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Zero Division Zenith
On Top Gear Festival Live
Z

ero Division provided a
bespoke installation of the
Boxx TV Zenith system for the
Top Gear Festival in Barbados at
the newly renovated Bushy Park
race track, and provided on-site
support during the event.
The Top Gear Festival is a live
show staged to tens of thousands
of visitors, to bring the spirit of the
TV show to a live audience. It was
also the first time a Formula 1 car
had appeared on the island. The
show was produced by Melville
Productions in the Caribbean.
The Zenith system used was
hired through Zero Division,
which supplies RF camera links
for rental with full engineering
support on location. In order
to cater to the client's specific
requirements,
Zero Division
carried out the initial site surveys
at Bushy Park, advised on the
installation of the wireless solution
inside the cars, and provided

RF specialists to monitor the
equipment during live filming.
Zero Division's client, Black
Flag, supplied the cameras
installed in the interior of the
cars, and the customised Boxx
TV Zenith system was used to
capture the stunts and the action,
including the in-car views.
The transmitters were installed in
three-wheeler Robin Reliant cars
to capture the three presenters
Clarkson, May and Hammond as
they played 'Car Football', joined
by Lewis Hamilton.
As the cars tipped and turned,
and went into wheelies, the
Zenith systems provided a
stable live feed throughout and
transported the signals from the
transmitters on the presenters'
Vehicles. As well as the car
football, the fastest and craziest
parts of the show - the Star in
the Car section where celebrities
are interviewed while they race

around, the Stig's power laps,
and the Supercar Showdown - all
relied on the Zenith systems to
send video from cameras moving
at high speed.
The equipment hired from Zero
Division performed faultlessly
throughout the show - in spite of
the heat from the Caribbean sun,
which rose to over 30 degrees in
the shade.
Designed for use in stadiums
and similar settings, Zenith
features an SDI loop with an
additional monitor for the Director,
Iris and Tally indicators and
built-in
talkback
which
can
potentially
replace
hand-held radios on set. All of
Zenith's functions operate in the
licence-exempt frequencies.
Zero Division offers HD wireless
broadcast systems for hire
and RF engineers to advise on
engineering requirements.

Boxx TV's Zenith system
was deployed on the Top Gear
Festival Live production.

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