MA SuperComp school - 1 more vid

#1

Here is a quick vid of our 2nd simulated race at SuperComp school on VIR North a few weeks ago. You can’t see him in this vid, but fellow E30 driver Ken "ScrewyNewy" starts right next to me on the grid.
SuperComp school was so significant that I really felt it deserved some attention here in the Preparing to Participate forum.
Special thanks to Chris C., Brain, and Carter for making this school almost perfectly-suited to new E30 racers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVYyFvH1H8

#2

Matt,

Great driving! Thanks for including my in your write-up and for not saying where I finished the race. I actually had fuel starvation and had to pit after 4 laps…that’s why you didn’t lap me :frowning:

#3

:frowning: Yeah, I felt your pain because I too have run my E30 out of gas at the track. No fun.

#4

Yes, good driving Matt.

Also, how does the camera stay so smooth, yet moves slightly to give such a good impression of the movement of the car?

I had my old VHS-C camera in the car at Road Atl this weekend and while it’s not very smooth (still beefing-up the OG mount), I’d like to post it. But how can I get it to digital? Do local video companies do the conversion and what do I convert it to?

Thanks,

Carter

#5

Carter wrote:

[quote]Yes, good driving Matt.

Also, how does the camera stay so smooth, yet moves slightly to give such a good impression of the movement of the car?

I had my old VHS-C camera in the car at Road Atl this weekend and while it’s not very smooth (still beefing-up the OG mount), I’d like to post it. But how can I get it to digital? Do local video companies do the conversion and what do I convert it to?

Thanks,

Carter[/quote]

Carter,

I don’t know which camera Matt is using but mine is a digital MiniDV camera and it also has an image stabilization feature that really smooths out the quality of video. They are not all that expensive either. I bought a factory refurbished Sony for $250 from Ubid.com

  • Ken
#6

Carter wrote:

Hi Carter:
My Sonycam has that "SteadyShot" feature that essentially allows the lens to "float" independently of the cam body. Incidentally, I was disappointed because I felt like SteadyShot removed the realism of driving the car at race-pace, so I switched it off for the race I ran at LRP the following week. I like those cam results better, but don’t have them up on the web yet.

Carter wrote:[quote]I had my old VHS-C camera in the car at Road Atl this weekend and while it’s not very smooth (still beefing-up the OG mount), I’d like to post it. But how can I get it to digital? Do local video companies do the conversion and what do I convert it to?[/quote]
I’m sorry I can’t be too much help with this one. Mine’s also MiniDV (as Ken mentioned) and I just use the Windows Movie Maker software that comes with XP to capture/edit it. But I am really a beginner at making digi-movies.

#7

hey Matt, you forgot to thank your Mom&Dad in the video :laugh:

thanks for taking the time to post it
cheers,
bruce

#8

Shameless Plug is my middle name… I can thank them for that! :laugh:

#9

mrussel does your e30 have a stock motor in it? Great driving I had a blast in my comp school.

Post edited by: MikeD, at: 2006/08/18 21:35

#10

Stock motor with factory cats, muffler, and 3.73 LSD. It does, however, have 7K rpm software (although I use a self-imposed redline of 6000 with no traffic and maybe 6500 in "oh shit mode").

Post edited by: mrussell, at: 2006/08/19 08:26