Which camera mounts for track day?

[itz_baseline]

I'm booked on a track day next week and want to get some footage. I have a Kodak Playsport so it's nice and small and light (http://shop.kodak.co.uk/store/ekconseu/en_GB/pd/PLAYSPORT_Video_Camera__Zx3/productID.170164000). It has one of those standard screw fitments.

The track day small print says cameras need to be mounted properly (i.e. no suction cups). Given this is such a small light camera will the suction cup thing be enforced or are they generally allowed?

I'm going to have a passenger so I'm kind of restricted as to what I can use.....and my car has bucket seats so can't use one of those mount which attaches to the metal bars on the headrest.

What do people use?
Thanks in advance.

[FlyingTrotter]

Yep that rule is a standard item repeated in all briefings and you should not be allowed on track with a suction mount - obviously the marshals may miss one but get on dog cam or another supplier and buy a solid one - the rules are for your (and your passengers) safety

[Bruski11]

try the handle bar mount for a mountainbike fitted to the passenger grab bar / coat hanger (aka the jesus bar).
This is pretty secure and you get some in car coverage, i.e. changing gear and faster cars passing on your right
Assume you have a wide angle lense camera of course.

[coach]

Is the method of installing a "spreader bar" in the car (in a two seater) and thn clamping a camera to that?

If so where would one get one of these? Have googles like crazy!

Coach

[phatgixer]

go pro or racelogic video vbox for telemetry as well

[itz_baseline]

phatgixer said:

go pro or racelogic video vbox for telemetry as well

I don't have that kind of money for what is really just a bit of fun - I'm not that serious about it. I already have the camera, just thought it would be nice to get some footage....especially if the wife stoves it into a Ferrari!

[mrmr96]

Bruski11 said:

try the handle bar mount for a mountainbike fitted to the passenger grab bar / coat hanger (aka the jesus bar).
This is pretty secure and you get some in car coverage, i.e. changing gear and faster cars passing on your right
Assume you have a wide angle lense camera of course.

That's not a bad idea.

I would prefer to have the camera mounted centrally but my car is a saloon and I can't think of a way to get it mounted between the two front seats without using a 'harness bar' which is a pretty much permanent install which I don't want. It's also expensive.

I like the idea of using a roll bar mount to clamp onto the grab handle though. A downside may be if the handles are sprung, but I guess you could pack them out with something like foam or a tissue/rag/newspaper or something so that it's held firmly at the fullest extent of it's travel.

[andye30m3]

Does it have to be in the car?

I was a bit worried about damaging the interior with mounts in the CSL so I take the front plate off and bolt the camera to the bumper behind where the number plate normally sits.

I have also in the past got away with using a suction mount with a bullet cam and then strapping it back to a solid part of the car.