I have a lot of those main event videos, and I personally preferred the Diamond P way better. Diamond P used to do the same "in your face" shots as well. I think ESPN did for a while also. I recall hearing that the NHRA does not allow ESPN camera men on foot on the starting line anymore. That's why they have that stationary camera in the middle and do mostly long shots from the fixed positions in the stands. I don't think they even use the boom cam anymore, which provided some good angles. Other shots you never see anymore.. the "in the track" cam mounted in the center line. The stationary "on the wall" cam mounted facing forward and rearward down the wall. The very tall crane cam that used to be suspended way in the air above the finish line. The sand trap cam looking straight up the track (RIP Scott Kalitta) and if you've followed the sport long enough you'd know the tracks at Gainesville, Dallas, Atlanta, Sonoma, Denver, and Brainerd all swapped sides of the track to view from. I guess when you have 1,320 feet to cover, there are only so many different ways and angles to do it in. I always thought Diamond P did it well with the 300 foot cam right next to the wall, a half track cam, a finish line cam, and a turn off/shut down cam. Having 2 different finish lines now is a pain because you have to have a 1,000 foot cam and a 1,320 foot cam to be able to show the finish of the race. I'm not sure how heavy those HD cameras are either compared to the old SD cameras. I would think lots of advances in technology have been made. Hell look at the video quality from some of those mini GoPro cameras!
