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Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: jim martin on August 24, 2006, 05:55:28 PM

has anyone made up a video camera mount in the car that clamps on and off there roll bar?figured i'd see what people have come up with before i do one.
also if you did make one what would you change on you desighn?
 

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: silas on August 24, 2006, 06:30:00 PM

i'm pretty sure that geoff has done some in car camera work. hopefully he can help you out.

if you cant figure something out, i nominate myself to sit in the back seat and film one of your 11 second passes. :lol:  

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: Matt Davis on August 24, 2006, 11:42:35 PM

Here's what my buddies made.

http://www.figmeyerracing.com/ (http://www.figmeyerracing.com/)

http://www.figmeyerracing.com/images/cam_m...ount/index.html (http://www.figmeyerracing.com/images/cam_mount/index.html)

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: Geoff on August 25, 2006, 09:26:30 AM

I made one about 6 years ago with a tri pod (it was a temp one) that tie straped into the car....it worked ok for a day at the track.  When I put the cage in a few years ago I made a mount between the driver and pass monted on the bar behind the seats.

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: jim martin on August 25, 2006, 09:28:13 AM

matt thanks!! got some very good idea's from your pictures,man the video camera's sure are getting small these days.will make mine removable / clamp style as well
question?did you use the remote to operate it when you were in the car and did the video end up all shakey or good quality

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: jim martin on August 25, 2006, 09:36:09 AM

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I made one about 6 years ago with a tri pod (it was a temp one) that tie straped into the car....it worked ok for a day at the track.  When I put the cage in a few years ago I made a mount between the driver and pass monted on the bar behind the seats.

geoff i remember seeing that mount in your car when it was airspeed.wish i thought of it when i had my cage done

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: Trevor P on August 29, 2006, 11:37:55 AM

A guy I icerace with has one mounted in his car. He is using a couple small vibration dampeners under the camera to reduce the vibrations. It works really well especially considering that iceracing is so violent with rough track surfaces and such. I will ask him where he got them next time I see him.

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: Matt Davis on August 31, 2006, 04:06:57 AM

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matt thanks!! got some very good idea's from your pictures,man the video camera's sure are getting small these days.will make mine removable / clamp style as well
question?did you use the remote to operate it when you were in the car and did the video end up all shakey or good quality

http://www.figmeyerracing.com/media/Sac%20...20round%202.wmv (http://www.figmeyerracing.com/media/Sac%205-28-06%20qual%20round%202.wmv)

Here ya go Jim.

Title: Video Camera Mount In Car
Post by: jim martin on August 31, 2006, 06:01:53 PM

thanks matt,that turned out great