Noise level. What noise level?

Bob_Salmon · Post by **Bob_Salmon** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:26 am

Doing a trackday at the 'Ring later this month and just received the regulations.

Noise level is set at 132 db - and that's on drive by!

I really think I am going to enjoy this....

Bob

TDK · Post by **TDK** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:47 am

Is that a track day for jet powered vehicles!?!

I hope they have hearing protection - at those levels hearing is damaged with only 30 seconds of continuous exposure!

Simon.

neilmcd · Post by **neilmcd** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:34 pm

...and as I recall the pain threshold is somewhere between 120-140dB (those lectures were longer ago than I care to admit!)

So is this a case of a German bloke standing by the track and if his ears start bleeding the car is too noisy?

Some of the development (Lotus) Elises were quite painful to drive in for a long distance and the interior noise level was 80-85dB depending on speed and road surface.

Take some good ear protection!!

Neil

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:42 pm

most euro tracks are quite high i believe

Spa was 135db if I remember rightly...so they used to just say there was no noise limit!

Bob_Salmon · Post by **Bob_Salmon** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:51 pm

neilmcd wrote:...and as I recall the pain threshold is somewhere between 120-140dB (those lectures were longer ago than I care to admit!)

So is this a case of a German bloke standing by the track and if his ears start bleeding the car is too noisy?

Some of the development (Lotus) Elises were quite painful to drive in for a long distance and the interior noise level was 80-85dB depending on speed and road surface.

Take some good ear protection!!

Neil

For me, it's not a problem - I just switch off my hearing aids!

Bob