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Still looking for a place to watch this in and around the north Metro of St. Paul/Minneapolis.  Someone suggested going to a sports bar but that would be hit or miss up here in this stick & ball obsessed market.  I suppose it would be a good excuse to go bar hopping but it's going to be sub zero and windy so don't want to get in and out of the car too many times. 

I can't recall the channel but I think it was the old Speed that used to broadcast Chili Bowl as part of my channel package.  We don't get MAV and probably never will and I'm not about to pay for broadcasts that I used to get for free as I'm trying to pay some plastic down so I can retire as planned.  I have patched a VGA cable from a laptop to an HDTV a few times and these PPV's drop and cut out on a fast cable internet connection, usually about two minutes before the green drops on the Feature.  PPV is too buggy and at least in my experience has been hit or miss with a variety of services.

I've had cable or satellite since 1985 and for years we watched racing shows such as the old Diamond P broadcasts, Thursday Night Thunder and all kinds of great racing programming.  Now here it's 2015 and if I want to watch dirt track racing I've got to go ale carte with internet PPV and fork over anywhere from $30 to $100+ in addition to what we're already spending on cable, high speed internet, Netflix and Amazon Prime.  That doesn't sit well with my accountant when she sees the Visa bill.  I can watch the NFL channel, NHL games, concerts and just about any other sport imaginable as well as all the NASCAR races as part of my cable package.  In the meantime dirt track racing has gone backwards in it's television coverage over the past 30 years to the point that it's pretty much non existent. 

Someone mentioned sports bars but I can't think of any nearby that aren't obsessed with stick and ball where I could be guaranteed to see it.  If I could find somewhere nearby to watch this, hell, I'd even buy the beer. 

Signed "frustrated life long racing fan", Forest Lake, Minnesota.  LOL

Still looking for a place to watch this in and around the north Metro of St. Paul/Minneapolis.  Someone suggested going to a sports bar but that would be hit or miss up here in this stick & ball obsessed market.  I suppose it would be a good excuse to go bar hopping but it's going to be sub zero and windy so don't want to get in and out of the car too many times. 

Still looking for a place to watch this in and around the north Metro of St. Paul/Minneapolis.  Someone suggested going to a sports bar but that would be hit or miss up here in this stick & ball obsessed market.  I suppose it would be a good excuse to go bar hopping but it's going to be sub zero and windy so don't want to get in and out of the car too many times. 

Still looking for a place to watch this in and around the north Metro of St. Paul/Minneapolis.  Someone suggested going to a sports bar but that would be hit or miss up here in this stick & ball obsessed market.  I suppose it would be a good excuse to go bar hopping but it's going to be sub zero and windy so don't want to get in and out of the car too many times. 

I can't recall the channel but I think it was the old Speed that used to broadcast Chili Bowl as part of my channel package.  We don't get MAV and probably never will and I'm not about to pay for broadcasts that I used to get for free as I'm trying to pay some plastic down so I can retire as planned.  I have patched a VGA cable from a laptop to an HDTV a few times and these PPV's drop and cut out on a fast cable internet connection, usually about two minutes before the green drops on the Feature.  PPV is too buggy and at least in my experience has been hit or miss with a variety of services.

I've had cable or satellite since 1985 and for years we watched racing shows such as the old Diamond P broadcasts, Thursday Night Thunder and all kinds of great racing programming.  Now here it's 2015 and if I want to watch dirt track racing I've got to go ale carte with internet PPV and fork over anywhere from $30 to $100+ in addition to what we're already spending on cable, high speed internet, Netflix and Amazon Prime.  That doesn't sit well with my accountant when she sees the Visa bill.  I can watch the NFL channel, NHL games, concerts and just about any other sport imaginable as well as all the NASCAR races as part of my cable package.  In the meantime dirt track racing has gone backwards in it's television coverage over the past 30 years to the point that it's pretty much non existent. 

Someone mentioned sports bars but I can't think of any nearby that aren't obsessed with stick and ball where I could be guaranteed to see it.  If I could find somewhere nearby to watch this, hell, I'd even buy the beer. 

Signed "frustrated life long racing fan", Forest Lake, Minnesota.  LOL

I wish I had gone to a sports bar. I'm getting constant buffering on LucasOil. TV & it gets stuck...unwatchable

Computers are strange. After logging on to Hoseheads to complain, I went back to LucasOil TV & it worked OK.

But I still want to go live... did somebody mention a lottery to buy tix? When does it start?

Do what ever you need to to get to go to Tulsa for all 5 days. You will love it. Just keep in mind...if you go once, you will want to go every year!

Call the office and give them your name, address & credit card number late April or very early May.. When time for those with tickets to renew ends all remaining are sold on first come first serve basis. That's how I got mine. Calling early with all your info puts you at the front of the line. Those are given tickets first starting with earliest caller.

That's what I was told when I called & asked when tickets went on sale to general public. So I gave my info right then & got tickets on my first try!

Good luck!

You will need to ask whatever sports bar you decide to go to if they have MavTv.  I know it is on DirecTv, not so sure about Dish.  Cable companies up that way, also, no clue.  I would suggest Buffalo Wild Wings.  They will put it on for you, but again, not sure if their carrier carries it. There will be a very important football game on, but I am sure that because the Viqueens are out of it, it may not be a hot commodity up there.  Good luck

I wish I had gone to a sports bar. I'm getting constant buffering on LucasOil. TV & it gets stuck...unwatchable

My point exactly that I just covered in my last post about streaming races.  With us most of the time they'll run decent until the A Main liines up then we'll lose the signal until it's over.  Didn't want to go there again last night. 

Have you tried calling your area bars and just asking them if they will be showing it??

I am a subscriber to MAV TV .  But being present at the chili bowl is second to none. You get a whole season of racing in one week. My only issue is  it takes 5 hours for 5 races. Two 15 lap C mains, Two 20 lap B mains and a 55 lap A. All for TV time. The hour from 6:30 to 7:30 was sit down time and some track prep. Now mind you after sitting there enjoying champion ship day which started with bouble N mains. starting early morning. By later in the day I like to see the show flow quite faster.