Video camera mounting?

[Dave_E71]

I picked up a GoPro HD camera and am curious as to how you all are mounting the cameras and more importantly, where are you mounting it?

Thanks
Dave

[Guest]

Go Pro

We mount on the helmet so you can get other views like looking back, side to side and so on. We will be posting on youtube the vids we shot at Hillsdale IL last weekend. Go Pro's are great!
Alan

[daveracerdsh]

Go Pro

I run a D stock hydro...and mount it on the dash looking thru the windshield....You get great sounds from the motor, and it is fun to watch...you go wow...does the boat really get thrown around like that? David

[jeff55v]

Too bad you already bought a camera.
I recommend the Drift HD. It has many more features than the GoPro. One big advantage the Drift has, is a rotatable lens. It allows you to mount the camera in nearly any position. So you don't have to mount the camera on the very top of your helmet.

http://driftinnovation.com/drift-hd-action-camera/

[daveracerdsh]

Go Pro

Some refs in region 10 do not allow you to put a go pro on your helmet.....the added weight and drag might cause further injury...just a thought. I would never put one on my helmet running DSH. David.

[Harmon-51V]

How much does one of the drift hd's cost? Just curious

[dwilderacer]

legallitty

helmet mounting is not only unsafe, but it violates the safety rule that calls for " a solid color " for the " upper 50% " of the head gear.

[jeff55v]

How much does one of the drift hd's cost? Just curious

As with any helmet camera, price varies a lot. Depending on where you buy it, and what optional gizmos come with the package. The best apples to apples comparison I can find puts the GoPro 1080p at $300. The Drift HD 1080p at $370.

[mercguy]

fact or fiction?

Some refs in region 10 do not allow you to put a go pro on your helmet.....the added weight and drag might cause further injury...just a thought. I would never put one on my helmet running DSH. David.

Dave says "the added weight and drag might cause further injury". I often wonder how this has been proved and able to be disallowed by the ref with no legitimate proof of the fact. Seems every other form of motorsports allows then, including the motorcross guys, which bounce and beat around, go faster and crash more than boat racers and never sustain any injuries from the helmet cams??


..............just saying...........

[Dave_E71]

Thanks for the replies,

I picked up the GoPro Hero HD Motorsports brand new off of FleaBay for $248 shipped and a 16GB class 6 SDHC card for ~$32.

As far as mounting on the helmet goes, I think the concern is with the drag of the camera through the water (or anything else protruding from from your helmet) and the additional strain it's going to put on your neck. But hey, it's your neck

Dave

[fbref5269]

so where are you going to mount it

davie,

so where are you going to mount it? wouldn't drilling holes in a helmet weaken it? just asking. i agree with you about the drag. a head bouncing along the water catches the cam and it acts like a sea anchor.

you going to wilson?

frank

[Dave_E71]

Here's a link to another "inexpensive" GoPro HD Motorsports camera

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQ...mZ120752559716

Not drilling holes in helmet or mounting camera on helmet at all.
I'm going to move it around the boat until I find a spot where I can video like this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYqt_vKeFpk

Yes, headed to Wilson about noon

[lennyf]

helmet mounting is not only unsafe, but it violates the safety rule that calls for " a solid color " for the " upper 50% " of the head gear.

What if i paint it to match my helmet color? Can you refer me to the actual rule? My friend has one and they are very light.

[HRTV]

Here's a link to another "inexpensive" GoPro HD Motorsports camera

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQ...mZ120752559716

Not drilling holes in helmet or mounting camera on helmet at all.
I'm going to move it around the boat until I find a spot where I can video like this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYqt_vKeFpk

Yes, headed to Wilson about noon

Try this angle, its one of my favorites.

<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B28oTKW2lAU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[DiGia54D]

They had one up in Thompson, CT race this year. As for drag if you fell out of the boat? It would be ripped off within seconds from the impact of the water. Worse thing would be you would have to by a new one. My question is when was it legal to attach anything to your helmet? or is it just a unwritten rule.