Honda TT Legends John McGuinness at 2012 Isle of Man TT
Honda TT Legends John McGuinness at 2012 Isle of Man TT2013 Isle of Man America TV ScheduleOne of the biggest issues for stateside Isle of Man TT fans was always the lack of TV coverage.
But as the IOM TT’s international audience grows, so does the event’s TV broadcast offerings. According to Isle of Man TT officials, the broadcast audience for this year’s TT is set to grow over 30 million viewers this year, which is an increase of over 30-percent on last year’s viewers due to new TV distributions deals.In the USA, Discovery’s Velocity Chanel will screen seven, hour-long specialty programs titled “Isle of Man TT 2013” that will recap that day’s racing.The recap broadcasts will begin at 10 p.m. EDT Sunday, June 2, and continue at the same time every night until the final airing on Saturday, June 8. The programs will also be rebroadcast on Velocity the following day at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.Neil Duncanson (CEO, North One TV) says: “The American deal, with Discovery Velocity committing to show the programs while the event is still on, is really significant for the TT as it effectively opens up a much greater market for the event.“Television coverage this year will feature a wider range of filming positions that ever before, not just out on the course but on the bikes themselves, using new onboard camera and data capture technology. State of the art digital cameras, normally seen in the movie business, will deliver highly crafted feature material to complement the race action and will also offer slow motion shots in addition to the 1000 frames per second Hi Motion. All of this extra material will be managed through an enhanced outside broadcast production centre built in the heart of the paddock.”2013 Isle of Man TT Race Schedule (all local time):Saturday, June 1 11 a.m.: Dainese Superbike (six laps) 2 p.m.: Sure Sidecar 1 (three laps)Monday, June 3 10:45 a.m.: Monster Energy Supersport race 1 (four laps) 2 p.m.: Royal London Superstock (four laps)Wednesday, June 5 10.45 a.m.: SES TT Zero (one lap) Noon: Monster Energy Supersport race 2 (four laps) 2:15 p.m.: Sure Sidecar 2 (three laps)Friday, June 7 10:15 a.m.: Bikesocial.co.uk Lightweight (three laps) 1 p.m: Pokerstars Senior TT (six laps)
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This week, in the first segment Editor Don Williams talks to us about the new Kawasaki Versys 650 LT. It’s the middleweight ADV style machine that uses the same 650 parallel twin motor as the Ninja 650, so it’s an excellent performer in a user-friendly, good looking package.
In the second segment, I chat with one of my dearest industry friends—now retired Honda PR executive, Jon Seidel. Jon’s fascinating career spans some 30 years with Big Red, and gave him some great experiences with some incredible machines. I was fortunate enough to be invited on many of the press launches that he organized. His new project is documenting and saving many of the old archives from years gone by—and incidentally, if you have anything that may be of value to the project, please contact us by email at producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com and we’ll pass it all on to Jon.
So on that note, from all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
