of the Blu aisle Blu-ray collection:718	I keep hoping NASCAR will put a Cup race in Montreal soon.

11-17-2008, 05:53 PM	#3
Jellybeans Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:140 Trading Score:1	Nascar came to Montreal last year or the year before i believe. I wished i could've went. Next time, if they come to Montreal i will reserve tickets in advance.

11-17-2008, 06:07 PM	#4
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	So it's official now that Abu Dhabi is the replacement for Montreal? I don't know how popular the F1 is in Canada, but in the US it brought in less and less viewers/money. Nascar is definitely the #1 racing sport over here. It's pretty sad, because F1 is so much more fun

11-17-2008, 06:08 PM	#5
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	Real men don't drive in circles!

11-17-2008, 07:09 PM	#8
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	Well that bloody sucks. I was planning to try and go to Montreal this year. Was going to do it last year, but the timing was wrong. Damn!

11-17-2008, 07:29 PM	#10
silversnake Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:22 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:498 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:32	This is bad news for this city. This is something people always looked forward too and it was always a blast to go downtown during the weekend to see all the girls, cars, festivities downtown. I know business on Crescent street did 25% of the yearly income just on F1 weekend so it's devastating for the economy as well. Sad news, this was going to be my first year going too

11-17-2008, 08:38 PM	#12
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Hopefully it is only a 1-year off while they get funding sorted out, I don't think that pratt Ecclestone was being realistic with a time frame. Guess I gotta cancel my hotel reservation now. This pisses me off and makes me very sad, the F1 in Montreal is one of the year's highlights every year. Next year would have been my ninth year in a row in attendance and we have freakin' great seats - G21 Sec 8 Row A Seats 3 and 4 - that's trackside first row on the hairpin with a 20 minute escape from the venue as we're super close to the Metro. Oh well, with F1 still not broadcasting in HD it's hard to understand just about anything that Bernie does. They need to kick him out on his ass and put Schumi in that role. Abu Dhabi isn't a replacement, it was already on the provisional calendar with Canada in June. Turkey has moved to the date the Canadian race was supposed to be on. F1 is incredibly popular in Canada. It bring half a million people to Montreal and attendance this year was over 120,000 on race day, probably more if you include the GA tickets. I don't find any other racing sport to be half as interesting, exotic or as grand as Formula One.

11-17-2008, 09:03 PM	#13
cflames89 Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Just north of the Blu aisle Blu-ray collection:718	Personally, I find NASCAR more exciting, but will watch both.

11-17-2008, 09:15 PM	#14
Forrestandjen07 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:54	I love the people who think nascar is just driving in Circles, There is SOOO MUCH MORE to it than that. Nothing wrong at all with driving in circles. Thats RACING

11-18-2008, 12:26 AM	#15
Anthony P Blu-ray Count Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	a bit, It was kind of cool. I can understand that some of these other places are willing to pay big $ for it, but I think it is a mistake not to have a north American GP

11-18-2008, 03:06 PM	#18
Jimbo976 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:209 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:1	Not sad after hearing what kind of demands F1 had to keep the race there.

11-18-2008, 03:42 PM	#20
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	I am totally apathetic towards F1 and it does not matter to me where the races take place. It's all business anyways.

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