Why not have go pros facing backwards???

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Edited Date/Time 9/21/2014 4:21am
I think it would be pretty awesome to have Go-Pro set up facing backwards off a riders helmet. Imagine a guy like Barcia with Roczen & Dungey right on his tail chasing him down and seeing it from the rear seat of the 51. Watching them scrub and haul ass right behind him would be epic.

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worcsracer808 9/18/2014 11:16pm
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That does sound like it would be sweet to watch, it would be sweet to have a gopro that could record both off the one unit and give you both perspectives off the same camera.
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Moto_Geek 9/18/2014 11:19pm
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Why not add water cannons to the bikes shooting backward, girls wearing pasties and fans throwing water balloons!
Squid-Steer 9/18/2014 11:34pm
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Moto_Geek wrote:
Why not add water cannons to the bikes shooting backward, girls wearing pasties and fans throwing water balloons!
REDBUD!!

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#FlashBackFriday

Adam Cianciarulo racing his supermini against the 125's. You can see the difference in power of the bikes as Jordon pulls away, but it's amazing how Adam could reel him back in and eventually pass him.
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aaryn #234 9/19/2014 3:57am
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I set one up facing off the rear fender of my back at one of the big Australian desert races a few years back, footage was sweet, too bad the screwed up and saved another file with the same now when downloading the cards and lost it.

I remember in 09 or 10 back when the MX Nats were on television in Aus, one of the riders had the same set up and footage was really good.
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Jroc 9/19/2014 4:11am
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I put one on backwards on my helmet and we were messing around at the track with it. Footage was actually pretty cool that way. Except my dad broke his ribs, the footage from that was pretty violent.
TripleFive 9/19/2014 5:28am
9/19/2014 5:28am
RV should have one facing backwards in 2015 to film the euro riders for a few laps each race.
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IWreckALot 9/19/2014 5:52am
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TripleFive wrote:
RV should have one facing backwards in 2015 to film the euro riders for a few laps each race.
I have to agree with this.
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GUS.975 9/19/2014 6:20am
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what they need is a few goPros in an Array. Might get hevy but would make for cool footage. could essentially follow the rider around them. As they passed or got passed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKtAuflyc5w Watch this to see what I mean. Ken block used goPro Arrays in his Gymkhana series too. Pretty neat.
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CR250Rider 9/19/2014 8:18am
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Have 4 GoPros on top of your helmet each pointing to a different quadrant. When you watched it you could switch to alternative veiws 2, 3, and 4 if you wanted to see the race your beside you or behind you.
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Jroc 9/19/2014 8:20am
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CR250Rider wrote:
Have 4 GoPros on top of your helmet each pointing to a different quadrant. When you watched it you could switch to alternative veiws 2, 3...
Have 4 GoPros on top of your helmet each pointing to a different quadrant. When you watched it you could switch to alternative veiws 2, 3, and 4 if you wanted to see the race your beside you or behind you.
I think you might feel the weight from 4 GoPros on your helmet though.
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Paul1PA 9/19/2014 9:01am
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Jroc wrote:
I think you might feel the weight from 4 GoPros on your helmet though.
But nothing like the "neck breakers" from the early days of helmet cams! LOL



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disbanded 9/19/2014 11:54am
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But where does it end? First you turn your GoPros around backwards and before you know it the handlebars and seat are backwards because it's the new cool thing to do.
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NV825 9/19/2014 11:59am
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disbanded wrote:
But where does it end? First you turn your GoPros around backwards and before you know it the handlebars and seat are backwards because it's the...
But where does it end? First you turn your GoPros around backwards and before you know it the handlebars and seat are backwards because it's the new cool thing to do.
Next thing you'll tell me that manufacturers will start making their engine design backwards Silly
Whoops_Blitzer 9/19/2014 12:06pm
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GUS.975 wrote:
what they need is a few goPros in an Array. Might get hevy but would make for cool footage. could essentially follow the rider around them...
what they need is a few goPros in an Array. Might get hevy but would make for cool footage. could essentially follow the rider around them. As they passed or got passed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKtAuflyc5w Watch this to see what I mean. Ken block used goPro Arrays in his Gymkhana series too. Pretty neat.
A year or so ago someone posted a cool device that did the same job as an array, where the gopro is pointed straight UP onto a cone-shaped mirror, so you can get a 360 view from a single camera. It was extremely phat.
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g0rd057 9/19/2014 5:47pm
9/19/2014 5:47pm Edited Date/Time 9/19/2014 5:49pm
Any old timers remember the old Disney "Circle-Vision" theater at Disney's theme parks in the 70's-80's?


There's a lightweight 360-camera which might be available soon that could be helmet mounted to give the same effect.
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rawdawgin 9/19/2014 8:06pm
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Whoops_Blitzer wrote:
A year or so ago someone posted a cool device that did the same job as an array, where the gopro is pointed straight UP onto...
A year or so ago someone posted a cool device that did the same job as an array, where the gopro is pointed straight UP onto a cone-shaped mirror, so you can get a 360 view from a single camera. It was extremely phat.
You said PHAT. you win.
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aaryn #234 9/19/2014 8:37pm
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RPM68 wrote:
http://youtu.be/1kjs4gVd6yc this was my holeshot at oak hill in 250a. Thought it was a sick shot
That was cool,

The POV does a lot better job of showing how much roost a rider cops when behind another bike, that dude behind you was getting filled in coming out of nearly every corner.

Embedded for you Smile

douglasredding 9/21/2014 12:59am
9/21/2014 12:59am
I once ran two Contour HD helmet cams. One facing forward and one facing backwards, each attached to my goggle strap.

This was a special race to me, as you can see I dedicated the race and holeshot to the late Nick Varner. I didn't know Nick, but I watched him crash and stood over him as it all unfolded that horrible day at Glen Helen...pretty heavy stuff.

Anyway, i'm an average starter at best. But this day I managed to pull a holeshot at Glen Helen, and going into Talladega you can hear me actually scream out "holeshot for you Nick!!".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59H4-IRDR24&list=UUstaIJfQhk5fJjWygGDjNoA

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hillbilly 9/21/2014 4:21am
9/21/2014 4:21am
British mx championship on mavtv,they do it all the time,looks cool and mud doesn't pack the lens.

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