On board camera

[SlowDragon]

Hi

Is it legal to run a video camera during a race? I think I remember seeing footage of a CCS race on the web somewhere.

The camera mount I have just securely attaches the camera to the fuel tank - nothing fancy - so I wanted to get some feedback on whether this would pass tech inspection.

Doug - you can buy a copy of yourself winning the SW GTO championship  ;D

Thanks in advance

[raptorduck952]

The CCS rule book says you can have a camera only if it is mounted on top of your helmet and measures 3 feet X 2 feet.

[SlowDragon]

Cool but I may have to mount the bike on the camera if it's that large.

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

Ask your tech guy. Its up to them in reality. In actual races I've never seen one. In practice I have.

[Tom Fredricks]

Most of last season i had a camera mounted on my bike during parctice and races. I on an average can prove the lapping of #940 at least 4 times in a 8 lap race :o ;D. Any know how to reach Mr. Kantu? I have some real good video of him that his poor vcr ate.

[Litespeed]

I ahve seen the tank mounted cameras in races but would find it restrictive.  I had a camera in the nose of my ZX6R and it would have been allowed if I had offset the number plate so it didn't interfere with it.  THe best setup I have seen is the camera under the tail and a helmet cam mounted to the front brace looking throught he windscreen.

[StumpysWife]

Stumpy uses a small lipstick camera hooked up to a small camcorder mounted in the bodywork.  He has the camera mounted in the air intake hole thingymerbobber on his 600rr.  He got the camera from //www.viosport.com (which happens to be located about a 1/2 block away from my desk here at work--we didn't even know this when researching).  It works great so far.

Heather  

[lil_thorny]

heather,
any word on a dvd of greg's footage this year?
Benji.

[stumpy]

Hey, Greg's dad just got a DVD burner for this stuff.  We also have the footage on CD-Rs.  We could probably hook you up with it!  

Heather

Edited to say Oooops, this is Heather, not Stumpy!

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

I on an average can prove the lapping of #940 at least 4 times in a 8 lap race :o ;D.

Horse pucky Tommy Boy. ;D 2 times maybe. ;D

BTW I'm still ahead of you in Am Sportbike according to the website. :D ;D :o ;)

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

     I have a Helmet Camera brand lipstick tube camera that I have only used a couple times so far. They offer 2 different resolutions of camera, I purchased the better one, the picture quality is incredible! I had mine mounted on the outside of the bodywork where the right side mirror used to be. I used the supplied industrial velcro and then put a ziptie around it that went thru the bodywork and around the upper fairing bracket, this kept the camera very steady. Along with the remote activation button that came with it, I am completely satisfied with the entire package!  :)

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

EX#30 Midwest.
01 gixxer 6 "the champ"
02 gixxer 1000
04 gixxer 6

     Hey Benji, now that you have those 2 other bikes I suppose your not willing to pay as high a ransom for your '01 that I've been holding hostage since Daytona?  :o   ;D