Clear-Com helped kept the action on track at Red Bull Shay’iMoto, a motorsport spinning event that transformed the streets of Durban, South Africa into a live performance arena.
To manage communications in the noise, speed, and complexity of live motorsport, production company Showcom invested in a new Clear-Com system, deploying two Arcadia Central Stations, multiple FreeSpeak Icon beltpacks and FreeSpeak II transceivers, supplied by Clear-Com partner DWR Distribution.
Arcadia delivered broadcast-grade performance while meeting the fast setup and teardown demands of outside broadcast (OB) and live event production.
“What we’ve just invested in is opening a whole new world for us,” said Nickolas Chapman, MD of Showcom. “In our business, setup and teardown time is brutal.” Chapman continued, “We can’t afford full complex matrix systems that take hours to rig,” he said. “This modular Clear-Com system gives us high-end flexibility without the heavy lifting."
Arcadia gave Showcom freedom to scale communications dynamically across the event footprint, supporting multiple production teams while maintaining clarity and control. Its design allowed rapid configuration changes as needs differed throughout the event.