Hi looking for a camera to record track days on ,

what are people using and what is the best one to go for ,

any suggestions welcome and where to purchase,

thanks all

depends if you after a camera for track day use or general video camera.
GPR are doing a purly track day camera with multi mount and water proof for £124
http://www.gprdirect.com/OnlineShop/Product.do?c=292&g=148 6&p=41390

I already have a couple of normal video cameras but want to record the events of track days so if there is an option to attach to this then great,

but track day camera only is good also,

thanks for the reply

ps sorry link not working for me may be me though

[Edited on 16/12/08 by INDY BIRD]

doesnt work for me neither!
just have a look at the www.gprdirect.com web site easy to find from there under video equipment and GO PRO video camera

[Edited on 16/12/08 by will121]

Looks a bit cheap and nasty to me

I've used these guys for CCTV kit for work and they have always been very good to deal with. They offer kits of bullet cameras you can hook up to either a suitable video camera or PVR/ media player.
http://www.rfconcepts.co.uk/helmet_cameras.htm

Give them a call always been v helpful.

Rich

[Edited on 16/12/08 by rb968]

GPR Link

Does look a little fragile though. I'm prob gonna get some sort of bullet cam with a seperate recorder box when my car's finished.

There is also these guys offering various packages of bullet cameras and recorders.

http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/

Rich

[Edited on 16/12/08 by rb968]

My suggestion is one of these:-
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/atc3000.htm
There is a slightly cheaper 2000 version have seen vid quality and its pretty good.

4kam, very very good systems. good price too

I used to be a bullet camera fan (RF Concepts / DogCam etc.) but have you seen the quality of the latest 1080p HD camcorders!?!?!?!

It's broadcast quality... which leads me to say (and I never thought I would)... the best option for me if I were to make a purchase now would be a mounted HD camcorder which records onto SD card. A remote microphone would help with the wind noise.

I've quite literally tested camera equipment on a Radical Clubsport to destruction. The Radical is the extreme situation and will break things in just a couple of laps!. However even a relatively less harsh kit car will eventually break say a camcorder if used for long enough.

The system I used was simply a Sony DV camcorder in a rubber lined box connected to a Sony bullet camera. Still after a couple of seasons racing both the camcorder and bullet camera have developed faults from the extreme conditions!

For sound I used a "Zorst" mic from Dogcamsport which basically only records very loud sounds and that worked very well.

Lap of Castle combe - Radical Clubsport

The car in front on that vid had an expensive Chasecam solid state recorder and hires Sony bullet camera but it constantly had problems.

I have used just the Sony DV camcorder and a remote mic on my Striker and that worked very well.

Dogcamsport, Rfconcepts and Fastfilms are the companies I've used in the past.

If you want the best take a look at this system. Multiple cameras, picture in picture, data overlay, track map etc. etc.

http://www.race-technology.com/video4_2_7539.html

thanks for the replies any others out there,

will keep seaching but looks like films will be the one