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Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Junior Member
Username: Qferrari
Post Number: 158
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 3:54 pm: | |
After THAT performance, I can understand. Would've loved to have been there to see/hear that.
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John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
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Username: Futureowner
Post Number: 318
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 8:24 pm: | |
The best is when the crowd erupts in applause |
Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Junior Member
Username: Qferrari
Post Number: 152
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 8:15 am: | |
I agree, John. It's amazing what these guys can do with those engines! |
John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
Member
Username: Futureowner
Post Number: 315
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 4:26 pm: | |
That is exceptionally badass |
Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Junior Member
Username: Qferrari
Post Number: 151
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 6:05 pm: | |
Partial content below originally from J.Thorn 12/19 |
Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Junior Member
Username: Qferrari
Post Number: 150
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 3:12 pm: | |
Hey Guys, check this out! Just load or cut/paste this link and press play.
http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/Chauffe2.mp3
This is really unbelievable (at least to me) and I really think you'll enjoy this.
First you'll hear a 10-cylinder, 750 horsepower
Asiatech F1 engine being warmed up. Then it performs a rousing version of "When The Saints Come Marching In", to the delight of assembled pit staff and journalists.
Here's how the magic was achieved technical/musical details via F1 Racing magazine):
As we all know, a V10 engine produces five
combustions per revolution at a frequency per second of 60/(5 x revs per minute), which equals 12/rpm. Therefore, to work out the revs you need to hit a particular musical note, you multiply the note's frequency by 12. To play a 440Hz
'A', for example, you need 5,280rpm. For 'C', use 3,139rpm, for 'F' 4,191rpm, and so on.
Asiatech's French technicians (the engine,
despite its name, is derived from a Peugeot design) simply programmed their engine to run through the various rev/note ranges in the correct sequence. The result is delightful. And
think of the possibilities - BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to 19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
Even better: imagine a massed NASCAR choir
performing "The Star Spangled Banner"! Being eight-cylinder engines, the frequency per second would be 60/(4 x revs), which means you'd multiply the note frequencies by 15 instead of 12: 'A' would arrive at 6,600rpm, 'C' at 923rpm, 'F' at 5,238rpm, etc.
Mark my words, someone will be getting rich at Daytona next year selling a CD of NASCAR patriotic anthems.
That's straight off my e-mail list. It's pretty
cool-sounding, really, and it says a LOT about exactly how much control the pit guys really have over the cars and engines these days. Give it a listen. I don't know if they take requests,
but Jordan/Honda and BAR/Honda could probably do "Purple Haze" in honor of their ever-grenading motors!
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