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The only parts of the show worth a damn were the interviews with racers (even though Greg’s scripted questions were mostly as shallow and uncontroversial as possible) and reports by actual developers of new technologies and products (same lack of in-depth reporting here). The rest of the show was info-mercial nonsense. I tried to like Mr. White but found he had the same disease as our politicians (never wanted to rock the boat or express a genuine opinion). And for is lack of balls, the AMA in it’s infinte wisdom, gave him some type of “acheivement” award for being about as interesting as a blank sheet of paper!

I say good riddence. My only disappointment is the fact we’ll still have to listen to him bother racers right before a race, when they need to be focusing on doing one of the most dangerous and demanding jobs on the face of the planet (ever wonder why Mat Mladin is always “taking care of other business” when Greg’s trying to find him on the grid).

Until SPEED wants to put on a real motorcycle show, I’d rather there was none at all. I’m tired of weed through all the baby food trying to find some meat.

Rhino

stuporbikes is NO GOOD unless you are capable of using ’stuntaz’ in a sentence, in a positive sentence.

racing is great, but interviews and news commentary are what let us get to know the racers and the storylines that make a season or a league interesting. I even found value in the ‘info-mercial’ segments as Rhino calls them — they were still about motorcycling. I frequently watched much of the show in fast-forward, but I watched EVERY show.

Remember when 2-wheeled Tuesday meant motorcycle races and related motorcycle shows ALL DAY! And if you missed the races on Sunday and even the following Tuesday, you usually had a chance to watch (or tape) them later that week or maybe even the next. Sometimes you could even catch it again during the winter. Ah, the good ole days!

That’s what I liked the best. I cannot say that I have watched the Greg White version ever. I lost interest when TWT stopped being an all-day event. I can even remember my wifed getting pissed from me hoggin the TV on Tuesday nights after work.

We have a small chance for revival and it is linked to the success of Nicky Hayden. He has already impacted MotoGP tix sales on ebay. A month ago, Flag Room tix were goin without a bid at $500 for ‘Buy it Now’. Not a chance today - they are in the $1200 for pairs right now. Maybe…just maybe. Go Nicky!

There are only two reasons I subscribe to SpeedTV. Number one is to watch Motorcycle Roadracing, and Two is to watch shows about Motorcycle Roadracing. That being said, 2WT was the only regularly scheduled show I ever watched on SpeedTV in the 7 years I’ve subscribed to SpeedTV (Speed Channel).

When I first subscribed to Speed Channel, The 2WT show did not exist as a show on its own. I subscribed solely for the Motorcycle Roadracing coverage, 2WT meant nothing but motorcycle shows all day. Although there are arguments both ways, I have to say that I still prefer the coverage that was present when I first subscribed. There were always multiple airings of races, in case I missed or forgot to record one. The rebroadcasts may have been at late or odd hours, but it is easy enough for me to record a show. Now the only thing you can find on late night/early morning is “paid programming.”

When there was what I would call a reduction in Motorcycle Roadracing air time on Speed that is about the time 2WT came along as a separate show. I saw this as a way to compress all the racing news and other interesting motorcycle news into a single show, and in general was a good idea to make up for the fact that other Motorcycle Roadracing programming had declined.

There are a few things that 2WT did for the motorcycling community as a whole (unbiased towards any particular group). These things must continue to happen, and I feel it is SpeedTV’s duty to do this. Number one is that motorcycle government regulation issues need to be brought to light, and motorcyclists need to be encouraged to fight for their right to ride. Number two is that “safe” riding practices (wearing helmets, etc.) must be advocated in a manner that does not alienate any one. Greg did an excellent job of both in a show that had the correct audience.

While these next few items may not be SpeedTV’s duty, they are things that I would like to see in some format on SpeedTV, even if it is not in the 2WT format. These things are highlights of Motorcycle Roadracing over the previous week, and up close interviews with professional Motorcycle Roadracers.