New in-car cameras part of IndyCar's 2018 kit

Part of IndyCar's 2018 universal bodywork package will include an increase in on-board camera positions for use by the series' broadcasters and digital promotions team.

IMS Productions will outfit each car with a new nose and rear attenuator camera to complement the current overhead and rearview mirror cameras that have been in use since 2012.

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Along with the upcoming testing regimen for the new bodywork, IndyCar and IMSP will work on finding the best nose and attenuator camera positions before locking them into place prior to widescale body panel production begins.

"We're putting them in the nose and at the back next year, so can you imagine what it's going to look like with a closing shot of a car coming into view behind the one it's going to pass and then cut to the nose when it goes by?" IMSP president Robby Greene told RACER. "And we're going to keep the camera on the roll hoop and the side view the mirror, so it should be spectacular."

Part of IndyCar's 2018 overhaul for the Dallara DW12 will include new electronics and wiring looms. Within those looms, connections leading to the nose and attenuator cameras have been designed into the new systems teams will use to retrofit their cars during the off-season. It's unclear whether IndyCar or its teams would cover the cost for damaged cameras in a nose- or attenuator-first crash.

Another advancement Greene has in mind for 2018, but might take a little while to implement, is the use of the new HD helmet camera with every driver in the field. At present, the live helmet cameras that debuted during May's Indy 500 have been reserved for a small driver rotation while the units undergo development.

"What I'm working on now, and whether it's available next year, I wouldn't bet on it at this moment, but we want the helmet cams on every driver," Greene added. "We want to get to a point where every time a car is on track, we have all of the camera views available, not just on the six or eight cars like we have now."