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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2013 5:39 pm 
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Well, since this section popped up, I might as well re-post all of my videos from various events in a more organized fashion. I'll edit this top post as I obtain more and more footage, so stay tuned!

FCSCC Autocross 2013 Season

Season Opener/Non-points #1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6z7eVGk7RQ

Event #1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AuIZ-_7ME

Event #2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hR1iqjQv2o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLAfhixVUXE

Event #3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCL69reDxqo

Event #4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjt7Vv8hRso

Event #5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQPj2EXlcr0

Event #6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihwKVAxQYY4

Event #7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvbwsKFgjyo

Event #8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcF01xlMWV0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coVBb5Kw_DI

Event #9:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdK5fDjx2Z8

Event #10:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvIMgz3HOvk

Run-off Event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN7jgrXaZbM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj00oPaTv4g (in the FCSCC Protege)

Season Finale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROf4pxIaUQs

FCSCC Autocross 2012 Season

Event #3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0uZ3g8ins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c_irEaBQns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4f22q7K1Bc

Event #4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNcITVWZPU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SwSEpkDdr0

Test 'n Tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6sokAyCIWc

Event #5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMMdmi64or4

Event #6:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4oknXK7Ok

Event #8:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-4NY4oLPKc

Event #9:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paOLloKdHE8

Event #10:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH9yXkHrwAg

Non-points Event #2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHV_vseZQ00

Run-off/Season finale:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu8kqmChRrk

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Whoops, kinda forgot to update it mid-season. Freshly updated with all 2013 footage I have. :)

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Awesome! I need to do this next year for sure! That's some great video too, what kinds of cameras are you using?

I have a Contour Roam but need to figure out how to mount it. Besides, my footage would be like watching in slow-motion...! :lol:

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["need to figure out how to mount it"]

The simplest mount I've ever seen was a $4 glass suction cup from Home Depot. With a suction strength which allows me to do pull-ups on it, this cup isn't going anywhere. Secure the camera to it with Flex-Ties and you're done.

They even use these to pull dents out of car doors.

Of course you can spend lots more if you want a really fancy mount, but I've seen plenty of these being used at AutoX events.


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I am using all suction cup mounts. :) There are cheap ones on eBay that are like $5-$10 that work pretty well. I wouldn't trust a fancy camera with them... but that leads me to answer the second question.

The cameras aren't anything fancy at all. The one pointing at the course is either a kodak ZX5 playsport or a Flip MinoHD camera. These are both cheapppp. The only thing is that the audio doesn't work very well--for some reason the grumble of the car is muted out. There might be some kind of anti-wind filter that thinks the car noise is wind and so it cuts it down. It picks up voice just fine though.

The camera pointed at me is an old sony cybershot digital camera--those regular pocket-sized ones. I use the audio stream from this camera. The fact that the camera is inside minimizes wind noise as well.

The camera that is outside of the car and pointed at the course is a very lightweight small camera. I got it off ebay--you can find a bunch of different kinds if you search "keychain camera". They are really tiny, like 1/4 the size of your phone and incredibly lightweight. And they are cheap! If it falls off and gets blown up, it's not a big deal--and I purposefully use this as the only camera that is outside of the car. If the two other cameras fall off they will stay inside the car.

I highly recommend on-board cameras for anybody that is starting to do any kind of performance driving. Not only are they cool tokens to share with friends/family and/or digital scrapbooks (maybe history books if you make it to the top some day...), but they provide a lot of educational feedback for analysis later on. You can slow down the video and pick up on places where you lose speed because of a non-ideal line. Or you can pick out bad habits in your driving, such as hand-position, speed of steering inputs, body position, even where your eyes are looking during while racing.

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