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Yes we have had lots of problems at UK circuits- esp Castle Combe
That is why I don't go there very often! No noise limits in South Africa
Mind you Bugatti OC at Prescott were quite happy in October when we were there!
Reading is about 120 dbls- I used to say that OK this is an old Yank v8 so 3/4 rpm is 4250 and 103 dbls
But of course this thing revs to well over 7000 rpm! Then I get pulled on the circuit!
It is strange that you can have a louder street car than a race car!
Castle Combe is notoriously tough on noise, I did a charity drive there earlier this year there, and I got away with it as there were no noise tests and only a few cars on track at a time.. (and it was for charidee... )
The noise regs at circuits is really killing the fun, as so many cars have to run with restrictive add-on silencers. It's the Euro human-rights 'entitlement to peace and quiet' thing that's the problem.
Apparently it's not unusual for someone, or developers to buy a cheap property near a race circuit, and kick up a fuss about noise, and thus circuit having to reduce the number of meets a year, and introduce trackday noise limits, and hey presto - property value goes up !!!!
I usually tell em' mine only revs to 5500 so get static tested at about 3500, just before it gets noisy, lift off a little when passing drive-by meters and all's good..
SA sounds better with no limits.. !!