The cars are too loud

FLRacingFan said:
A couple of years ago the MWR cars sounded notably different from the rest of the field. Check out around 37:35-

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Seems to me like a slightly deeper (richer?) sound. Anyone with mechanical expertise care to opine on this?
 
PeopleAreStrange said:
Am I the only person that would be okay with engine volumes being reduced? Listening to those engines at full speed without ear plugs can be painful.
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It wouldnt hurt, but I have no problem with the noise as long as I dont need my ears for anything the following 3 or so days after a race.
 
PeopleAreStrange said:
Am I the only person that would be okay with engine volumes being reduced? Listening to those engines at full speed without ear plugs can be painful.
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My opinion...

Going to a race where the cars have quiet engines is like going to a hard rock concert where there are no speakers and the singer whispers everything. It just doesn't make sense. If a race or rock concert is too loud, then wear earplugs. If you are watching either from home, take advantage of the "decrease volume" button.
 
Personally, the noise is one reason I'll likely hold of on going back to a race this season. I don't want quiet cars but there could be a happy medium found. When you've got to shout at the guy sitting next to you to have a conversation that's a bit to much IMO.
 
darlingtonfan said:
Never have understood the TV networks love affair with the Waltrip's
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He seems just a little too excited - borderline uncomfortably abnormal - in the booth.

I do think his run through the pit grid with a microphone
is fairly funny though. Especially when he runs into a celeb or rapper.
 
PeopleAreStrange said:
Am I the only person that would be okay with engine volumes being reduced? Listening to those engines at full speed without ear plugs can be painful.
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No, you're not, but if you also feel that way, why aren't you wearing ear plugs?

I see the big advantage of quieter engines being that fans can talk to each other about what's going on.
 
When I read the title of this thread I'm like

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I went to an IndyCar race last year at Road America, where the cars are much quieter (or maybe my NASCAR-related hearing loss is more advanced than I thought!) It was pleasant to be able to talk to my wife, not have to wear earplugs etc., but it just takes away from the fact that these are really powerful racing machines. I really think part of the allure of racing is feeling the speed. It's hard for the average fan to differentiate between the speed of race cars on the track and cars on the interstate. But the noise lets you know this isn't mom's minivan.
 
UpNorth said:
Personally, the noise is one reason I'll likely hold of on going back to a race this season. I don't want quiet cars but there could be a happy medium found. When you've got to shout at the guy sitting next to you to have a conversation that's a bit to much IMO.
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Im sorry but its a ******' nascar race, not a golf tournament. There is a myriad of options to buffer the engine noise including 50 cent ear plugs to $50 scanners.
 
The sound is one of the BEST reasons for being at the race. Earplugs or scanners are a must at Dover but I need to FEEL the cars go by. People who complain about the noise at a NASCAR event should NEVER go to an NHRA race...OMG!!!
 
NJJammer said:
The sound is one of the BEST reasons for being at the race. Earplugs or scanners are a must at Dover but I need to FEEL the cars go by. People who complain about the noise at a NASCAR event should NEVER go to an NHRA race...OMG!!!
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I've never been to a NHRA event but @ the spring Bristol race each year, during the hour or so leading up to the race, they used to park a Top Fuel Dragster on the backstretch. They were advertising for their Thunder Valley Dragstrip in the next valley over behind the front stretch. One year, sitting there during the pre-race they fired up one of those bad boys. Now, my wife, kids & I sat almost at the top of the Earnhardt Terrace across the track from the start finish line. They only revved the engine a few times but it was enough to shake my soul and make both my children cry in fright. Those things are awesome. You can feel them to the bone. I'd love to witness one of them in person taking a run. No way in heck television could do that sport justice.
 
You know, I love the sound and all, but if I'm paying nearly half a grand to take my family to a race I'd like to be able to have a conversation with them. Sitting in silence listening to Moody for 4 hours isn't exactly cool in today's hyper-social world.
 
It's hard when you take people who arent familiar with the sport to a race and you arent able to explain whats going on and why something happened because they arent able to hear what you're saying.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I've never been to a NHRA event but @ the spring Bristol race each year, during the hour or so leading up to the race, they used to park a Top Fuel Dragster on the backstretch. They were advertising for their Thunder Valley Dragstrip in the next valley over behind the front stretch. One year, sitting there during the pre-race they fired up one of those bad boys. Now, my wife, kids & I sat almost at the top of the Earnhardt Terrace across the track from the start finish line. They only revved the engine a few times but it was enough to shake my soul and make both my children cry in fright. Those things are awesome. You can feel them to the bone. I'd love to witness one of them in person taking a run. No way in heck television could do that sport justice.
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No joke, a top fuel dragster or funny car is like a controlled explosion going off. It almost feels like your heart will stop. Absolutely AMAZING!
 
Those nitro engines are either full on or off, there is no in between....
 
He said he thought all this up at 3 am he neglected to mention he'd been drinking since noon.

For me one of the greatest things in the world is when the green flies and the rumble of 40 cars tours into a roar as they take off.
 
29-4 said:
I went to an IndyCar race last year at Road America, where the cars are much quieter (or maybe my NASCAR-related hearing loss is more advanced than I thought!) It was pleasant to be able to talk to my wife, not have to wear earplugs etc., but it just takes away from the fact that these are really powerful racing machines. I really think part of the allure of racing is feeling the speed. It's hard for the average fan to differentiate between the speed of race cars on the track and cars on the interstate. But the noise lets you know this isn't mom's minivan.
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Turbocharged engines have a more muted exhaust sound because the exhaust gas IS what drives the turbo.
 
Acs said:
You know, I love the sound and all, but if I'm paying nearly half a grand to take my family to a race I'd like to be able to have a conversation with them. Sitting in silence listening to Moody for 4 hours isn't exactly cool in today's hyper-social world.
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Brentford said:
It's hard when you take people who arent familiar with the sport to a race and you arent able to explain whats going on and why something happened because they arent able to hear what you're saying.
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Either talk to them under caution or realize youre at the wrong sport for casual convo during play.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Either talk to them under caution or realize youre at the wrong sport for casual convo during play.
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Well it was last year's 600, so there were hardly any cautions and the field was pretty far strung out. Don't get me wrong, hearing a car roar by you every second was cool, for like the first hour out of four.
 
Acs said:
Well it was last year's 600, so there were hardly any cautions and the field was pretty far strung out. Don't get me wrong, hearing a car roar by you every second was cool, for like the first hour out of four.
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Been to CMS for races plenty of times, I get it. But its a race. Race cars are loud. What do you expect when you get 40 of them for 3+ hours at a track infamous for strung out racing...?
 
Acs said:
Well it was last year's 600, so there were hardly any cautions and the field was pretty far strung out. Don't get me wrong, hearing a car roar by you every second was cool, for like the first hour out of four.
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Fortunately we'll now have those implemented segments that will allow for casual conversation. Maybe in an indirect sort of way Ol' BF was right when he said that this is what the fans asked for. ;)
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Been to CMS for races plenty of times, I get it. But its a race. Race cars are loud. What do you expect when you get 40 of them for 3+ hours at a track infamous for strung out racing...?
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40 cars with the old style "turbo" mufflers but with 800HP would be plenty loud. We are talking about going from 130db to 95-100. 95-100 is pretty fracking loud. 130db is stupid.
 
Might I suggest to all having problems communicating during the race to take a notepad and a pair of pencils. You can then talk to each other through the written word. Better yet, take a small chalkboard. Wouldn't want them to have to throw a debris caution because of your discarded conversations. :D
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Might I suggest to all having problems communicating during the race to take a notepad and a pair of pencils. You can then talk to each other through the written word. Better yet, take a small chalkboard. Wouldn't want them to have to throw a debris caution because of your discarded conversations. :D
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You laugh but that's pretty much what it came down to. Typing text messages on our phones and looking over each other's shoulders. Imagine trying to explain the lucky dog rule like that.
 
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