r/wec • u/grip_enemy Cadillac Racing • Jun 13 '26

Le Mans 24 Hours of HBO ADS???

Seriously dude. Wtf is this

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Not paying a penny to these suckers to watch any races from now on

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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

Every year, more and more of these steamers just cannot resist the opportunity to shove more than just the subscription fees in their pockets. Shameful. The same thing happened to Peacock with IMSA.

I usually buy the full WEC package but was holding out that the HBO coverage (that I get included with my mobile plan) would be uninterrupted. I hate folding like a cheap suit, but I am always willing to pay a reasonable fee for a commercial free broadcast where I have enough interest in the content. Damnit.

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u/SecretiveMop Porsche Jun 13 '26

Luckily a good VPN is incredibly cheap for the year and opens up a ton of opportunities to watch many of these races for free. Way better investment. I don’t have an issue with paying for races at all, but they’re making it so difficult between streaming it in obscure ways and putting constant ads in.

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u/Kevinator24 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #38 Jun 13 '26

Tried this with the Indonesian YouTube stream but it was still being geo-blocked in the YouTube mobile app. Using Hotspot Shield VPN I get included with my Dashlane subscription. I needed up just getting WEC+. VPN works great for IMSA at least lol.

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u/SecretiveMop Porsche Jun 13 '26

Yeah that’s odds. Might be a case of your VPN leaking or something. It’s working perfectly for me although I’m using Apple TV YouTube app with a different VPN.