Sound testing for amateur events

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 6:21am
I saw the new rules passed by the AMA calls for sound testing at amateur events so that they meet the 94db limit. If I recall correctly, there at one time was a sound limit in place for amateurs. Back when I started racing in the early 70's, they used to perform sound tests at tech inspection. Does anyone know what the old limit was and when/why it went away?
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CYCLE WERKZ 10/13/2008 5:00pm
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I think when most race bike when 2 stroke they were within the limit But the new 4 strokes are much louder so they are checking again. And people bitch about anything they can now.
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CYCLE WERKZ wrote:
I think when most race bike when 2 stroke they were within the limit But the new 4 strokes are much louder so they are checking...
I think when most race bike when 2 stroke they were within the limit But the new 4 strokes are much louder so they are checking again. And people bitch about anything they can now.
come again?
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CYCLE WERKZ 10/13/2008 5:11pm
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CYCLE WERKZ wrote:
I think when most race bike when 2 stroke they were within the limit But the new 4 strokes are much louder so they are checking...
I think when most race bike when 2 stroke they were within the limit But the new 4 strokes are much louder so they are checking again. And people bitch about anything they can now.
zjbell wrote:
come again?
back in the 60s and 70s alot of bikes were 4 stroke then. The two strokes came around after that
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MxDaD324 10/13/2008 5:18pm
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I live about 3 miles from Budds Creek and if some of you are familiar with the area you know there is a drag strip right next to the mx facility. Those cars are 10 times louder than the bikes and they race 3 evenings a week.
I would like to see 500-700 bikes go thru tech and sound check when we have races here. Im sure that would go quick and smooth. NOT
What needs to happen is when people complain about the noise, tell them to go shit in their hat!!!

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NetMXer 10/13/2008 5:29pm
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MxDaD324 wrote:
I live about 3 miles from Budds Creek and if some of you are familiar with the area you know there is a drag strip right...
I live about 3 miles from Budds Creek and if some of you are familiar with the area you know there is a drag strip right next to the mx facility. Those cars are 10 times louder than the bikes and they race 3 evenings a week.
I would like to see 500-700 bikes go thru tech and sound check when we have races here. Im sure that would go quick and smooth. NOT
What needs to happen is when people complain about the noise, tell them to go shit in their hat!!!
I suspect they will probably do some sort of random sound testing or test the bikes when they go to the line rather than doing a tech inspection of 700 riders but who really knows for sure. Just because they passed the rule doesn't mean they've worked out all the details yet.

I'm all for having sound limits. As long as everyone is playing by the same rules, there shouldn't be any complaints. Why wait until someone complains about the noise before doing something about it.
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MxDaD324 10/13/2008 5:38pm
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MxDaD324 wrote:
I live about 3 miles from Budds Creek and if some of you are familiar with the area you know there is a drag strip right...
I live about 3 miles from Budds Creek and if some of you are familiar with the area you know there is a drag strip right next to the mx facility. Those cars are 10 times louder than the bikes and they race 3 evenings a week.
I would like to see 500-700 bikes go thru tech and sound check when we have races here. Im sure that would go quick and smooth. NOT
What needs to happen is when people complain about the noise, tell them to go shit in their hat!!!
NetMXer wrote:
I suspect they will probably do some sort of random sound testing or test the bikes when they go to the line rather than doing a...
I suspect they will probably do some sort of random sound testing or test the bikes when they go to the line rather than doing a tech inspection of 700 riders but who really knows for sure. Just because they passed the rule doesn't mean they've worked out all the details yet.

I'm all for having sound limits. As long as everyone is playing by the same rules, there shouldn't be any complaints. Why wait until someone complains about the noise before doing something about it.
i agree with the sound rules but in this situation these drag cars ar so loud and they run until midnight. So what the hell do you do?
I dont know how to fix it but i guess they have started so thats a step in the right direction.
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CYCLE WERKZ 10/13/2008 5:45pm
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whats worse is when someone builds there house next to a track then they want to bitch about it . The problem is not goin to get any better .
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MxDaD324 10/13/2008 5:47pm
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whats worse is when someone builds there house next to a track then they want to bitch about it . The problem is not goin to...
whats worse is when someone builds there house next to a track then they want to bitch about it . The problem is not goin to get any better .
So very true. Happens all the time.
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NetMXer 10/13/2008 5:49pm
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MxDaD324 wrote:
I live about 3 miles from Budds Creek and if some of you are familiar with the area you know there is a drag strip right...
I live about 3 miles from Budds Creek and if some of you are familiar with the area you know there is a drag strip right next to the mx facility. Those cars are 10 times louder than the bikes and they race 3 evenings a week.
I would like to see 500-700 bikes go thru tech and sound check when we have races here. Im sure that would go quick and smooth. NOT
What needs to happen is when people complain about the noise, tell them to go shit in their hat!!!
NetMXer wrote:
I suspect they will probably do some sort of random sound testing or test the bikes when they go to the line rather than doing a...
I suspect they will probably do some sort of random sound testing or test the bikes when they go to the line rather than doing a tech inspection of 700 riders but who really knows for sure. Just because they passed the rule doesn't mean they've worked out all the details yet.

I'm all for having sound limits. As long as everyone is playing by the same rules, there shouldn't be any complaints. Why wait until someone complains about the noise before doing something about it.
MxDaD324 wrote:
i agree with the sound rules but in this situation these drag cars ar so loud and they run until midnight. So what the hell do...
i agree with the sound rules but in this situation these drag cars ar so loud and they run until midnight. So what the hell do you do?
I dont know how to fix it but i guess they have started so thats a step in the right direction.
I've raced at Budds Creek for years. It's pretty bad when you camp at an MX race and can't get to sleep until after 1am because they are running the jet cars at the drag strip.

I didn't realize they were running the drag strip on week nights too.
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jon(#42) 10/13/2008 5:50pm
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CYCLE WERKZ wrote:
whats worse is when someone builds there house next to a track then they want to bitch about it . The problem is not goin to...
whats worse is when someone builds there house next to a track then they want to bitch about it . The problem is not goin to get any better .
MxDaD324 wrote:
So very true. Happens all the time.
Ironicly thats what has happend to my local track.. so now we can only ride from 10 am to 6 pm. which is still fun. but i like ridin untill i drop
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CYCLE WERKZ wrote:
whats worse is when someone builds there house next to a track then they want to bitch about it . The problem is not goin to...
whats worse is when someone builds there house next to a track then they want to bitch about it . The problem is not goin to get any better .
MxDaD324 wrote:
So very true. Happens all the time.
Ironicly thats what has happend to my local track.. so now we can only ride from 10 am to 6 pm. which is still fun. but i like ridin untill i drop
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MxDaD324 10/13/2008 5:57pm
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NetMXer wrote:
I suspect they will probably do some sort of random sound testing or test the bikes when they go to the line rather than doing a...
I suspect they will probably do some sort of random sound testing or test the bikes when they go to the line rather than doing a tech inspection of 700 riders but who really knows for sure. Just because they passed the rule doesn't mean they've worked out all the details yet.

I'm all for having sound limits. As long as everyone is playing by the same rules, there shouldn't be any complaints. Why wait until someone complains about the noise before doing something about it.
MxDaD324 wrote:
i agree with the sound rules but in this situation these drag cars ar so loud and they run until midnight. So what the hell do...
i agree with the sound rules but in this situation these drag cars ar so loud and they run until midnight. So what the hell do you do?
I dont know how to fix it but i guess they have started so thats a step in the right direction.
NetMXer wrote:
I've raced at Budds Creek for years. It's pretty bad when you camp at an MX race and can't get to sleep until after 1am because...
I've raced at Budds Creek for years. It's pretty bad when you camp at an MX race and can't get to sleep until after 1am because they are running the jet cars at the drag strip.

I didn't realize they were running the drag strip on week nights too.
Yup almost every Wednesday night. You got the drag strip and the dirt circle track.
Just doesnt make sense to me how and who gets the sounds rules slapped on them.
Its all a croc of shit. Sound testing is a TOTAL JOKE!!
Car races are loud, so are bikes, football games, baseball games, concerts, etc...
Like i said before when people complain the authorities need to tell them to go shit in a hat!!

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