Chip

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What does it involve?

Is it just static or is there a driveby one as well?

Paulo P

I was at the SIDC day when they wouldn't allow many of the cars to run. On that day they were doing driveby tests but with their drivers

That was a few years ago though so hopefully it's changed now.

RichardPON

Static when you drive in to the circuit, and there are three IIRC drive-by monitors on track.

Chip

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Three? Im going to be backing off more on the straights than on the corners at this rate

Properly worried about mine passing, definately going to have to come up with some sort of "stuck on the back of the exhaust" type silencer

Physio

Static & drive by.

Porkie

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You can fail static... just gives you a Red sticker that helps them look out for potentially noisy cars on circuit. My Boxster fails Static but is fine on Drive by.... all bark no bite

Chip

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Ah, cool, just needs no "man foot" near the meters then, that should be easy, lol

Mike Rainbird

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No, he means you can still fail the static test and be allowed on track (if it is marginal failure), and instead of a green sticker, you get a red one, which means you have failed the static test. They then keep a keen eye on your car as it is out on track, to see if it trips the trackside ones, if it does, you are given three attempts to do something about it. On the third attemp, you are black flagged for good for the rest of the day and have to just watch .

foreigneRS

put a 90 degree bend on the tail pipe to direct it at the ground

Chip

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Good idea, I will do that on the extra silencer im going to mount across the back of the car


I assume there are no regs about exhaust height?

AlexF

none chipper...

think of the norris evo (the short one) at coombe!

dave cos4x4

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i got black flagged last time i done Bedford but there were 2 mikes around the track,you just have to slow down as you go past them.

Redkop

That was quite an eventful day.... I was there too, remember though Paul that they also dropped the 87.5db down to 85db because of the way the wind was blowing.

It got so heated that day, that Jonathan Palmer even flew up in his helicopter from Sussex to try and sort it out.... then of course the infamous Bedford 28 made the headlines

polly_x

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Thats a shame as I wont be able to kick your arse around there.....

There are 4 drive by points at Bedford assuming your using the full circuit.

I get Red Stickered at the static everytime but have no issues out on the track. The 4 sensors are easily visible so just look out for them on your warm up laps. There are 2 on each side of the track which is good for me with a side exit as I can stay on full power past 2.

M K

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do those exhaust decibel inserts work at all? think there only about Ł50 as im only 1 or 2db over thier limit

Chip

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I'll install a couple of rudder plates on the back of my exhaust and get the passenger to point it away from them then

Smit

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I was quite surpised mine was 97 static up the road from me on track last weekend.. Had one box removed in the summer due to issue with the box physically splitting when hitting bumps. so just made do with one.. bad idea. The car seem to be the same noise when driving though, not made a huge difference. But very loud when revving on the spot!

Rossco

No worrys for us, the Nova was only 93db the other week at Woodbridge.