Re: LIVE WOODBURN WEBCAST FREE!!!!! (was: Woodburn Electric Drags, August 25th!)

["Peter VanDerWal" <peterv@peoplepc.com>]

I'd like to watch, but I doubt I'll have the time.  I'd hate to make you
drag that dish down there just for me ;-)

Still...if you do decide to do it, I'll probably take a break now and then
and log in to see what's up.

>
> I think I'll follow this individual's suggestion and make the offer to the
> list again in more explicit terms...
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have some equipment I can use to do all day broadcasts of the Woodburn
> event live on the internet on the 25th and 26th.  The video will probably
be
> fairly jumpy - fit for watching on a dialup modem internet account - and I
> can only support around 15 simultaneous viewers at a time.  Also,
> unfortunately (for me) the equipment includes a 2 foot by three foot
> satellite dish that is going to be tricky getting through airport
terminals
> or will require me to drive from San Diego to Woodburn and back to
transport
> it.  Needless to say, I would rather not drag the thing all the way up
there
> if there would only be a couple viewers at any one time watching the feed.
> So what I'm looking for is a general statement of interest from the list
on
> watching the event on the internet.  If enough people really want this and
> there are no objections, I'll make it happen.
>
> Steve
>
>
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > I didn't realize from the subject line what you
> > had in mind doing. COUNT ME IN as two. Would you
> > consider doing another message to the LIST with a
> > subject line such as LIVE WOODBURN VIDEO FREE!!!!;?
> >
> > I think you might be surprised how many people
> > might have an interest.
>
> (snipped)
>
> >
> > > Well, so far I've heard from just one person who
> > > would like to view the Woodburn event on the
> > > internet at all, much less live.  I'm gathering
> > > that the interest here is pretty light so unless
> > > it picks up quite a bit I'll save myself the
> > > hastle of transporting the stuff necessary to do
> > > it.
> > >
> > > See ya in Woodburn!
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > > Hi Listians,
> > > >
> > > > If there's enough interest, I could do an all day
> > > > webcast from Woodburn.
> > > > However, it would involve me transporting a 2 foot
> > > > by 3 foot satellite dish through two airports or
> > > > perhaps driving up from San Diego instead so the
> > > > interest would have to be significant to make the
> > > > hastle worthwile.
> > > >
> > > > In any case, I intend to film the event and make
> > > > the video available for download through the
> > > > internet provided, of course, that NEDRA doesn't
> > > > plan to make a video of its own; in which case
> > > > they are welcome to have mine.
> > > >
> > > > So, let's hear from the people that would like to
> > > > watch this real time.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > Hello to All,
> > > >
> > > > Kirby Martin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Will the Woodburn Electric Drags make it on
> > > > > one of the cable channels?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >    Though excerpts of our Woodburn drags have made it
> > > > to ESPN, and though the German press, the British
> > > > press, and others have given us great coverage 'after
> > > > the races' no one has ever covered the entire day's
> > > > races, and no one has ever done it from a
> > > > live-as-it-happens view. Quite frankly, we're not
> > > > ready for prime time right now, as the day has many
> > > > dead spots in it and the action isn't exactly non stop.
> > > > To we EVers, the whole day is totally exciting, but
> > > > from a spectator's view, I must admit there are 'yawner
> > > > times' throughout the day.
> > > >     It sounds as if you can't make the races, but we
> > > > will have great footage as viewed by EVer John Bryan
> > > > through his video camera's lens, and John's nicely
> > > > edited videos are always available after the tire smoke
> > > > has cleared.
> > > >
> > > > See Ya......John Wayland
>
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