Being a rehabilitated drummer with a low racing budget, I had an idea for a cheap camera mount. Clamps like the one in the pic are easy to find for around $20, and almost all of them are made for 1.5" tubing. I plan on using one of these, with the top of an old tripod (tube sawed short) to mount a camera to my roll cage. Google "drum rack clamp" and you'll find a zillion of these, with different angle adjustments and such. I couldn't see paying $90 and up for a camera mount. I'll be picking one up this weekend and will let you know how it works out.

We just used a small piece of metal, L shaped that we bolted to the rearview mirror bracket. Cost $0. Did not notice any vibrations. Our problem was with the camera/batteries/operater.

944cer wrote:


I prefer seeing video that has been shot from right up front, or even better the roof, but figure I might be able to improve my driving if the camera is mounted behind me, so I can see my mistakes. Of course, I can always claim that someone else was borrowing the car if it's real bad

cullenwinter wrote:


Yeah, the roof is my favorite, except that it makes the car in front of you look like it's further away than it really is... especially if you have a ChaseCam, which comes with a wide angle lense. I'll be mounting my Aiptek high-def cam inside the car, preferably on the roll cage behind me... if I record in high-def mode, I can just digitally zoom in on the windshield later if I want to, and still have a DVD quality picture.

Phase one complete. I got a broken tripod from our local second hand store for $2 and an $.08 nut to fix it. Picking up the clamp tomorrow. I'm thinking a nice strong nylon hockey skate lace ought to work for a tether.

Sha-freakin'-Zam !! It works like a charm.

edit: I think I'll replace the plastic adjustment handle with a machine screw. I don't like the way that thing sticks out.