"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
01/22/2020 at 19:00 • Filed to: rolex 24, Rolex 24 at Daytona, daytona 24
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"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
01/22/2020 at 19:00 • Filed to: rolex 24, Rolex 24 at Daytona, daytona 24 | 3
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The Rolex 24 at Daytona opens the 2020 IMSA season, featuring an all-new Corvette, the return of Aston Martin and a surprisingly smaller grid than last year—there are only three manufacturers in DPi and GTLM.
Discerning
> Wheelerguy
01/22/2020 at 19:06 |
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I had tickets but I’m going to miss it this year for the first time in a while. There’s just too much going on at work and at home this year.
I’m probably going to spend a few bucks to view the HD stream and try to watch the whole thing from home
ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
> Wheelerguy
01/22/2020 at 19:27 |
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I’m gonna miss going there this year...
smobgirl
> Wheelerguy
01/22/2020 at 19:28 |
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I wish I could go in person. Someday I’ll make it!
Plan on watching the whole thing live though. I have enough snacks here to feed a small army.
lone_liberal
> Wheelerguy
01/22/2020 at 19:34 |
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GTLM has been my main point of interest for a while now so it will be interesting to see how it goes this year.
TrickJos
> Wheelerguy
01/22/2020 at 20:11 |
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I’m so ready for this season! Going to watch as much of the Rolex 24 as possible this weekend. Looking forward to seeing the C8.R in person at Mid Ohio.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Discerning
01/22/2020 at 20:18 |
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What is the streaming situation looking like this year? Is the imsa.tv stream still going to be geo-blocked in the US? I had decent success last year using a VPN to watch the imsa.tv stream, not quite full HD but good enough.
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Wheelerguy
> lone_liberal
01/22/2020 at 20:46 |
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This being a 3-horse race (unless Ferrari somehow deploy AF Corse talent to Risi), it’s a fight between the ‘Vette and the Porsche, with BMW getting the gut-check of a lifetime. It’d be a miracle to see that big boi win, but if it does, it might just make the season quite interesting.
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Wheelerguy
> smobgirl
01/22/2020 at 20:47 |
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Get yourself a battle station so you can have a live ticker as well as the stream, plus an other so you can head to the IMSA subreddit (r/USCR) and r/WEC Discord channel where all the deeper discussion will be had live.
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Discerning
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
01/22/2020 at 20:53 |
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It is blocked, but there’s a decent and affordable option. For 3 bucks per month or 20 for the while year you can get NBC sports IMSA on track pass. It is streaming there entire race uninterrupted. Scroll down to IMSA: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/trackpass
I just really really really hope that it doesn’t have commercials or that the commercials are at least limited. After all, the $3 a month is Only IMSA
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Discerning
01/22/2020 at 20:56 |
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I already have NBC Sports access through my Dad’s Verizon info which will allow me to get the cable stream of the race with an appropriate for TV number of ads. $3 a month is basically $3 a race which is a bit much for me with the free options available.
I do wish we just got imsa.tv in the states. Ad free viewing for all 24 hours with Radio Le Mans commentary. It really was the best way to watch.
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Discerning
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
01/22/2020 at 21:07 |
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Hmmm. Maybe I'll just do a month of VPN then. What is the video quality like with a VPN?
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Discerning
01/22/2020 at 21:09 |
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I use the VPN built into the Opera Browser because it’s free and I’m lazy and that gets me an average of 720p. A lot of the time it just works at 1080p but sometimes it drops down a bit. With a better VPN you would probably get a rock solid 1080.
zipfuel
> Wheelerguy
01/22/2020 at 22:21 |
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Well this crept up on me and is now a
pleasant surprise, sweet!