Castle Coombe 11/9

[stephenson]

Anyone going to the classic action day on the 11th September.

Me and the pops going, so thats 1 S2 and 1 Griff. Have booked track time for 2.30 providing I meet the sound limit with the S.


Christian.

[Chuggaboom2]

stephenson said:

Have booked track time for 2.30.

What's all that about then ?

Classic Action day used to be: By ticket on day or in advance, turn up and run when u felt like it...obviously taking into account any queue.

[stephenson]

All changed as now in 15 minute sessions, £25 in advance. When you phone they ask which times you want, with tickets sent out with agreed times printed on them.

I think you can still run on the day but now £30. Pre-booking is to cut down on queues.

Prices going up each year!


Christian.

[slikk]

It looks increasingly more likely that we will be there too, providing the car comes back from being fettled in time.. .. ..any idea on what the noise limit is ??

[stephenson]

I think its 100db @ 4000rpm.



Christian.

[mikeb]

I turned up one year in my 350i and they would not let me go around - although the Dodge Viper next in line went through ok!!.

Do you know if the parade laps will still be a feature??. as if you don't pass the noise tests you still get to go around the track at a capped speed.

MikeB

[DRHIIIY]

I went on an action day in May here at C/C. in my Griff 500. Turned up on day (late I thought) 11am as England was playing Australia at Rugby (what a waste of time that was!) anyway
needn't have worried, lots of availability for lots of sessions.
Noise limit then was 100db at 4000revs at 1 metre. I'd had Peninsular beef-up my exhaust so I was a bit sweaty palms when it came to noise testing....

Shouldn't have worried- the old girl purr'd to only 96db, so unless you've got some bonkers exhaust (cerbie sports cans) you'll be fine.
Parade lap was done then but led round at a safe speed.. where's the fun in that??

Got hairy with so many cars on track at one time, but awsome fun out gunning some of 'the Lads' in their Max Power'd machines!!
(VW owners club day- but all kinds of stuff was on track- fastest was probaby an orange 968CS and an M3csl both beautifully driven. Only saw one other TVR there that day- a Chimp)

I personally wouldn't do it if its wet...not because of yourself of course but
some nutters slide all over the place even in the dry!

have fun!


>> Edited by DRHIIIY on Friday 20th August 19:34

[mikeb]

You make sure you are last in the parade!

The Wedge came in at about 109db if memory serves

MikeB

[stephenson]

Thats what I am worried about, as I have the Peninsula sports system. I have got some merlin cans to put on but they didn't seem to do much. Only taking the edge off, I shall see on the day.

My father gets different sound readings every time he attends Castle Coombe (Griff 500), anything from 96 - 99 db with the standard exhaust!


Christian.

[slikk]

er.. .. ..i dont have anything in the way from manifolds to tail pipes, just BIIIIIG hollow tubes !


will i still be allowed to play ?

[stephenson]

Slikk,

Have you had the cats removed? If so I would think you are in the same boat as me, as they strictly noise test all cars before allowing track use.


Christian.

[Guillotine]

slikk...no way, i've had similar done.(unless you have standard manifolds cats etc )

stephenson...you'll be fine. piped 500 with pre-cats out runs around 96-98db, so if you have the bolt on silencers you'll be down at 93-94ish.
try without first.

mine is completely sorted and runs 128db no way at c/c with TWO bolt on silencers per pipe!! still 110db!

worth it tho

>> Edited by Guillotine on Thursday 26th August 19:20

[stephenson]

Had the S sound checked on Saturday at the Lancia track day.

109dbs without and 98 - 100 with the silencers.

So all ready for this Saturday.


Christian.