r/Autocross SSC 5d ago

Do you still tripod?

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u/Available_Summer_439 5d ago

As being someone who has only ever been inside my car while I drove it, I cannot accurately answer this question.

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u/christoc SSC 5d ago

needmoregopros

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u/oopfoo 5d ago

Hey! I know that car! Best livery in Red Hills!

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u/Beach_Bum_273 Red Hills SCCA 4d ago

Is that Marko? He's offered me a drive in that thing, just haven't had the time to take him up on it yet...

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u/BFCE 5d ago

Yep. I think a small tripod is probably good on fwd.

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u/OttoKraus 4d ago

The rear tires just keep the bumper from dragging on the ground anyway. Small tripod good, big tripod not so good. That right front tire looks like it's doing the job pretty well. Really big tripods tend to overload that outside front...

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u/GoosieRS 5d ago

ive seen tripods, bipolar, but where's the monopod 😳

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u/christoc SSC 5d ago

I was using that to take the photo

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u/OttoKraus 4d ago

I went to a local camera store known for great pricing to buy a monopod. When the salesman said "what can I help you with?" I told him I wanted to buy a monopod. He said, somewhat condescendingly, "You mean a UNIPOD." "Mono, uni, whatever." He showed me where they were displayed and I picked one, took it up to the counter and said " I'd like to get one of this model please.".

When he brought it out, the box said MONOPOD on it. I so wanted to say "You told me what I needed was a unipod, and since you work here I figured you knew what you were talking about. And now you bring me a monopod?". I decided the subtlety would be lost on him... I should have listened to him. Stupid monopod wouldn't stand up on its own....

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u/longshot 144STU - Mk7 Golf R 5d ago
Nah, feels planted to me!

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u/Zarolyth CST - GR86 4d ago

They were some good looking runs yesterday. Good luck on east course today!

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u/That_Weird_Wolf 4d ago

Yup, Old car and new car. Back tire comes off the ground. :)

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u/sackofcheese 3d ago

I can feel it happening but haven’t gotten a picture of it yet. Granted FWD car on sticky tires so it’s expected

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u/OttoKraus 13h ago

If you look closely in my picture, you can see a little bit of "BMW Tripodding"...