eunos735 wrote:If one of his competitors didn't lodge a protest before the results were made final....aren't the results then final? I think I't something that should be addressed.....but this is a self policed sport.....if he passed tech and a protest wasn't lodged I think he gets what he got for event one....but there after he should be protested or forced to move to STM/SMF/XP at registration.
Right or wrong, we don't really have a formal protest opportunity or preliminary results.
From my understanding, it was decided before the fact that he wasn't running for points. It just wasn't clearly expressed to the people that hit the buttons on the computer.
Yeah this. I think they agreed to let Bob run but get no points, but no one told the points keeper.
That said, I don't think it was Bob's tires that made him 1+second faster than everyone eles.
Chris Harp
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MARKP wrote:http://www.etrscca.org/solo/must-read-information/Sound policy is at the bottom of the page. "Our current meter is plus or minus 1.5dB so driver will receive a DNF when over 97.5dB with this meter."
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MARKP wrote: I forgot about your mushroom sammitch! That's about as good as you with an EZ-UP.
When I went back and ordered a mushroom sammich, I had to get the manager involved and sign an affidavit that I had full knowledge "no burger" was expected on the sammich. Then still had to argue I wanted that sammich...
Then they pulled it from the menu.. Dang you Chris, that was a darn good sammich.
Sound readings have to be taken with the meter set to A weighting and slow. That means someone has to be watching the meter as the car goes past. Peak hold is equivalent to fast and will read higher. Standing directly behind the meter will also make it read higher.
eunos735 wrote:If one of his competitors didn't lodge a protest before the results were made final....aren't the results then final? I think I't something that should be addressed.....but this is a self policed sport.....if he passed tech and a protest wasn't lodged I think he gets what he got for event one....but there after he should be protested or forced to move to STM/SMF/XP at registration.
keep in mind… tech doesn't check for class compliance
and I thing that JY, Mark, and Chris had made the point earlier that only STM could run 140 TW (in street tire classes) … hence my questioning of the results
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lcoleman wrote:I was told anything over 90 gets written down. 97.5 is the limit. If a car goes over, they should be warned....second warning, changes have to be made to the car before being allowed back out (ie turndown). Third time, they are done for the day.
Someone correct me if this is wrong?
I was under the impression that turn downs weren't a "fix" … that the amt. of noise was still there (as perceived by the neighborhood) just that the sound meter couldn't pick up as much
the reason for sound monitoring is to help us keep sites … not to "get over" on the regs
and from last yr, I know I might be borderline … everyone hearing my car thought it was way over, though the meter said I was fine … if (when I finally get there next month) my car is close on sound, let me know and I'll fix it somehow
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“The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.”
walter jones '91 civic CRX, Ford F150, '14 Chevy Sonic
Turn downs do reduce the noise level. They also raise back pressure somewhat. What's not allowed in solo but is in club racing is to turn the exhaust to the side of the car away from the meter instead of toward the pavement.
I forgot about your mushroom sammitch! That's about as good as you with an EZ-UP.
