We just got our new autocross/track camera installed on our sponsored 911 Carerra. Foresight sent us their “essentials” kit. The foresight camera system consists of a lipstick camera and custom mount to capture video.
While at CES back in January I picked up at 20 gig PMP (portable media player) with video recoding that we will use on board the Porsche for viewing and capturing video from events.
Installation took about an hour and required routing the cables into the trunk (bonnet) area of the car. Nothing to difficult, I did have to drill a small hold in the back the marker housing on the car to get the cables positioned but this proved very easy.
The quality of the housing is top notch and at a glance appears complete stock on the car. The lipstick camera is well built and has a glass lens; preliminary tests show a good video quality. Over all I would say it is a great value for $295 considering the custom housing and quality.
There should be some drive events coming in a couple of weeks, I will capture some footage and post the results at that time. The foresight website does have some sample footage to view.
http://www.foresightcameras.com/
With 2006 rapidly approaching we have been quietly prepping a Porsche 911 Carrera Targa for sponsorship. We will be starting slow with a few autocross and track days to get our feet wet for the 2006 season. Also we will use the Porsche for our new install proving ground for mobile products like GPS, Satellite Radio, Windows Media devices, etc.