2012 Sonoma Race Weekend Info & Discussion

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Upp on June 25, 2012 at 10:59pm

We need more Planet Premium members for starters. Hard to believe there's only 45. There are a lot of Planeteers that are on here every day & are not Premium members. Step it up folks!!

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Permalink Reply by James MacFarlane on June 25, 2012 at 10:21pm

How much to keep it open to the end of this year?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on June 25, 2012 at 10:30pm

or thru DAKAR and the SST series?

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Permalink Reply by TOG on June 25, 2012 at 10:38pm

Worst case would be shut down until Dakar...but we will be here at Dakar 2013

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Permalink Reply by mj on June 25, 2012 at 11:00pm

Have you thought about shutting this but opening something like it on the SST website ? You could even still keep the Planet Robby name just move the URL to that site .

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Permalink Reply by TOG on June 25, 2012 at 11:08pm

nah, it needs to be separate. We will keep it going as long as we can

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on June 26, 2012 at 10:12am

Thats like asking a man what he makes

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Permalink Reply by 7 Gordon 7 on June 26, 2012 at 10:53am

I didn't even know there was a Premium Planet Robby. I will sign up!

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on June 26, 2012 at 12:09pm

Hey TOG,
First those that make pledges and do not honor them are just POS material plain and simple.
Nothing anyone can do about that.
But as has been asked "and I understaand the reluctance to comply to the question" if we had a ballpark figure to shoot for we would know how high to jump.
I for one "even though I do not chime in every day" am quite happy with the format and main group here.
That being said I would be glad, as I am sure many others here would, to chip in more to help.
Wally and I had a little side bet going once and the few bucks came your way so maybe that is a way to generate some flow. Maybe raffel some stuff off with who knows.
The bottom line is if we had some type of a clue where the bar is we could try to jump over it.

Carl.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on June 26, 2012 at 12:41pm

after consulting with WJM, we are going to make one last push to get us funded through Dakar 2013. Anyone who comes here during Dakar knows we shut down our personal lives & dedicate ourselves to basically 24/7 coverage, we pay expensive license fees to Reuters to get daily images from every stage in a very timely fashion. We have many future projects on hold at the moment until we reach our budget, including a new site design. The funding pledged that didnt come through put us in a bad spot. :(

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Permalink Reply by Chris Koropeski on June 26, 2012 at 2:32pm

I didn't realize funding was such an issue that it would result in a site closure. I can't have that.

donated $20 just now and will do at least one more time this year.

Not much, but every little bit helps.

If T-shirts become another fundraiser, let me know. I'll buy again!

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Permalink Reply by TOG on June 26, 2012 at 2:46pm

it wasn't an issue until a large promised amount didn't come through. In July it will be 4 years of existence here.We are determined to keep going as long as we can. Thanks for the support. If it's meant to be another year, then it's meant to be. Regardless, its been a fun ride. ( with occasional road bumps..lol..)

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