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

["Joseph Near" <joenear@home.com>]

I'm definitely interested, but I wouldn't mind watching it as a downloadable
video afterwards (i.e. not live). In fact, it very well could be that I have
to work during the event and couldn't watch the live feed anyway. But I am
interested :).

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ev@listproc.sjsu.edu [mailto:owner-ev@listproc.sjsu.edu]On
Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 12:19 AM
To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
Subject: LIVE WOODBURN WEBCAST FREE!!!!! (was: Woodburn Electric Drags,
August 25th!)



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