One of the first things that attracted us to sports car racing (besides the cars of-course) was the sound. We've said it before, and we'll say it again, how can you not like a sport that you can hear well before you can see it. The cacophony of sounds you experience at a road racing event like Rolex 24 must be experienced to appreciate. However, we understand that not all of you live near enough a track and just might not have the opportunity to visit one. With you in mind we made this brief recording.
As you listen, see if you can distinguish between the deeper baritones of the DP cars and the higher pitched GT cars. You might actually want to turn your speakers down a bit as the sound can easily overwhelm them.
While this is a close approximation, nothing beats hearing it in person.
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Thanks for sharing – music to soothe a gearhead’s soul!! A small rant though, having just returned from a wonderful Petit Lemans, this audio here reminds me of the number of very small kids, toddlers and babies, who were unnecessarily exposed to these sounds at Road Atlanta. Hire a sitter for God’s sake – the kids are not interested, are inconvenient to care for in such a place, and their hearing almost has to be damaged. I didn’t see any with noise-cancelling headphones or even throwaway plugs in their tender ears. But then I’m just a fussy old grandpa.