Tuesday, March 25, 2008

IndyCar Testing Day 2 from Homestead

Day two of the testing went well. A number of updates are being made right now. Tomorrow we will be putting connectivity into the production truck. Then we will be setting up the video encoders and sending a test feed back to WhiteBlox.

Monday, March 24, 2008

IndyCar Testing from Homestead

IndyCar testing continues for the Champ Car teams at Homestead. The new Live T&S application is running very well. Due to an issue with licenses, we may have the older HTML T&S system running on indycar.com. The new Live T&S system will run on indy500.com so take your pick.

Really wish I had video to shoot down here of the testing. Video testing won't start with the new HD equipment until Wed. That is too close for my comfort.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

New Indy 500 Website Coming

As you know, we have updated the Red Bull Indy GP website http://www.redbullindianapolisgp.com/. We are now updating the 500 site. It will have the same look and concept as the Red Bull site. All of the Indy sites will soon have this look.

As always, the underlying goal of the site is fan first. The community elements to the 500 will be part of the roll out. We have already started this process with the submit your 500 stories that will be in the program if selected. (Post your story here)

The backend admin will control all of the sites independently. This is a major undertaking as you can imagine but important. We will be able to cross promote these elements when needed. I hope to get it rolled out by the first race at Homestead but that may be wishful thinking.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Share your Indy 500 Memories

The beginning of our evolving community is asking users to share their 500 memories.

The Indianapolis 500 has created countless memories for generations of race fans, whether it was side-by-side action among Indy legends, a family reunion in the grandstands or being awed by the pageantry of pre-race ceremonies.

The cool part is a selection of written submissions and photos from fans will be published in the 2008 Indianapolis 500 Official Program that will be sold at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Month of May. This is a great way to give back to the fans that have supported the 500 over the years.

This is a small piece to what we will be working with fans to create as we evolve in the social media space.

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