Without wanting to cause trouble, there seems to be panic over the noise levels at Genk. The results depend on the measuring device used. According to the small portable meter belonging to GKS (already seen in action at the WSK last month) Most competitors in Europeean KZ & KZ2 Championships are running with respect to the environmental limits of the region, which is good news.
However, the published values ??on the timesheets in free practice and measured with the usual CIK system are almost all well above the permitted limit of 108 dB. They are actually between 110/112 dB with peaks of 114 dB for the worst offenders. According to the chatter in the paddock, nothing has changed since Wackersdorf for the noise to be so much higher. We are seeing a lot of imagination to reduce the noise pollution, or more accurately to reduce the values measured. Widespread simple tips, a double output pointing down or up, circular or duck-bills, additional silencers, carpet, a magic black box, … All this doesn’t seem to have much effect on the equipment.
If the situation remains as it is, more than 90% of the field may be penalized in Qualifying … More to come, but quietly.
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