Bford100

Just got a Go Pro. Where is best mounting location to get best picture from inside looking out through front windshield over driver shoulder? I would assume using suction cup mount on inside top of rear window? Any body have experice with best location?

masmole

The go pro motorsports hero is very wide angle, so mounting it all the way back on the rear window will capture way too much of the interior including the backs of your seats and not enough of the good stuff, like the track you're driving on.

Ideally, you want to get a roll bar and a roll bar mount to get the best perspective given the gopro's wide angle lens. If you don't have a roll bar and it isn't in the cards, the only good in-car solution in a 911 is to mount on front windshield and somehow aim it forward, or on the inside of the passenger window. If you have a hard shell seat or similarly smooth-finished back side of the seat, you can probably mount it there, although if mounting on the passenger seat when unoccupied, you may get too much camera vibrations.

Of course you can always mount it outside the car like many people do. If applied properly on a clean surface, the suction mount holds strong even at speeds I excess of 140mph. I had this setup mounted on the roof of my M3 and it held nicely lap after lap through Road America's front straight were the car went well beyond 140 mph.

ir_fuel

I installed it on the cage in the back of the car, between the seats. The result is this:

karmx7

Here's a screen shot of the GO PRO HD using the suction cup mounted to the rear window. The second image is with the camera mounted up high to the inside front window.

FFaust

+1 for the windshield; a nice, no-reflection view.

C.J. Ichiban

put it on your chin on the helmet...looks amazing! also, down on the passenger seat looking up through the shifter, or on the rear bumper, or on the rear windshield,

man I watch too many drifting videos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVRdgcv3eRI


helmet mounted is at around 1:40

drdrank

Chin is a great idea...put it in a different place each session and string together for one awesome video

mdrums

I put mine eye level mounted on the right side of my helmet

aussie jimmy

put one in the wheel arch to watch the suspension move around.

ir_fuel

Or in the engine bay to film the coolant line loosening...

ehhh ....

GolfTango3

I have another GoPro question which is vaguely related: Which one of the housing backs works best when camera is mounted to rollbar? Open or closed?

Izzone

I use closed

Izzone

All of mine are roll bar mounted

http://www.youtube.com/user/izzone74?feature=mhee

stujelly

Those are great images. Going to try that set up next. I also like the traqmate overlay.

Very nice.

Bford100

All of mine are roll bar mounted

http://www.youtube.com/user/izzone74?feature=mhee

WOW, that was intense!!!!!