[urq] Mecaglisse video...

[Cody Forbes]

You could get creative with the sound recording if you have any sort  
of device that records digital audio with an external microphone. If  
you already have a recorder of any kind it's cheap fun. If you don't  
own a recorder it's not really worth it. An iPod with voice recorder  
would work, as would a laptop in a pinch.

Buy a cheap mic and fasten (tape) it to the rear bumper away from the  
tailpipe a bit. Run the cable into the trunk, stash the recording  
device safely in the spare tire well. Then you could dub that truely  
great audio track in to the video in the editing process. The note in  
the interior is nice, but the note from outside is so much more so!

When the Carrera GT was new Porsche had a video of some lucky bastard  
JNRing the car 'round the Weissach test track. While watching the  
video you could choose any of a few camera angles and switch between  
interior and exterior audio. It was bliss. The exterior audio track  
was like the song of angels.

-Cody (mobile)

On Feb 5, 2010, at 11:27 PM, "Louis-Alain Richard"  
<laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Well, Brandon, I just bought a GoPro Hero Wide camera today,  
> 138.50$US.
> Should arrive here soon enough for me to discover its inner beauty.
>
> About the sound, it looks (sounds ?) that this camera is not the  
> best one
> for recording sound, because of the waterproof outer shell. That's  
> why JP
> played that music over his film. Obviously, since I'm driving the best
> sounding engine ever, I'll make sure to record its soundtrack from  
> inside
> the car without the waterproof cover.
>
> "Nothing can beat that sound", as Michele said a long time ago.
>
> Louis-Alain
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Brandon Rogers [mailto:brogers at terrix.com]
> Envoyé : 5 février 2010 16:00
> À : 'Louis-Alain Richard'; urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Cc : 'andre martin hobbs'; yrichard3 at videotron.ca; 'Geraint Lloyd';
> denisjoncas at hotmail.com
> Objet : RE: [urq] Mecaglisse video...
>
> Looks like a great track!
>
> Yes L-A - get a camera - put it in and on your car - and make a  
> video - but
> no music that covers up that glorious 10Vt sound :-)
>
> Brandon
> '84 ur
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On  
> Behalf
> Of Louis-Alain Richard
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:16 PM
> To: urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Cc: 'andre martin hobbs'; yrichard3 at videotron.ca; 'Geraint Lloyd';
> denisjoncas at hotmail.com
> Subject: [urq] Mecaglisse video...
>
>
> Finally, someone took the time to film, edit and post a short video  
> of the
> Mecaglisse ice track (event from 2010 January 10th). The driver, his  
> name is
> JP, is quite good with his stock Impreza on non-studded snows. Other  
> guys in
> our group rides Impreza and WRX, but also a stock Mitsubishi EVO  
> 1992 RHD.
> We can see that car in the second video.
>
>
>
> The tri-color BMW 325ix that is literally on the snowbank was  
> running on
> rally gravel tires, and the guy was a rookie on ice, hence the  
> numerous off
> track excursions we can see in the video. In the one toward the end,  
> we were
> two cars pulling on his front tow hook, which came off the car "  
> because
> that was the last bit to do on the car before homologation, so we  
> "forgot"
> the reinforcing plate behind the aluminum bumper", as he told me  
> later. That
> could have being seriously dangerous.
>
>
>
> Anyway, in our group, there is not many off-track ventures, except  
> when a
> newbie arrives.
>
>
>
> About filming, these HERO cameras are wonderful little devices, wide- 
> angled
> and waterproof. I want one.
>
>
>
> About snow, there is not much this year. Usually, snowbanks are 4-6  
> feet
> high.
>
>
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xk5EByzqeU>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xk5EByzqeU
>
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwvPS4hvcew
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwvPS4hvcew&NR=1> &NR=1
>
>
>
> There is still 2 more lapping sessions : February 21st, daytime.  
> And, for
> the first time in history of that track, there may be a night  
> session, March
> 13th. I'll be there for both. I'm preparing a special set of driving  
> lamps,
> a set of 4 or 6 that will be installed on the Thule bar on the roof.  
> I want
> to SEE. That's what these guys do, because they are so  far north in  
> Norway.
>
>
> http://www.laponieicedriving.com/vehicules.html
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Louis-Alain
>
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