Recent ChaseCam news

[RandyC]

ChaseCam has been selected by SCCA as the official recording system and the official supplier to Mazdaspeed.

ChaseCam is now a line item option on Westfield cars.

ChaseCam has been selected by Australia's V8supercars as the mandatory recording system for 2008.
http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?Ind=&author=&gid=32677669


Release Date: 21/01/2008 New initiatives designed improve the judicial process, vehicle recoveries and enable spectators to better identify individual cars are amongst the improvements to the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

The V8 Supercar Championship Series begins in Adelaide next month with the Series being officially launched in Melbourne on February 6. Two compulsory team test days will be held in Victoria and Queensland on the 12th and 14th of February followed by the Clipsal 500 from February 21-24.

V8 Supercars Australia will introduce “Chase Cam” into every car in the Series as the in-car camera used by the judiciary to review incidents and also for broadcast quality pictures that can be used for television when required.

These are in addition to the Seven in-car cameras already utilised for the telecast.

The Chase Cam replaces the former in-car cameras that were older technology and more difficult to extract data from. The Chase Cam technology allows a hard disk to simply be removed from the unit and re-inserted into a television or computer for instant replays.

The digital recorders write directly to Compact Flash for easy drag-and-drop computer transfer in Mpeg-2 format. Extremely rugged, it is currently being used by many top racing teams and several television programs. The video processor allows for simple picture-in-picture or split screen video.ChaseCam just completed a test use on all A1GP cars in New Zealand and passed with flying colors.

ChaseCam is now in use by three Formula 1 teams with the most recent being Redbull Racing. We are also talking with Super Aguri.

More to come....

[Bimota Guy]

Congratluations, Randy! :cool:

[RandyC]

Hey, what is this about a T1 car Steve? :)

[RandyC]

Speaking of which, it looks like we are going to be mandated in an SCCA Pro series soon. :)

[Andrew]

Congrats, Randy!

[Bimota Guy]

Hey, what is this about a T1 car Steve? :)
Yup! Coming soon to a garage and trailer near me! I have worked the deal, but the transaction/shipping has not yet taken place. Goal is to get it in time to make the SCCA Super School at Streets of Willow on Feb 23-24. Stay tuned...

Speaking of which, it looks like we are going to be mandated in an SCCA Pro series soon. :)
And you just might get mandated in some slacker's SCCA T1 car. :D

[magicman]

Wow!

[Monster8V]

Wow!

WOW is right! Randy must have one heck of a team assembled to net such deals!

Awsome, I knew him before he was famous!! :D

[DelSolBurrow]

great work! glad to hear things are going so well

[actor]

WOW ... I knew him before he was famous!! :D

I've slept on his couch and made him afternoon coffee!

[RandyC]

As of today, ChaseCam is mandatory in all SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge (Touring Car and GT).

[froggy47]

I've slept on his couch and made him afternoon coffee!


I knew Randy when he was selling Rendevous DVD's out of his trunk.

:D

Congrats again!

[RandyC]

ChaseCam is now officially sponsoring SCCA ProRacing World Challenge. I will be at Sebring Raceway all next week for support.

ChaseCam will be paying out contingency money to the top drivers in GT and Touring Car.

[RandyC]

Look for an announcement soon about ChaseCam and ProSolo.

And we will be sponsoring the SCCA Runoffs in September.

Note, we may be looking for some more part time help at ChaseCam. Applicants must be sane, ethical, and not use drugs. Duties are general office, phones, support, and light assembly. Potential for travel to races and trade shows.

[Mazda_Gremlyn]

Part time eh.... Like actual part time or you say its part time and then end up working 60 hours a week? ;)

[Monster8V]

Note, we may be looking for some more part time help at ChaseCam. Applicants must be sane, ethical, and not use drugs. Duties are general office, phones, support, and light assembly. Potential for travel to races and trade shows.


Hmmm..... what a time to have hiring scruples!!! :D :D

[RandyC]

Frankly, we never had an issue with drug use by employees. But I thought I would throw that in. :)

[RandyC]

Part time eh.... Like actual part time or you say its part time and then end up working 60 hours a week? ;)

We have had people here that put in more hours, like Bill Schenker. But no, this is just to help out. I expect we really would want someone that can put in 4-6 hours per day to help out. If they could put in more, that would be great.

Now if it did turn out that they would end up doing trade shows and traveling to races such as V8supercars in Australia or AMLS/World Challenge next week in Sebring... then yeah. That takes more time. But we are flexible.

I will probably just put something on craigslist and see what we get.

[Mazda_Gremlyn]

Well, if this was about 5 months from now I'd throw my hat in the ring, but I've promised my current employer to stay through July. :(

[actor]

We have had people here that put in more hours, like Bill Schenker.

Yeah, but wasn't it worth it to pay the o.t. to get that fresh ground afternoon coffee?

[RandyC]

ChaseCam has signed on drivers Jeff Altenberg and Robb Holland to sponsorship deals.

Both drivers are running in World Challenge GT on the Lexus team. Jeff is also running with Mazdaspeed Tripoint in the Touring Car Mazda.

We are also talking with some other drivers and teams so stay tuned.

[RandyC]

http://www.scca.org/newsarticle.aspx?hub=3&news=3300

Because I am a fan of the ProSolo format.. and the Bonus Challenge and being in the final two in the Challenge is a cool thing.

[RandyC]

The first SCCA ProSolo ChaseCam Challenge was this weekend and overall winner was from San Diego, Leslie Cohen. Second place was to semi-local Michael Palero. I think it all worked out quite well.

Rumor has it that future videos of Leslie will all be put on Youtube for everyone's enjoyment.

[stsss37]

I believe the audio content will need to be deleted before any public viewing. Thanks for sponsoring the Bonus Challenge, Randy. It made it more fun to run!!!:shift: :clap:
PS. I really like the new smilies!

[RandyC]

ChaseCam would like to welcome our newest sponsored drivers.

Randy Pobst. Randy is driving in Koni Challenge series for Grand Am and also for K-Pax Porsche in SPEED World Challenge GT.

Ryan Buetzer. Ryan will be driving a VW diesel Jetta in the VW TDi cup. Ryan recently tested for a ride in the series and did quite well and we look forward to our working together this year.

Randy and Ryan join Jeff Alternburg and Robb Holland as sponsored ChaseCam drivers.

ChaseCam will be present at Long Beach Grand Prix and also VIR this month to support the series, teams, and our drivers.

[Mazda_Gremlyn]

Sweet! So can you get me to meet Randy? :D

[RandyC]

ChaseCam implemented their "no touch" recording system at the Long Beach Grand Prix for SPEED World Challenge and it was a huge success.

The PDR100 now turns on automatically when the car is powered up. The unit will wait in a paused mode until it passes a GForce trigger point (user settable). In the case of the GT cars, we set this at 0.13Gs. This means the car is rolling.

This does not even require GForce calibration as we are looking for a GForce difference.

The PDR100 starts recording video as soon as the car is moving and when the car is stopped, the PDR100 stops recording after 60 seconds (this can be adjusted by the user). When the car is powered off, the PDR100 will (if recording) stop recording, close the video file, and shut down gracefully in 5 seconds, turning off.

All of this happens with zero human interaction. No drivers or teams or series staff need to push anything.

We installed this on 28 SPEED World Challenge GT cars for the Long Beach Grand Prix for the practice, qualifying, and race and it worked very well including capturing high quality footage of Tommy Archer's major crash into the wall during practice.

Next up, ChaseCam travels to VIR this week to install the "No Touch" recording system into the SPEED World Challenge Touring Cars.

[magicman]

Awesome!

[nino]

Randy,
Will this new feature be available to current customers as part of a firmware upgrade?
Thanks,
-nino

[RandyC]

Randy,
Will this new feature be available to current customers as part of a firmware upgrade?
Thanks,
-nino

Yes, if you have the GForce module it is available now as a free download.

[RandyC]

If you watched the latest Rolex Series at VIR on SPEED, you can see the ChaseCam stickers on the number 23 Ruby Tuesday car driven by Bill Auberlen thanks to our new association with Bill and with Alex Job Racing.

[Cullen]

Where can I access the videos of the touring cars from VIR? I love touring cars...:popcorn:

[RandyC]

SpeedTV is normally a couple weeks behind.

[Cullen]

Who has the videos? The SCCA or the teams? Or you? I was wondering if there was any raw unedited full race videos.

Chris

[RandyC]

Who has the videos? The SCCA or the teams? Or you? I was wondering if there was any raw unedited full race videos.

Chris

For SPEED World Challenge, all teams copy off their videos and then give the CF Cards to SCCA for review. They have 30 minutes to do this from the end of the session.

SCCA has already accumulated some pretty cool video, such as in car with Tommy Archer when he crashed at Long Beach, but they will not release it.

[RandyC]

Cool video from a GT40 plays on this site.
http://www.fordgttv.com/

Wait for it to load.

We are helping to sponsor this car.

[froggy47]

Cool video from a GT40 plays on this site.
http://www.fordgttv.com/

Wait for it to load.

We are helping to sponsor this car.

Lots of neat footage & a good edit.

Thanks for linking.

[RandyC]

This weekend at Miller in Utah, just a practice session with James Safronas in his GT Porsche.

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[RandyC]

Randall Noll Joins ChaseCam

Randall Noll will be joining the ChaseCam team this summer. Randall brings with him 10-years of business experience in areas including automotive, internet startup, marketing, and finance. Randall also has 10-years of competitive motorsport experience (autox and road race) and 3-years as an instructor for Evolution Performance Driving School. Please join us in welcoming Randall to the team.

Randall will be devoting most of this time to debating online with MarkA on SCCAforums about the new seat rules in SP.

:)

[jason]

Please join us in welcoming Randall to the team.

Cool. Are we to refer to him strictly as "Randall" now in order to avoid confusion between the other Randy @ ChaseCam? :)

[RandyC]

One of our main production suppliers is also named Randy. It gets bad.

So... yes. Randall.

I guess I could go by my real name... but it sounds a bit stiff... Randolph.

[Andrew]

This sounds suspiciously like an intimidation tactic so Randy (Chase) won't get burned by Randy (Noll) in the new company car. :)

Congrats to Randy (both of 'em) on the new gig!

[MX5bob]

Randall Noll Joins ChaseCam

Randall will be devoting most of this time to debating online with MarkA on SCCAforums about the new seat rules in SP.

:)

And he's doing a fine job. Of course his opponents arguments aren't very good. :poke:

[RandyC]

Mark is a good guy, always with a strong opinion. I normally respect his perspective, but maybe a bit less on this matter.

Side note and sort of on topic..or not... ChaseCam Operations Manager Kelly Chase just bought a house in San Carlos. Father...er.... boss... is proud. :) More importantly.... it has a long driveway where one can put a trailer. :)

[rnoll98]

I'm very excited to be joining the team at ChaseCam. As shown in this thread, Randy and team have done an absolutely incredible job to get the company where it is today.

I too have known Mark for many years and respect him and his opinions, even when they differ from mine. Hopefully, aside from the issue at hand, that thread has been an example of strong, yet civil, disagreement.

But back to real business... just how long is that driveway, Randy? ;)

[motoring]

One of our main production suppliers is also named Randy. It gets bad.

So... yes. Randall.

I guess I could go by my real name... but it sounds a bit stiff... Randolph.

He could have just one name Randnoll :D


congrats on the news

[RandyC]

Check out the new cars entering the World Challenge series- LEXUS

[rtomlinson]

Great going Randy, Super Aguri will probably want you as one of their financial backers.

[RandyC]

Check out the helmet visor on Altenburg. :)

[RandyC]

Looks like we will be doing some stuff with Jay Leno and Big Dog Garage. Look for more news soon.

:shift:

And a new web site coming live maybe today. Yay... finally. Just like real companies do! :)

[RandyC]

New website. Well it will be new for most people, a few may still pull up the old site for a day or two.

We are going to add more features to ChaseCam. A video upload and sharing thing. Better community support.

You can see the start of an idea now if you click on the buttons that show sky, dirt, asphalt, etc. Eventually clicking those will pull up custom content designed for your sport. We think that will be cool.

http://www.chasecam.com/

[RandyC]

<embed src="http://videos.streetfire.net/vidiac.swf?video=93e37832-501f-4fed-bb07-9aba014cf35f&cspid=488f2fb7588a530a" id="w4852a3180b8a34b7488f2fb7588a530a" width="428" height="352" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /><br/><a href="http://videos.streetfire.net/video/93e37832-501f-4fed-bb07-9aba014cf35f.htm">LG Motorsports - Coil Over R&D Shock Test Video -</a>

[RandyC]

Customer Derek Whitus leaves the track at 149mph in his Grand Am Noble M400

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIsLUiEi6Og&fmt=18

[froggy47]

Looked like the white 33 turned into his path pretty sharply & initiated the incident. If all he had was that bump on his hand, then looks like you are in a pretty safe car.

:)

[froggy47]

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A little background on this for non Vette guys. A c6 vette driver hit a 6x6 during the 5/08 Bowling Green, KY (where Vettes are now born) Cruise In. He had a failure of the upper mount. A lot of speculation followed that coil over shocks put "dangerous" amounts of stress on the upper shock mount.

LG stepped up to the plate (for all the coil over sellers & mfg's) with this test.

Pretty interesting stuff, BTW the coil over involved in the BG incident was not an LG to my knowledge.

:)

[itrbruce]

FOUL!
In his test, the vehicle is going maybe 30 mph whereas in the racing incident they were likely going well over 100. Since energy goes as velocity squared there is over an order of magnitude difference in energy dissipation required between these 2 cases.
:nono:

[RandyC]

I believe the Bowling Green Cruise In is a low speed autocross.

[Bimota Guy]

FOUL!
In his test, the vehicle is going maybe 30 mph whereas in the racing incident they were likely going well over 100. Since energy goes as velocity squared there is over an order of magnitude difference in energy dissipation required between these 2 cases.
:nono:
Um, :nono::nono:
Bruce, Most racing incidents do not involve "oncoming traffic" (see post #1 in below link)
Also see post #19 (of over 450!), where he wrote...
"I was braking down from 45 or so - going 25-35 when I hit it."
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=2034637

Pfadt Engineering (the brand of coilover on the car in question) does the same test as LG (also using a Chase Cam :) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orA27s9SpHM

[Bimota Guy]

I believe the Bowling Green Cruise In is a low speed autocross.
He wasn't even autocrossing, unless there is oncoming traffic in their autocross :eek: ...see above.

See post #47 in same thread for picture of block of wood on public street.

[RandyC]

But most of had not read the thread on corvette forums

Here is the pic
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm308/AverageVetteNut/100_2268.jpg

[froggy47]

FOUL!
In his test, the vehicle is going maybe 30 mph whereas in the racing incident they were likely going well over 100. Since energy goes as velocity squared there is over an order of magnitude difference in energy dissipation required between these 2 cases.
:nono:


The LG duplication is basically correct. The original incident was a low speed street cruise in.

I'm not sure what high speed event/incident it is you may be referring to?

:)

[itrbruce]

Um, :nono::nono:
Bruce, Most racing incidents do not involve "oncoming traffic" (see post #1 in below link)
Also see post #19 (of over 450!), where he wrote...
"I was braking down from 45 or so - going 25-35 when I hit it."
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=2034637

Pfadt Engineering (the brand of coilover on the car in question) does the same test as LG (also using a Chase Cam :) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orA27s9SpHM

Sorry. :coolnana:
I definitely had not read the Corvetteforum thread (of 450) nor do I have any intention to do so.
I was going off the video from Randy's post (#55) just before mine. They showed a (very) quick clip of the 6x6 on a road with a bunch of cars on it and I focused on the 6x6 and didn't even notice the the cars going the opposite way... so I thought it was a road race course... OOOPS.

Clearly if I had read (or even knew of) the corvetteforum post, I would have viewed it differently... geeesh.
Peace,
Bruce

[RandyC]

I watched the Pfadt video also... and from my point of view, it is a bit hilarious how all this controversy about the coil overs, motivated two companies to use video to prove a point. And both are customers of ChaseCam and you can see our products in both videos. :)

I am not sure who the winner is between LG and Pfadt, but I think it is ChaseCam....the video system of choice for customers who intentionally run over large blocks of wood! (tm)

[Bimota Guy]

I'm not sure what high speed event/incident it is you may be referring to?

Bob, I have already chastised :thwack: the non-Corvette driver for even considering making a post about a Corvette matter which everyone knows is unconstitutional. ;)

[froggy47]

Bob, I have already chastised :thwack: the non-Corvette driver for even considering making a post about a Corvette matter which everyone knows is unconstitutional. ;)


Yes, I see it now, I posted mine B4 I got to your post.

Now that's 2 "chastise" posts for you in one thread. So I get to chastise you for being over the chastise limit in one thread.

But that makes this post my 2nd chastise post in the same thread, so never mind.

:rotflmao:

[RandyC]

ChaseCam recently made a deal with Jay Leno and Big Dog Garage. We go to film with Leno this Saturday and also at Monterey Historics.

[RandyC]

Go Lexus!

[chapmanr]

Everyone may not know that Altenburg (guy in preceding post) started out as an autocrosser.

[RandyC]

The quickest way past a slalom cone appears to be raising the car to go over it. :)

One of the reasons we are supporting Jeff Altenburg, Randy Pobst, and some kid named Ryan Beutzer.... is because they came from autocrossing. And they are all good guys and good drivers.

[ULLLOSE]

ChaseCam can be seen in the Sep 08 issue of SportsCar. :cool:

[RandyC]

Note to self next time I send a PDR to Sportscar, make sure they know about the instant record feature and hands free option (since they liked the wireless remote feature of a competitor). We think our instant record feature is even better. :)

:headbang:
:scared011::poke:

[RandyC]

Three of us from ChaseCam spent the whole day at Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage. What an amazing place, truly incredible. We got to spend a lot of time talking with Jay about ChaseCam and to our surprise, Jay asked us to come back on Monday for a formal film shoot with ChaseCam and him. Pretty cool.

We also set up a 1955 Jaguar for Big Dog Garage that is going to run in the Monterey Historics. Five cameras are going on the car. We go up to the Historics this Wednesday (pit passes!). Randy Noll flies up on Friday. The car will be raced on Saturday.

[Mazda_Gremlyn]

Awesome! :D Tell Jay I said hi... he'll know who I am.

:shrug:

But in all seriousness, what will this be aired on... The Tonight Show?

[RandyC]

Awesome! :D Tell Jay I said hi... he'll know who I am.

:shrug:

But in all seriousness, what will this be aired on... The Tonight Show?


To be part of the Tonight Show means you do a deal with NBC. We did a deal with Jay Leno and Big Dog Garage, not NBC. So this means an endorsement by Jay, we will be working with the garage (including access). We get a film on the Big Dog Garage site.

We are also part of a film they shot for getting the 1955 Jaguar ready for Monterey and that film is going to be shopped to the networks, but no guarantees.

[RandyC]

Check out this amusing video-

James Safronas in the SPEED World Challenge car goes off the track and into the gravel. He starts the car a bit early so a corner worker yells at him through the window. Losing his dentures that fall into the car. Worker then leans into the car to retrieve his dentures and gets stuck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOlGgjQmpJw&fmt=18

[merlotmx5]

ROTFLMAO!!!! That has to be the funniest thing I have seen in a LONG time!!!! H-I-L-A-R-I-0-U-S!!! :rotflmao:

[froggy47]

It's off youtube now.

[RandyC]

Its back

[RandyC]

Just got back from almost a full week in Monterey at the historics. Very cool stuff. We spent most of the time in the jaylenosgarage / BigDogGarage racing team trailer. We placed 5 video systems on the car: Rear Bumper, Front Bumper, Engine Hood, Driver/Cockpit, and Helmet. Every one was set to automatically come on and then record based on GForce trigger and we got EVERY single video without anyone messing with it. Worked perfectly.

NBC guys now have the footage (and so do we) :). The car ran great too. We were able to spend the day with various cool people including Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson.... and see some cool cars and get up close and personal with the cars, like inside the Toyota IMSA car that Fangio drove?? (we had ChaseCams on it), or next to the Lotus John Player Special car with Mario driving it.

[Steve35]

the Toyota IMSA car that Fangio drove.

The Mk3 GTP car?
http://allamericanracers.com/eagl_mkIII_gtp.html

Or did they bring up the GTO Celica? I don't know what happened to the GTU Celica's. All cool cars


Best job I ever had was working for Dan Gurney.

[RandyC]

The real deal, the 98 car. They also had the celica and a 2000gt out on the track. Driver almost lost it in the corkescrew in the 2000.

I was a huge fan of the IMSA cars.

[Steve35]

The real deal, the 98 car. They also had the celica and a 2000gt out on the track. Driver almost lost it in the corkescrew in the 2000.

I was a huge fan of the IMSA cars.


:drool:

[RandyC]

I should have taken a picture with the video system inside the cockpit, we were talking with a SPEED TV guy who opened it up for us. Oh well, next time.

[froggy47]

its Back


Lmao

:)

[Steve35]

I should have taken a picture with the video system inside the cockpit, we were talking with a SPEED TV guy who opened it up for us. Oh well, next time.

At one race CBS (I think) installed an "In Car Camera". They mounted the camera to the roll cage. What no one thought about was the engine was a semi-stressed member of the car. The cage is connected to the engine. The video was great until 'bout 6000 rpms. Then the camera vibrated like hell. We didn't get much air time.

Seeing Mike’s kart videos, I don’t think the Chase Cam would have the same problems.

[MX5bob]

Is that a MKIII at the Toyota Museum?

[Steve35]

Is that a MKIII at the Toyota Museum?

Never been there, But if it's number 98, it's probably the '93 Daytona 24 hr winner. :)

MK2
http://allamericanracers.com/fangal/tom_heldreth-mkii98.html

Mk 3

http://allamericanracers.com/eagle_mklll.html

[RandyC]

Welcome to our newest dealer, you may have heard of them:

MazdaSpeed.


For members, they will be sending out some information on ChaseCam.

[rnoll98]

http://www.nollonline.com/mr2/files/2008monterey/IMG_1306_800.jpg

*YAWN*

So... someone told me to put this thing around my neck and stand here while Mario Andretti drove by... whatever... I'm gonna check my voicemail.

:D

[rnoll98]

Mario:

http://www.nollonline.com/mr2/files/2008monterey/IMG_1301_800.jpg

http://www.nollonline.com/mr2/files/2008monterey/IMG_1302_800.jpg

[rnoll98]

Hot little number:

You can see the IMSA car in back--white numbers 98

http://www.nollonline.com/mr2/files/2008monterey/IMG_1337_800.jpg

http://www.nollonline.com/mr2/files/2008monterey/IMG_1338_800.jpg

http://www.nollonline.com/mr2/files/2008monterey/IMG_1341_800.jpg

[Frank S]

Hot little number:

You can see the IMSA car in back--white numbers 98


I'm a Toyota 2000 fan.

My 1:43 models; the Jordan car is autographed. I forgot to take the Patrick version to the Riverside International Automotive Museum when the Fab 50s visited earlier this year. The photo there includes Davey Jordan, an unidentified appreciator, and Scooter Patrick.


http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={7DF3A06D-4DF2-4BDB-A703-7557126CC741}&exp=f&moddt=39617.783922882&ssdyn=1


More photos from that event at:
http://www.fototime.com/inv/5B2335BEA77F0F0

[Steve35]

You can see the IMSA car in back--white numbers 98

Yep, the MK3 thanks!

[Bimota Guy]

Best job I ever had was working for Dan Gurney.
I can see that. Your current boss...I don't know about him. :p

[Steve35]

I can see that. Your current boss...I don't know about him. :p


What do you mean him? It's her, my wife! LOL

[RandyC]

We (ChaseCam in UK) just had a video shoot done with Michael Schumacher and a Ferrari F1 car using 6-7 recorders. Video was awesome and once edited, will be used in a new thing. To be revealed later. :) I just had to brag about this, now I can't say anything else.

Oh.. we are also going to be used again with Jay Leno's garage next month for a video shoot on a formula 1 car.

[MX5bob]

I want to work for Randy.

[MX5bob]

Never been there, But if it's number 98, it's probably the '93 Daytona 24 hr winner. :)

MK2
http://allamericanracers.com/fangal/tom_heldreth-mkii98.html

Mk 3

http://allamericanracers.com/eagle_mklll.html

It's the No. 99; Fangio's name on the doors.

[Bill51SDR]

It's the No. 99; Fangio's name on the doors.

Well jeez... all that car ever did was win two IMSA GTP championships :).

[RandyC]

I want to work for Randy.

On the other hand... I only post about the cool stuff and a lot of what we do is long hours, hard work, and is not as fun. :) Yesterday I cleaned the urinals. Yay me. :)

[Monster8V]

On the other hand... I only post about the cool stuff and a lot of what we do is long hours, hard work, and is not as fun. :) Yesterday I cleaned the urinals. Yay me. :)


Oh man... you have urinals??
I need an application!!:rock2:

[RandyC]

Oh man... you have urinals??
I need an application!!:rock2:

Cool. Ironically, that is also where we post the resumes.

:)

[Bimota Guy]

Yesterday I cleaned the urinals.
There is a certain line that a boss/father can't cross! :eek:

[RandyC]

There is a certain line that a boss/father can't cross! :eek:

Are you talking about people's aim?

:)

[Monster8V]

Cool. Ironically, that is also where we post the resumes.

:)


Glad I dont have one. Gives you something to aim for!

[MX5bob]

On the other hand... I only post about the cool stuff and a lot of what we do is long hours, hard work, and is not as fun. :) Yesterday I cleaned the urinals. Yay me. :)

Most jobs are that without the cool stuff.

[Bimota Guy]

Are you talking about people's aim?

:)
No, more like this line...
"Kelly, please fill these 10 orders, call the guy from Red Bull, and, oh yeah, clean the...um, never mind the last thing." :eek:

[RandyC]

lol

No, Kelly would then turn to one of the other people working in the back to take care of it. She is better at delegating than me. :)

[RandyC]

Sneak peek

http://a162.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/66/l_01bedcd5022275b97a2353b128085681.jpg

http://a324.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/49/l_db1bed0588bc6d3ad3cdf9f0e7145e1b.jpg

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=92898435&albumID=2036128&imageID=29272333

[Mazda_Gremlyn]

Both you and Jay don't look very excited... ;)

[RandyC]

I never do. Funny, some people were all "Wow, LENO???" and I was all "whatever." Except without sounding like a 16 year old girl from the mall.

Here. we are both smiling

http://a219.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/28/l_3e59e480e073b17c3c2e246aafe3c482.jpg

[Mazda_Gremlyn]

Thats more like it. :banana:

[actor]

I never do. Funny, some people were all "Wow, LENO???" and I was all "whatever." Except without sounding like a 16 year old girl from the mall.

Here. we are both smiling

http://a219.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/28/l_3e59e480e073b17c3c2e246aafe3c482.jpg

Obviously an amateur shoot; soundman w/a boom?! :eek: You people should've been laved w/wirelesses....

[RandyC]

Bill, they did more shooting where I was wired up. Some of the important people were wired up. Not Jay. He moves around too much. As in jumping on his helicopter powered motorcycle and driving down the 710,

[Bimota Guy]

Not Jay. He moves around too much. As in jumping on his helicopter powered motorcycle and driving down the 710,
Jay confirmed the long told story that that thing once melted the bumper cover on a car when he was sitting at a light (or stop sign.) :eek: :D

[RandyC]

Cool bike, exhausts were out both sides. Thing made an insane noise when he started it. Like standing next to a helicopter engine (duh!).

ChaseCam is heading back up to Lenos Garage on Thursday to put cameras on a formula car for a race in Utah.

[RandyC]

Check out the graphics on the Team Remington Cadillac transporter. Sweet!

[RandyC]

They don't race like this. :)

[RandyC]

Your 2008 SPEED WC GT Points Leader (driving the K-PAX Porsche), Randy Pobst.

[Bimota Guy]

Cool bike, exhausts were out both sides. Thing made an insane noise when he started it. Like standing next to a helicopter engine (duh!).

Notice how high the swingarm pivot is, which is also where the drive sprocket is. This so it is almost impossible to flip over backwards...really. I saw a documentary on this bike before Jay even bought one.

[rtomlinson]

Anybody know which helicopter it was originally used in?

[Bimota Guy]

Anybody know which helicopter it was originally used in?


http://www.marineturbine.com/motorcycles.asp

[RandyC]

Getting ready, hanging out with Jay

http://a9.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/107/l_757b165bd082305b308ce0e28177b3b8.jpg

At Monterey Historics

http://a733.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/75/l_288da106dc3a43d997b64e450b0fdbfc.jpg

Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson) on the right. Me on the left. The Jaguar is in grid.
http://a502.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/93/l_9862fe0658d5e0e41679f4c9fff4f40d.jpg
http://a983.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/82/l_fa3098e12770a908b0b74a0f9869bb66.jpg

http://a812.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/88/l_cfdb2959f2a32fa0bdbb290b26529a8b.jpg

[Steve35]

that's almost a smile Randy...

[RandyC]

that's almost a smile Randy...


He freaked me out when he started flashing gang signs

[Steve35]

Jay in a gang.. Damn, I know there's a joke in there.:rock2:

[RandyC]

More stuff with Leno's Garage


http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/16/l_c510227be88646cd871b329843e0b216.jpg

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/59/l_d823ecf2b6ba438d9137cf66d400200a.jpg

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_d289b670ac6f417d9aac5aeeddacb1b0.jpg

[RickRacer]

Was just reading my Autoweek last night and saw a article on camera's in cars. Was totally shocked to not see ChaseCam even mentioned!

[froggy47]

Was just reading my Autoweek last night and saw a article on camera's in cars. Was totally shocked to not see ChaseCam even mentioned!


Me too,

How did you miss that Randy? You are soooo connected.

:)

I am posting to AW that they left ChaseCam out.

[RandyC]

Oops. I had no idea. That is odd. But one guess.... we have never advertised with them.

[Steve35]

Kinda like the Readers "San Diego Best List"
best if you advertise with them.:)

[Andrew]

Randy not smiling (http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=702301).

[actor]

Randy not smiling (http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=702301).

Great stuff! The ChaseCam video looked great! So clean and sharp.

BUT...

OMG!!:eek: Randy, I think you have the unique distinction of being THE ONLY MAN ON THE PLANET that Leno can't make laugh, much less smile.

Dude, get thee to a media consultant NOW!!!:wallbash:

I'm so embarrassed for you...
:p

[MX5bob]

Randy not smiling (http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=702301).

Cool stuff. Audio needs a "pad," ie, a -20db attenuator.

[RandyC]

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[MX5bob]

Wow!

[RandyC]

We may have missed Autoweek, but look for us soon in a large magazine. :)

Also, we have teamed up with a higher end magazine from Europe, Octane (we are already working with EVO mag). And due to our association with Octane we are now involved in the Goodwood Revival stuff.

http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/videos/229365/goodwood_in_video.html

Look for more stuff with Jay Leno also.

[RandyC]

Look for ChaseCam to be involved with this car-
http://9ff.de/_img/teaserbilder/teaser_gt9_effect.jpg

986hp twin turbo beastie
As they set a land speed record

[RickRacer]

Just noticed the cool full page ad in the latest SportsCar. Simple, clean, to the point. I like it! :rock2:

[RandyC]

Thanks. We have full page ads now running in a number of magazines. The ones in the vintage/historics feature the Leno's Garage car. The other ones show the formula car.

Look for more news soon. Plus we did an interview with a large automobile publication, so look for a feature article in December. And more stuff with Jay Leno. And new products.

[RandyC]

Some cool news. We did SEMA in Las Vegas followed immediately by the more hard core PMW show in Germany. Following the shows we were able to have a nice treat. Both Randy Noll and I were taken on a nice tour of bits of Germany, fed good food and beer, and taken out to the Nurburgring track where we were both allowed to take a Lotus Elise out for high speed run. Video to follow.

Today we are in Amsterdam seeing the sights. Its not just tulips that is the big industry here. :)

[froggy47]

You guys are having way too much fun, come back and run an autox in the SE lot to stay "grounded".

:)

[RandyC]

I am always grounded. :)

Some pics of the trip. Randall and I at Nurburgring in front of the Elise S we got to drive.

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/60/l_bd857f16afa14be89b33a5796073b311.jpg

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/7/l_d4307afefeb64624b2c7f7eb36196c67.jpg

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_91486dc5047f41d8a12c420dd27216ac.jpg



We took a lap first with a track expert in this Mercedes. Randall drove the first lap

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/33/l_7aee6b52b2fc455083dbd5e6853dc438.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/64/l_7271f48c520d4c9e8f38f5bbc1944dc8.jpg

Randall wrestling the Elise on the Nurburgring
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/8/l_de3f0d09ce054dd78247280cbdfba724.jpg

I think he was having a good time
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/22/l_67afe98e6db947a8bd208abb9d7a4640.jpg



It is an awesome track and an awesome experience. I hope to do it again, but if I don't make it out again, I can cross it now off my bucket list. :)

It was an odd experience to ride along at over 100mph in the corners, feeling the car slipping a bit, and looking at the walls and trees AND HAVE NO HELMETS ON.

Funny, Randall and I compared it to how we do autocross. There was no tech inspection. No safety anything. We had loose stuff in the car. No helmets. Just pay your money and drive.

By the way. Amsterdam was very cool too. We spent some time in Germany and then The Netherlands. Van Gogh museum, Ann Frank House, Carre' Theater, Redlight District, coffee (smoking) shops, partying, canals. Interesting place.

[itrbruce]

I always thought it sounded like a great place to go play, but recently I read an article where Jackie Stewart described it as "green hell" and (if you have a hot enough car) you get airborne at a few places and can bottom out the suspension. Sounds a bit hairier than I used to think.

Any more comments on your experience?

[RandyC]

I think that is one of the things that makes it interesting and yet very dangerous. You have all kinds of different elements to deal with. Blind corners. Blind crests at over 100mph where you have to know what happens on the other side. Banked turns. Major elevation changes that even have different weather as you change altitude.

One thing I learned is that unlike a track like Buttonwillow or Willow Springs, you have to really work on developing a comfort level and familiarity with the Ring and since it is so long a track with the varied elements, it will take more runs to get there. That also makes the track more interesting and if I lived near enough, I would do this track much more often.

The track is also less forgiving. I read that there is a lot of crashes on the track, perhaps one serious one each day. This even affected our company. On Wednesday, our UK employee Ollie that was working the trade show for us had to leave and missed the rest of the show leaving only our UK rep Pat and Randall and I to work it. Ollie's brother was in a Lambo that left the track at Nurburgring at 120mph, causing a fracture of the spine requiring surgery.

[froggy47]

The track is also less forgiving. I read that there is a lot of crashes on the track, perhaps one serious one each day. This even affected our company. On Wednesday, our UK employee Ollie that was working the trade show for us had to leave and missed the rest of the show leaving only our UK rep Pat and Randall and I to work it. Ollie's brother was in a Lambo that left the track at Nurburgring at 120mph, causing a fracture of the spine requiring surgery.



...bullfighting, mountain climbing, motor racing ...

[RandyC]

Yes. But a good argument for HANS devices and proper belts too. :)

[RandyC]

By the way, for those who have seen the cool video of the Subaru driven by Ken Block at El Toro. ChaseCam was used for some of the shots.

[Roostie]

I was in Germany a few years ago and wanted to visit the Nurburgring but the weather was icy so it seemed not worth the drive. It sure would be a memorable experience.

All I hear these days is Nurburgring, Nurburgring, Nurburgring. I get the sense there is a traffic jam of developmental engineers, tourists, race drivers seeking new records, locals and automotive press on it. Are there any other publicly accessible road courses in Europe? I might be more inclined to seek out a lesser-known track.

[rnoll98]

All I hear these days is Nurburgring, Nurburgring, Nurburgring. I get the sense there is a traffic jam of developmental engineers, tourists, race drivers seeking new records, locals and automotive press on it.

Yes, yes, and yes.

Halfway through my lap in the Elise I get passed at triple digits by 2 caged race cars, while all three of us are approaching 3 VW Golfs driving inline at ~50mph. I pass the VWs on the _outside_ of a corner only to have a GTR on my bumper, who passes me after I fall in front of the VWs. The speed differential is scary, and cars come into your mirrors quickly and frequently.

If anyone is going, drive it on Xbox about 30 times before you go. The video games do a great job of track layout, though you never get the full effect of the elevation change until you're there, it's incredible. There are more blind corners on the ring than there are total corners on most tracks, and a lot of them are at triple digit speeds. I consider myself pretty comfortable behind the wheel and it was outright scary because I didn't have the track memorized.

I think there were two drops where you could get airborne in a high-powered car. One was right above a big brake zone--I was told to brake "before" the drop.

It was awesome. Not sure I'd do it again without a cage and some safety gear. That said, it's almost refreshing to not have the experienced lawyered up to the teeth. There was a slight feeling of simple survival out there--it's an absolute free-for-all. You could never duplicate that in the US.

[RandyC]

We may have been overlooked by AutoWeek, but check out this month's Road and Track, page 100 for an article on ChaseCam..."setting the Gold Standard for solid state video." :)

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=7&article_id=7320

[RandyC]

Also noted in UK's IMOTOR magazine-

Though... it is a PDR, not a PRD :)

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f211/103713d1228247036-hey-my-own-spammy-thread-chock-full-shameless-self-promotion-chasecam-motor.jpg

[RandyC]

RedBull Racing F1 ChaseCam video

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[RandyC]

Recent ad showing ChaseCam driver Jeff Altenburg

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f211/103827d1228347520-hey-my-own-spammy-thread-chock-full-shameless-self-promotion-drc-motorsports_680.jpg

[Steve35]

Speed GT cars are starting to look like DTM cars! It's a good thing!

[RandyC]

Another SPEED GT car in our booth last week.

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f223/105344d1229348850-lotus-racing-speed-world-challenge-gt-hypersport-pri075.jpg

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f223/105343d1229348789-lotus-racing-speed-world-challenge-gt-hypersport-pri076.jpg

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f223/105316d1229348518-lotus-racing-speed-world-challenge-gt-hypersport-pri037.jpg

[RandyC]

Latest article by SPEED World Challenge GT champion Randy Pobst

http://traqmate.com/Events/forumpics/pobstontraqmatehilite.pdf

[RandyC]

Like A-MOD autocrossing on the water!

http://www.nwspeedshots.com/video/u13thunderstruck5.html

[merlotmx5]

Sweet!

Way to branch out, Randy! I guess the camera is guaranteed to work at a rainy day AutoX. :D

[RandyC]

Latest-

We supplied the video equipment to the winner of the recent Baja 1000. Yay.

We are working on a deal with a high end, well known television car show. Looks very promising. Can't say anything else right now. Should be cool though.

:) :) :)


A very cool new product is due to be released on February 1st, it has ties from the local car guys scene. Specially if you are into Miatas. It is very cool and we are all excited about this product and it's potential for growth and what we will be able to do in the future.


HD is still in work, but back burnered a little bit while we come out with some other products.

[merlotmx5]

Top Gear????? :banana:

[Bimota Guy]

We are working on a deal with a high end, well known television car show. Looks very promising. Can't say anything else right now. Should be cool though.

Hmm, Supercars on Speed.

[RandyC]

ChaseCam had a good day at Leno's yesterday. Along for trip were some local guys including Brian Goodwin of Goodwin Racing.

And what was really cool, I got to sit in Jay's McLaren F1 and make vroom vroom noises.

[RandyC]

Looks like ChaseCam will have a deal with SPEED TV to provide in car shots for all World Challenge races.

[RandyC]

And in spite of a crappy economy (two words come to mind... hell and handbasket).... ChaseCam secured a contract to provide video processing units to a major law enforcement supplier. We will deliver 240 units this month. So this is very good news.

[MX5bob]

How was Laguna Seca?

[RandyC]

It was good. A bit lightly attended. 80 cars? We got some cool video in a Porsche 962 (?).

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f152/110922d1233947775-guess-car-porsche-med3.jpg

[MX5bob]

I think that's what Derek Bell drove at Le Mans. That car was good for about 250 down the Mulsanne before they added the chicane.

[RandyC]

One unfortunate part of this. I need to fly out and be at Sebring. I am supposed to be in the announcers booth for SPEED TV. The last race for World Challenge ends at 6:00pm Friday. The track is two hours from Orlando airport. No flights leave after 8:00pm.

Next flight is 5:30am. And arrives in San Diego at 10:31am. Get a cab home, get changed. Be at Qualcomm by noon. Hope my run group for the tour is scheduled to run late.

Argh

Warren, this is why I could not agree to chair the practice event. Sorry, I would have otherwise.

[RandyC]

ChaseCam is now mandatory in all Mazdaspeed Motorsports MX-5 Cup Racing for 2009. :)

[RandyC]

A lot has been happening. If you watched racing this last week on TV, you saw ChaseCam in various places.

SCCA Speed World Challenge from Long Beach and New Jersey. We supply the video for SPEED.

TORC off road truck racing from Texas Motor Speedway. We supplied most of the in-car and on-car footage and will be doing more with TORC in the future.

Formula 1. If you saw Inside Grand Prix this last week, you saw ChaseCams on the Redbull Racing cars, including a video with GForce graphics from us.

Koni Challenge. You saw ChaseCam cars on the track.

Monster Trucks. We supply the systems for the video from Gravedigger.

[RandyC]

ChaseCam recently hired on Kim Wright, BMW club autocrosser. She will be helping around the office and has been traveling to racing events doing camera installs.

We have also had Katy Nichols helping us out and traveling to away races including Long Beach Grand Prix and New Jersey. Katy has been a great help to ChaseCam.

Randall Noll has recently had twins and cut back on his autocrossing, but still manages to travel to support TORC, most recently at Texas Motor Speedway.

Kelly Chase travelled to Laguna Seca to support the Grand Am and MX-5 Cup series.

I (and Kim) just got back from Mosport in Canada where it was freezing cold.

[RandyC]

And....

We just finished a custom design for Renault Formula 1 and also a custom designed unit for law enforcement for a well known south american country.

We are working on a quote for NASCAR to outfit all their cars.

Busy busy busy....

[actor]

Amazing stuff, Randy!!

[RandyC]

Our involvement with the TORC racing series has increased and we are now the official provider and installer and operator for all in car and on car footage for the ESPN showings for TORC.

We are getting excellent stuff. With our cameras being placed ON the dirt track, at the corners, on the trucks (inside and out).

Check out the video on the front page
http://www.torcseries.com/

Note all the video shots including our cameras getting run over and ripped off a truck. And there are cute umbrella girls. We did not put cameras on the girls.

[RandyC]

We also released our DashWare product. Now you can merge ANY data with ANY video. Make your gauges and drive the gauges with your data!

For example, here is a customer video

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[RandyC]

Video taken from our customer Redbull Racing

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[RandyC]

Another piece of the puzzle...

Today we announce the availability of the ChaseCam Data Module. This small module plugs into the back of the PDR Recorder and accepts rpm and GPS data...and combines it with the 3 axis GForce data. You don't have to do anything! It is totally automatic.

All data (as well as potentially external data from some other data acquisition system) gets blended into the video file on the card. Automatically synced up. You don't need to do anything.

With our auto-on function and auto record function, the file is automatically created. You don't need to do anything. No need to trim files, since it starts when you press the accelerator at the start line!

Copy the file to your computer and open DashWare. The data file is automatically sensed and automatically extracted. You don't need to do anything.

DashWare will allow data analysis and the ability to use custom gauges on your video. Add your logos. Your pictures! ANYTHING. Then with a single button, output your video to DVD or Youtube or whatever. AUTOMATICALLY.

As simple as it can be with this much flexibility and power at your fingertips.

We remain the global market leader.

:)
CHASECAM
Intelligent Video...automatically.

[marco]

YAY!

looks like Randy already took care of our dilemma Warren...
good job!!:rock2:

[Bimota Guy]

Another piece of the puzzle...

Today we announce the availability of the ChaseCam Data Module.
Intriguing! Don't see it on the site...

[RandyC]

It will be up soon.

IN the meantime...

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[RandyC]

ChaseCam was invited to tour Renault F1 plant in UK. We were there on the same day that the crap hit the fan with the firing of their manager.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs204.snc1/7122_1200172535170_1554248088_30521808_6982221_n.j pg

We were also invited to tour Williams and a private F1 test day.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs224.snc1/7122_1200172415167_1554248088_30521805_1729368_n.j pg

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Good times.

[froggy47]

Well let us know when you get a guest spot on Top Gear, that'll be BIG NEWS.

:rock2:

Congrats!

[RandyC]

Another customer picture. :)

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f68/135051d1254339242-pic-day-4-some-may-slightly-nsfw-dsc_3555.jpg

[RandyC]

The Chasecam sponsored Primetime Race Group car for Joel Feinberg wins the 2009 IMSA Lites championship! We are proud to have been a part of this season supplying the teams with video and data.

[actor]

Awesome stuff, Randy!!!

Love the soul patch, BTW.

[RandyC]

ChaseCam and EVO magazine with the Radical as it smashes the lap record at Nuburgring

http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/planetevovideos/242347/ring_lap_record.html

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[RandyC]

ChaseCam just signed a deal with one of the largest movie studios in Hollywood. We will develop and provide HD camera systems for 3D animation sets.

This is really cool.

[nino]

That's awesome Randy! Do you guys have HD cameras available now? I haven't been keeping up.
-nino

[RandyC]

That's awesome Randy! Do you guys have HD cameras available now? I haven't been keeping up.
-nino


We had put HD on hold, at one point we were spending $50,000 a month in engineering. Then the economy happened.

But we are back working on it now.

[actor]

We had put HD on hold, at one point we were spending $50,000 a month in engineering. Then the economy happened.

But we are back working on it now.


Very cool!

[RandyC]

ChaseCam announces our new Data Module. Now you can pull in GPS, RPM, and more to the video. Automatically synced up. Create track maps, do analysis, show speed, and more. All automatically.

http://www.chasecam.com/

http://www.chasecam.com/files/images/datamodule_150h.jpg

Turn your PDR into a Data Acquisition System.

Our customers asked, and here it is. ChaseCam introduces the DM10 Data Module. This plug and play solution will turn ANY PDR into a synchronized data and video acquisition system. That's right, with our new Data Module your EXISTING PDR can capture GPS data, accelerometer data, vehicle sensors, and even OBD2* data. Everything you need to do in-depth analysis, driver coaching, and extensive gauge overlays is recorded to the same memory card as your video, pre-synchronized and ready for immediate analysis.


A revolutionary tool, the ChaseCam Data Module combines 10Hz GPS tracking, onboard accelerometer, direct vehicle sensor inputs, and OBD2 data and sends it to the PDR where it is recorded along with the ChaseCam video file.



Using DashWare, the video and data are both extracted from the card, already synched and ready for analysis and editing. Rather than simply burning static gauges to your video, ChaseCam allows you to keep a clean copy of the video AND use an unlimited amount of gauges, graphics, logos and text to create rich, custom data overlays.



http://www.chasecam.com/files/images/PrimetimeElanOverlay_500w.jpg



DashWare's new analysis feature gives you the ability to compare data from lap to lap, session to session, and even car to car. With full graphing, adjustable scaling, and video tracking, you can watch the video and the data move together. DashWare allows you to compare multiple data sets from both ChaseCam data and others, side by side.


http://www.chasecam.com/files/images/DashWareAnalysis_600w.jpg


Data Module Specs:
10Hz GPS
3-axis accelerometer (in PDR)
Direct RPM input
Direct throttle position (or other 0-5v) input
OBD2 enabled (with optional cable)



Data Module Kit Includes:
DM10 Data Module
RJ45 connection to PDR
GPS antenna
Mounting hardware
DashWare 1.1 with Analysis



Options:
Mounting bracket to attach to PDR mount
OBD2 cable

[RandyC]

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31066_7-10390257-267.html?tag=mncol;title

November 3, 2009 10:00 PM PST
Next generation ChaseCam is a bit of a DIVA

[marco]

a very very sexy DIVA!!!;)

[actor]

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31066_7-10390257-267.html?tag=mncol;title

November 3, 2009 10:00 PM PST
Next generation ChaseCam is a bit of a DIVA

Awesome, Randy! Now I really am sorry I didn't go to SEMA!

The article says that the DIVA (only to be used by "Nationals-types"?:D) can take up to 4 vid. inputs - does that mean that in addition to the DIVA combining the PDR w/the just released DM10, it also incorporates a "super" version of the S.S.S.1000 (inside joke. Really mean the S.S.1000)?

Bill

P.S. I think my car would've made a sexier booth-babe than Pobst's! It's got that cool flat-black paint job that all the kids like...

[RandyC]

Bill,

Yes all in one.

[actor]

Bill,

Yes all in one.

Jesh, I'm always the last to know...

Wow! Talk about hitting a home run! Congrats to you all!

P.S. I want one bad!:drool:

[brian]

Will the DIVA only work with Chasecam camera's or will it take a video feed from any camera?

[RandyC]

It will take any standard NTSC or PAL video. The connector will require an adapter normally.

[RandyC]

Another video of the Radical breaking the record at Nurburgring, now with data from ChaseCam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h3I_GTBKLw&fmt=18

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[RandyC]

Hey all, we are moving! Yay.. to bigger and better office space.

Some of you know that our offices have been in La Mesa for 3 years, but not any more. As of this week we are in the Scripps Ranch/Miramar area. Today was our first day we conducted business in the new facility (sort of, a business to business meeting). We should be fully moved in by Superbowl.

The landlord agreed to some improvements in the place for us so we were waiting for the construction to be complete. In the meantime, we had some water issues from the rain in our old building, so we started moving earlier.

Here are some pics of the new place.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs059.snc3/14659_1228913933687_1554248088_30597375_3667438_n. jpg

Can put 4 cars... or a car, lift and a trailer in the garage space. :)

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs079.snc3/14659_1228909733582_1554248088_30597367_4798494_n. jpg

Large conference room... also will be used to classes on data/video
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs079.snc3/14659_1228909693581_1554248088_30597366_5588777_n. jpg

Space for cubicles and offices
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs079.snc3/14659_1228909853585_1554248088_30597370_6090437_n. jpg

Corner office. :)
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs079.snc3/14659_1228909893586_1554248088_30597371_6153634_n. jpg

Moving in-
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs219.snc3/22669_1307218091242_1554248088_30792614_4768537_n. jpg

Using the new offices
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs239.snc3/22669_1314622916358_1554248088_30808870_7960174_n. jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs239.snc3/22669_1314622996360_1554248088_30808872_4163673_n. jpg

[brian]

Will a building like that let you work on cars or is it strictly car storage, assuming you're leasing.

[RandyC]

We are leasing and I did not see any covenants against auto work, so I am assuming I can work on my own cars there. Actually wish I had more garage space, we almost got a place very close to here that had 5000 sq foot of garage space and 3 full bay doors. Probably enough room for 50 cars. And a private parking lot. Maybe someday...

[jason]

Sweet, I live in Mira Mesa. Can I work on my cars in your garage? Heinitz needs some space too. :)

[RandyC]

More pics. Moving in tomorrow. All work to the building is now done. New phone and data lines, new security system. Built 4 new offices. Moved my office doors. New sprinklers and lighting.

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs219.snc3/22669_1316336319192_1554248088_30812191_4731720_n. jpg

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs219.snc3/22669_1316336359193_1554248088_30812192_7529781_n. jpg

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs239.snc3/22669_1316336439195_1554248088_30812194_6738128_n. jpg

[RandyC]

Note that the conference room is going to be also set up as a classroom for product instruction (specially for the new data products coming out).

[nino]

The place looks awesome Randy. So glad that things are working out for you.
-nino

[rrunner68]

Hey Randy,
Was just BS'ing with my dad about the Hero cam vs. yours, and we found out that Hero is releasing an HD unit that looks pretty impressive. Anything coming down the pipes?

[RandyC]

Hero (gopro) already released their HD cam. Seems like a nice unit for the price. Video quality looks good too.

I wish we could have released our HD version, we were working on it. But it costs a lot to develop a new system, way into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And certain things have happened in the last year to make that not doable. Until now. So we will be coming out with something, but it is delayed a lot.

In the meantime, we have turned our focus to more features, and more data. To that extent, we are in a different market than companies like gopro. They offer a video recorder. You have to turn it on. You have to hit record. There is no data. There is no external audio (on the outside of the car the audio will suck). There are very few features.

On the other hand, our units auto turn on... auto start record based on Gforce triggers. We communicate with data acquisition including high end systems. We record GPS, RPM, and sensor data. We create custom videos with custom gauges and overlays. We offer internal batteries or car powered options. We can be remotely triggered or remotely turned on. We can do multiple cameras.

Our latest unit will have 4 cameras into one and offer a full data integration and fully synced with the video. CAN bus, OBD, and more....

And look for a new product release in two weeks or less. We are also working on some cool stuff we can't talk about yet. But it is cool. One thing will blow the socks off the autocrosser's needs. If they are serious about getting faster.

And HD is coming... but not a featureless system like the others on the market.

[rrunner68]

Bitchin' thanks for the bullets. Will all the current stuff except the camera be upgrade compatable with HD?

[Bimota Guy]

Congrats on the new digs. Must get data/g-meter added to my system.

[RandyC]

NASA selected ChaseCam as the most rugged video recorder on the market. They then tested the systems to 100gs of shock. They are still using those same systems for repeated rocket drop testing.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs318.ash2/59881_1570073142454_1554248088_31397951_7096939_n. jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs638.snc4/59881_1570073182455_1554248088_31397952_7710078_n. jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs618.snc4/59881_1570073262457_1554248088_31397954_2895483_n. jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs618.snc4/59881_1570073342459_1554248088_31397956_6416285_n. jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs650.snc4/61042_1570072822446_1554248088_31397950_6488303_n. jpg

[dwkfym]

I always wondered if Chasecam was the toughest camera on the market.. :)

[RandyC]

Been a while since i have updated this...

One cool thing we recently did was this Monday night.

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[RandyC]

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Data and video recorded with ChaseCam DIVA HD unit.

Standing mile speed record.