LM24 Le Mans 2007 - Page 44

The Badger · 28 Jun 2007, 23:04 (Ref:1949297)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PascaLM

I had been really convinced by the noise limitation this year. I could stay in the Michelin grandstand without wearing ears protectors. And the singing of the engines wasn't very different.

What !!! ..... the Aston Martins were tamed down very much indeed . The grand stands are not a great place to listen to engines as the noise echo's between the pits and the stands .

The Saleen was a wisper ..... i almost thought that Oreca had shoved a diesel into the back of it !!!

The loudest sounding machine out there was a Panoz .

**PascaLM** · 28 Jun 2007, 23:31 (Ref:1949305)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

What !!! ..... the Aston Martins were tamed down very much indeed . The grand stands are not a great place to listen to engines as the noise echo's between the pits and the stands .

The Saleen was a wisper ..... i almost thought that Oreca had shoved a diesel into the back of it !!!

The loudest sounding machine out there was a Panoz .

At least we could bear the noise in front of the pits without having the tympan tickled by the vibrations. Even the Panoz noise was OK for me.

The Badger · 29 Jun 2007, 01:03 (Ref:1949338)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

With a built-in decibel meter?

Yeah ..... I want one of them too . Im looking at my mobile and im pretty sure it aint got no decibel meter .....

The Badger · 29 Jun 2007, 01:05 (Ref:1949340)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PascaLM

At least we could bear the noise in front of the pits without having the tympan tickled by the vibrations. Even the Panoz noise was OK for me.

Hey Pascal ..... whats wrong with having your tympan tickledby vibrations ?

I wish mine was !!!

Whats a tympan then ?

**Aysedasi** · 29 Jun 2007, 07:30 (Ref:1949477)

Have a look in your ear........

Or think about what might be played in an orchestra......

**PascaLM** · 29 Jun 2007, 08:41 (Ref:1949518)

Sorry mates, but I've had problems with my tympans since the Mazda period...

**Aysedasi** · 29 Jun 2007, 08:59 (Ref:1949530)

That's good to hear! (or not, as the case may be......!)

Lusitano · 30 Jun 2007, 15:31 (Ref:1950580)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

Yeah ..... I want one of them too . Im looking at my mobile and im pretty sure it aint got no decibel meter .....

I found mine had one only after buying it. 114db max recorded on TR, on Saturday afternoon.

**Aysedasi** · 3 Jul 2007, 11:23 (Ref:1953322)

Why would anyone put a decibel meter in a mobile phone?

paul-collins · 3 Jul 2007, 13:03 (Ref:1953391)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Why would anyone put a decibel meter in a mobile phone?

Lord only knows. I'm still trying to figure out why there's a lousy camera in mine.

Lusitano · 3 Jul 2007, 17:06 (Ref:1953554)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Why would anyone put a decibel meter in a mobile phone?

Who knows! But it turned out to be handy.

TWRv12 · 3 Jul 2007, 23:01 (Ref:1953797)

A bit late to post, but probably still worth doing so. Dan Neil from the LA Times was at LeMans.

His LeMans blog (includes Grand Marnier crepe recipe)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sleepless/

report - "OK, so Audi is Jack Bauer, and he's trying to protect his country from the insurgents, who are, this year, the team from European powerhouse Peugeot."
http://www.latimes.com/classified/au...autos-highway1

sssssssss · 16 Jul 2007, 01:06 (Ref:1964017)

I just compared some onboard Audi R10 TDi laps at Le Mans 2006 and 2007 and I found 2 in which the 2006 R10 and the 2007 have the exact same lap all the way! Milimetrically... Except for the Tetre Rouge-Mulsanne Pt. 1 part, that is. What I did was I measured the exact time advantage that the 2007 circuit provides from the 2001-2006 circuit, as it was the same Audi R10 car and in unbelievably similar laps. The result? Just before the first Mulsanne Chicane, exactly 2 seconds.

This means the blindingly fast laps of 2007 (3:26 in qualifying and 3:27 in the race) weren't only due to the circuit change. Audi have gone harder this year than in 2006 as they had to beat Peugeot now. And this actually means that, even on the previous track configuration (on which the record lap is the 2002 Audi R8 with 3:29.905), the Audi R10 and the Peugeot 908 could lap around 3:28, maybe even 3:27 as in 2007 their ideal lap times were in the 3:25's. That's really incredibly fast, isn't it?

Pilgrimage · 17 Jul 2007, 08:58 (Ref:1965490)

Yes it is!
You seem to have too much time on your hands though! LOL.

The Badger · 17 Jul 2007, 16:09 (Ref:1965833)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Why would anyone put a decibel meter in a mobile phone?

Measure the voice box of the mother in-law , perhaps !!!

Lusitano · 18 Jul 2007, 17:24 (Ref:1966701)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

Measure the voice box of the mother in-law , perhaps !!!

hehehehe

There is no such tool for that, since any mothers-in-law's dbs are immeasurable! hehehe Mine was!

Pilgrimage · 19 Jul 2007, 12:37 (Ref:1967398)

Have you seen the new Pug advert on TV?
This year's car sounds really loud on there!
Has this been dubbed or have the dropped a "big bore" exhaust in it???

**Aysedasi** · 19 Jul 2007, 12:55 (Ref:1967415)

No, the Audi's have the big bore.........

Pilgrimage · 20 Jul 2007, 13:59 (Ref:1968372)

Is that "have" or "are"?

GreenMachine · 7 Aug 2007, 03:33 (Ref:1983058)

Just home after seven fabulous weeks - LM, Goodwood and French GP, sundry motor and aviation museums, a week in Paris and two in Scotland.

Thanks to all who responded with suggestions, everything at Le Mans worked out pretty well.

Le Mans was a definite highlight, even if the amount of walking led to a blistered foot. Sunday evening felt like WW3 broken out, as my neighbor had fireworks best used to demolish large buildings, or finish a war ... Pity about the rain, my other neighbors had brought in a boot full of water after the hot race last year - sometimes you just can't win. Fortunately they had an annex, into which they kindly invited me - my tent was of the minimalist variety.

next year? - a definite possibility!

Pilgrimage · 8 Aug 2007, 15:22 (Ref:1984114)

Now that's a long Le Mans trip!

I have been gearing myself up for next year for several weeks now after ridding myself of the post LM bleus and you have only just got back!

Glad you had a good time.

Mal · 9 Aug 2007, 07:08 (Ref:1984665)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenMachine

Sunday evening felt like WW3 broken out, as my neighbor had fireworks best used to demolish large buildings, or finish a war ...

Thats why we always leave for a hotel on sunday night! When I used to camp in the original Houx on sunday night people used the gaps left by people who had left to for a race track for inebriated drivers - it was a bit unerving a 3am trying to sleep with the headlight of cars rallycrossing around you tent!

Le Vieux · 9 Aug 2007, 08:21 (Ref:1984707)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal

Thats why we always leave for a hotel on sunday night! When I used to camp in the original Houx on sunday night people used the gaps left by people who had left to for a race track for inebriated drivers - it was a bit unerving a 3am trying to sleep with the headlight of cars rallycrossing around you tent!

Brings back memories of camping at Arnage in the eighties: guy ropes "pinging" as cars drove over them when you were tyrying to sleep.....
We now have restful, peaceful, quiet nights' sleep elsewhere, but I'm not telling where!

**Aysedasi** · 14 Aug 2007, 11:43 (Ref:1988303)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenMachine

Just home after seven fabulous weeks - LM, Goodwood and French GP, sundry motor and aviation museums, a week in Paris and two in Scotland.

Thanks to all who responded with suggestions, everything at Le Mans worked out pretty well.

Suggestions?

I'd suggest you were a lucky b*****d - that's what!!

**Bentley03** · 22 Sep 2007, 14:53 (Ref:2020457)

For those interested in the numbers and stats, this document is worth a look:

Le Mans 2007 Audience and Media

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