![]() ![]() That is, the sport’s commercial arrangement with Fox Sports often outweighs fair dissemination of news. Unfortunately, this is consistent with Supercars’ policy of media secrecy and favoured media treatment. The Bathurst 1000 is a national sporting event of near-equal importance – and interest – to the footy finals.Īs I write, Supercars still hasn’t issued a media release on these big decisions. I checked my recording of 10’s coverage – largely a simulcast of Fox Sport’s telecast – and even the studio panel wasn’t tipped off.Ĭonfirming Bathurst would be the series finale at a later date than scheduled is as important as locking in the AFL and NRL Grand Finals. The changes could have been explained and analysed more thoroughly to a wider audience.Įven better, if Channel 10 had been alerted, the much bigger free-to-air audience would have been informed of the fundamental changes. There was no warning of these significant announcements to general media.īoth are important to fans and if released earlier in the telecast, as well as to motor sport media, would have received more coverage. It was also announced that there would be a double-header at SA’s The Bend Motorsport Park on September 19-20 and 26-27. Relatively few fans would have heard the significant news. Not only that, the confirmation Bathurst would be delayed a week to October 18 came right at the end of Fox Sports’ ‘Supercars Trackside’ post-Townsville SuperSprint show. Once again, Supercars has cheated fans by preferentially announcing the new Bathurst 1000 date on Fox Sports. ![]() ![]() Supercars is cheating fans – Photo: InSyde Media ![]()
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