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Dirtfish

Indeed but the real point is everyone is different and what I don't like you might like and vice verse, so i say just let them get on with it maybe all they do ain't to everyone's liking but i for one just takes what i like out of their stuff, and after all its different than the usual questions at the stop line.....
 
@Fast Eddie WRC..... it was a big story you fud.
It's got like 200k views on youtube, so whether you like Dirtfish or not they try hard to promote rally unlike Autosport - which is basically just an F1 rag.
 
er88 said:
@Fast Eddie WRC..... it was a big story you fud.
It's got like 200k views on youtube, so whether you like Dirtfish or not they try hard to promote rally unlike Autosport - which is basically just an F1 rag.
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What you on about - with Neuvilles off it was clear from the start how it happened. It didn't need that OTT report from DF as if they were gonna find some huge breaking news.
 
Fast Eddie WRC said:
What you on about - with Neuvilles off it was clear from the start how it happened. It didn't need that OTT report from DF as if they were gonna find some huge breaking news.
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It's normally 'clear' what happens when cars go off or even break down. People still want to hear what happened from the crew themselves as soon as possible. I'm no Dirtfish fan, but they've got to try, haven't they?
 
Fast Eddie WRC said:
What you on about - with Neuvilles off it was clear from the start how it happened. It didn't need that OTT report from DF as if they were gonna find some huge breaking news.
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Nearly 200k have still watched the video of Neuville explaining it though, after Colin Clark and Co made their way to the crash site. They did the same with Lappi and that crash in Mexico, so it's quite clear these videos/reactions/reports generate interest.
 
er88 said:
Nearly 200k have still watched the video of Neuville explaining it though, after Colin Clark and Co made their way to the crash site. They did the same with Lappi and that crash in Mexico, so it's quite clear these videos/reactions/reports generate interest.
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But as we saw when they interviewed Solberg in Finland last year, they should be more aware of what they are doing. That interview wasn't top class.
 
er88 said:
@Fast Eddie WRC..... it was a big story you fud.
It's got like 200k views on youtube, so whether you like Dirtfish or not they try hard to promote rallying unlike Autosport - which is basically just an F1 rag.
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I'm no fan of Autosport, and haven't subscribed for about 20 years.....However, if rallying as a whole (not just WRC) was in better health, then I'm sure they'd give it more recognition. Go and look at the rallying forum on the Autosport forum.....350 posts all year....
 
Sal yet again said:
£8.00 a month to hear the Pantomime Dame waffle on? Think I'll pass
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Well, there's a lot more (and better) content included than that.

I quite enjoy Spin the Rally Pod(cast), plus the one with Adamo might be fun. The exclusive stuff from the likes of Tom Fowler and Rich Millener would be interesting too.

But I begrudge paying for stuff that's previously been free. And it would only encourage them plus be another part of rallying behind a paywall.
 
Well Mr Rimmer is obviously used to making money hence his amazing collection of rally cars!

Having grown up in an age where I used to wait for Motoring News to hit the mat every Wednesday to get my rallying news I understand that these days every minute needs to be filled. However its maybe just me and my relative lack of interest in the sport at the top level that I dont feel compelled to pay for any coverage and would rather just watch vids with some ads on YT and pick up snippets of info elsewhere. There must still be a market though with no shortage of Media tabards and commentators in evidence unless people are doing it for the love of the sport.
 
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Fast Eddie WRC said:
But I begrudge paying for stuff that's previously been free. And it would only encourage them plus be another part of rallying behind a paywall.
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That's my issue - so much of the sport is hidden behind a paywall; it's really not helping. As previously said, the rallying threads on forums like Pistonheads, Autosport & TenTenths just don't get the interest.
 
Sal yet again said:
Having grown up in an age where I used to wait for Motoring News to hit the mat every Wednesday
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Ha - mere youth!
I'm old enough to remember when you had to wait until Thursday, before the advances in printing technology let them change to Wednesday and for the RAC Rally you only got the first couple of days of the event on the Thursday after the rally finished. You had to wait until the week after for the final results.
Like you, I'm also content to pick up the news from places like this and have no interest in paying a subscription for what often turns out to be content for content's sake with endless repetition of the same "non-stories".
 
I've noticed that the Dirtfish social media posts with links to the content on Club Dirtfish aren't getting many Likes.

Also they dropped their 'Live Centre' on the website after a few rallies, so that didnt attract many people

Hopefully this will also fail and they'll go back to free (or very cheap).
 
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