California Fairgrounds require 95 dbA at 100 feet, so we've been using that
for years, even though we no longer run on any Fairgrounds locally in
Northern California. We have a Sound God who checks out offending cars and
warns them. Some choose to fix the problem by the next event, and others
just find another place to play. At some sites, the enforcement is pretty
lax since there is no one to offend except the competitors; others we have
to pay attention to the limit.
--Pat K
Scott Meyers wrote:
> > >The owners of a loud car, let's say a gray RX-7 for example,
> > >travels - - oh let's say from Texas to Kansas - - for an event.
> > > ...
> > >Sat mornimg, as they pull into their assigned grid spot, revving
> > >their obnoxious sounding car to warm the engine up, they get
> > >stopped by the event chairperson. "At my discretion, I think
> > >your car is too loud for this site" says he.
>
> Was this for Solo 2?
>
> I thought that all regions had to run mufflers as defined by the
> rulebook (too lazy to pull it out and look).
>
> Locally we have a club owned decibel meter, and have set a local limit
> at 93db. This is as measured at the loudest part of the course - usually
> the start.
>
> We have asked people to modify their exhaust system to meet this
> standard. Those who do not, or cannot, are sent on their way with
> regrets, but invited back upon resolution of the problem.
>
> Don't other areas have specific noise limits?
>
> Personally, I would not go anywhere with my car louder than 93db (it is
> actually much less than that via Mufflow or similar). Anyone who does is
> asking for trouble, and I suggest irresponsible.
>
> S Meyers
> No, not suggesting yet another page in the voluminous rule book
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