Phoenix Test

[nrc]

Geesh. Anyone in Phoenix? Special test to appease Joe "nutjob" Arpaio on noise levels. Four drivers on hand which according to some is half the field. ;)

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0306champfolo0306.html

[Hot Rod Otis]

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Some Phoenix photos my son took. Couple of cell phone videos too.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9124805834396113061

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8920121559714451211

[nrc]

never mind

Image difficulties? You can upload a pic if it's not on the web for linking. Click the Manage Attachments button in the Additional Options section when you're creating your post.

[G.]

Thanks! Very nice.:thumbup:

That first video, man those drivers are dogging it! "See Boss, nice and quiet."

[nrc]

Nice! No sign of the tank so does that mean the sherriff is satisfied?

[Kiwifan]

Thanks HRO, really appreciate that mate.

Rusty. :thumbup:

[emjaya]

Any reason it was Team Australia doing the test? Just wondering. :)

[Andrew Longman]

Any reason it was Team Australia doing the test? Just wondering. :)

They have two cars and they are both painted?

They look sweet though

[KLang]

Thanks, HRO. :thumbup:

4 weeks until Vegas. :cool:

[Insomniac]

Image difficulties? You can upload a pic if it's not on the web for linking. Click the Manage Attachments button in the Additional Options section when you're creating your post.

I have never seen this button. It even says "You may not post attachments" at the bottom of the page. Is it for the Bosses only?

[Wabbit]

The Phoenix test actually made the morning news in Seattle (KING-5). The only other time you hear about ChampCar up here is for the Portland race, or the "did he live or die" wrecks.

[nrc]

I have never seen this button. It even says "You may not post attachments" at the bottom of the page. Is it for the Bosses only?

Hmm. Maybe. I'll check on it. :o

[cameraman]

I thought that the "posting attachments" option dumped the pictures on the board's server which is the reason it is shut off for us folk.

[nrc]

I thought that the "posting attachments" option dumped the pictures on the board's server which is the reason it is shut off for us folk.
yes, it does, and that's probably why. We have a bit more space and bandwidth to work with now so i can probably change it.

[dando]

Those mirrors will never work. :gomer:

:thumbup: HRO!

-Kevin

[Don Quixote]

Let me be the first to say that millions of people attended the test. :)

[Hot Rod Otis]

Some more photos.

[Hot Rod Otis]

Hmm. Maybe. I'll check on it. :o

Thank you. I thought I was going nuts or was even more of a computer moron than I thought. I was looking all over for the ^*(*ing Manage Attatchment function.:eek: :eek:

[nrc]

Thank you. I thought I was going nuts or was even more of a computer moron than I thought. I was looking all over for the ^*(*ing Manage Attatchment function.:eek: :eek:

Thanks for bringing it to my attention and thanks for the cool pics. :thumbup:

The DP01 looks so much sweeter with the cowling off than the Lolas did. :cool:

[Insomniac]

Hmm. Maybe. I'll check on it. :o

Looks like you opened it up. :thumbup:

[Chief]

OTIS, my man! Thank's "neighbor" for the inside stuff...I appreciate it!:thumbup:

Sherriff says race cars pass noise tests (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/speed/articles/0307racecars0307-CP.html)


Bob Golfen
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 7, 2007 12:00 AM

Three open-wheel race cars shrieked through downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, right past the Maricopa County 911 emergency center.

The noise of the revving engines had onlookers covering their ears.

But inside the command center at First Avenue and Madison Street, visitors were able to talk in a whisper.

The first tests of noise mitigation for the Champ Car World Series coming this fall to Phoenix streets were deemed a success by race promoters, sound experts and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had voiced concern that the racing racket would cripple operations at the 911 center.

But Arpaio said he would reserve final judgment until race day.

"We couldn't hear any of the noise," Arpaio said after the tests. "However, when you have 20 cars racing out there, it might be a little different."

Four tests had been planned for Tuesday, with professional drivers piloting the exotic machines, but the final test was canceled after Arpaio said he was satisfied with the results of the first three.

To control the noise inside the 911 center, sound expert Gary Hardesty of Los Angeles had the windows covered with a heavy rubber matting and thick curtains. Outside, a noise barrier wall made of steel shipping containers was stacked around a corner of the building.

Hardesty monitored the noise levels with high-tech sound-sensing equipment.

"The noise didn't register at all on the equipment," Hardesty said. "We believe there will be no problem with noise."

Grand Prix Arizona is scheduled for Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 on a two-mile course on city streets, with the cars expected to hit speeds as high as 180 mph. The speeds during Tuesday's testing were considerably lower.

Several hundred people, including race fans and office workers from nearby buildings, watched from behind barriers as the colorful race cars roared past in a series of tests that closed off some downtown streets for part of the day.

"In spite of all the noise, they're fun to watch," said Robert Fitzpatrick, a Tempe race fan who came downtown to watch the testing.

[Sean Malone]

OTIS, my man! Thank's "neighbor" for the inside stuff...I appreciate it!:thumbup:

Sherriff says race cars pass noise tests (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/speed/articles/0307racecars0307-CP.html)

20 car? Someone remind the good sherrif that this is Champ Car.:)

[Wheel-Nut]

20 car? Someone remind the good sherrif that this is Champ Car.:)

Maybe he has some sponsorship $$$ ready to go. ;)