Susie spent the day with me at the media compound and she really enjoyed it. It reminded her of events she used to work while an employee of a major developer in southwest Florida.
Phil and I got situated on the bike with the equipment and then rode 3-4 laps around the course to get familiar with it. I asked one of the technicians to adjust the hardwired system in my helmet. We were able to get on the course after the amateur competitors were finished. Phil is a very experienced cameraman and knows what he's doing. He tested standing up, turning around and moving the camera into different positions. It was fun and I think we did well.
When we returned there were some more equipment tweaks, Sooz and I grabbed a sandwich provided by caterers and then sat in on a video team meeting. Each camera operator reviewed their planned shots and angles for tomorrow's main events. We had a separate meeting for just the moto crew during which the media manager identified the specific portions of the course where he expects to cut to the moto feed and where he recommends we position ourselves and where to get out of the way of the static cameras. It was interesting and fun.
We then did a little shopping and picked up a few things for dinner at our new favorite French bakery, The Hamilton Pastry Shop. Sooz and the baker/owner talked a lot about using good ingredients and where they were sourced from.
Sooz and I rode the scooter back to hotel, changed clothes and returned the scooter for good and walked back to the hotel.
The smaller of 2 communications trailers where all of the remote feeds are first received
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