Here’s streams, times for Lucas Oil Pro Motocross in Hangtown

By May 20, 2016, 1:46 PM EDT
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The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series kicks off this weekend in Hangtown, with the 48th running of the Hangtown Motocross Classic in Sacramento, Calif., with coverage this Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Veteran play-by-play voice Jason Weigandt, analyst and two-time AMA Pro Motocross Champion Grant Langston, and pit reporter Georgia Lindsay will call this weekend’s action from Sacramento, Calif.

This year, NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra will combine to air 40 hours of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship coverage, including 11 hours of live coverage.

Here’s a replay of the practice session from Hangtown: http://stream.nbcsports.com/motocross/?pid=21972.

Here’s this weekend’s stream times, via Live Extra on NBCSports.com:

SAT 5/21 MOTO Hangtown: Practice Digital 1:30 PM 2:30 PM http://motostream.nbcsports.com
SAT 5/21 MOTO Hangtown: Pre-show Digital 3:00 PM 4:00 PM http://motostream.nbcsports.com
SAT 5/21 MOTO Hangtown: Moto 1s MAV TV 4:00 PM 6:00 PM http://motostream.nbcsports.com
SAT 5/21 MOTO Hangtown: Moto 2s NBCSN 6:00 PM 8:00 PM http://motostream.nbcsports.com

The full 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Schedule on NBC and NBCSN is below:

2016 LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP TELECAST SCHEDULE
Date Event Network Time (ET)
Sat., May 21 Hangtown NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sat., May 28 Glen Helen NBCSN 6 p.m.
Sat., June 4 Thunder Valley NBCSN 4 p.m.
Sat., June 18 High Point NBC 3 p.m.
Sat., June 25 Tennessee NBC 3:30 p.m.
Sat., July 2 RedBud NBCSN 3 p.m.
Sun., July 9 Southwick NBC 3:30 p.m.
Sat., July 16 Spring Creek (450 Class) NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sat., July 16 Spring Creek (250 Class) NBCSN 11 p.m.
Sat., July 23 Washougal NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Sun., August 21 Budds Creek NBCSN 7 p.m.
Fri., August 26 Unadilla NBCSN 1:30 p.m.
Sat., August 27 Ironman NBCSN 6 p.m.

IndyCar disappointed by delay of video game but aiming to launch at start of 2024

By Mar 27, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT
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An IndyCar executive said there is “absolutely” disappointment that its long-awaited video game recently was delayed beyond its target date, but the series remains optimistic about the new title.

“Well, I don’t know how quick it will be, but the whole situation is important to us,” Penske Entertainment president and CEO Mark Miles said during a news conference Monday morning to announce IndyCar’s NTT title sponsorship. “Motorsport Games has spent a lot of money, a lot of effort to create an IndyCar title. What we’ve seen of that effort, which is not completely obvious, is very reassuring.

“I think it’s going to be outstanding. That’s our shared objective, that when it is released, it’s just widely accepted. A great credit both to IndyCar racing, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, something that our fans love.”

In June 2021, IndyCar announced a new partnership with Motorsport Games to create and distribute an IndyCar video game for the PC and Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2023.

But during an earnings call last week, Motorsport Games said the IndyCar game had been delayed to 2024 to ensure high quality.

Somewhat compounding the delay is that IndyCar’s license for iRacing expired after the end of the 2022 season because of its exclusive agreement with Motorsport Games.

That’s resulted in significant changes for IndyCar on iRacing, which had provided a high-profile way for the series to stay visible during its 2020 shutdown from the pandemic. (Players still can race an unbranded car but don’t race on current IndyCar tracks, nor can they stream).

That’s helped ratchet up the attention on having a video game outlet for IndyCar.

“I wish we had an IndyCar title 10 years ago,” said Miles, who has been working with the organization since 2013. “We’ve been close, but we’ve had these I think speed bumps.”

IndyCar is hopeful the Motorsports Game edition will be ready at the start of 2024. Miles hinted that beta versions could be unveiled to reporters ahead of the time “to begin to show the progress in a narrow way to make sure we’ve got it right, to test the progress so that we’re ready when they’re ready.”

It’s been nearly 18 years since the release of the most recent IndyCar video game for console or PC.

“(We) better get it right,” Miles said. “It’s something we’re very close to and continue to think about what it is to make sure we get it over the line in due course.”