Hey Obin

[stray15]

I think I remember you saying that you were taping all 24 hours of the race yesterday and I was wondering how much it would cost you to make a copy of it all and send it down my way. What do you think?

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Porsche, Through and through
Tim
'83 944

[drew1]

me, too.

drew1

[1.2gees]

It was an excellent race, although I watched it, didn't record any of it, might've been a mistake...
Ahmet

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It's all the driver...

[Dave's 944]

Yeah Obin hook us poor working fools up.

I was following it through some web updates but its really not the same.

Anyway if you decide to make some copies let me know how much.

Dave

'87 944

[stray15]

Hey Obin, where ya been?

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Porsche, Through and through
Tim
'83 944

[Obin Robinson]

i'm here, been REALLY busy lately though.

hmm, well, you caught me at a good time, i have two old VCRs that i am going to take out back and shoot to pieces... but before they get destroyed i can dub the races for you guys. remember though that this is a real-time 24-hour event so a dub would take FOREVER for a bunch of people. the length of the tapes minus commercials is about 21 hours or so. i have it on 3 of those 8 hour tapes.

hmm, i'm not sure the best way to do this. i could start a dub before i left for work in the morning, and then another tape when i get home, then the last tape before i go to sleep. at that rate it would take me a day per dub.

i don't mind making the copies, but i can't promise a dozen people that they can get copies because the VCRs might totally crap out. i AM willing to make the copies for no profit (that's the legal way) for you guys just so that you can watch the race in it's entirety.

i was also thinking of getting one of those video cards with the input so that i can make mpegs of the race, but i think that would be like 70gigs or so even with compression. any suggestions on the best way to do this?

thanks!

obin

[stray15]

Obin, thanx! I am very greatful. Email me at stray15@hotmail to let me know of your progress and so I can email you my address and where to send you the check. Thanx again!

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Porsche, Through and through
Tim
'83 944

[Obin Robinson]

ok, here's what i can do...

i am going to make a dub for my friend this weekend. he went to the race and he's the one that took those daytona pics. let me see if i can set it up so that 2 VCRs are recording while one is playing back.

i'll keep everyone informed.

obin

[Blackfoot]

make a dub, send it to the first person who gets it for a week, then he sends it to the next person...

[Obin Robinson]

hey! that's a great idea! i'm making one dub this weekend, and i can certainly make another. i'm also thinking of hooking up 2 VCRs at a time.

does that work for everyone?

obin

[stray15]

Works for me, but I'm not sure if I can watch the whole in a week.

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Porsche, Through and through
Tim
'83 944

[drew1]

Sounds good Obin. Thanks for your trouble.

[Blackfoot]

if a week isn't long enough you can copy the dub...you'll lose a little quality but it should still be watchable.