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How come this wasnt an issue in 2009 and 2010 ?
I had a unit both years ..... I had 2 last year in fact . I remember a situation years ago , with respect to RLM , if they didnt know if they were going to be preseant or not . Sorry to hear about your woes ..... I hope you get it sorted out , cuz you see ..... SPORTSCAR racing IS ..... better than F1 . What bloody F1 race has so many people as Le Mans does . If it doesnt come about this year ..... why not try and set up a special Le Mans effort for 2012 , like a before the world ends deal ..... cuz you know its popular . If you try and tweek the signel so folk can pick it up at Mulsanne corner or Arnage .... that would be a big issue solved . I loved my Kangaroo !!! I dont know the numbers that had the device with respect to Le Mans ..... but you guys looked busy all weel long . Im gutted with this news ..... its nothing short of shocking and will take something away from the race for me . |
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Using a Kangaroo last year was very much a plus for us, not having one this year would be a setback for us.
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Yep, I was sold on it last year and would certainly miss it if it's not available this year.
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so there is still hope
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DSC has heard (from an impeccable source ) that there will be no KangarooTV (or Fanvision) at Le Mans this year.
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Shame; wanted to be a first time user this year
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I have to say I am seriously disappointed. I've no idea what lies behind the decision - whether they they didn't make enough out of it last year or if the ACO made it impossible financially, but for me, it was definitely the way of the future, and it's a real shame to lose it.....
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I'm really disappointed too. I was really looking forward to using it again this year. I will be getting some live timing and using a radio but I'll miss having the camera feed wherever I go.
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I´m less disappointed I can't make it to the race this year... this close battle is probably a nightmare to follow with just radio...
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A real shame. Not exactly unexpected news but still disappointing to hear. I've never used one so I can't reflect on what I've lost but I would definitely have forked out for a unit.
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Can see why many are disappointed, but the killer app for me, i.e. live timing and scoring, works really well on a 3G mobile phone, and given how much more competitive data roaming rates have got over the last year or so I can greet this news with a reasonable amount of equanimity.
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I've got a BB on Vodafone, I used it on and off for live timing last year and my bill wasn't hugely more than any other month, maybe another £20 if memory serves me right.
I guess it depends on how much you use it, if you have the live timing on solid for the 24 hours then yes it will cost a lot, but with RLM and plenty of screens around I only used it now and again. |
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Very disappointed with this, as I've used Kangaroo TVs at Silverstone for the last 4 years, and wanted to order 2 for our first trip to Le Mans this year.
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Not the best news but I think we all knew that it was unlikely with no way of booking it and only 5 weeks to go
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Has anyone anything else useful to add to this thread? I'm inclined to close it now as we know the service is going to be a dead duck this year. There's a separate wifi thread that people can use for that sort of thing......
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