Just so people don’t get mislead by the earlier post. This is not a video game. It’s real video
that reveals this hobby to the public in a way that has never been done before. Most of it was
shot during Mike Cooks July TnT and a few weeks later at 2016 Speedweek.
You can watch it on a smart device or a browser but to get the full 360° 3D video and audio
effect you’ll need a VR headset ($20), headphones and your smartphone.
It’s a human interest piece with lots of unique shots that bring the hobby of landspeed racing to
outsiders. There is a sunrise timelapse showing all the activity, as crews and spectators prepare
for the day ahead. A camera is placed in the crowd during the drivers meeting giving a feel for
the size of the crowd and the event, and of course there are shots from inside and outside the car
at speed.
The opening shot was taken at 9:02pm during the TnT. The Sun had already set but the sky was
still bright. It’s a flyby taken by a camera placed on course at the 4 mile marker. If you as the
viewer are facing West you hear a distant drone of an engine coming from your left. The car is
out of site getting louder until a speck appears on the horizon. Seconds later the car streaks by
at full song making you snap to the right trying to keep up.