Earlier today, at Estoril Circuit

[Aredes]

Hi everyone.

I went to a trackday today at Estoril Circuit and a friend let me use his gopro with an amazing microphone.

Here is the result.

4200-stock "EU spec" cats
-Larini X-Pipe
-Larini stainless rear connecting pipes
-Larini valved rear boxes

First lap slower to warm up the car, then full throttle


[video=youtube_share;BSCGwxQ93bQ]http://youtu.be/BSCGwxQ93bQ[/video]

 

[highlander]

tidy, tidy noise and looks like you had so much fun.............. but either your ns tyres are flat or the gorpo not on level though

 

[safrane]

Nice...be interested in knowing what mike was used.

 

[Aredes]

Ahaha the camera is in fact a bit crooked

I am trying to find out what microphone it is but I am having no luck :\

 

[ecarca]

Great!

 

[Andyk]

brilliant.....I do like Estoril as well.......

 

[jluis]

How much is a track day at Estoril costing these days?

 

[Aredes]

Jluis 125 euros for 4 sessions of 20 minutes each.

 

[jluis]

Great price!
I will take one session when I take my 3200 to Portugal for a paint job

 

[StuartW]

Great price!
I will take one session when I take my 3200 to Portugal for a paint job

Track session and then paint job I would suggest! Enjoy

 

[Mr.Cambio]

the one and only disadvantage of these cars..: you only drive them and never have the chance to listen to the magic from outside. Brilliant.

 

[jayblue]

Car sounds great, almost like a racing car! Makes me want to try something similar with my car.

Thanks for the video.

 

[Aredes]

That's exactly what I think. The only way to hear the sound from the inside is to drive through a tunnel at full throttle!

After hearing this I can only imagine what it would sound like with the sports cats. Maybe some day I'll take the final plunge to the dark side!

 

[AlexC]

Very nice! Sounds like my exhaust, so I'm assuming I also have a Larini.

Have you had it sound tested, as I'm pretty sure it would be too loud for most English circuits, which is a shame with Goodwood just down the road from me.

 

[Aredes]

I never tested the sound levels but what does that mean 'too loud'? You have a sound limit on trackdays? That sounds ridiculous. My car was actually quite silent when compared to a lot of cars there.

 

[AlexC]

****, yes we have sound limits in England - strict ones!

People who live near circuits complain about the noise to the local authority, who then complain to the circuit.

They put a sound meter next to your exhaust to measure the decibel count, usually at 2/3 of max rpm.

Many circuit are only 95db, some are 100, a few are 105.

 

[Aredes]

That's really bad
What about competition cars on official races? Are those limited too?

 

[AlexC]

It varies by circuit, but I think they may have a certain number of days each year without limits for competition.

 

[Aredes]

You have to come to Portugal for trackdays then, you can be as loud as you want

 

[AlexC]

Sounds good to me