CNN does NASCAR…
CNN announced today a new Sanjay Gupta special, “NASCAR: Driven To Extremes” which will air Sunday, October 16th at 10pm EST. NASCAR drivers Carl Edwards, Rusty Wallace, and Jerry Nadeu, former NASCAR driver Wally Dallenbach, and 15 year old phenom Joey Logano will be featured in the special..
During the special, Gupta reveals NASCAR to be more than fast cars zipping around an oval track. As he reports on the athleticism and safety required to be a top racing team, he offers viewers a revealing look at how the speeds, the heat, the intensity and the crashes associated with high stakes auto racing impact the human body. Gupta also gets behind the wheel of a stock car to see what it takes physically to drive at high speeds. What he experiences will intrigue even the most ardent fans.
“The incredible strain on the human body from the heat, g-forces and the mental focus is like nothing I’ve seen before,” Gupta said. “We’re also going to give audiences a sense of how challenging it is to protect people at high speeds. We’ll likely debunk quite a few misperceptions about the fitness and athleticism required to be a NASCAR racer.”
Here comes CNN. Years late on Nascar and now they’re obsessing over it and trying to do as much as they can, NOW, to get viewers now that their ratings are going back to pre-Katrina/Rita levels. It’s so predictable that it’s scary.
Comment by Phil — September 27, 2005 @ 5:57 pm
Ah yes…CNN going after the country’s “biggest” sporting event. Agreed…why are they about 5 years late (and that’s being generous)? Klein needs TO GO before that whole house goes up in flames!!!
Comment by Thebiz — September 29, 2005 @ 9:03 am