I’ve been looking around the web for pictures of actual camera mounting on a kart. The easy one is mounting on the fairing, which I’ve done in the past with a GoPro. I want something that shows hands, feet, head, and track if possible. I have a Wide FOV SmartyCam on the way. I’m running a KA100 motor package, so I don’t have a convenient radiator mount point. I hope to get lots of pictures and advice in this thread so that there is a good resource for others looking for ideas.
So, I’m wondering if folks can post pictures of their camera mounted on their kart, or give advice about their mounting?
I don’t know if an angle that will give you everything you want. Faring is great but can only see toes, maybe. Top of head looks silly but gives the broadest view.
You can run multiple cameras and programs like racerender will display them all.
Series rules requires hard mount to kart, no helmet mount. And, I agree helmet mount may look silly sometimes, it also gives you a true drives point of view. That is so valuable.
We have used similar mounts coming off the left side chassis seat strut for the KA and SmartyCam. Just need to make an arm long enough, but you can definitely see hands and feet, and it’s actually pretty stable.
This is what we use on our KA for our onboard footage. These are made by RAM and we use the 6” arm, which is plenty long enough. Like TJ said, and like it is shown in the picture, it seems like the best place to mount them for KA is on the left side chassis seat strut. If angled properly, you should be able to see the drivers hands and both feet. The image is from Fast Kart Supply, I purchased from a local dealer myself, but they are an easy online option.
It was less expensive than the Ram Mount and very sturdy. I plan on getting a second one to put on my Daughter’s Kid Kart. Rules do not allow helmet mounting at NTK either.
There’s also a good brand that I found on AliExpress…FANAUE…It has all kinds of clamps, balls and extensions that you would need for your setup . I’ll post some pictures as soon as I arrive at home (I’m offshore during this month). My advice is to have different options. I have one mount on the side of my helmet, one on the seat strut, on on the gas tank to study my braking and cornering and I just bought a clamp to put a camera on the front of the kart, facing myself, to study how I opperate the airbox, how I lean on the turns, my aerodynamism, if you know what I mean…anyway…creativity is key
Just one last advice…if you have a GoPro with plastic mounting, mind that if you use aluminum brackets, all the vibration and forces will accumulate on the weaker material…so buy an aluminum frame for the camera as well…and always use some tyrewraps for safety! you don’t wanna run over your expensive SmartyCam
I combined ram mounts I already had with some Fanaue mounts to carry a smartycam, so far so good. I was sceptical that the open clamp (guiador on your image) would handle karting but it seems fine, though loctite was required for the ball mount. And yes, zip-ties to back up everything I can.
