New Zealand Historic Muscle Cars Under HRC

[Dave Silcock]

What was that you just said ? Good point, my hearing is just like yours, particularly parties and concerts, way too loud. My hearing was permanently damaged when I crewed for Steve Millen, hanging out pit boards with a BDA going past at nine grand 3 or 4 meters away was actually quite painful. But only girls wore ear muffs. I think there is a big difference between 95 db and 103. Is the db scale like the Ricther scale? Each unit twice as loud as the last? Having said that it is dependent on distance, and the sound of a open exhaust from the spectators position is not only a joy but I would think not a danger to ones ears, unlike the Bon Jovi concert I attended, I had my fingers in my ears the whole time. My wife was mortified.

[ERC]

Ironically, the engine exhaust I remember hurting my ears the most was at Mallory Park hairpin. It was I think, an 850cc Mini! One or two 4 cylinder cars are extremely noisy, but the V8s have a deeper noise and the bass vibrations can tend to hurt the ears and seem to travel quite a distance. Bruce Manon's Escort has been pinged for exceeding 95db and Tony Roberts didn't even bother entering Pukekohe, as he knows it is too loud.

Standing trackside for a large F5000 grid, even the rolling start, just about rattles your fillings out.

[rogered]

Standing trackside for a large F5000 grid, even the rolling start, just about rattles your fillings out.[/QUOTE]

As it should!

[John McKechnie]

.For me its the rotaries that make me want to put my fingers in my ears.

[Kiwiboss]

Congratulations to Rodger Cunninghame from Invercargill being the "first" person to pay/register for HMC at Denny Hulme 2013, Rodger owns a beautiful HMC legal 65 Mustang Fastback built to correct Shelby specs and is keen to see HMC and classic racing in general progress, he's looking forward to racing with us up north, so to all you other proposed HMC racers out there, if Rodger from down the deep south can register early you all can too

Second was good old Nigel MacDonald in the ex Dawson 67 Shelby Trans Am Mustang coupe

Third was Shane Wilson from Brisbane Australia in a 70 Mustang Fastback, Shane is an ex kiwi and is hot keen to race with us next Jan.

This was all as of last friday and i know a few have since done so this week, Dave Sturrock(67 Camaro) did register yesterday and all he has is a pile of parts, hows that from commitment.

Dale M

[fullnoise68]

`NEWSFLASH' It`s in my workshop and I`ll get Bruce302 to take some photos and post them on here if anyone is interested. If I can say so myself, it`s a bloody grouse car!

[Steve Holmes]

Well I definitely want to see photos of the Camaro Steve, am really looking forward to seeing it.

[Bruce302]

Ok, not great pics, straight off the cellphone,

[kiwi285]

Looks bloody good to me Steve. You will be a busy boy from now on.

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, REAL nice! You must be stoked! So, be honest, you've taken it for a quick blast up and down the road already?

Out of interest, what width are the wheels? I assume 8"?

[fullnoise68]

Thanks Mike, yes there`s a few things to change, but it`ll come right. I`m hoping to fire it up over Labour Weekend, I`ve just got to get my head around a few bits and pieces. I reckon it`ll sound alright! I think Bruce was quite impressed with it.

[fullnoise68]

I think they are 6 front and 8 rears. It came with an identical spare set with Hoosiers as well.

[Bruce302]

Don't be fooled by the shiny paint. Sure it looks good from 20 ft, but ain't a show car.
Dude's got some work to do. I'm pretty sure the engine is stock 283, the rams horns and a generator give it away.

How many P's in duped ?

[fullnoise68]

Lovely comments Bruce.

[Bruce302]

[Oldfart]

Don't be fooled by the shiny paint. Sure it looks good from 20 ft, but ain't a show car.
Dude's got some work to do. I'm pretty sure the engine is stock 283, the rams horns and a generator give it away.

How many P's in duped ?

Hope not too duped. Looks like a race car, sounds like a race car, ......

[Kiwiboss]

Well done Steve and very impressive, myself, Tony R and Steve H are "staggered" at the commitment from the likes of yourself and others!! not only is this great for HMC but for Classic and Historic Saloon racing in general.

A great addition to NZ.

Dale M

[Rod Grimwood]

Well done Steve, looks the bees knees to me.
Dale ,there is some pretty good machinery around and showing up, gotta be good, well done to you and your band of merry men. This class is going to be good.

[Steve Holmes]

Rod, whats exciting about all this is the amount of enthusiasm from people who are genuine enthusiasts of motorsport history and are getting involved with the class. Within a year or two you're going to see full grids of historically correct high quality big banger V8 sedans of the quantities never seen back in period in anything other than the Trans-Am series. Its going to make for a hell of a good spectacle.

[Ellis]

[QUOTE=Dave Silcock;19109]What was that you just said ? Good point, my hearing is just like yours, particularly parties and concerts, way too loud. My hearing was permanently damaged when I crewed for Steve Millen, hanging out pit boards with a BDA going past at nine grand 3 or 4 meters away was actually quite painful. But only girls wore ear muffs. I think there is a big difference between 95 db and 103. Is the db scale like the Ricther scale? Each unit twice as loud as the last? Having said that it is dependent on distance, and the sound of a open exhaust from the spectators position is not only a joy but I would think not a danger to ones ears, unlike the Bon Jovi concert I attended, I had my fingers in my ears the whole time. My wife was mortified.[/QUOTE

An extra 3db is twice the power