We hooked up a Helmet Cam & mic to Johnny O to capture his view with running commentary as he lapped Le Mans.
Window glare wiped out the race track view and the that mighty V8 provided the only sound, but what we did capture was Johnny O'Connell's business view of racing the #63.
Watch his amazing driving and lightning reflexes as he runs the circuit de la Sarthe.
Thats pretty awesome, even if you cant see a damn thing. Just the sound of the C6R makes the video worth it. I actually got to take a photo with Mr. O'Connell prior to the start of this years 12 Hours of Sebring. They were forcing everyone off the starting grid, yet he had no problem taking a photo with me. I wish both teams good luck, and hope they can pull off a 1-2-3-4 Corvette finish.
--- Joel from Miami, Florida on 06.12.08 at 4:44pm
very kool, vid, like to see an in-cockpit view, especially with helmet cam. very kool to see Jonny busy @ work. :D
--- Caveman from Seminole, FL on 06.12.08 at 5:42pm
thank you! that was really cool. I've never seen the dash electronics running, wonder of the AM folks have. Amazing to watch Johnny work. so fast.
--- Lee from St. Pete, FL on 06.12.08 at 6:49pm
Cool how he keeps checking the "rear mirror" (the lcd screen) all the time on the straights :) Can really see the pain of being all the time ready to be overtaken by LMP cars...
--- LeMansFan from Finland on 07.03.08 at 3:45pm
Last comment: Cool how he keeps checking the "rear mirror" (the lcd screen) all the time on the straights :) Can really see the pain of being all the time ready to be overtaken by LMP cars... --- LeMansFan from Finland on 07.03.08 at 3:45pm
Cool how he keeps checking the "rear mirror" (the lcd screen) all the time on the straights :) Can really see the pain of being all the time ready to be overtaken by LMP cars...
--- LeMansFan from Finland on 07.03.08 at 3:45pm