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Nov 16, 2007 | 01:19 PM

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Juiceh

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Originally Posted by Silkworm

If you can find a track day organizer that will let you bring a laptop in your car while on track, and you're willing to have a 6 lb laptop flying around your car in a wreck, be my guest. I don't know how good a web cam type setup would do but at the very least it sounds pretty cheap to try.

PaulC

He said he has a carputer.

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Originally Posted by dj55b

Out of curiosity, I already have a carputer (basically a computer integrated inside your car), would I not be able to use webcam and just hook it up to it? They're fairly cheap (you can usually get a decent one from around 30-50$) If you want to get fancy you can get the ones that you can actually control where the camera point at through a software. Isn't that doable? Or if you just have a laptop just hook it up to that ...

Webcam picture will probably suck pretty hard compared to a DV cam. I've been toying with the idea of putting a carputer in my car and having a multi camera chase cam system hooked up to it.

Nov 16, 2007 | 03:33 PM

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Flynbryn

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Video

I stumbled across a thread on the improvedtouring.com website here is a link to the thread. Keep in mind it is for a "cheap" setup. I'm doing a 2- 480 line camera set up with two neouros PVRs. After Turkey day I'll start the install. I can post it up here for others to see as well

I'm in SD as well do you run with NASA? I haven't seen many other RX7 s at the events.

http://itforum.improvedtouring.com/f...showtopic=5747

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Nov 16, 2007 | 05:41 PM

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gracer7-rx7

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Feel free to post up your install and share the love.

I'm planning on a full season of NASA HPDE next year. I think I got all the bugs sorted out of my car at this point and it should be reliable on track.

PM'ing you.

Nov 18, 2007 | 06:45 PM

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rjung

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chasecam.com has some great camera systems for motorsports. Low-cost mounts too.

Nov 18, 2007 | 10:41 PM

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InGroundEffect

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Here are some links to videos using the setup I mentiond earliery.

Right click and save.

AutoX Video

View from Rear view mirror:http://www.4113pittsburg.com/Videos/...ttsXFPRun4.wmv

View from passenger side mirror: http://www.4113pittsburg.com/Videos/...attsFPRun3.wmv

Hallett Motor Racing Circuit 1 Lap Attached to Helmet:
http://www.4113pittsburg.com/Videos/...sion2-Lap3.wmv

I have the passenger seat removed and made a mount for the camera that attaches to the seat rail bolt holes. Gives easy access to turn the recorder on and off. The camera can then remotely mount anywhere on the car.