First thing. Get it to view all your gauges at once. Learn your engine/trans/converter from that and verify you have no oil pressure issues or water temp abnormality's. Then converter flash and shift RPM fall back. After you know what it is doing and maximize that info, focus on what you are doing staging, reacting to the lights, shifting, steering. Then get footage of front and rear suspension reaction and tire wrap up leaving the line. Go Pro is kinda like a data logger.

 

BRG motorsports makes some great 3D printed mounts for GoPros and other drag race related things.

 

Slow mo the record and mount it under the rear of car to record slick / shock at launch.

 

my boy put one under his foxbody to watch how the suspension was reacting under load, we learned a few things.
made some changes and went 8.96/154.
go pros are good

 

How did your boy mount it underneath?

 

it was his friends camera, he mounted it. i think it was mounted on one of the cage bars

 

I glued one of their mounts to the bottom of the rear fuel cell can.

I would like to post a video, but my computer imploded a few weeks ago and i can't edit.

I can email if chopper wants to post it.

 

Did you use an additional glue for the adhesive mount?

 

I have a few stick on mounts that have the best adhesive I've ever seen, the one I have under my car is never coming off.

 

I've also used leader line for redundancy....not sure about the underside, though.

 

I have one also attached to the bumper.

Now what do I do with the information? LOL

 

NHRARacer.com - Tuesday Tech Question

"One camera is permitted, and it may not be intentionally directed at the racer in the other lane without NHRA permission. Camera must be securely attached to the vehicle with appropriate fasteners. The camera may not be attached with suction cups, wire ties, hose clamps, etc. For any camera mounted externally, all mounting brackets, associated fasteners, hardware, etc. from the camera to the vehicle attachment point must be metal; no plastic or nonmetallic components permitted."

 

I would disregard all that crap,

 

Well holy puck this was a chore. Lost a hard drive, then this thing gets loaded EDGE.

 

That's exactly what I need to do once I find the proper mount to work on my car.

 

Interior shot from Sunday at Atco Yesteryear Drags...

 

A little diving there.

 

I use a Gopro hero 4 session in a bracket like 69427 posted to video chassis, in car and just about anything else on a pass. Here is a video from last week tuning the suspension. IMO this is the best way to see what is going on suspension and tire wise.

 

Do the yellow tie down straps ever fall out? LOL

 

Zip tied together. I did run them awhile back without zip ties and they were fine lol.

 

Nice pass!

What size tire and air pressure?

 

That is a 32 X 14.5 Phoenix with 12 lbs. air pressure.

 

I finally got it mounted, on the bar between the frame rails behind the fuel cell, with a short extension. All metal. \m/

 

Holy moly what are the length of those shocks? That looks like the spring seats are screwed up too far?

 

Ok I see. 23.75 extended....Wow that is a looooong shock.....

 

I was able to make a few passes, with the GoPro out back, to test it out and help me dial in the rear suspension...

 

Here is my observations on your launch and run. First pull farther up in the water box to right on the edge of the wet area. you still have a puddle in front of the rear tires when you start your burn out. Second the car is spinning the tires on the leave. The car is trying to pick up the rear tires on the leave and spinning. You need to adjust the suspension to plant the tire. This will pick up your 60 ft times. What is the 60 ft and 330 ft times on that run and ET

 

I see it's been a while since this was posted, but I'm jumping in to ask—has anyone tried using the GoPro Max for 360 drag racing shots? I'm curious how stable the footage is and if it's worth the extra cost over the Hero series. Also, how are you guys mounting them for the best view without risking the camera on a fast launch?

 

Use your mouse to look around. Or move your phone around to look around.

 

I switched over a while back and the video quality’s been better, especially in low light. The mounting options feel more solid too. You can check out Insta 360 here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Insta360/page/2A4E9629-9C41-48D0-B37A-F3A6CF3D74D9 . I mounted one on the roll cage facing the driver and another on the bumper, and both held up fine through a few passes. Sound isn’t perfect, but good enough for what I needed.

 

What are you guys using to turn your gopro on/off when you cant reach it? One of those remote buttons?

 

If it's in the car I use voice command before I fire up.

 

Yeah, thats the biggest unspoken challenge with these! I bought a remote for mine and it seems to work well enough. But the remote has its own proprietary charger, so make sure its charged too.

 

With a 12V USB Port (cig lighter) it can be set to start recording when powered on. Just another simple switch so it doesn't power up in the pits.

 

Thanks