Nice add Greg. I put my helmet on the passenger seat and then my steering wheel on top of my helmet. Gives me that unorganized feeling. I need one of those.
So, why would that Vette you were looking at pass sound (or would it?) and not the Lotus? me no understandee.
Not to mention some of the NASCAR's up there racing, am i missing something from the Lotus or do they just not like it up there?
So, why would that Vette you were looking at pass sound (or would it?) and not the Lotus? me no understandee.
Not to mention some of the NASCAR's up there racing, am i missing something from the Lotus or do they just not like it up there?
That ain't all you're missing dude.....
They love the Lotus. Just not when you aim the exhaust at the meter. And no the Vette wouldn't make sound.
The screwed up thing about Laguna is that while there is a sound limit, you can PAY for a loud day and gain a few more decibels. Apparently the locals care about noise levels, but if you're willing to pay to inconvenience their ears, well that's okay.
All of my experience on track is with bikes, but I have several hundred laps around Laguna on probably a dozen different bikes. The only bike I haven't blown sound on was a KLR650 that I brought for putting around town. The weather plays a big part. I have known people with bone stock 600s to blow the sound meter; it's the airbox noise. But a few times I have gone by on my race bike at full tilt and it wouldn't be a problem.
I'm betting the sound meter is the reason that they set up a slalom section between 5 and 6 for the USCA event. Low RPM is low(er) noise. Kinda ingenious in my opinion.
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