In a message dated 12/3/01 6:28:32 AM Pacific Standard Time,
s800racer@earthlink.net writes:
> > Did anybody else get hold of the "Sounds of Goodwood" CD by Nick Mason
> > distributed with one of the British vintage books last year? It was also
> > part of the Mason book on his cars for European (but not US)
> > distribution. The BRM V16 is the wildest sound..
>
As someone that shares his car hobby with another (and sometimes almost as
expensive) one - high end audio, allow me to commend to you an LP (don't
think it's out on CD) called 'The Formula 1 Grand Prix Car' with Laurence
Pomeroy commentating.
It starts with an Aston Martin engine (ca 1958) working it's way up on an
engine dyno, and goes on to give examples of Ferraris, pre-war Mercedes,
Alfas - I think that the strangest is the BRM V16, a 1488 cc engine blown at
70 psi, putting out 550 bhp in 1950/51. Sounds like a manic chainsaw, and
it's out to get YOU - very unsettling.
All on pristine yellow vinyl. Especially recommended for those with full
range systems - the stuff below 35 Hz is necessary to the experience. I only
put it on every few years, but when I do, it brings she-who-must-be-obeyed
running from wherever she was lurking to enquire as to what the hell I am
doing, and why.
Bill
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