How many times have you seen POV footage from an action camera mounted on a helmet? Tens of times? Hundreds? Thousands? Maybe you've even watched your own footage back. There's something humanizing about watching this kind of footage. Almost like, "This guy puts his pants on the same as me every morning."
But if you're a motorcycle racing fan, it's hard to think of Jonathan Rea as human. He's the winningest WSBK rider of all time, with six consecutive world titles under his belt. So, to watch him perform his craft, not from an expensive camera made for TV broadcasts but a chin-mounted action cam, is mesmerizing.
