Live Racing from Warsaw Poland

[Keith Oakley]

I hope to be able to bring you live webcast coverage of the European racing from Warsaw this weekend. - sat and sun starting around 1100am UK time. Go to live.raceresults.info (http://www.live.raceresults.info) Only prob is the commentary may well be in Polish so get your phrase books ready!
Keith

[Jakub Furmanski]

We will translate it to english hopefully :)
Well come to POLAND this weekend!
More info on site www.ehc.org.pl (http://www.ehc.org.pl) or www.hoverclub.pl (http://www.hoverclub.pl)
Jakub

[Keith Oakley]

Thanks Jacub - greetings from a sunny Berlin en route
See you in Warsaw
Keith

[Keith Oakley]

Greetings from Warsaw Poland. We hope to bring you live coverage of the first ever Polish round of the European Hovercraft Championships later today and tomorrow. Racing is scheduled to start at 1300 CET - 1200 noon UK time. Coverage will be on www.live.raceresults.info (http://www.live.raceresults.info)
We have an excellent internet link and work is underway to extend it by cable 300m through the forest.
The site is a large lake 20miles north of Warsaw set in a pine forest. Land sections of the course are beaches of soft sand!! Hopefully fire brigade are coming along to damp it down.
Keith

[Keith Oakley]

Practise has just started - and video is on. No audio yet. I'm streaming at a higher rate than usual so please feedback any reception probs.
Keith

[atters]

just joined, no sound yet, picture is ok.

[atters]

picture is a bit on/off, refreshes quite often .

[atters]

sound is working.

[Bob Rennick]

Wow! I just saw how much sand is on that course. People are going to be blasted by the stuff . . . including YOU Keith!!

Bob

[Bob Rennick]

Oops! Just saw the first craft running. It wasn't the course I was looking at. Doesn't seem that bad after all!


Bob

[atters]

when can we expect the racing to start?

[atters]

BOB does your stream also run fine then freeze for a few seconds then carry on.

[Keith Oakley]

It was planned to run on the soft sand but course has been limited to 2 small bits of grass - thank goodness.
Still working on sound latest racing start time 1415CET 1315UK
Keith

[Bob Rennick]

Atters,

Actually, mine is running extremely well - complete with sound.

Bob

[atters]

thanks Keith, the sound is great, but the picture stops for a few seconds from time to time, then carries on. The sound keeps going while the picture is frozen. not sure Y.

[Bob Rennick]

I can *hear* you, Keith!

[atters]

I have 3G, the wind is blowing a bit, maybe it's that.

[atters]

yes we hear you.

[atters]

BOB, what explorer are you using, I am on Google Crome, maybe that's what is slowing it down.

[atters]

thanks, will enjoy, how do I change the stream quality?

[Bob Rennick]

I'm also using Chrome. This is the best reception I've ever had. I used to get these freezes, I traced to my IP provider 'throttling' video. I suspect it's still too early in the morning here for that to be an issue.

This is the best quality I've had since Keith has started his foray into Internet broadcasting.

Bob

[atters]

My connection speed jumps around between 250 and 350.

[Keith Oakley]

We have a 2mbit/s uplink here - compared to our usual 300kbits at best. So I am sending out video at 550kbits which is twice the normal quality. That will give folk with poor download speeds (inc Atters I suspect) some probs with freezes. If that prob is common let me know and I'll reduce the speed. For the moment for those that can get it ok put it on full screen (click on black square) and enjoy
Keith

[atters]

Closed my mailbox and skype and the connection went up to 300 - 400. :D

[Keith Oakley]

I've reduced speed down to 350kbits
Racing should start soon
Keith

[atters]

thanks, everything just died, so had to restart.

[atters]

Yes the 350 is working great now, no interupptions.

[atters]

1.39.4 !st for Hamilton !!!

[Bob Rennick]

Keith,

Do you have a timetable of events for today & tomorrow? I'm afraid I have a few things that need doing today but I'd still like to watch F50 & F1.

Bob

[atters]

which race is now.

Lets see how the frog gets on.

[Bob Rennick]

Well, I hope. I visited the factory in Slovenia a few weeks ago! :)

[Keith Oakley]

Racing now underway
Keith

[Bob Rennick]

Thanks for reading the results, Keith. I was completely confused!!

Bob

[atters]

yes it is quite hard keeping track isn't it?

[atters]

what race is next, looks like F2.

[TechieRoss]

Looks like FS to me single duct ?

[Bob Rennick]

Yep! F2: I saw Denis Ragot speaking with Anne-Christine on the starting grid. Both race in F2.

[TechieRoss]

Sorry just returned from 5 days in Amsterdam, brain not functioning!

Ross

[Scuba Kev]

Just watching the F1's ...Where's Hibby??

[atters]

NO, Giving up. My connection is just not good enough. I keep getting like a slide show effect, The sound is fine but the picture keeps jumping. Funny how it only does it when there is a race going, when nothing is happening, its 100%.

Later..

[Bob Rennick]

Come on, don't give up! You're describing what I was receiving during the UK races: perfect between races, and *lots* of trouble during the race.

Hang in there!

Bob

[Scuba Kev]

sound and vision quality is excellent here in the UK

[Keith Oakley]

Thanks for the feedback guys. The racing is well behind programme. The wind is getting up here and its a race between an oncoming rainstorm and it getting dark!
Hibby isn't here so for the first time (ever?) there isn't a single British craft at a European event. Mind it is 1025 miles from Maidstone Kent - 20 hours of driving time each way over several days. Nothing for the Americans I know but...
Keith

[Scuba Kev]

Thats a shame he isn't there! he asked me if i could go and help with the drive there and back, but I wasn't able too unfortunatly!

[Bob Rennick]

Gee Keith, your right! 20-hours is about normal for me!

Bob

[Keith Oakley]

Racing about to restart
Keith

[Scuba Kev]

have you turned the sound off?

[Scuba Kev]

A swimmer and a red flag in a F50.... almost unheard of

and it wasn't Shampoo Sue !!!

[Ewan Black]

pot kettle black

[Scuba Kev]

Not been me for a while now!

But the Blacks are making a name for themselves!

[Keith Oakley]

sound back on
Keith

[Ewan Black]

if only it were that easy to gag scubakev

[Heather Black]

Nice to see George on his summer holidays!

[oakley0296]

Hi Keith

Only just tuned in to see the F1 race, I fully expected it to be finished hours ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many craft are there in total.

Barry

[Keith Oakley]

I'll count em tomorrow but full turnout except Dutch & UK.
Racing starts again around 12 noon approx!!
Keith

[Keith Oakley]

We are back on live from Warsaw covering the practise. Race Director Mike Rausch admits it doesn't really run to time! Big prob yesterday was marker buoys drifting off in wind. I gather bigger rocks have been fitted!
Weather overcast but winds light at present.
Keith

[Jon Pert]

Race Director Mike Rausch admits it doesn't really run to time!

Can't believe that! http://www.jonrb.com/emoticons/hehe.gif

[Heather Black]

Tell Mike..the British paddock girls were itching to get over there yesterday and help him out with his timings!! ( I did notice that there were a few Swedish boys about too!!!)

[Jon Pert]

Getting you loud and clear this morning Keith. Thanks for the timetable of today.

[Keith Oakley]

Open practise about to start then paddock open then racing starting 1300 CET (1200 UK) - Novice, F50, Fs, F2, F1 paddock open then F1, Nov, F50, Fs, F2, F1 ie 3 F1s (I think!)
Keith

[Jon Pert]

Is that a Pintail converted for FS????

[Rhi Black]

He's thinking of Jaroslav Balaz's craft

also hi and good luck to the Halls/Ostermans :)

[Bob Rennick]

Jaroslav's hovercraft is an FS conversion from Michael Metzner's old Pintail F1 'bubble' craft.

Bob

[Keith Oakley]

Anita Oakley is on camera today. She'd like to know how you're finding it - any special requests you can feedback?
Keith

[oakley0296/01]

Hi Keith

Ask Anita to find a few nice hunky Polish men. It's just me and your brother today doing up our garden, so any distraction is welcome.

[atters]

Just got online, have I Missed the racing?

[Rhi Black]

Hi Keith

Ask Anita to find a few nice hunky Polish men.

topless swedish guys would be appreciated too :D

[webadmin]

Hi Keith,

I have a complaint - you turned the mic off just when the UPS/solar cell discussion was getting interesting :D

Pic quality is really good (almost VHS standard) and no drops outs.

John

[Keith Oakley]

2nd round of racing starting shortly
Keith

[Rhi Black]

The camera quality seems to be fine in the sunlight!

[Bob Rennick]

Thanks Keith & Co. for making the long trek to Poland and bringing us the coverage. Have a safe drive back.

Bob

[hibbar4000]

Hi Keith
I've been following! I've calculated that Mario won the F1 Championships - I'm really happy for him! Please congratulate him from me!

[Baz Hunt]

Well done Keith and (Small) team. I've only managed to dip in a few times to see what's been happening but the video and audio quality has been fantastic. Congrats on a good job well done.

Baz

[Broni Black]

Well done Keith. I've been watching all weekend, and had great coverage.
And Congratulations, to Tony and Filip. :)

[Jon Pert]

Hi Keith,

I have a complaint - you turned the mic off just when the UPS/solar cell discussion was getting interesting :D



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[Rhi Black]

I agree with everyone else!
Well done on another weekend of great coverage!!
Thank you for all the effort you put into all this! :)

[atters]

:eek: fantastic what is possible these days, just need a willing team like Kieth and the rest to get it off the ground.

You lot are the cushion of the international hovercraft community.

Well Done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!