Budget '69 Camaro Track Car - NO WHINERS!

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

I would compare his wheel work to a large midwestern woman churning butter...yes I have seen both. LOL



oh, not wise to leave a camera or video recording device with the Meanstreets bunch...you might get unwanted footage. LOL

Vince, check and see if I recorded anything other than the rear of my trailor

Originally Posted by sik68

Gaetano let me know the next time you're out on track and I'll mail my contour 1080p to you ahead of time so you can test the brand out for yourself. Like GW said it's super easy to use, especially with gloves on which is nice. The best camera you have is the camera that works!

I must say though the newest Gopro's have killer in-car video quality and external mic jack. Both are features I envy with my current Contour, but Contour ease of use has been a session-saver many times.

Thanks Steven. Does the Contour have data overlay?

[sik68]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Vince, check and see if I recorded anything other than the rear of my trailor



Thanks Steven. Does the Contour have data overlay?

No it's camera only. Greg's Roam has a built in GPS but only he can tell you if it logs fast enough for car data collection.

Short of a higher end data collector like traqmate or VBox which do like 10Hz or 20Hz+ acquisition, the best I have come up with is to use my Ipod/Iphone and Emprum Ultimate GPS, which is an accessory that plugs into the port and takes the acquisition rate from 1Hz to 5Hz. The App to use is Harry's Laptimer which has all the tracks built in.

I haven't had a track day to test all this, but I think it's the most affordable way to get full video & data logging.

Camera (Contour or GoPro or other)
+Iphone/Ipod touch (iphones and newer ipods can take their own video so you won't need a separate camera. Chad does this but I don't know if he has an external receiver?).

+Emprum Receiver

+Harrys Laptimer

So it's a lot of stuff to piecemeal together... I know Asif does data overlays all the time, do you remember what he has?

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Sieg

With the Contour's Bluetooth app you can use a smart phone as your dash controller..........handy. http://contour.com/software/mobile/overview

I'm not sure what the data logging capabilities are though....their site is vague.

The Contour+ may be the way to go with the external microphone and 170* field of view features. http://contour.com/products/compare_cameras

I see the Plus has GPS video mapping but does it have data overlay showing speeds, rpm, etc

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by sik68

I know Asif does data overlays all the time, do you remember what he has?

Thats right, I'm going to give him a call....Thanks bud

[GregWeld]

My Contour GPS does SPEED and shows location on the track so you can see all your MPH as you go round....

I use my GTechPro RR for the other data... and it is also GPS enabled and can be set up to show split times as you want. And it will track RPM's and G's etc.

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

My Contour GPS does SPEED and shows location on the track so you can see all your MPH as you go round....

I use my GTechPro RR for the other data... and it is also GPS enabled and can be set up to show split times as you want. And it will track RPM's and G's etc.

Interesting...I just finished talking with Asif and he just picked up the Traqmate but hasn't used it yet. He also recommended Smartycam. I went into the Smartycam site for a bit and so far I like what I see.

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[GregWeld]

^^^^^^^^^^^ Perfect!!

[Track Junky]

Duck tape fits my budget

[Vegas69]

Was this the same configuration Weld ran?