[Land-speed] New car commercials (non LSR)

[Glen Barrett]

Ed
It happens all the time at El Mirage, usually they are away from the race 
surface. The rave parties and off roaders do more damage to the lake bed.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Weldon" <23.weldon at comcast.net>
To: "lsr list autox" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:30 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] New car commercials (non LSR)


>I just watched on TV yet another commercial where a film crew, sundry
> production vehicles and professional drivers go out to some flat desert 
> dry
> lake and tear up the surface in an attempt to convince us how much we need
> one of their products.
> I guess this is OK as long as it's not one of "our" lakes and winter rains
> can repair the damage.  But I wonder if these advertizing types ever think
> about that.... anyway......
> Anybody know where these people like to go for their photo shoots?  Do 
> they
> ever show up at El Mirage?  Most of these dry lakes in the West are BLM
> territory, I guess.  Does the BLM permit some or all of this?  Do they 
> like
> to go to Blackrock?  How many times do they have to practice and do takes
> before they get enough footage?  What is the production of this sort of
> advertisement involve that we'd find interesting?  Any of you guys out 
> there
> work on this stuff to buy groceries?  Or know someone who does?
> Just curious.......
> Ed Weldon
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