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    Press release sent out yesterday, for those who haven't seen it.

    "OUT OF CONTROL" GETS ITV4 SLOT

    Great news for armchair rally fans without satellite
    TV is that the UK's most popular rally programme
    - "Out of Control" - is to get a try-out on ITV4 over
    the next two weeks, in the slot normally reserved
    for World Rally Championship (WRC) events.

    The two-hour programmes will be shown at 18.00
    on Sunday 25 February and Sunday 4 March, in
    the break between Rally Norway and Rally Mexico,
    as ITV seek to establish if the programme can
    match or even beat the viewing figures already
    established by the WRC.

    The programme will also have a slightly different
    title, "Out of Control - The Rally Show", as the
    producers, Acceleration Television, continue to
    steer the series away from it's simple accident and
    incident format and more into a straightforward,
    action-packed magazine show, full of club and
    international rallying from around the world.

    Included in the last series were the incredibly
    popular World's Top Ten Rally Car showdown,
    which saw the Escort as the most popular car, but
    with Andy Burton's Peugeot Cosworth at number 6.

    The two new special shows will continue the trend,
    featuring action from F1000, the British Rally
    Championship, the Barbados Rally Carnival, the
    Roger Albert Clark Rally, The Lombard Revival
    Rally, plus a couple of the world's top ten rally
    cars and small inserts showing youngsters how to
    start rallying, and a feature on safety from
    Custom Cages.

    Producer and presenter David Winstanley explains:
    "Over the past few years, Out of Control has only
    been seen on Men & Motors, but viewing figures
    show that on satellite television it is the most
    popular motorsport programme there is, only
    beaten regularly by events such as live Superbike
    coverage.

    "The show gets a higher average audience even
    than satellite coverage of the WRC and last year
    totalled 2,610,000 viewers. Its highest audience
    was actually only a few thousand less than ITV4
    obtained for their recent coverage of Rallye
    Monte Carlo.

    "Now ITV4, which is a sister channel to Men &
    Motors, want to see if we can bring that success
    to their channel, so they have put it in the slot
    where the WRC would be, but just for a couple of
    weeks to see what the response is."

    The programme content will not be new, but a
    compilation of greatest hits and most popular
    features. Winstanley explains: "The go-ahead from
    ITV4 came only a few weeks ago. With no time to
    produce anything new, we've only had the chance
    to re-edit some of the earlier programmes and
    add some new features, but this gives us the
    chance to prove to those who have their doubts
    that the popularity of the programmes aren't just
    based on the number of crashes that we show,
    but are generally regarded as fast-paced and
    entertaining.

    "These are programmes which can be watched by
    all the family, whatever their age (or gender). This
    is great news for rallies like the Malcolm Wilson,
    the Roger Albert Clark and others, as they will
    have the chance to be seen by an audience
    unmatched by any other programme."

    Coincidentally, the second of these programmes
    will be the 50th "Out of Control" shown on TV.

    Although most regard Winstanley as the face of
    the programmes, they are all edited and scripted
    by Winstanley's partner, Terri Metcalfe, in most
    cases with Winstanley merely speaking the words
    he is given. "It's the typcial male/female
    relationship," explains Winstanley. "I do all the
    talking and get all the credit, but she does all the
    work."

    Apart from rallying, the company is trying to
    diversify as much as possible, having just finished
    editing a live DVD for pop band Delays. Delays
    have just signed for Polydor, who have had great
    success recently with Snow Patrol, so great things
    are hoped-for for the band.

    In addition, Acceleration have signed up to film
    the Rotax Mojo Max Euro Challenge for RGMMC
    Establishment. This international kart racing
    championship will be seen on Motors TV, Sky
    Sports and Men & Motors. Winstanley says: "It's
    nice to be approached to do something like this.
    We do have previous experience of circuit racing,
    of course, having filmed the MG Trophy in 2004
    and the Le Mans 24 Hour Race from 1988-1993.

    "Compared to filming long-distance rallying, which
    is where we have really made our name, filming
    and editing racing is easy; you just have to make
    sure your cameras are in the right position from
    the start, and then the race tells its own story."

    For further information, please contact:
    David Winstanley
    Acceleration Television & Video Ltd
    PO BOX 2521
    Stoke on Trent
    ST7 8WZ
    Phone / Fax : 01270 820026
    Email: davidw@acceleration.co.uk
    Website: www.acceleration.co.uk
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  • #2
    good, i watch it on sky

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    • #3
      Anybody watching it?

      Barbados looks fun.
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      • #4
        yep im watching it some good bits of driving and some good crashes
        cheers ed edd eddie

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        • #5
          Missed It But Hopefully Catch The March One...



          Vics-rs
          SIDEWAYS THE ONLY WAY


          Vicky.G

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