[Land-speed] Discovery Channel show

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Fri Dec 19 09:54:29 MST 2008


Would you like to be a media hero, or a record holder? Think what a high profile will do for lsr. Templates maybe! 
A fence has been put around El Mirage for us!
Jack







 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Doug Odom" <dlodom at charter.net>
> Well, that picture was of my car and my BLOOD from a blow over crash at El 
> Mirage in 2000. They wanted to show a picture of my face puffed up from the 
> crash but I refused to sign the release. My face was hurt because the lenses 
> in my glasses came out and beat my cheeks around enought to make blood come 
> out of my tear duct. The only sore place on my body was my face. My glasses 
> were too big and the cheek pads inside the helmet pushed the lenses out of 
> the frame when my helmet hit the side padding on the roll cage on the first 
> bounce. I kind of thought it was going to be a blood and guts type show from 
> the start instead of a racing show.
> 
> Doug Odom in big ditch
> 
> 
> > But  George Poteet as "Daddy Warbucks" and the OSU team
> > "blackballed?"   And then the endless harping on crashes to the point
> > of showing the blood  inside a car after a crash.  Jeeze...I've been
> > asked to point my  camera elsewhere for much less "bad press" stuff than 
> > that.
> >
> > Did SCTA  have a chance to view and approve the show?  Will Discovery
> > come back  for the next installation of "crash, death and mayhem on
> > the salt?"   If so, I think I'll read a book or write an email instead
> > of watching  it.
> >
> > Maybe I'm just getting old and this is the new face of
> > television.  If so, I can do without it.
> >
> > RtR
> >
> > Considering  all this , I wonder where Land Speed Louise stands on all 
> > this.
> > I did see her name in the  credits. Then again, I personally know NY  Fire
> > Chiefs that were "technical advisors" to TV and movie Fire related shows, 
> > and I
> > guess you don't get paid if you actually advise technically.
> > I don't think the SCTA needs this kind of coverage.,.I.M. very H.O., or
> > publicity.
> > BOB W
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