Chase cam.....

TonyF · 24-05-2009, 08:19 PM

Extreme 24 being chased by me in my R8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubXI3...e=channel_page

and of course Jacques in his Bat boat..

Tony

andy21 · 24-05-2009, 11:27 PM

Brilliant!

That extreme sounds soooo good! Could hear you two all the way over to Sark!

Pash 1 · 25-05-2009, 05:58 AM

Great Video... was that Blindog's old Extreme? always was a fantastic boat.

TonyF · 25-05-2009, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by andy21

Brilliant!

That extreme sounds soooo good! Could hear you two all the way over to Sark!

Lol
You guys looked like you were having fun!!
Who was the poor guy being towed on a doughnut at 35 knots?

andy21 · 25-05-2009, 10:32 AM

Fun indeed!

We started at about 35 knots, then Dan wanted to go the fastest...

He fell off at 45 knots (skimmed for ages!) then got back on and we did 48 knots!! Mental fun!

I've got to be careful though, if i'm nasty to them, there going to give me hell when i have a go!

Perfect day...

Athito · 25-05-2009, 11:59 AM

Very cool.

Out of interest what camera/mounting are you using?

Is it in a waterproof housing or does your arch "always" stay dry?

TonyF · 25-05-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Athito

Very cool.

Out of interest what camera/mounting are you using?

Is it in a waterproof housing or does your arch "always" stay dry?

Hi its a Gopro Hero wide in a waterproof housing. It lives on my A frame and requires little attention.. The perfect Cam

Pickle · 25-05-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Pash 1

Great Video... was that Blindog's old Extreme? always was a fantastic boat.

Sure is! Great boat, we are really enjoying it!

Looking forward to doing the basic races over here in June!

lain · 26-05-2009, 02:02 PM

have you heard the sunseeker xs running, sounds great for a diesel, I was outlast night and saw it running, kicks up one hell of a tail

andy21 · 26-05-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by lain

have you heard the sunseeker xs running, sounds great for a diesel, I was outlast night and saw it running, kicks up one hell of a tail

Is that the blue one? If so I gave him a bit of a chase a few weekends back in the hope that he would open it up! Certainly got some go in it!

lain · 27-05-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by andy21

Is that the blue one? If so I gave him a bit of a chase a few weekends back in the hope that he would open it up! Certainly got some go in it!

That's the one. Seems an ideal race boat. If anyone's catching you just drive in front and flood them.

Anyway I've got a video of me in my boat under full power struggling to make any headway. I think it might be a driver issue?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7PntcCcFYs

glen76 · 28-05-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TonyF

Extreme 24 being chased by me in my R8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubXI3...e=channel_page

and of course Jacques in his Bat boat..

Tony

how fast your r8 and the extreme run?? beautiful waters!! bet its not always like that

TonyF · 28-05-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by glen76

how fast your r8 and the extreme run?? beautiful waters!! bet its not always like that

Hi
We were running at 60-65mph. The waters around here are lovely, but as you said, they can be a bit choppy at times.
Tony

NIC SURRY · 28-05-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyF

Extreme 24 being chased by me in my R8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubXI3...e=channel_page

and of course Jacques in his Bat boat..

Tony

Thanks for introducing these to boatmad have now bought one and tried it out for the first time at the weekend,I mounted it to the Ski Pole with the additional mount/clamp you can buy-I thought with this mount I could use it facing forward and back even with a ski rope atached.I did discovered a couple of thing,Allways tighten clamps when you have dry hands as it was very rough (and dark) and the camera dropped down after a few bumps,second discovery which improved the picture quality was,the first 100 yards the picture was quite dark but as the camera slowly dropped down and picked up the floor of my boat(Bright Yellow) but still a good forward view the picture quality brightened up and improved substancially unfortunately the camera continued to drop so I have 15 minutes footage of my rear seat but suprising good sound quality.Looking at your footage I would think if you angled it down slightly and it picked up the whiteness of the seats it might give you a better picture,with its wide angle you could have less sky and more boat but brighter pictures.Im no expert but thought it good to share my experience.I also opted for the clamp as I've heard the stick on mounts can come off and you could loose the camera(Needle in a Haystack at sea) so a safety lead might be usefull.I also used it to take some footage at Torquay and this came out supprising well particularily the sound of the V24's.I think all boats should have a V8's.Any way I'm very pleased with it so far-geat bit of Kit,Cheers Nic

TonyF · 28-05-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NIC SURRY

Thanks for introducing these to boatmad have now bought one and tried it out for the first time at the weekend,I mounted it to the Ski Pole with the additional mount/clamp you can buy-I thought with this mount I could use it facing forward and back even with a ski rope atached.I did discovered a couple of thing,Allways tighten clamps when you have dry hands as it was very rough (and dark) and the camera dropped down after a few bumps,second discovery which improved the picture quality was,the first 100 yards the picture was quite dark but as the camera slowly dropped down and picked up the floor of my boat(Bright Yellow) but still a good forward view the picture quality brightened up and improved substancially unfortunately the camera continued to drop so I have 15 minutes footage of my rear seat but suprising good sound quality.Looking at your footage I would think if you angled it down slightly and it picked up the whiteness of the seats it might give you a better picture,with its wide angle you could have less sky and more boat but brighter pictures.Im no expert but thought it good to share my experience.I also opted for the clamp as I've heard the stick on mounts can come off and you could loose the camera(Needle in a Haystack at sea) so a safety lead might be usefull.I also used it to take some footage at Torquay and this came out supprising well particularily the sound of the V24's.I think all boats should have a V8's.Any way I'm very pleased with it so far-geat bit of Kit,Cheers Nic

Thanks..
Have you posted your video on You tube?
I think we would sll love to see it!

Tony