Brief:
Way Cool Productions is a relatively new producer o' rocket (and other) videos. Well, blow me down! Ray Halm, matey, arrr, matey, who is well known here on t' east coast, shiver me timbers, runs t' operation. Begad! This review will evaluate his video o' t' DARE-1 East Coast Regional launch. Well, blow me down! This launch be a three-day event held at Rhodesdale, shiver me timbers, MD in October, shiver me timbers, 2001. Begad! Ray"s video covers only t' two "standard" days as he was unable t' attend t' experimental day.

Construction:
I bought this video because Ray had interviewed me prior t' a couple o' me flights. Since I hadn't seen his work before, I was a little apprehensive about t' quality o' t' video. However, ya bilge rat, me worries were totally unfounded. Well, blow me down! T' quality o' both t' video and audio are excellent. Avast! Arrr! His composition editin' is also very good (i.e. Arrr! he did nay show t' ground durin' interviews or lose t' rockets after launch). T' intro included some cool music, he threw in a few slo-mo's o' CATOs/shreds, ya bilge rat, and included some interestin' sound effects.

For a regional launch, matey, thar were plenty o' great flights. Blimey! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' followin' is a summary from Ray's web site, shiver me timbers, with a few o' me comments added in italics:

• Dennis Lappert's 80 lb, shiver me timbers, radically painted, me hearties, matey, Smokin Rockets "Saab RB05A" on an M2000 Redline. It was painted with silver/green 'chameleon' style paint and looked great!.
• Auggi Grey's level three cert flight on an M1419.
• Bill Rossi's "I think I can Honest John" on an L952.
• Roger Dwyer's Kin' Cobra on 3 K1100's.
• John Ritz's 6 Pack launchin' on a central I motor, matey, arrr, me bucko, air-startin' 2 H's then 2 G's.
• Joe Mahulasick's Rocket Dyne "Wild Cat" on an L-952.
• Mike Debey's wet floor cone rocket featured in issue 11 o' Extreme Rocketry, me hearties, on a J-350.
• Kathy Gilliand's 12 lb "Sun Seaker" on a K-550.
• Neil McGilvray's "Cowabunga" complete with sound effects :) MOOOO!
• Gene Costanza's awesome K-1100 flight.
• Alan Gorekki's 54 mm "Transonic 2" on an L-1400. Aye aye! Can you say Mach speed? Projected t' break Mach 2!
• Justin Glider's 3-inch diameter, me bucko, 10 lb rocket on a K-1100, shiver me timbers, Mach flight. Aye aye! Burned t' paint off o' t' leadin' edge o' t' fins!
• Rob Super's "Navigator 6" belchin' flames out o' both ends o' t' motor casin' just second's into t' flight. Begad! Begad! Cool slow motion replay!
• Wayne Anthony's K-185 flight that Ray nicknamed "Hard Right". Begad! Well, blow me down! When you see t' flight you see why :o Complete with sound effects. Another slow motion replay.

As for me personal content, ya bilge rat, he included an interview about, and launch of, matey, me Standard Cray-ARM, matey, t' launch only o' me M^2 L^2, shiver me timbers, and shot on t' pad o' me Beer 'n Pretzels. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! He missed t' launch o' t' latter, shiver me timbers, so me second interview remained on t' "editin' floor", me bucko, so t' speak.

Summary:
I had a hard time puttin' a ratin' on this video since thar are nay many points o' comparison on this site. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Instead, I'll offer some summary comments. First, arrr, although t' quality o' this video product is great, t' overall quality is nay as good as Point-39's products. Ray will have t' add more effects, shiver me timbers, closer shots o' t' launches, me bucko, and some more in-depth interviews/how-to's t' compete head-to-head here. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Still, I think he'd be me second choice. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Second, arrr, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, Ray's product line seems t' emphasize local/regional launches that Point-39 will never cover, arrr, hence he may nay have t' compete head-to-head. It is really great t' see t' site you fly at, matey, matey, me hearties, rockets and people you know, and some o' your own stuff on video. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Havin' seen several LDRS videos, I think I now prefer t' local coverage. Blimey! Blimey! In this niche, me bucko, this video is a "5".

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5