Recommend a phone mount for recording track days
Discussion
I've got my first trackday of the year booked for next week.
While I've done quite a few before, I've never actually bothered recording them, so this time around I'm getting setup with the TrackAddicts app on the phone to record it, get and idea of what times I'm setting & use the footage to work out where I can improve etc.
Does anyone have a recommended mount that they use for trackdays that will stay put?
Windscreen would be idea, I think MSVT require that its tethered as well, do people just hook it to the rear view mirror or something similar?
While I've done quite a few before, I've never actually bothered recording them, so this time around I'm getting setup with the TrackAddicts app on the phone to record it, get and idea of what times I'm setting & use the footage to work out where I can improve etc.
Does anyone have a recommended mount that they use for trackdays that will stay put?
Windscreen would be idea, I think MSVT require that its tethered as well, do people just hook it to the rear view mirror or something similar?
I don't believe you're allowed to use a phone as a camera either, and the tether rules are for smaller/lighter action cameras.
However, before the rules became more draconian, I used a triple suction mount from RAM Mounts with some cable tethers stuck/tied to trim...but I've since seen some drivers using mounts attached/secured to their roll-bars or headrests.
However, before the rules became more draconian, I used a triple suction mount from RAM Mounts with some cable tethers stuck/tied to trim...but I've since seen some drivers using mounts attached/secured to their roll-bars or headrests.
I think a phone as a camera would be ok, but it needs to be in a place where you definitely couldn't use it for live timing.
Also, for the purposes of tuition/improvement, its useful for the video to capture steering wheel movements and gear changes as well. When i used to video trackday antics (dont bother now as I never did anything with the footage) I first had a screw on mount zip tied to the rollbar between and behind the front seats, then another screw on mount stuck to the rear centre console behind the seats.
Also, for the purposes of tuition/improvement, its useful for the video to capture steering wheel movements and gear changes as well. When i used to video trackday antics (dont bother now as I never did anything with the footage) I first had a screw on mount zip tied to the rollbar between and behind the front seats, then another screw on mount stuck to the rear centre console behind the seats.
Thanks, I have seen some good setups that utilise the roll bar between seats, but my car is a road car, so I don't have that.
Maybe a mount attached to the passenger head rest with a wide lenses could capture it?
I see the point about live timing, but pretty much any camera could do that really, I've seen tons of videos of people recording their track days, so it must be possible!
Maybe a mount attached to the passenger head rest with a wide lenses could capture it?
I see the point about live timing, but pretty much any camera could do that really, I've seen tons of videos of people recording their track days, so it must be possible!
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