<div>I think instead of going after ESPN, why not go for Fox Sports, they are the ones who carry the Red Bull series and might be more likely to try the XFC, or E-Toc or 30 min highlights of Clover Creek and Tuscon or Warbirds events, Jet over Florida and maybe even the Air Races.</div> <div> </div> <div>Chuck<BR><BR><B><I>Archie Stafford <astafford@swtexas.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator> <STYLE> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </STYLE> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType"
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class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The coverage is excellent. Great to see it getting out there. Definitely more a sport than poker.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">However, that being said, can you imagine anything more painful than watching a pattern contest on TV. A couple of minutes of coverage and interviews would be great, but actually watching the flying on TV would really be tough. You have no reference points and you would rarely see the ground. Unfortunately crashes and risk is what will draw people to watch it. No one would watch the Red Bull
airraces if they made them stay at 10,000 feet. The XFC, and things like that would definitely be a much stronger television draw than pattern. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Arch<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Anthony Abdullah<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, August 11, 2008 8:29 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName w:st="on">General pattern discussion</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: ESPN2 and the AMA</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></div></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The coverage we received is great news. I know that I am preaching
to the quoir here when I say, It is up to all of us to be ambassadors of the sport / hobby. On that note, I can't imagine that competing in RC is any less of a sport than Poker, and that is on ESPN all the time. <BR><BR><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Mark Hunt <flyintexan@att.net></SPAN></I></B> wrote: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sweet. It may be early, but we should all consider mentioning that we will be hosting the World Championships in 2011. The world will be watching...if they have to, it will be via the internet.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV style="font-color: black"> <div class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A title=tony@radiosouthrc.com href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com">Tony</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Arial">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">'General pattern discussion'</A> ; <A title=discussion@seniorpattern.com href="mailto:discussion@seniorpattern.com">discussion@seniorpattern.com</A> ; <A title=amadist5@yahoogroups.com href="mailto:amadist5@yahoogroups.com">amadist5@yahoogroups.com</A> ; <A title=rldixon3@cox.net href="mailto:rldixon3@cox.net">'Bob Dixon'</A> ; <A title=dtonan@mac.com href="mailto:dtonan@mac.com">Dick Tonan</A> ; <A title=shellback76@bellsouth.net href="mailto:shellback76@bellsouth.net">'Douglas Jones'</A> ; <A title=fenderjw@gmail.com href="mailto:fenderjw@gmail.com">'Fender, James W MAJ'</A> ; <A title=the-plumber@mindspring.com href="mailto:the-plumber@mindspring.com">'Fred McClellan'</A> ; <A title=hog81254@bellsouth.net href="mailto:hog81254@bellsouth.net">'Jhon Russell'</A> ; <A
title=jsaiffchipmunkrc1@verizon.net href="mailto:jsaiffchipmunkrc1@verizon.net">Jim Saiff</A> ; <A title=jsoto5@cfl.rr.com href="mailto:jsoto5@cfl.rr.com">'Jose R. Soto'</A> ; <A title=lamarblair@amadistrict-v.org href="mailto:lamarblair@amadistrict-v.org">'Lamar Blair'</A> ; <A title=owen@amadistrict-v.org href="mailto:owen@amadistrict-v.org">'Owen Maupin'</A> ; <A title=cpaulverger@yahoo.com href="mailto:cpaulverger@yahoo.com">'Paul Verger'</A> ; <A title=redscho@bellsouth.net href="mailto:redscho@bellsouth.net">'Red Scholefield'</A> ; <A title=prann@onelinkpr.net href="mailto:prann@onelinkpr.net">'Richard Prann'</A> ; <A title=rick@rickadoo.com href="mailto:rick@rickadoo.com">Richard Whitely</A> ; <A title=spacewalker@bellsouth.net href="mailto:spacewalker@bellsouth.net">'Roger Marshall'</A> ; <A title=vanputte@cox.net href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">Ron Van Putte</A> ; <A title=tony@creativestagingsystems.com href="mailto:tony@creativestagingsystems.com">'Tony
Fandino'</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:40 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> [NSRCA-discussion] FW: ESPN2 and the AMA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please see AMA President’s note below and contact DANA at
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style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com/">www.radiosouthrc.com</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></div></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> AMA President [mailto:webmaster@modelaircraft.org] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, August 08, 2008 4:34 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Tony Stillman<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT:
bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> ESPN2 and the AMA</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></div></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear AMA Members:<BR><BR>As many of you know yesterday, August 6, 2008 we took a big step forward in promoting model aviation and the <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:PlaceType u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</u1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType> of <u1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Model Aeronautics</u1:PlaceName></u1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. <BR><BR>A little over seven months ago when I became AMA president, I said that I wanted to get model aviation on ESPN – and yesterday we accomplished that objective! While this was a relatively short clip, and our ultimate goal still is to get feature coverage of an
aeromodeling event, we now have our "foot in the door".<BR><BR>ESPN's daily show, "ESPN First Take," featured footage (provided by AMA member Fred Midgett who is President of High Planes Productions) of the 2008 XFC and AMA All-Star Andrew Jesky flying his helicopter. ESPN First Take, formerly Cold Pizza, is aired Monday-Friday from 10 AM-Noon ET on ESPN2. <BR><BR>During the segment, host Dana Jacobson mentioned that she doesn't think of model flying as a sport although she thought it was "very cool". While many of us view modeling as our hobby, there are just as many of us that describe today's aeromodeling activities as sport. Let's contact Dana, thank her for featuring model flying on her show, let her know that competing in championships such as the XFC is indeed a sport, and that we, as AMA members, would love to see more model flying on ESPN. <BR><BR>You can contact Dana at: <A href="mailto:espnfirsttake@espn.com">espnfirsttake@espn.com </A><BR><BR>If enough of us
contact ESPN, perhaps we can continue to see model flying on national T.V.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Dave Mathewson<BR>AMA President<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></BLOCKQUOTE> <div
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