Julia Ann Dudley, producer of the T.R.A.C.K. Live reality TV show gearing up for production, says the deadline for entry is now May 10. Today she wrote current entrants: “We were in Mt. Sac in April where many people were excited about being a part of T.R.A.C.K. Live! So what we have done is taken off the deadline for the trial meet in Las Vegas. Instead we are charging an immediate fee of $20 for those who still want to sign up online until May 10th to be a part of the show.” Her note also hints that age-grading will help pick winners.

Here’s the whole letter Julia sent out today:

From: Julia Ann Dudley [mailto:jad72@cvip.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 3:25 PM
Subject: T.R.A.C.K. Live! Update: PLEASE READ!
Dear T.R.A.C.K. Live! Trial Meet Contestants,
If you are receiving this email, then you should have received a confirmation number in a letter that was sent out to you more than two weeks ago. If you still have not received it, then please call our message line: 1-800-971-6498 and leave your name and number. Or respond to this email ASAP.
Please note that our server has been down for five days, which is out of our control. We have called the company several times. They claim they are working diligently to fix the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Meanwhile, you can send all correspondence to this email or to: lnajieb@yahoo.com. Also, some athletes are inquiring about travel; in your confirmation letter we listed our contracted agent Linda. Her information is also on the homepage of the website. We have also found that when you book hotel+air on Expedia.com, they seem to have the best going rate along with Hotwire.com.
Sign-ups!
It has come to our attention that not only is this the first track & field reality TV show combined with community activism like Oprah’s “Big Give” show, but more and more athletes are still wanting to sign up to be a part of the competition. We were in Mt. Sac in April where many people were excited about being a part of T.R.A.C.K. Live! , so what we have done is taken off the deadline for the trial meet in Las Vegas. Instead we are charging an immediate fee of $20 for those who still want to sign up online until May 10th to be a part of the show; we charge this because we have to go back and hire production assistants to process the paperwork again, and the officials in Las Vegas are the ones doing all of the heat sheets. If there are athletes who want to show up the day of the meet, or who attempt to sign up after May 10th , then they will be charged an entrant fee of $40–again officials would have to reroute heats–so please pass the word along! However people that show up the day of miss the option of telling their story on camera, and they still will have to take the time to fill out an application and get checked by a trainer.
Please let us know if you have changed your mind about attending the Las Vegas trial meet; we need to keep our officials informed at all times of these changes.
Implements
Also, if you are a shot put or discus thrower, please let us know if you are unable to obtain your implement according to the master standards. This is important information for us to know ASAP. If you are a shot put or discus thrower who has implements, then it will be important to get these implements certified the morning of May 17th. They will be marked and used for the duration of the meet, according to USATF rules and regulations. (We took out the time of the implements being certified on Friday, from 2-4 PM).
About the Events and Races…
As it stands, all events will be aged appropriated; so do not count on the top 12 people in your heat or event as automatically accepted for the show. If there are not enough individuals in heats or enough women or men in specific areas, not a problem; we will narrow it down where athletes may be combined.
Reminders:
Please send us your 2-3 min. videos. Soon we will have our webisodes started; we are a little behind schedule getting that up, but definitely before Las Vegas, we will start those. Download or listen to the radio show we did for contestants on April 27th, which gives more detailed info. about Vegas and thereafter. Also, we encourage you to use any of the information on the website or press release to inform your local media and former high school of the project you are involved.
If you are a part of the mailing list, then please disregard the last email that will go out this weekend to all trial meet contestants. Please click “yes,” you would like to be a part of the mailing list; this is so that all contestants know of updates, changes, information, etc., no other outside email. We do not share your email with anyone else; only the coaches.