Snetterton, Sunday 10 March - Javelin

[Gashead1105]

https://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackdays/March/Snetterton_10th_March_2019 

I've booked onto this. First trackday in the 400 since I bought it last year - should probably have checked if it would pass the noise tests first but I've complete faith in what Lee told me when I picked it up!

[Bravo73]

Stock exhaust?

[Stuart Monument]

@Gashead1105 if you local worth popping down to the track for a noise test

[Gashead1105]

No, its a 2bular. Quieter than OE,and there are some cans to. Lee did a couple of trackdays while he had it. 

I'm about an hour or so from Snetterton. @Hangar111@Hangar111 do you have a noise test meter? 

[Hangar 111]

15 hours ago, Gashead1105 said:

 @Hangar111@Hangar111 do you have a noise test meter? 

Yes.  Drop me a line to arrange...

Dave

[M4rk]

Good job its not a stock exhaust because that would be a definite fail at Snetterton on a 400 🙂 

I might look at this day, its always good to have a weekend track day.  My only doubt is I've found Javelin days to be very busy.

[Gashead1105]

Well, if it's going to be too loud I can always take the station snotter. Anyone overtaken by a 307 diesel on ditchfinders should hang their head in shame!

I've never had any issues with Javelin. Always been a good day out

[Gashead1105]

It's wet. It's windy. There's very little grip. Quite a lot of fun even so... But tripped the drive by noise  meter on the third run and been black flagged! See if the cans make a difference after lunch... 

[andyj007]

live reporting i like your style

 

[Gashead1105]

Cans didn't help so I just had passenger rides in the afternoon. Guess I need to investigate an even quieter 2bular before I do another UK trackday

[C8RKH]

1 hour ago, Gashead1105 said:

Cans didn't help so I just had passenger rides in the afternoon. Guess I need to investigate an even quieter 2bular before I do another UK trackday

I believe Bedford is one of the toughest circuits for noise.  Sorry to hear it did not go too well for you. Did they give you a DB rating as I'd be keen to know.  Thanks.

[Stuart Monument]

@Gashead1105 just twigged it was your 400 today. Even looked at your exhaust, did you put additional silencers on?  It sounded great and not as loud as other 400’s. I shoukd have come to say hello, I was testing in a C1 for the 24hr race. Very wet and cold but a great day. Ps your car looked ace

[Gashead1105]

@C8RKH was Snetterton. Yeah, the cans didn't help. Static tested in the morning at 96db, so thought I was in good shape. Then did 3 runs, they flagged me on the 3rd run, they were doing their best and hoping the rain would dampen the sound, but ran out of leeway in the end. I hit 96 on the drive by. 92 is the limit at Snet, which is pretty standard. Before I do the next one in the UK I will look to get one of the QP ones. Not sure when that will be of course, and will probably be Spa next to be honest...

@Stuart Monument aw, thanks. Yeah, it's not as loud as a normal one - @Gm77was there with me in his wife's Focus because his OE 400 has no hope of passing - but still too loud in the end. They wouldn't let me back out even, I put the cans on but they weren't enough to make a difference, not to quieten it by 4db anyway! Also I was a bit careless on the static noise testing and managed to ring up 104db! So as it was louder than I achieved in the morning, that was that for the day. Not worth arguing about. I amused myself abusing Greg's driving from the passenger seat of the focus instead. I'd love to do something like the C1 racing. Not got the time though 

 

[Stuart Monument]

That’s a shame about the noise test but good they were helpful . I hope you get it sorted for your next day.