Trackday emissions testing??

[7SS]

In the process of ordering a replacement exhaust for my car. Was going to go the de cat route but I'm told that some tracks plan to introduce emmissions testing as part of scrutineering. I know that cats are now compulsory in competition but has anyone else heard any word of them being compulsory on regular trackdays anytime soon?

[PetrolTed]

What scrutineering?

[7SS]

PetrolTed said:

What scrutineering?

Lol.

Yeah Ted, at Knockhill "scrutineering" amounts to filling in a form to say your car is all ok.

When I was at Oulton a couple years back they did actually have a poke round the cars & do noise testing etc. Is this unusual? So far thats the only tracks I've been to.

Cheers

[Munter]

I've heard nothing for emmissions on track days. Racing I believe they have said you need to have a cat depending on the "age" of the car. Track days it's just a noise test you have to pass and a form saying your car is safe etc

[Chris71]

I'm not aware of that for track days (although its possible) but the MSA have just made it compulsary for all competition cars manufactured after a certain date to have cats I believe.

Not a problem for track days, but it does mean you need one for sprints or even auto tests. Whether or not they'd bother to check at a club event remains to be seen, but technically...

[A.Wang]

I have never had anyone test the emissions on my cars on track days - the only thing tested is noise, and that's the standard half-metre at 45 degrees from the exhaust pipes for a front-engined car.

Obviously the car would have to be road-worthy, i.e. it should have a valid MOT or pass scrutineering under current MSA regulations - TDOs all tend to put something down in the booking confirmation or on their website.