[Fot] CRC and noise

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I use a supertrapp without the baffles and it works great, you should be under
90db uncapped



jim g




----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg \"Lunker\" Hilyer" <Lunkercars at earthlink.net>
To: "Bill Babcock" <billb at bnj.com>
Cc: "Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>, "Starke Shelby"
<starkeshelby at hotmail.com>, 'Friends at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:37:17 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: [Fot] CRC and noise

How about noise restrictions in Portland? A SCCA racer/friendB B 
recently told me about about the noise restrictions at Laguna Seca. B 
Said that to get a SuperTrapp [like mine] to conform [90db?]] choked B 
it about to death. Went on to say that Portland is not nearly as B 
restrictive. What db do we have to conform to? Any thoughts on B 
baffled SuperTrapp vs. glass pack [+?] etc. Hope to do Seattle B 
[Pacific but always SIR to me] the weekend before - what's their policy?
Thanks,

Greg "Lunker" Hilyer
TR4 #314
Albuquerque NM
On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Bill Babcock wrote:

> Tony Garmey sent me an email saying Starke Shelby has been previously
> nominated and seconded, but somehow didn't get onto the list. Since
> Tony is an FOT member you might wonder B why he didn't just let Mark
> know. I know the answer to that. Picture a old-style balance scale.
> Mechanical skills and fabrication excellence on one pan, computer
> skills on the other. Now put a TR3 motor or perhaps a Corvette
> longblock on the mechanic pan, and well, absolutely nothing on the
> other. There you have it. It's a matter of balance.
>
> Mark, could you please add Starke to the list. Or if somehow he didn't
> get nominated and seconded, consider this a nomination. But i dimly
> remember John James nominating him as well as numerous people
> seconding. For me to remember anything even dimly it must have been a
> remarkable event. Perhaps there were fireworks?
>
> Starke has been a vintage racer for many years, is active in SOVREN
> officialdom, and in his prior role as competition chairman never once
> had me frog-marched out of the paddock. He owns two TR4s, including
> John James' severely crinkled race car which he plans to return to
> active duty. He also has a real Devin body which has a Triumph
> powertrain in it's future.
>
> On another topic, Starke and I had a nice conversation about the
> upcoming FOT focus event at the CRC. He has had conversations with
> other SOVREN officialdom and verified that SOVREN intends to continue
> it's practice of counseling competitors from other vintage racing
> clubs about their departure from SOVREN car preparation rules rather
> than prohibiting them from running. So in other words, you can run.
> SOVREN will group cars by potential so people with conservatively
> prepared cars will be scored against their proper competitors. I knew
> SOVREN would take this approach but it's nice to have that clearly
> stated.
>
> The club is EXTREMELY supportive of the FOT event, and thrilled to
> have Kas coming.
>
> Bill Babcock
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