Fox debuts thermal-cam at Daytona 500

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Many seemed to hate the all new 'ghost cam'..... Well, here's something new from FOX. As long as it doesn't involve gophers, it doesn't bother me.

During FOX Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 53rd Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 20 from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, the network unveils FOX Thermal-Cam, a special camera designed to register variations in the heat signature of objects in its line of site. It's FOX's plan to use the unique feature during the race-cast to demonstrate the extreme temperatures which develop during typical racing conditions. A feature made more important this season as cars running in the rear of a piggy-backed pair lose air flow while drafting and must eventually switch places with the lead car to avoid overheating the engine. It can also reveal the on-track groove cars are using, as well as the difference between tires about to be changed compared to fresh replacements. The camera is supplied to FOX by FLIR, a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems with US headquarters in Boston.
 
Lol...another gimmick, just show me the racing already.....man gophers, ghost cams, now this, I think we all know that the engines and brakes and other things on a race car get hot. We don't need a thermal imaging system telling us to what degree.:rolleyes:
 
Mopardh9 said:
Lol...another gimmick, just show me the racing already.....man gophers, ghost cams, now this, I think we all know that the engines and brakes and other things on a race car get hot. We don't need a thermal imaging system telling us to what degree.:rolleyes:
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Do you think that with all these gimmicks telling us all we need to know they may do away with DW and Larry Mac?
 
mike honcho said:
Surprised to see KKfan hasn't made it here yet to say he loves the idea.
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Now, you can't honestly say that somewhere in the back of your mind you weren't wondering just what those cars would look like had they been using the FOX Thermal-Cam. This could just be the next BIG thing since the inception of the cut-away car. :sarcasm:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Now, you can't honestly say that somewhere in the back of your mind you weren't wondering just what those cars would look like had they been using the FOX Thermal-Cam. This could just be the next BIG thing since the inception of the cut-away car. :sarcasm:
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Yeah I love it when Tim Brewer shows up on the tv.:sarcasm:
 
The ghost car actually came in handy, to see where a guy is losing a hundredth, here and there. This thermal-cam is just something dreamed up to attempt to keep us glued to a very boring race. A race they already know is going to blow.

Any over and unders on how many questionable cautions will fly tomorrow?
I'll say 4.
MoMike
 
MoMike said:
The ghost car actually came in handy, to see where a guy is losing a hundredth, here and there. This thermal-cam is just something dreamed up to attempt to keep us glued to a very boring race. A race they already know is going to blow.

Any over and unders on how many questionable cautions will fly tomorrow?
I'll say 4.
MoMike
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dpkimmel2001 said:
Now, you can't honestly say that somewhere in the back of your mind you weren't wondering just what those cars would look like had they been using the FOX Thermal-Cam.
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actually i was wondering how hot danica really is. maybe the thermal cam could help clarify it for me. hope we night vision camera views for the night races. <g>
 
1) Honcho I have nothing nice to say so I'm not saying it.
2) I do like it.
 
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