Mounting a GoPro to a Caterham 620R
Discussion
Hi all. I’m hiring a Caterham 620R in a couple of weeks at Silverstone and I am looking to hire and fit a GoPro for the day.
I called BookATrack to ask what the diameter of the roll bar is so I can hire the camera with the suitable mounting kit. They told me the roll bar is around 112mm in some places and 125mm in others - this seems very thick to me and I wanted to ask you guys if you think that’s about right, or if there’s an alternative to mount them?
I called BookATrack to ask what the diameter of the roll bar is so I can hire the camera with the suitable mounting kit. They told me the roll bar is around 112mm in some places and 125mm in others - this seems very thick to me and I wanted to ask you guys if you think that’s about right, or if there’s an alternative to mount them?
Thanks for the replies.
Shaun_E - they went away and measured the roll bar and it’s a lot wider than 38mm. If it genuinely is either 112mm or 125mm (depending which section is being looked at) then I could even look at using one of the strap mounts which attach to cycle helmets.
Jimmy7 - that doesn’t look to be very flexible (as in being able to turn it through 90 degrees) and if that was mounted on a bar running left-right the camera would be pointing to the side, or am I missing something?
Also if the roll bar is either 112mm or 125mm then that won’t fit.
Also they would insist on a secondary method of securing the camera, like a tether for example.
Picture of a similar car follows to show the roll bar;
Shaun_E - they went away and measured the roll bar and it’s a lot wider than 38mm. If it genuinely is either 112mm or 125mm (depending which section is being looked at) then I could even look at using one of the strap mounts which attach to cycle helmets.
Jimmy7 - that doesn’t look to be very flexible (as in being able to turn it through 90 degrees) and if that was mounted on a bar running left-right the camera would be pointing to the side, or am I missing something?
Also if the roll bar is either 112mm or 125mm then that won’t fit.
Also they would insist on a secondary method of securing the camera, like a tether for example.
Picture of a similar car follows to show the roll bar;
I use a Manfrotto super clamp over my roll cage which is a fia spec.
It is ideal and you have a great angle and a rock solid base, gives a great view front and rear.
Depending what model it is i would use a external mic and put it in the passenger footwell as the engine will sound great and you will have no
wind noise.
Link for Super clamp.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/manfrotto_035xmt_super_c...
It is ideal and you have a great angle and a rock solid base, gives a great view front and rear.
Depending what model it is i would use a external mic and put it in the passenger footwell as the engine will sound great and you will have no
wind noise.
Link for Super clamp.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/manfrotto_035xmt_super_c...
Go pro bike mount (the larger one, not the little tiny thing). Being gopro, if it ends up on it's side, you just add another section and it's horizontal. I just use the clamp, 1 section, camera housing. The camera comes with multiple of the black 2-3 pronged sections with bolts so you can orient it all over the place.
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