Lights...Camera...Action! GoPro Camera Shoot a Success. Baglieri and Calnon also a hit in BG Oil Chevelle.

Last blog we told you a little bit about one of the coolest cameras on the market today if you're into active lifestyle sports and activities. Used for things like skydiving, mountain biking, dirt bike riding, SCUBA diving, or off road racing, these little HD cameras are amazing. Bart Rogowski of TST Industries distributes the GoPro Camera system and he, along with Kimberly Nocita, decided it was time to introduce them to drag racers. So the obvious first step was to mount some cameras in a couple of drag cars and hold on. The 1080p HD GoPro's were mounted inside, outside, on top and underneath the cars for some incredible footage. The demo dvd should be done in the near future and we'll have some footage for everyone to check out.

In addition to the day of filming it was also time to get Phil Baglieri some seat time in the BG Oil Chevelle that he'll be driving at selected races for team Dalcorp. His first big outing will be at the Barona Drag Strip in North County San Diego where the 4th Annual BG Oil Manufacturer's Cup will be held on June 25-27th. Phil's been down the track a handful of times in the Chevelle and is already starting to put down some great numbers. There isn't any doubt that he'll be ready for competition by the end of June. For more info on The BG Oil MFC event go to: http://www.dragcorner.com/. It will be THE event of the summer.

Also slipping behind the wheel of the SS was Tom Calnon, long time friend of the family and who also did some drag racing back in the day. After making an easy check out run he put down a nice number on his second run and also provided some great GoPro footage for the demo reel. It was great having Tom out with the team and we really appreciated all of his help in the pits. He's no "arrive and drive" kinda' guy. Thanks Tom.


Bart Setting up one of the camera mounting
brackets for the GoPro.

Check out this suction mount that comes with
the camera. Once it's locked down it's on for good!

A view of the camera from the driver's side.

Buster, Phil's dad, changing out a header gasket

on the Chevelle in record time. Thanks, Buster.

Some of the mounting points for the GoPro were

a little difficult to get to. Great job, Bart...and good

thing you've got long arms!

Steve Warner was helping out in the pits all day and

made sure things were ready to rock before each

run.

Kimberly getting one of the GoPro's ready to

mount.

Phil strapping in for his first hit of the day.

Tom Calnon taking it all in.

Erica getting some final instructions from Bart

as to what he wanted on the first run. Bottom

line...a MONSTER burnout! Can do....

The roof mounted GoPro using the suction

mount.

Check out the camera on the roof. You know

the mount works...0 to 120mph in 5 seconds in

the 1/8 mile.

Tom Calnon going over the controls in the BG

Oil Chevelle.

"Let's do this!"

Bart firing up the GoPro for Tom's run.

A new camera angle for Tom's second run.

This shot produced some awesome footage. We

set up this angle on the Chevelle and the Nova.

Great job, Tom!

Lauren and AJ were able to come out and help

with things in the pits. Thanks, guys.

Tom's a quick study; helping out with the packing

of Erica's parachute.

There was a little bit of hurry up and wait for Erica

as Bart and Kimberly were changing camera

angles, but it was all good!

This angle produced some great parachute opening

shots as well as showing how fast the cars accelerate

as they leave the starting line.

This angle was insane! Mounted to the wheelie

bars, this shot produced some of the best footage

of the day...and some great sound.

After the run; check out the side mounted camera

and the camera on the wheelie bars. Cool.

This was also a great shot. On this run a hood

pin came loose and the hood shook pretty hard,

but the suction mount held fast.

Phil and dad...final run of the day.

At the end of the day Bart was pretty happy

with all of the footage. And not one camera was lost

or damaged! Thanks Bart and Kimberly. We

can't wait to see the demo!

"Go Pro or Go Home!" TST/GKA Industries hit the strip with an amazing camera.

Bart Rogowski of TST Industries was out at the track on a Thursday night to do a little filming using the BG Oil/PetroSpecs Chevelle as a test vehicle for an amazing little camera. Used often in skydiving, this camera has a variety of uses and the quality is second to none.

GoPro’s HD Motorsports HERO is the world’s highest performance 1080p HD on-board video and still photo camera. Professional quality 1080p, 960p, and 720p HD resolutions record at 30 frames per second (60 fps in 720p). The HD Motorsports HERO easily mounts to any helmet, motorcycle, ATV, car, plane, jet ski, boat, snowmobile or other vehicle. The camera’s quick-release mounting design makes it easy to re-position the camera around your vehicle for professional quality HD video from several angles.

Stay tuned in the weeks to come for more info on how to get one of these cameras at a discounted rate along with some unbelievable footage from a demo real put together by Bart and Kim. And you'll see why it's "Go Pro or Go Home!"


Kim, Erica and Bart in the lanes before the first
run of the night.

Bart set up the Go Pro for some driver's side
shots that came out awesome. Then it was a
click, snap and the Go Pro was turned around
for a shot of Erica from outside the car looking in,
all in about 10 seconds.

The Go Pro...ready for action.

Sisters.

The Go Pro is so small you can put it just about

anywhere. It even has a really cool helmet

mount which we'll be using in the near future.

It was great to see "Papa Joe" Furiani back at

the track after knee surgery. One of our favorite

people, here's Papa Joe giving Erica a few words of

encouragement.

Future Chevelle pilot Karen Corbin out checking

out the happenings and watching Erica put the

"SS" through it's paces. Karen will be doing

some test runs in the near future with team

Dalcorp.

Pete Baleno, 3rd from the left, was out promoting

the upcoming BG Oil 4th Annual Manufacturer's

Cup Challenge, June 25-27 at Barona Drag Strip.

Check out www.dragcorner.com for all the info

about what is turning out to be THE event for

the sportsman racer of 2010. More to follow....

Kimberly Nocita Makes 100th Jump! It was a "Whale" of a time!

In skydiving, your 100th jump is a big deal. Aside from the fact that you've made it safely to the ground 99 times before, it is a time for the local drop zone fraternity to celebrate the triple digit jump with certain "traditions" and ceremonies. The 100th jump must be something different, something that sets it apart from all of the previous jumps. The answer? Jump with an inflatable whale! And that's just what Kimberly did along with several close friends and fellow jumpers. Congratulations "Lil' Kiuh" on your 100th jump. Hope your next 100 are even more fun!

Left to right: Greg Mills, also making his 100th,
Crazy Larry...don't ask, Kim, "Sig Other" Bart
Rogowski of the "-ism" Demo Team/TST Industries,
and Mike Muscat. Oh yeah, and "The Whale."

"Nice whale, Kim!"

Ready to load....

A last hug from friend Paul Rodriguez and it

was time to go.

Crazy Larry ridin' on the back with Greg Mills

doing the steering.

Kim's ridin' til the end.

Bart seemed a little bored with the whole thing

and was just kickin' back on the way down.

Another tradition for those completing their

100th jump...they get pied! Greg thought

everyone was setting up for Kimberly. Wrong.

Check out Bart as he takes aim on Greg.

Direct Hit!

And yes, they got Kimberly also.

And to complete the day? A dip in the pool.

And a good day was had by all. Want to take a

jump with Kim and Bart? Click here and hold on!