Hi - I've searched in all the subforums and the trackday section , but can't find an answer, so apologies if I'm missing something obvious...
I'm planning to take my car to Donington for a track day, but they have a strict 98 decibel (dba) noise limit imposed by the council.
Can I be sure that the volume of my standard factory fit exhaust won't exceed this? Evidently they have a series of mics aorund the circuit that pick the noise up as you pass by and you'll be pulled by the marshal if you're over the limit. If this is the case, you'll be sent away with no refund. Obviously if you're tested at the beginning and fail, they'll not allow you on the track and again, no refund.
Clearly common sense says that I should go to an MOT test centre and have them test it (if they've got the right machine that is), but I don't know how they'll replicate me driving past their workshop doing over 100mph on the public highway....
Any thoughts? I don't want to fork out the money, drive all the way from Leeds only to be turned away!
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.
Marcus
I'm planning to take my car to Donington for a track day, but they have a strict 98 decibel (dba) noise limit imposed by the council.
Can I be sure that the volume of my standard factory fit exhaust won't exceed this? Evidently they have a series of mics aorund the circuit that pick the noise up as you pass by and you'll be pulled by the marshal if you're over the limit. If this is the case, you'll be sent away with no refund. Obviously if you're tested at the beginning and fail, they'll not allow you on the track and again, no refund.
Clearly common sense says that I should go to an MOT test centre and have them test it (if they've got the right machine that is), but I don't know how they'll replicate me driving past their workshop doing over 100mph on the public highway....
Any thoughts? I don't want to fork out the money, drive all the way from Leeds only to be turned away!
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.
Marcus