Originally Posted by thstone (Post 498871)

I wish that I had tricks that were worth protecting! :D

With that being said, I do have all of the data but I have not yet mastered the software that let's me merge it with video and create the overlays. Maybe I'll try it once since it might be be as hard or time consuming as I imagine.

Originally Posted by thstone (Post 497029)

Temptation comes in many forms.

In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that IF I was to think about where to go next in racing, I posted that I might consider moving to an air cooled 911 race car. To me, the air cooled cars are the epitome of Porsche amateur racing and they require a certain skill to race competently - something that I would love to learn to do well.

Then last week, I was contacted by someone who wanted to know if I want to buy the car pictured below. This is like someone asking if you want to marry Alessandra Ambrosio. Click though and see what I mean, but I'm sure that you get the point.

I went and inspected the car on Sunday and took it for a test drive. It was everything that it was supposed to be and maybe a little more. The price was within my budget. I'll admit, I was more than a little bit smitten with the car.

But this would mean having to sell the Spec Boxster.

To make a long story short - after a lot of back and forth in my mind along with consulting my good friend and last year's Spec Boxster Champion Alex Bermudez, I decided to take my own advice - don't upgrade the car until you can out drive it.

The cold, hard truth is that I am still not a better race driver than the Spec Boxster is a race car. I am still 1-1.5 seconds behind the best drivers in the class and I do not consistently place in the Top 3. To me, that says that I still have things to learn in Spec Boxster and they would only be harder to learn by moving to a car with more power and a completely different driving characteristic.

But if I was to buy the 911 anyway, I would look really, really, really good while learning those lessons!

So, the bottom line is that I'm staying with the Boxster.

But oh, oh, oh, the temptation.

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Originally Posted by spendy (Post 498906)

Tom-
Did you get a chance to weigh your glass windshield?
I'm very curious how much weight the lexan saves.

thanks

Originally Posted by steved0x (Post 498910)

What camera and mount are you using? I just realized how stable your video is compared with the videos I take. Do you do a processing step to remove shake? If so what do you use?

Thanks,

Steve

Originally Posted by thstone (Post 498993)

Hey Steve, I don't do any preprocessing or anything special, the stability is simply from the camera. The Mobius 1080p camera is impossible to beat for $75.

Mobius Action Camera 1080P

For the mount, I use a RAM dual ball mount with the base attached to the roll bar with a hose clamp. The Mobius cam is controlled (on/off) and powered from the TraqMate/TraqDash data system.

Its a somewhat low-tech setup that works really well. Credit goes to Brad Roberts for the recommendation and installation.

Originally Posted by steved0x (Post 499012)

I will check that out, I have a Hero 4 Black that has been nothing but trouble so I am returning it. $75 sounds pretty sweet :) Thank you!

Steve

Originally Posted by thstone (Post 498993)

Hey Steve, I don't do any preprocessing or anything special, the stability is simply from the camera. The Mobius 1080p camera is impossible to beat for $75.

Mobius Action Camera 1080P

For the mount, I use a RAM dual ball mount with the base attached to the roll bar with a hose clamp. The Mobius cam is controlled (on/off) and powered from the TraqMate/TraqDash data system.

Its a somewhat low-tech setup that works really well. Credit goes to Brad Roberts for the recommendation and installation.

Here is a photo of the mount...
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/...pss0m4erkg.jpg

Originally Posted by seningen (Post 499465)

Will probably see if I can configure it to turn on when connected to 12v power so I don't have to be a contortionist when I'm strapped in and and forget :-)

Originally Posted by steved0x (Post 499500)

I ordered non wide angle based on my reading. As soon as it comes I I'll take a drive and report back.

Originally Posted by Greg Holmberg (Post 499507)

seningen, regarding getting it positioned, I'm planning to use it in webcam mode (no memory card), connected via USB to my Android phone, running the Harry's lap-timer app. So I should be able to see the image on the phone's screen, and position the camera that way.

Originally Posted by thstone (Post 500905)

I go out early this morning to install the 3rd portion of power steering line but can't find the 12mm hex socket to remove the mounting bracket for the lines to the steering rack. I know that I used it when I replaced the 2nd portion and I am usually fastidious about keeping track of my tools for exactly this reason. WTF. Dammit.

I search around under the car, in the workshop, and everywhere else that I can think of and no joy.

I find another hex head that is close and decide to give that a try and hope that I don't strip the hex socket on the bolt. Give it a good strong pull and it the bolt comes loose. Ok, so maybe today isn't going to be a total screwed up day.

While doing all of this, I am using a work light to see and I happen to notice a little glint of light from something off to the right, so I swing the light over and find this...

The socket must have fallen off the extension when I installed the 2nd power steering line and fell down into this recess in the control arm. Quite amazed that I found it!

Waiting for the fluid to drain out and then I'll install the new line, re-fill, and give it a test.

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