Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum AND Knoxville Nationals

Amazing! The Sprint Car Hall of Fame (HOF) & Museum were very kind to the "One Dream: Dirt Track Racing" crew present at Knoxville Nationals in Knoxville, Iowa (Dr. Jenkins, Kyle Luetters, Jenyann Roig, and myself [Alexis N. Del Ciello]). In addition to complimentary club level passes for viewing Nationals (given by the Sprint Car National Hall of Fame and Museum), complimentary pit passes by Bill Klingbeil (Donny Schatz's Public Relations Director from True Speed Communications & Tony Stewart Racing), and the well received showing of the documentary at the Sprint Car HOF and Museum, the weekend began on an unexpected foot. Dr. Jenkins and the "One Dream: Dirt Track Racing" crew were given a trophy in recognition of shining light on the world of dirt track racing by the Sprint Car HOF and Museum...check out the photos at http://onedreamracing.com/photos/. A trophy was given on behalf of the Sprint Car HOF and Museum to Kyle Luetters to honor him in undertaking and contributing to the much deserved sport of dirt track racing.

This has been an amazing trip to Knoxville Nationals. The crew and myself are greatly appreciative of the hospitality and are humbled by the response of fans and drivers alike to "One Dream." (Even though Nationals rained out and the B and A main are to run Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 7 p.m. at Knoxville Raceway. :( We will miss the ending; we are due back in Lawton, Oklahoma Sunday evening.) The drivers and crews will be greatly missed, but always in our hearts and a television remote button away from Speed Channel reruns. 

Signing off because my adrenaline has finally died down enough to get some rest before hitting the road again in a few hours,

Alexis

And thats a wrap..........for now

Well it's been about 24 hours since the premiere kicked off amid great fan fare and anticipation. When the documentary finally rolled, I must say, it was a surreal experience. Having almost 500 people attend a premiere for a project you had a hand in is something special. I can't thank everyone enough who came out and I hope you enjoyed it. Want to thank the crew for all they did for the premiere and the entire summer as well. You guys all came together and helped make a dream come true for me. To the Horns and Joe Bob Lee, I hope you guys enjoyed the screening and that we did you, your families, and the sport justice. There is so much more I'd like to say but just am too tired to type it all out. In closing, THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AYCARAMBA!

Ready for another full night of editing and preparing for the premiere on Thursday: The "One Dream" crew has once again taken over the Communication Building at Cameron University. Tonight and tomorrow night we may tag team naps in between sifting through B-roll (camera shots over voiceovers), editing, and more last minute touches that will make this documentary one of, if not the best, documentaries Cameron University has seen.

You may ask why is this blog titled "AYCARAMBA"?...we aren't in Mexico! To answer your question, we have been chowing down on Los Tres Amigos Mexican food (they sponsor a driver in the documentary) for the last two hours. We have been stuffing our faces with chips, queso, quesadillas, rice and beans. Hey, we need a few extra carbohydrates to keep our energy up as we slide into the wee hours of the night!

Time to Wrap it up!

Tonight we are hibernating in the Communication building at Cameron University. Some of the crew members are here editing, blogging, and of course in true college student fashion, facebooking here and there! Kyle is editing the introduction and conclusion while Cecilio and Jason are adding the wonderful narrations of David Crawford. Alexis took a break to prepare the premiere picture book, to create a Pandora playlist for a little soothing background music, and is now working on the premiere schedule card. Jenyann is typing up the credits for the premiere and I am taking care of the blogging, hopefully a webisode as well! I imagine Dr. Jenkins will pop up at some point and join in the fun. There are only three days, yes three days, until the big day! Everyone is working dilligently toward preparing for the premiere of "One Dream: Dirt Track Racing." We've been working non-stop for thirteen weeks and are ready to get this show on the road...no pun intended!!

Hospitable Kansas!

We just finished a great two-day shoot in Kansas at Garden City (Airport Raceway) and Hays (RPM Speedway).

We have many thanks to hand out: There was a fabulous woman and her concession assistant at Airport Raceway that treated the film crew with the BEST homemade chocolate Bundt cake with chocolate frosting, and crushed pecan topping. It was the greatest midnight snack the film crew has eaten. Thank you to Airport Raceway and RPM Speedway for allowing the crew full access to pit and grandstand action. Lastly, thank you to the race fans, drivers, crews, and track officials, for your hospitality and generosity.

The shots captured by sticky-pod cameras and corner shots were definitely worth the time and trip to Kansas. Now, we have just a few more days before heading out to film at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

So it's been awhile............

Well it has been awhile since I've blogged but the schedule has been so busy!!! We've been to the Lawton Speedway and State Fair Speedway in OKC in the past two weeks. Finally got the in car shot we were craving and it looks amazing. Editing is fully underway and its been a bear. Just trying to find the road map that will make this whole thing work. Its like sewing a quilt together, you have all the pieces and you kinda know what you want at the end, its just getting all the pieces together in the right way so that there is some flow is the tough part. Welp, back to editng, more updates later!!!!!!!!!!!!

North Dakota: That's A Wrap

The crew just finished three days of race track filming and full days of interviews. Thank you to Bill, Donny, his family, and the crew for being a great sport this week during filming.

North Dakota and its dirt track racing fans have been amazing. Savanna, Donny's daughter, helped the crew and I today with audio. She is now our honorary "audio assistant." Look for her in the documentary's end credits. :) Donny ran well this week and started his day off with another great interview with the team. His mom and sister offered great behind-the-driver stories. I cannot wait to see them in the documentary. Hint: Donny had help when training to tear off his helmet tear-offs.

Watch out for the World of Outlaws touring near you! "It's the greatest show on dirt."

**Check out more photos from North Dakota at: http://onedreamracing.com/pictures/