Helmet Camera - Racing at UK Circuits...

[Stevemcmaster]

Hi All,

Having watched the various headcam videos on Drive / You Tube at the moment (the most recent Leh Keen Nurburgring 24hr video is just amazing), I was wondering what the view was on helmet mounted cameras in the UK in racing.

Blue Book says its a no-no at the moment (wondering how then an FIA event has allowed it), but I was wondering whether anyone had tried this out in the UK race seen recently?

Thanks in advance
Steve

[tapkaJohnD]

I asked the MSA technical dept. a little while ago, specifying a Velcro fastening to ensure breakaway if necessary, in the hope that would be considered safe.
"Under no circumstances" was the the reply!

[Stevemcmaster]

Thanks John - yeah - that's what I figured. As I said however, don't understand how an International event can allow it and a national rule book forbids it.

Ah well - figuring out the cage mount continues...

Ta
Steve

[jurbie]

It's not actually a helmet cam, they are using camera glasses like these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sun-Glasses-Cam-Mini-HD-...

I've got a cheap pair like the ones above which are ok but I think the field of view isn't quite wide enough. For a good pair you need to be looking at around the £200 mark but if you are really interested I can dig mine out and pop a video up to show how a cheap pair work.

[tapkaJohnD]

Ah! So!

One is allowed to wear glasses while racing. I wonder if the regs took the bulky and no doubt heavy frames on these into account? But they would do what I wanted to do, see where I was looking during a race. But another video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBbPGQ3Bpug is a bit worrying, Driver quite," I had to drive with only one eye open as the camera was blocking my other eye, quite tricky" Different camera?
(it's a very good video, by the way - Spa in the wet!)
Apart from this "Leh Keen" (who he?) no one else seems to be doing this on track. Does that say something about it?
JOhn

[jurbie]

It's a fairly new concept to be fair but there are a few videos from this years British GT floating around.