So I was bored Saturday and decided to try out my new suction cup camcorder mount that apparently will stick good even under bumpy conditions and a good amount of g-force. I am going to have to record audio from inside the car eventually because of all the wind distortion but this was just to see if the suction cup stuck like it was supposed to. Fast forward to 1:06 to see it WOT to about 100mph.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbahosyXjjY

 

Nice!! What is the name of the mount and where did you get it? Did it move with any sharp turns or hard corners?

 

It doesn't have a name on it I don't think. I got it off a friend for super cheap. It seemed like it handled mild turns no problem. Seems like it would work for the track under harder turns just as good. I secured it with duct tape to make sure if it came loose it wouldn't completely fall but the suction held no problem. The only downside I noticed was that it'll only hold the camcorder a couple inches away from the car so the views aren't too wide.

 

What you want to do is add the microphone foam to the speaker area of the camcorder. Therefore, you won't get the "wind noise" when blasting away at 100+ MPH.

 

The camcorder doesnt have a mic like that. I actually returned it so I can get a better one here soon.

 

Which mount did you end up with? I have a sticky pod. I got a little daring one day and stuck it on the side in front of the rear wheel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFOZkN9PFt0

 

Ive had my chasecam mount on the Z's rear fender for a day of high speed twisties and several pulls to 140mph. These pods are legit!

 

No doubt, I'm more worried about something like a tiny pebble obliterating the cam at 140mph, not the cam falling off...LOL

 

A pebble wouldn't knock a cam off a sticky pod, but def a chance of scratching the lens, so always use a lens filter or protector, something to go over it so the actual lens doesn't get phucked. I've taken my HD cams on my sticky pods up to 120MPH and they hold on no problem. The video usually comes out less shaky though if you stick them to glass rather than a fender or a metal part of the car. I stuck one to my driver's front fender before and the video came out so shaky. But when I did the Skyline Drive cruise video, I used my Driver's side window and my rear hatch window and the video looks great....


http://vimeo.com/4910102


Here's the one on the fender...

http://vimeo.com/1803490

 

I remember you from that meet last year nice car. Where can you pick up one of those mounts?

Here is a pic I took of your car with your camera mount on the front at that meet.

 

^Yep thats mine! I got two sticky pods from filmtools.com. Theyre based out of California, but here is the page:

http://http://www.filmtools.com/grip...era-mount.html

 

thanks for the info

 

word!