Video Camera Questions, considering installing an in-car cam Options

[John]

Any advice/suggestions for mounting a video camera in our track only car? There is virtually no interior left and a bracket would be fabricated and welded into place for mounting.

Any brand/model recommendations? Any brands/models to avoid?

The car is a DE only vehicle.

What I THINK I want is a small, lightweight camera that stores video on Digital Tape, and can be powered from the car 12v system. I want something that will be easy to transfer video to a PC and then burn DVD's to be played in stand-alone players.

I want enough resolution that it will look decent full screen on a television.

It will need to be hard wired as there is no lighter plug (or dash for that matter).

Thanks in advance for your replies.

[TimT]

OK I just checked what kind of camera I do have, Sony TRV11 MiniDV, it doesnt have image stabilization.

Im wondering if alot of what is percieved as camera movement is the camera moving with the car, for example Lime Rock is a pretty rough track, the camera seems to be moving more than it does at smoother tracks like Roebling or Watkins Glen.

The 935 is hardly smooth riding with the spring rates we run.... some of those shocks are reflected by the camera since it is coupled directly to the car.

Its been awhile since Ive posted new video so Ill have to relearn how to edit and compress.....Carolina Motosports Park is coming up in two weeks.
All the info on my videos is available if you look in thr properties of the video, but you probably know that already.