Speed's Qatar Coverage
Speed Channel to delay airing of opening WSBK round

Reader John Garza recently alerted us to the fact that the Speed Channel is planning to delay airing of coverage of the opening World Superbike round in Doha, Qatar, from Sunday, February 27, until the following Tuesday afternoon. He also alerted us to a thread on Speed's forum, where a campaign has started an effort to convince Speed to reconsider their decision. The thread can be found at http://insider.speedtv.com/viewtopic.php?t=67287.

If you would like to contact Speed in order to express your desire that they air the Qatar World Superbike round on Sunday, you can do so at http://www.speedtv.com/feedback/. Please remember when writing your comments that Speed is this country's main source of televised road racing. Below is a sample letter.

I understand that Speed is planning to delay airing of coverage of the opening World Superbike round from Sunday, February 27, until the following Tuesday afternoon. I would like to respectfully express my dismay at this decision, and to add my name to the list of motorcycle racing fans asking you to reconsider. With American Ben Bostrom joining the series, and with all four Japanese manufacturers now joining Ducati in fielding major efforts, World Superbike is once again taking on significance. I realize that you must make your decisions based partly on numbers of potential viewers, but I believe that you may have underestimated the number of potential viewers for this event. Thanks for your consideration and for your continued coverage of motorcycle racing.