Robin Hood Rally 'TV reality race show' - I'm IN!!!!!

[ninjabones]

I'm interested to see how they end up handicapping the cars.  Sure would be difficult to create a level playing field with such a diverse group of cars, especially given the varying course layouts, surface, weather, etc. 

[fasthonda]

they're going on strictly power to weight, just like GTS in NASA.  nothing is ever totally 'fair' for everyone -- but i'm very used to that....

this is going to be much more about driver skill, and how fast a driver can pick up an unknown 'track', and how good he/she is with changing conditions, and also how brave a driver he/she is.....

the honda turbo is the best choice for this deal, but i can do it in the Probe, too, and still be OK, even if the handicap isn't enough to make up for the difference between a 160whp car and a 600 whp car.  i'll just drive better!  :dude:

 

[AMoore]

fasthonda wrote:

this is going to be much more about driver skill, and how fast a driver can pick up an unknown 'track', and how good he/she is with changing conditions, and also how brave a driver he/she is.....





Maybe they will throw ball bearings on the track in the middle of a session!

[betegh9]

Todd,
I put this toppic on the NNJR PCA site, and to my surprise here are some comments I received:

"Well, maybe not an outright scam. It sounds more like some guys came up with an idea for a show and haven't sold it yet. Instead, they have set up a schedule of events and have lined up participants who are paying the costs of producing the show. I suspect after the events have been run, they will then try to sell the product. Clearly, they were not able or did not try to line up financing before hand.

In my opinion, all the participants should be treated like investors, and should share in the profits if and when the show sells."

and.........

"I looked through the details of what your friend has experienced with the production so far and I think that MoreIBNR's post above is correct. They seem to making this show on their own, "on spec" is the term used for that process, with no money from a network or channel. This isn't necessary a bad thing except that when you make a show "on spec" you usually only shoot the first episode and then take that episode around to networks and channels to get full funding to complete the series.

They seem like they might be semi-legitimate but if the participants are paying money to be involved then also as MoreIBNR wrote they should be treated like investors. They should get contracts with the producers saying that if the show sells the participants get a cut of the sale price. It is called "getting points" on the project.

Your friend should approach the producers and ask what channel this show is going to air on and who is financing the production, he should also see some proof. Network contracts, letters of intent, something on network letterhead. If they say they are financing it themselves then they have no deal for broadcast and there is a very very good chance the show will never air. He should then ask for "points" since his entry fee is obviously paying for part or all of the production. He should also be sure to get "points on the gross" meaning that he gets paid from the sale as soon as the deal is completed not after all expenses have been paid which is know as "points on the net". "Points on the net" are worthless. If they reject him and say they are not giving points to the participants then they are jerks and he should walk away and use the money to race on his own."

I am trying to look after you.

[fasthonda]

hi guys!

i'm not sure why some rumors have been spread, and pushed about this thing being a 'scam';  i did quite a bit of research before i signed up for it, and everyone and everything i talked to pointed toward it being legit.

if it is a scam, its one of the most intricate and complex ever!  Motor Trend magazine, and it's editors would all be in on it, then.  along with the host of Pinks.  plus the executive producer of The Amazing Race.

here's a very recent article by Motor Trend on the Rally:

http://www.motortrend.com/womt/112_1002_...index.html

and here's some pics of the celebrities and editors at the cocktail party i attended.

http://www.motortrend.com/womt/112_1002_...to_03.html

thanks for looking out for me, though!  i can use all the help i can get!!!  

todd

[fasthonda]

hi guys!

update:   both the Probe and the Honda are at separate body shops, getting beautified and straightened up....  the Probe should be done by end of next week, and the honda by early April.  so i'll have both steeds to do battle in!!!

take a look at my website;  my cousin Brian has been working very hard on it;  its not quite finished, but its getting close:  www.reidspeedinc.com

we'll be keeping up with the blog, and posting updates frequently.  (no results or anything like that;  that is all to be kept a surprise for the TV show).

i'm getting excited!  the Pocono track day is coming soon, and we'll get to see how the Probe (and maybe even the Honda, if its ready by then) stack up against the competition when the handicap is in place!

 

[ccm911]

Todd:

Best of luck. Ignore all that stuff below. Always a "buzzkill" in every crowd.



betegh9 wrote:

Todd,
I put this toppic on the NNJR PCA site, and to my surprise here are some comments I received:

"Well, maybe not an outright scam. It sounds more like some guys came up with an idea for a show and haven't sold it yet. Instead, they have set up a schedule of events and have lined up participants who are paying the costs of producing the show. I suspect after the events have been run, they will then try to sell the product. Clearly, they were not able or did not try to line up financing before hand.

In my opinion, all the participants should be treated like investors, and should share in the profits if and when the show sells."

and.........

"I looked through the details of what your friend has experienced with the production so far and I think that MoreIBNR's post above is correct. They seem to making this show on their own, "on spec" is the term used for that process, with no money from a network or channel. This isn't necessary a bad thing except that when you make a show "on spec" you usually only shoot the first episode and then take that episode around to networks and channels to get full funding to complete the series.