gingerprince
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 09:33 PM |
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Bullet Camera Footage
Did my first trackday in the Indy at Silverstone yesterday. Had my new bullet camera jubilee-clipped to the rollbar and took some test footage.
Camcorder was in a bag bolted in passenger footwell. Only got one lap's footage though because the bag kept pressing stop on the camcorder -
doh! So concequently the footage is from early in the day when I was finding my feet, but it gives an idea of the kind of footage the bullet camera
can give.
Download Video Here
Think the little microphone struggles with a hundred and million decibels though 
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donut
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 09:42 PM |
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Brill video, really enjoyed watching that!! Looks like you had the whole track almost to yourself!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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gingerprince
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 09:50 PM |
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It was pretty quiet TBH. There were 2 sessions, a "fast" and a "slow". I went for the slow because it was my first time
driving the car at any pace so wanted a bit of space and not being bullied by the murcialargo, ariel, 911's etc. Think there were probably
about 20 cars on the full GP circuit in the slow session, so plenty of space!
[Edited on 14/2/06 by gingerprince]
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Tim 45
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 09:51 PM |
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What type of cam were you using?
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gingerprince
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 09:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chris mason
nice bit of footage there 
was wondering where your front wheels were though, that's until i saw them through the aeroscreen
LOL didn't I mention it was a special one-off 3-wheeler Indy?
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Btw which bullet cam were you using?
[Edited on 14/2/06 by chris mason]
It's the RF Concepts camera (480 line, sony ccd). Bought it from http://www.camerascctv.com/ when they had it as a pack for about 20 quid
discount. Still was about 170 quid including VAT and delivery but I'd rather that than the gaffer-taped-to-rollbar that one guy with a Tiger
used the same day Still the scrutineers didn't seem to mind :O
Sy
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OX
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 09:59 PM |
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nice one,sounds brilliant and the bullet cam gives a good picture,,i wouldnt mind one of those
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nitram38
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 10:26 PM |
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Found one here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bullet-Cam-Dog-Cam_W0QQitemZ7589145621QQcategoryZ15215QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Phil. S
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 10:35 PM |
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Nice video. Silverstone takes a while to get to grips with. Like you I took it pretty easy for teh first few session last Friday (with
Lotus-on-Track.com - excellent guys), but by the end I was flying (though I say so myself). A superb track. One of the best, imo. Those who say it is
no good for a light agile car are either ignorant or can't drive. I still have a smile on my face three days on!
BTW, you're supposed to overtake on teh left on track days
[Edited on 14/2/06 by Phil. S]
"The unexamined life is not worth living" (Socrates)
"The unlived life is not worth examining" (Kopp)
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speed8
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 10:37 PM |
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Looking good Simon. Looking forward to that myself in a few months.
When is the Griff going or are you keeping that for now?
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greggors84
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| posted on 14/2/06 at 11:12 PM |
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Ahh i wondered whose this car was! Bit of pre session meditation i think!
 
Indy
Was going to come and speak to you but could never see you when the car was parked up.
I put a post up about the trackday a week or so ago. How did you find out about it? Mind if i stick the video on the Brookes forum?
Wil (Givemethebighammer) from the forum was also there in the yellow tiger, he was there with the black Lambo Gallardo and the silver Porsche Carrera
4.
[Edited on 14/2/06 by greggors84]
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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muzchap
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 02:21 AM |
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Great lap, great camera! :-)
Tell that ALFA's it's no parking on them corners 
Ooooh can't wait to build mine and get down to Silverstone
M
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If you believe you're not crazy, whilst everybody is telling you, you are - then they are definitely wrong!
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 02:24 AM |
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Excellent!
Just realised that it was wet, by the look of your front tyres.
Ive never driven silverstone, but have passengered it a couple of times. Its a scary circuit: SO wide and open that its easy to get carried away, and
then, boom, the next corner is upon you. I know this as I have experienced a couple of misadventures from the passenger seat!! One a Becketts, and the
other at Brooklands 2(or is it Luffield?? The left handers after bridge, anyhow...).
Cant wait to get on and build mine now!
Ed.
I-iii-iii-iii-ts ME!
Hurrah.
www.wings-and-wheels.net
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 08:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Found one here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bullet-Cam-Dog-Cam_W0QQitemZ7589145621QQcategoryZ15215QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That's quite a good price. You have to be careful buying though a lot of the Dogcam's are 420 lines which makes the picture look quite a
bit worse, but this one is the 480 line with sony CCD so pretty good. When I was buying the Dogcams were all 420 lines with an inferior CCD.
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 08:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Phil. S
BTW, you're supposed to overtake on teh left on track days
Usually yes, but in the briefing for this one they told us we could pass on either side provided we didn't pass on corners. Didn't stop
some going 5-abreast into corners though 
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 08:34 AM |
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Originally posted by speed8
Looking good Simon. Looking forward to that myself in a few months.
When is the Griff going or are you keeping that for now?
The plan is to sell the Griffith when the sun starts shining. Need to get a couple of bits sorted on it first. Will be hard to see it go but to be
honest I'm getting a bit peed off shaking my bones over all the potholes on the way to work every day! Be nice to get something with
"normal" suspension for the commute
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 08:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by greggors84
Ahh i wondered whose this car was! Bit of pre session meditation i think!
Was going to come and speak to you but could never see you when the car was parked up.
I put a post up about the trackday a week or so ago. How did you find out about it? Mind if i stick the video on the Brookes forum?
Wil (Givemethebighammer) from the forum was also there in the yellow tiger, he was there with the black Lambo Gallardo and the silver Porsche Carrera
4.
[Edited on 14/2/06 by greggors84]
LOL yeah looks like I'm meditating there
Heard about the trackday from a friend in the FTO owners club (used to be a member). He found it from the Isle of Man EVO club via someone called
Craggle? Put us in touch with Ben and that was that.
I saw the yellow tiger but never got chance to speak to the guy. Did speak to another Tiger owner though (the black one with the Pinto).
No problem posting the video so long as you include the disclaimer that it was one of my early laps
That Gallardo was something else! Gotta have big balls to take something that expensive on a wet track with people hooning around a moist track in
sierras with slicks :O
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 08:43 AM |
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Indy
And this picture makes me realise how urgent a new rollbar is - chocolate fireguard springs to mind
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stevec
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 09:02 AM |
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Great vid and nice sound,
Did you get a bollocking for crossing the pit lane exit line?
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 10:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevec
Great vid and nice sound,
Did you get a bollocking for crossing the pit lane exit line?
They only told us to not cross the line on the way out not the way round. If you look in the mirror you can see my head moev to check there was
no-one entering the track
Granted generally you would cross it a lot later (had I carried more speed round copse) and had more time to double-check, but even in F1 etc they
cross it when on circuit, just not when leaving the pits.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 11:24 AM |
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NICE ONE! Make it have it.
Thanks for the free lap.
Renewed incentive or what. Where's that hammer?
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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stevec
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 11:31 AM |
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I wasnt being funny its just that a mate got a right bollocking for doing that, I think the organisers of these events should stick to the same set of
rules that would normaly apply.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 02:36 PM |
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That is a fantastic piece of vid. i really enjoyed it. As said above, thanks again for the free lap.
Did you simply connect the bullet cam into a regular camcorder?? That has got me thinking now............ Im really impressed by the quality.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 02:48 PM |
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Yeah great lap and quality, be proud !!
Jason
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gingerprince
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 02:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Did you simply connect the bullet cam into a regular camcorder?? That has got me thinking now............ Im really impressed by the quality.
Yep, all you need it a camcorder with an analog input. Entry level ones tend not to (because in the UK there's a tax on camcorders with analog
inputs because they're VCR's or something). But I got a canon with analog input from
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Canon-Outlet for 120 quid with a years warranty. Used it snowboarding too
to good effect.
It's amazing how stable it is at speed just jubilee clipped to the rollbar, don't think mounting a camcorder there would be quiet so
stable with the weight
I need to find a good way to mount the camcorder out of the way though, having it in the bag just kept stopping. Think I will bolt it to the floorpan
somewhere with some straps for good measure. Maybe I won't press stop and lose so much footage next time!
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Wadders
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| posted on 15/2/06 at 04:08 PM |
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Great video, just like silverstone on the X-box
except you managed to stay off the grass more Is the digidash display always so erratic btw ? It appears to be almost unreadable in the vid.
ATB
Al.
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