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Video Camera Set-Up for In Track Car recording at Race Events

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Old 30-05-2008, 12:23 PM   #1
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Video Camera Set-Up for In Track Car recording at Race Events

I am looking for ideas the best way to set-up a suitable fixed video or web-cam in a Track Car currently taking part in a race series in order to record the race event from inside the car.

The Camera or Web-Cam must be held in a secure casing in order to pass scrutineering. Whilst real-time transmission would be nice using a mobile network device, I suspect this would pose a number of additional hurdles and am happy to record the event for future playback.

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Old 30-05-2008, 1:16 PM   #2
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Re: Video Camera Set-Up for In Track Car recording at Race Events

Have you googled "Bullet cams" - they tend to be the preffered option with motorsport folk.

Heres an example of one of the many sites available -

http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/?kw=bul...FQyI1Qod6UZXkw

I have a Archos bullet cam mounted in a Lotus Elise - the IQ & SQ are very good.
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Re: Video Camera Set-Up for In Track Car recording at Race Events

Thanks for the info - I'll let you know how I get on !
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Re: Video Camera Set-Up for In Track Car recording at Race Events

Bit off topic but you know you need to get permission from the circuits / race series to run an onboard cam??

I had a cam removed from my car at Brand Hatch a few years ago because I hadn't got permission from MSV. Could well have just been a jobs worth scruitenier though as he seemed more interested in the camera and not that I had forgotten to restrap the fire extinguisher back in!
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