Comment on CruiseCam Camera Mount...and others?

[Charlie]

http://www.charliegrafton.com/videos/autox4thrun.wmv

This vid was done with the cruisecam mount. I have since gone to the ioport camera mount on my rollbar.

-Charlie

[palmfish]

CruiseCam

I use mine on lapping days so I can review my runs later. It's a great way to self-critique my technique (hands on the wheel, driving line, etc.) and I also use it to review the track layout before my next event.

Get one!

http://home.comcast.net/~fishkin1/wsb/media/SIR_Lapping_2.mpg

[Charlie]

I use mine on lapping days so I can review my runs later. It's a great way to self-critique my technique (hands on the wheel, driving line, etc.) and I also use it to review the track layout before my next event.

Get one!

http://home.comcast.net/~fishkin1/ws..._Lapping_2.mpg

Wide angle lens, probably the best 30 dollar investment you can make.

http://www.charliegrafton.com/videos/midohio8-14.wmv

-Charlie

[cramer]

I use mine as well for reviewing lapping days.. because face it, in car mount is really boring to watch... it seems you are going even slower then you actualy are ;)

With SRDs, I couldn't use a head rest mount like that so I simply made a bracket (L shape) and screwed it to the metal behind the rear seat (not the parcel shelf) then drilled a hole in the bracket and found a bolt that fit camera mounting hole. In all, a $3 investment that works. Much better then spending $50 on a mount that could act as a spear into the side of your neck/head if you get in a side impact ;)

[rwh11385]

Yeah, i would figure Dave would already have one for capturing his kid's Kodak moments, but Sean hasn't mentioned having one or not. If he has one already, maybe spring for a cruisecam just got kicks, but I am thinking more and more it may not be as useful as people hope.

$40 isn't much, and can be a cheap thrill. One local guy swears he is studying his videos and judging his line and driving, but I don't really see it.

http://www.indyhpmedia.com/index.php?dir=vids/Brody/&file=Quick.Silver%20PCA%20Traffic.wmv

lol

[Yeee30]

http://stickypod.com/

try that one out.... seems pretty coola.

[MR 325]

I already have the camera for homemade porn so the mount was my only real expense.

:rofl: :p

[Dave]

I dont see it being useful enough to really help as a big learning tool. It would be interesting to see what changes and improvements if any I might make over the course of several sessions. Your right - more for kicks than anything else.

As for the stickypod, I could see huge red flags going up with the tech/instructor/pit crew if you rolled up with that thing on your hood at HPDE.

[Charlie]

http://stickypod.com/

try that one out.... seems pretty coola.

I'd be real wary of having my camcorder on the car like that.

http://www.chasecam.com/bulletcam.htm - if you're gonna do it, use that.

-Charlie

[Charlie]

I dont see it being useful enough to really help as a big learning tool. It would be interesting to see what changes and improvements if any I might make over the course of several sessions. Your right - more for kicks than anything else.

It's actually a very nice tool. Again, with a wide angle lense, you can watch your hands and feet as well as the course, to see what is causing what in terms of response.

-Charlie

[rwh11385]

At the DEs they stop riding as a rule for after group 2 and will only ride upon request because we get enough students that instructors are in demand. .

stop running with NASA?

NASA cuts out on instruction after group 2, or even in group 2 if what you do is satsifactory to the instructor.... they are very motivated to be lazy asses and sign you off

but BMWCCA, at least here, keeps instructing up through Group B until you are in Group A for solo driving.

[Dave]

Charlie,

That 8-14-05 video was that just some kind of open track day? There are no other cars there.

[rwh11385]

It's actually a very nice tool. Again, with a wide angle lense, you can watch your hands and feet as well as the course, to see what is causing what in terms of response.

-Charlie

that is.....



if your gf doesn't lose the fucking tape...!!!!

[Charlie]

that is.....



if your gf doesn't lose the fucking tape...!!!!

I just purchased my own camera last week to avoid a repeat of that.

Dave, that was an end of day Session with BMWCCA, the second day of a weekend event. I always make a habit to get out towards the front of the group, and with the run groups only having 12-15 cars towards the end, you get some nice track time.

-Charlie

[Dave]

Dave, that was an end of day Session with BMWCCA, the second day of a weekend event. I always make a habit to get out towards the front of the group, and with the run groups only having 12-15 cars towards the end, you get some nice track time.

-Charlie

That was my second thought - last session of the weekend when lot of people had packed up and left.

On a related note, who is going to the Hoosier CCA event in April?