GP3: Downshift noise ???

I'm not very GP savy... so what is the noise that sounds like someone slamming a barn door when you downshift in GP3? I only hear this when viewing the car externally. Thanks, Bill C. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

It's fuel burning/popping in the exhaust pipes. It happens when drivers back off the throttle. If you ever go to see F1 at a track (go to mid-week testing, it's free) you'll hear all sorts of noises from the cars that you never hear on TV David C <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8p89po$mng$[email hidden]...

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> I'm not very GP savy... so what is the noise that > sounds like someone slamming a barn door when you > downshift in GP3? I only hear this when viewing > the car externally. > > Thanks, > Bill C. > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

"R4" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8p8h43$rnc$[email hidden]... > It's fuel burning/popping in the exhaust pipes. It happens when driversback > off the throttle. If you ever go to see F1 at a track (go to mid-week > testing, it's free) you'll hear all sorts of noises from the cars that you > never hear on TV > > David C My first and only live experience with big league racing was the CART race at Portland a few years back. I was amazed first at the backfires..especially the poor Toyotas...seems they were being whipped hard to keep up. AND the sound of the WIND. I had seats at the end of the main straight and I could hear the WHOOSHING wind before the car was visible or the engine noise. I can only guess the sound was the air being compressed under the tunnel body and over the wings. Really impressed me. dave henrie

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> > <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8p89po$mng$[email hidden]... > > I'm not very GP savy... so what is the noise that > > sounds like someone slamming a barn door when you > > downshift in GP3? I only hear this when viewing > > the car externally. > > > > Thanks, > > Bill C. > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >

That's why the people that have never seen a Formula One car in real-life action say the GP3 sounds are poor. But what do they know? They're not real fans, like myself. I've stood on the exit of becketts as mikamikamika hutled past in his Mclaren on a cold, damp Feburary morning. Joy! R4 wrote:

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> It's fuel burning/popping in the exhaust pipes. It happens when drivers back > off the throttle. If you ever go to see F1 at a track (go to mid-week > testing, it's free) you'll hear all sorts of noises from the cars that you > never hear on TV > > David C > > <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8p89po$mng$[email hidden]... > > I'm not very GP savy... so what is the noise that > > sounds like someone slamming a barn door when you > > downshift in GP3? I only hear this when viewing > > the car externally. > > > > Thanks, > > Bill C. > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy.

Becketts???? How did you get there? Spectators are restricted to the Stadium area for testing. Then again, last time I went I climbed the fence to walk all the way down to club. David C Rob Swindells <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > That's why the people that have never seen a Formula One car in real-lifeaction > say the GP3 sounds are poor. But what do they know? They're not real fans,like > myself. I've stood on the exit of becketts as mikamikamika hutled past inhis

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> Mclaren on a cold, damp Feburary morning. > > Joy! > > R4 wrote: > > > It's fuel burning/popping in the exhaust pipes. It happens when drivers

back > > off the throttle. If you ever go to see F1 at a track (go to mid-week > > testing, it's free) you'll hear all sorts of noises from the cars thatyou

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> > never hear on TV > > > > David C > > > > <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8p89po$mng$[email hidden]... > > > I'm not very GP savy... so what is the noise that > > > sounds like someone slamming a barn door when you > > > downshift in GP3? I only hear this when viewing > > > the car externally. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Bill C. > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > > Before you buy. >

On Thu, 07 Sep 2000 14:47:28 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: >I'm not very GP savy... so what is the noise that >sounds like someone slamming a barn door when you >downshift in GP3? I only hear this when viewing >the car externally. It sounds a little like the EXTREMELY loud POP when the F1 cars downshift and unspent fuel is ignited at the tip of the exhaust I like it