10-12 years ago the autocrossers of San Diego faced the loss of their
lot at Jack Murphy Stadium (now Qualcom) if we didn't do something about
the noise. Those of you that know our facility know that it is one of
the best in the country. Fast, long, exciting and challenging courses
are possible, with plenty of parking for the pit area. If you can
imagine freeway speeds, for 90+ seconds, on and off camber turns on a
gently sloping asphalt parking lot; it sure beats the local school or
business/shopping center parking lot.
I can't remember exactly when I wrote them, but our noise rules have
been in place at least 10-12 years. The rules have been refined, but
the effort remains the same; KEEP THE FACILITY and ENJOY THE SPORT. To
my knowledge, we have had only one competitor refuse to comply with our
rules; and unfortunately he doesn't attend our events. Lately, we draw
150 to 300 entrants.
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As an addendum to the Quallcomm situation, I recently heard that it has
been something like 3 years since anyone complained about noise at our
events,
even though there have been condos built across the street in that time
frame. Ironically, the guy (yes, one individual who lived 2 miles away,
up high and across Interstate 8) who caused the big noise stink has moved
away.
It's also apparent, from some mods I have helped with, that quiet cars
are not slow cars. If you consistently have sound meter troubles,
you aren't trying hard enough.
PERSONAL OBSERVATION; Supertrapps suck
as noise suppressors-not enough volume in the "can".
Bruce Haden
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