Smartycam at LeMans

IMSA GT3 Challenge competitors at last week race in Montreal were warned by FOM that if any onboard cameras were found a mega ( and I mean MEGA) fine would be levied.
I guess "all your pictures belongs to us" when it comes to Bernie's empire who after all needs to buy his 22 year old daughter a modest residence in Bel Air. The saddest part of course is that the IMSA race go no exposure or broadcast anywhere outside of the on track jumbotrons.

The ACO is apparently much more lenient . Here is some onboard from a Smartycam mounted in the Robertson Racing Ford GT of Mr and Mrs Robertson and David Murry.

Interesting to learn that the Mulsanne straight is not the fastest part of track anymore, top speed looks to be in the section from Mulsanne corner to Indianapolis: 176mph for the Ford. Of course even at those speeds the GT cars get passed by the prototype cars like they are standing still...end of post

Japan, Onboard

Fuji, Montegi, Sendai and Suzuka courtesy of Smartycam. The others are after the jump.

Super Michael Kart: Release the banana!

He may not have had success in F1 but Tonio Liuzzi, who you are riding with, was 2001 World Karting Champion, he beat one Michael Schumacher that year (yes, Schumi tried to win the Karting Championship too in 2001!). Well, Tonio can't catch that old man in the red suit.

This video of Michael Schumacher doing his thing at an Italian kart track last week, before the announcement, comes courtesy of AIM and features their new SmartyCam system.

(thanks 478!)



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