Do I need ear defenders?

Do I need ear defenders?

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Salgar

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3,283 posts

184 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Going to my first V6-Turbo era race this weekend. Do I need ear defenders? Or will some foam earplugs do?

I went to a V8 generation race and it was LOUD and set off my tinnitus even with ear defenders on.


Simes205

4,535 posts

228 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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No.

Bristol spark

4,382 posts

183 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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You will when the GP2/GP3 support races are on!


lord summerisle

8,138 posts

225 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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foam inserts will be fine... for the support races.
wont need anything for the F1

Norfolkit

2,394 posts

190 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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lord summerisle said:
foam inserts will be fine... for the support races.
wont need anything for the F1
Are they still that quiet?
We were at Monza in 2014 and the F1 cars were the quietest of all the cars that weekend, saw them at the Hungaroring last year and they sounded louder. albeit we were pretty close to the track.

Spa is our race this year so it will be interesting to compare.

lord summerisle

8,138 posts

225 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Norfolkit said:
Are they still that quiet?
We were at Monza in 2014 and the F1 cars were the quietest of all the cars that weekend, saw them at the Hungaroring last year and they sounded louder. albeit we were pretty close to the track.

Spa is our race this year so it will be interesting to compare.
yeah. pretty much. I was on the old pit wall at silverstone this year. so the cars were only 10m away passing at 150mph+ and i had my radio headset off one ear during friday practice.

got a vid of the Mercs running the engine during the Marshal's pit walk: https://goo.gl/photos/muXyA4aazCkov5dp7

paulguitar

23,278 posts

113 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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No ear protection required. Current cars sound like a moderate fart.




LDN

8,908 posts

203 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Not at all.

vonuber

17,868 posts

165 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Didn't need them seated at Silverstone this year.

sc87

10 posts

129 months

Tuesday 30th August 2016
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The only time I have needed ear plugs in the V6 Turbo era is at Singapore sitting on the Padang straight during the race. The normal foam ones do the trick, it was just a bit to loud to not have them, however qualifying sitting higher up on turn 1 they weren't needed.

Melbourne on the other hand, no wear even close to needing ear plugs, really pretty pathetic, even the V8 supercars and Porsche Cup cars were louder and sounded better!

Salgar

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3,283 posts

184 months

Tuesday 30th August 2016
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To confirm, absolutely didn't need them.

The GP2 and Porsche Supercup were louder...

SPS

1,306 posts

260 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Was at Silverstone when Fezzas last ran with V12's what a lovely sound of "thunder".
Loads of fans wearing earplugs with Fezza logos - not us.

Edited by SPS on Thursday 1st September 12:32