Mowog 4 Videos

[aranach]

Videos of 4 of my 5 runs from M4. Forgot to put the camera on the car for the exciting first run where I spun twice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9PNoGz7kpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4kRYPjnw54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADMsqb8wjaU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp6hz8V_Un8

Available in HD, woo.

[gumby4mayor]

interesting that you downshifted for the 90 degree, I just kept it in second and drove, i did bog down if i hit the corner a little hot and the back got upset, but for the most part it was suffice. good videos though, what kind of mount do you have and where did you get it? trying to figure out a good option to mount my flip video.

[aranach]

interesting that you downshifted for the 90 degree, I just kept it in second and drove, i did bog down if i hit the corner a little hot and the back got upset, but for the most part it was suffice. good videos though, what kind of mount do you have and where did you get it? trying to figure out a good option to mount my flip video.

I tried the downshift at the >90 degree left a bit after the wallom, but I felt better about the runs where I didn't do it. I need to do a better job of rev matching on the downshifts, but I haven't gotten heel-toe down even when not driving at my limits. I don't think I got enough out of it to justify my poor downshift and then having to shift back up again. Maybe if I could execute the downshift well and get it done before the turn it would have been better, and waited out the upshift until the downhill. I guess I don't know, but am exploring at this point.

I definitely liked the acceleration coming off the downshift for the last slalom, going uphill. Even if it was a tad rough.

For the camera, I'm using a GoPro HD, which came with a suction cup mount that mounts all over the place on the car. For these videos it's mounted on the strip of body between the trunk and the soft top. Maybe somebody else with a flip can offer suggestions for good mounts, I think I've seen a few of them around.