NASCAR on Fox to debut new gyro cam in 2013

Sandeep Banerjee
@sandeep-banerjee
11 years ago
360 posts

This looks cool, especially if they use this exact angle. I don't really like roofcams as much as a true in-car shot like this one where you can see both the driver and the track ahead.


updated by @sandeep-banerjee: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
11 years ago
9,137 posts

Back when Ken Squier first brought back those big, bulky in-car cameras over from Australia, most teams and drivers didn't want them in their cars. They were distracting to the driver, created a weight balance problem, and took too long to install in the cars.




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Sandeep Banerjee
@sandeep-banerjee
11 years ago
360 posts

I saw a photo of the huge camera setup in Cale's car. Amazing what's possible with so little now.

Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
11 years ago
9,137 posts

As you describe, Sandeep... here's the in-car camera mounted in Cale's car at Michigan in 1983:

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