To gather some footage of our Spec E30 races at Roebling Road, we hooked up an Edge Cameras EdgeCam1100. The EdgeCam1100 retails for $670 and comes with a powered lipstick camera, a small digital recorder with a screen, a mount, a weatherproof plastic case containing rechargeable batteries to power the camera, a 1GB SD card and all the necessary chargers …
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No option for hardwiring the components?
If you were to get creative you could hardwire the components, but the box in which the DVR is held is a sealed unit that you'd need to open up every time you wanted to turn the unit on or to retrieve memory card.
In another note, a few folks have popped on trying to use this thread to promote their own camera alternatives. GRM will be happy to take a look at what you've got; simply contact our Tech Editor, Per, at per@grassrootsmotorsports.com. Hijacking the comment thread isn't the way to go, however.