Drone Cams
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StandOnIt
Farm Truck
Yeah I thought the drone was a non issue. Almost as bad as their hundred mile an hour camera a few years back. Even worse than both of them was their stick n ball cam on a wire, they wiped that thing out pretty quickly.
sdj
Just a race fan
Well, we did not have the Goodyear blimp for help, so I thought the drone was a great idea. I think with time they will get better and better at the drone usage. 
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more drones too, because no people in stands.
Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
As SOI said, it was better than the backstretch zoom camera or the infamous 'fly by wire' Charlotte fiasco. It wasn't anywhere near as good as a blimp or chopper. We'll see if the use improves or if it becomes just another gimmick cam used to show 'cool' shots at the expense of actually showing us the racing.
StandOnIt
Farm Truck
I found myself thinking the same thing...we interrupt the racing for our new drone shot..we bought the thing, works great for stick n ball and we can almost keep up when they are under caution
Blaze
The Midnight Rider
I think I’m one of the few people who doesn’t complain about much when it comes to racing lol. I enjoy the drone..
Blaze
The Midnight Rider
Well we do have others complaining about them. So was more at them.
StandOnIt
Farm Truck
Oh I thought the post was talking about a couple of ways to use them and they are pretty wortless at a Nascar race IMO. It isn't a complaint, it's a fact IMO. BTW, it would be impossible to do that at a nascar track, they arent going 60 MPH. Nascar's will blow lights off the sides of the track if they aren't attached properly. Anybody who has stood within 3 feet of the fence in a Nascar race will get blown over if they aren't ready for it.
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I really don't need a drone cam to follow the drones. So I would rather aim that cam away from the drones, and toward a monster energy girl or the actual race.
Blaze
The Midnight Rider
Opinions can’t be facts, so it’s not a fact. Because drones are actually pretty cool, and I enjoy them which is MY OPINION. But yours or mine aren’t facts.
KTMLew01
Team Owner
Makes my motion sickness kick in. I have same problem on YouTube when people are flailing around with the camera.
StandOnIt
Farm Truck
If you think that you can fly a drone above a Nascar track have at it. The wind I alluded too coming out of the sides of the car are also coming off of the top of them. Physics laws are facts.
Blaze
The Midnight Rider
They clearly do it since they have drones at the race and flying around... so I mean.... it’s done...
jws926
I need to think of something new for here
StandOnIt
Farm Truck
a drone can easily shoot that shot. That's what they do well, stills and slow pans.
Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
Might I ask how we know what camera platform was used for this shot?
StandOnIt
Farm Truck
they cheeped out and tried to use that mostly worthless drone.
Blaze
The Midnight Rider
I’m not sure about that one, but I do remember during the race they did the Goodyear Blimp thing they do during races, so it was indeed there.
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sdj
Just a race fan
Nope.
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Zerkfitting
Team Owner
Drones are another tool and I expect they will experiement with it (like the days when cameras were introduced to NASCAR). But I don't think they should be above racing surface, it would be a matter of time before a drone fails and possibly affect someone's race.