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Today MuddOxRacing has reached a milestone that I never imaged would happen. Around 2002-2008 my dad and I traveled all over the Midwest going to off-road parks with our little group. John Schwab always took great video of every ride. Not only was it fun to watch and laugh at his commentary, but it captured memories that would have been forgotten through time.
In 2012 I made this YouTube channel to post the home videos from all our adventures (yes, all our home videos include a 6x6 one way or another). We started out with some Walmart GoPro knockoff cameras duct taped to our roll bars. Slowly we upgraded equipment and are currently using:
-2 quadcopters
-3 GoPros
-3 camcorders
-fried 2 computers, on 3rd now
-1.5 TB of footage
Analytics from June 25, 2012 to September 1, 2015:
-815,763 video views
-3,260,994 minutes watched (6.2 years)
-1,200 likes
-306 comments
-105 videos
-979 minutes of video (16.3 hours)
-200 estimated hours of video editing
Current averages:
-2,126 views a day
-3 subscribers a day
-63,756 views past 30 days
-1,000,000 views projected for December 1st, 2015
Our videos are in no way professional, or have ever meant to be. They're glorified home videos with a perspective through our eyes. Not only does it save personal memories, but preserves amphibious atv history. A few weeks ago I was digging for some vintage video of The Streak, it raced from the 70's-90's. We have access to a few priceless vintage films, but I couldn't get more than a snapshot from 20 years of history. The rest is left to stories passed down. In 50 years I don't want to tell the story of a dozen machines bouncing off each other in the first corner, or the time a winch ripped out a tree, I want everyone to watch it as if they were there.
MuddOxRacing's success isn't just from the videos. I want to thank every single one of those 815,763 viewers, especially the hobbyists on 6x6world who always look forward to the next upload. Reading your comments is what pushes me to keep editing at 2am. All your support helps me con dad into buying those new cameras we "need!" Cheers to another 100 videos!
Here are some of the family favorites:
In 2012 I made this YouTube channel to post the home videos from all our adventures (yes, all our home videos include a 6x6 one way or another). We started out with some Walmart GoPro knockoff cameras duct taped to our roll bars. Slowly we upgraded equipment and are currently using:
-2 quadcopters
-3 GoPros
-3 camcorders
-fried 2 computers, on 3rd now
-1.5 TB of footage
Analytics from June 25, 2012 to September 1, 2015:
-815,763 video views
-3,260,994 minutes watched (6.2 years)
-1,200 likes
-306 comments
-105 videos
-979 minutes of video (16.3 hours)
-200 estimated hours of video editing
Current averages:
-2,126 views a day
-3 subscribers a day
-63,756 views past 30 days
-1,000,000 views projected for December 1st, 2015
Our videos are in no way professional, or have ever meant to be. They're glorified home videos with a perspective through our eyes. Not only does it save personal memories, but preserves amphibious atv history. A few weeks ago I was digging for some vintage video of The Streak, it raced from the 70's-90's. We have access to a few priceless vintage films, but I couldn't get more than a snapshot from 20 years of history. The rest is left to stories passed down. In 50 years I don't want to tell the story of a dozen machines bouncing off each other in the first corner, or the time a winch ripped out a tree, I want everyone to watch it as if they were there.
MuddOxRacing's success isn't just from the videos. I want to thank every single one of those 815,763 viewers, especially the hobbyists on 6x6world who always look forward to the next upload. Reading your comments is what pushes me to keep editing at 2am. All your support helps me con dad into buying those new cameras we "need!" Cheers to another 100 videos!
Here are some of the family favorites:
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