Darren,
If you're out there, could you give me your address? I need to ask you a
question.
Thanks,
Mike
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> From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
> To: bay area team.net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Sound question Don McKenna, where are you?
> Date: Friday, September 29, 2000 8:44 PM
>
> To the regions that actively do sound control at autocrosses:
> I'm sending this out in hopes Don McKenna will reply.
> --Pat Kelly
>
> Subject: Noise complaints
> Date:Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:50:32 -0400
> From:Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>
> Organization:University of Pennsylvania
> To: "Team.Net" <autox@autox.team.net>
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> How loud are street tires? I remember many years ago in Finger Lakes
> Region, we started doing sound control. I believe our limit was
> 95 dBA at 50 feet, and nobody had much trouble getting their exhaust
> systems under that limit (though a bunch of folks had to spend money,
> and many got pretty creative).
>
> But as I recall, the squeal of street tires was louder than that.
> Can anyone quantify how much louder?
>
> For those clubs that have had noise complaints, what were the nature of
> those complaints? Were people complaining about exhaust or tires?
>
> We have options on a site with a great lot, but I think it's far too
> close to residential neighborhoods to use. I'm hoping to collect
> information before we start using the site in an effort to determine
> whether it's worthwhile even to try. Any information, however
> anecdotal, is quite welcome. Good hard data is even better.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
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