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Racing Camera For Motorsports

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

To analyze the data from driving a vehicle such as a Race Car, a Motorcycle, Boat, or a Snowmobile, you need a on board camera that has real time data overlay. A data overlay racing camera with these features will also feature two different modes for recording specific data on to your videos. Having a viewfinder to display instant play back for on site analyzing of the point of view you are recording is another great feature you will find in a racing camera. Having a racing camera with data overlay will help you analyze your sessions and improve your performance! Put yourself in the winner’s circle.

Having Real-Time Data displayed on your racing video clips will give you information like Speed, G-forces, Lap numbers, and Lap times. A great feature to a real time data camera is that you can configure the data layout for a customized display setting. Being able to see your lap number, rpm speed, gear,lap time, and throttle for example, all at the same time is such a valuable tool for perfecting your racing and vehicle.

These racing cameras is an ideal tool for all motorsports enthusiasts. Record lap and split times, which can be overlapped to images with GPS manager software which these cameras include. With a integrated 3D accelerometer you will be allowed to get in-line and lateral G, which can be overlapped to images. With the tri-axial accelerometer it is also possible to see display images even upside-down, which can be quite helpful during installation to choose the best frame.

The Variants Of The Always Exciting Motor Sports

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Motor sport fans who just can’t get enough of automobile racing have a diversity of different type of racing to choose from, all of which include different types of cars and different rules and regulations that govern this particular motor sport. Each individual type of automobile racing also has a specific type of track that the race is held one. Some types of automobile racing include NASCAR, drag racing, endurance racing, Formula One, off road, mud racing, midget racing, modified car racing as well as rally races. Fans of this motor sport are excited to see their favorite drivers reach top speeds, have their cars perform well and enter the winners circle at the end of the race.

Motorcycle racing is another motor sport enjoyed by many, and also includes various types of racing. There are races for speed bikes, drag bikes, dirt bikes and mini bikes. Some motorcycles are raced on an oval track, while others are run down a straight and narrow track. Dirt bike racing is often held on a dirt filled track, sometimes inside a large arena, and the grounds the drivers must cover include hills, hair pin turns and steep inclines. All of this makes for quite an exciting spectacle for the motor sport fan. Truck racing is also a popular motor sport, and basically has four different categories; the Craftsman Truck Series, monster trucks, mud racing and off-road racing. Truck races can be held on a straight track, on an oval track, across many miles during an off-road race, or in an arena or roped off area that contains mud pits. Truck pulls are very exciting to watch, and is a motor sport with many fans. During a truck pull, two trucks back up against one another and a big, heavy-duty rope is tied between the bumpers. The first truck to pull the other truck over a predetermined line in the center of the pit is the winner.

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